saw a study not long ago that some people are super tasters and chemically
certain foods react badly to them or different then regular peeps.

broccoli and asparagus and Brussels were on the list of foods.

pretty much all cruciferous veggies have that chemical in them.

KROM


"Ozgirl" wrote in message ...

Don't find broccoli bitter at all (or asparagus for that matter) but
Brussels sprouts are a little bitter. I eat them as is though or
sometimes with butter and FGBP.

"KROM" > wrote in message
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> oh I have tried it most all ways..even thinly shaved into a salad.
>
> I object to the bitter dark green taste in some vegetables.
>
> with broccoli I can kill that taste with cooking it in the meat broths.
>
> Brussels sprouts and asparagus fight to stay bitter...or if they give up
> the bitterness turn sour.
>
> but the war wages on...lol
>
> KROM
>
>
>
>
> "Janet" wrote in message ...
>
> KROM wrote:
>> hah too funny!
>>
>> tho that's one vegg I haven't learned to like..blech..lol
>>
>> KROM
>>
>>
>> "Cheri" wrote
>> Once when I was working at a small restaurant, the new girl was
>> cleaning the aparagus, throwing the tip parts in the garbage, and
>> keeping the bottom part of the stalks. She got a good razzing for
>> that. :-)
>> Cheri
>
> Probably because you've only had it overcooked. Lots of people have an
> aversion to asparagus because they were subjected to the canned stuff at
> an
> early age.
>
> You might want to try buying a small bunch, snapping and discarding the
> ends, and rolling the stalks in olive oil, coarse salt, and fresh black
> pepper. Then grill them on high heat until just slightly blackened here
> and
> there but still a bit crisp. Eat hot or at room temp.
>
> If you don't like that, then there really is no hope for you and
> asparagus!
>
>