Dave Smith wrote:
> On 13/11/2012 12:31 PM, Nancy Young wrote:
>
>> I can go along with that. I like vegetables. Love brussels sprouts,
>> for one.
>>
>> But when I see people would voluntarily and happily eat turnips or
>> rutabagas, I wonder what am I missing, they taste horrid to me.
>>
>> For that reason, while I don't understand why people despise brussels
>> sprouts, I figure there's more to it.
>>
>
>
> I can understand why some people hate Brussels Sprouts. Like myself,
> they probably had them too many times where they had been way overcooked
> and developed that nasty tastes that BSs get when they are overcooked.
>
> I also used to hate parsnips. They were just plan nasty, but then I
> tried them roasted and I found them to be a whole other vegetable, a
> very tasty one.
>
> For years I disliked squash. Over the last 10 years or so I have
> developed a strong appreciation for roasted squash. In fact, we had some
> on the weekend I am in the middle of cooking up some soup with the half
> that was leftover.
>
> Turnip..... nope. It is still disgusting.
>
I do like parsnips. Roasting squash would concentrate its flavors....