On Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:10:51 -0500, ravenlynne
> wrote:

> theyre bitter...no mater what.

I don't know where that comes from. Maybe it's a gene like the one
that makes cilantro taste like soap to some people. Don't you season
them?

--

Never trust a dog to watch your food.

On 11/23/2010 4:48 PM, sf wrote:
> On Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:10:51 -0500, ravenlynne
> > wrote:
>
>> theyre bitter...no mater what.
>
> I don't know where that comes from. Maybe it's a gene like the one
> that makes cilantro taste like soap to some people. Don't you season
> them?
>

They're bitter no matter what I've done.

You seem combative today...are you ok?

--
Currently reading: The Chalice by Phil Rickman and The Walking Dead vol 3

On Tue, 23 Nov 2010 16:53:32 -0500, ravenlynne
> wrote:

> On 11/23/2010 4:48 PM, sf wrote:
> > On Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:10:51 -0500, ravenlynne
> > > wrote:
> >
> >> theyre bitter...no mater what.
> >
> > I don't know where that comes from. Maybe it's a gene like the one
> > that makes cilantro taste like soap to some people. Don't you season
> > them?
> >
>
> They're bitter no matter what I've done.

What have you done? I won't try to convince a vegetable hater to like
them, but they can do the rest of us a favor and pipe down about how
"bad" they think vegetables are.
>
> You seem combative today...are you ok?

I'm fine. I could ask you the same thing.

--

Never trust a dog to watch your food.

On 11/23/2010 5:45 PM, sf wrote:
> On Tue, 23 Nov 2010 16:53:32 -0500, ravenlynne
> > wrote:
>
>> On 11/23/2010 4:48 PM, sf wrote:
>>> On Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:10:51 -0500, ravenlynne
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> theyre bitter...no mater what.
>>>
>>> I don't know where that comes from. Maybe it's a gene like the one
>>> that makes cilantro taste like soap to some people. Don't you season
>>> them?
>>>
>>
>> They're bitter no matter what I've done.
>
> What have you done? I won't try to convince a vegetable hater to like
> them, but they can do the rest of us a favor and pipe down about how
> "bad" they think vegetables are.

So because I dislike brussels sprouts I'm a veg hater and apparently
dislike all veggies? Because I dislike them I should pipe down? Yeah,
you're not combative at all.

>>
>> You seem combative today...are you ok?
>
> I'm fine. I could ask you the same thing.

I'm not until I'm told I'm no longer allowed to express my opinion.



--
Currently reading: The Chalice by Phil Rickman and The Walking Dead vol 3

On Tue, 23 Nov 2010 20:01:37 -0500, ravenlynne
> wrote:

> On 11/23/2010 5:45 PM, sf wrote:
> > On Tue, 23 Nov 2010 16:53:32 -0500, ravenlynne
> > > wrote:
> >
> >> On 11/23/2010 4:48 PM, sf wrote:
> >>> On Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:10:51 -0500, ravenlynne
> >>> > wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> theyre bitter...no mater what.
> >>>
> >>> I don't know where that comes from. Maybe it's a gene like the one
> >>> that makes cilantro taste like soap to some people. Don't you season
> >>> them?
> >>>
> >>
> >> They're bitter no matter what I've done.
> >
> > What have you done? I won't try to convince a vegetable hater to like
> > them, but they can do the rest of us a favor and pipe down about how
> > "bad" they think vegetables are.
>
> So because I dislike brussels sprouts I'm a veg hater and apparently
> dislike all veggies? Because I dislike them I should pipe down? Yeah,
> you're not combative at all.

You said very plainly elsewhere that you dislike all vegetables
because your mother or grandmother cooked them to death. I asked you
where your dislike came from before I saw that post. I wondered if it
was genetic, but then you indicated that you were conditioned to
dislike them. It's a simple explanation. No reason to be so
defensive.
>
> >>
> >> You seem combative today...are you ok?
> >
> > I'm fine. I could ask you the same thing.
>
> I'm not until I'm told I'm no longer allowed to express my opinion.



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"sf" > wrote in message
...

> You said very plainly elsewhere that you dislike all vegetables
> because your mother or grandmother cooked them to death. I asked you
> where your dislike came from before I saw that post. I wondered if it
> was genetic, but then you indicated that you were conditioned to
> dislike them. It's a simple explanation. No reason to be so
> defensive.

I take it you missed the comment before that where she said....

"but I'm just now getting to like them"

She then went on to say....

I was raised by my grandmother who boiled everything almost to whiteness.
Horrible stuff, veggies were. Broccoli isn't meant to be yellow mush.


--
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On 11/24/2010 6:40 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>
>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> You said very plainly elsewhere that you dislike all vegetables
>> because your mother or grandmother cooked them to death. I asked you
>> where your dislike came from before I saw that post. I wondered if it
>> was genetic, but then you indicated that you were conditioned to
>> dislike them. It's a simple explanation. No reason to be so
>> defensive.
>
> I take it you missed the comment before that where she said....
>
> "but I'm just now getting to like them"
>
> She then went on to say....
>
> I was raised by my grandmother who boiled everything almost to whiteness.
> Horrible stuff, veggies were. Broccoli isn't meant to be yellow mush.
>
>

Reading skills would have solved that problem.. I live many veggies now.

Thanks ophelia.

--
Currently reading: The Chalice by Phil Rickman and The Walking Dead vol 3

On Wed, 24 Nov 2010 11:40:20 -0000, "Ophelia" >
wrote:

>
>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
>
> > You said very plainly elsewhere that you dislike all vegetables
> > because your mother or grandmother cooked them to death. I asked you
> > where your dislike came from before I saw that post. I wondered if it
> > was genetic, but then you indicated that you were conditioned to
> > dislike them. It's a simple explanation. No reason to be so
> > defensive.
>
> I take it you missed the comment before that where she said....
>
> "but I'm just now getting to like them"
>
> She then went on to say....
>
> I was raised by my grandmother who boiled everything almost to whiteness.
> Horrible stuff, veggies were. Broccoli isn't meant to be yellow mush.
>
>
> --
That's what I read after I asked the question.

--

Never trust a dog to watch your food.

On 11/24/2010 12:12 AM, sf wrote:
> On Tue, 23 Nov 2010 20:01:37 -0500, ravenlynne
> > wrote:
>
>> On 11/23/2010 5:45 PM, sf wrote:
>>> On Tue, 23 Nov 2010 16:53:32 -0500, ravenlynne
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 11/23/2010 4:48 PM, sf wrote:
>>>>> On Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:10:51 -0500, ravenlynne
>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> theyre bitter...no mater what.
>>>>>
>>>>> I don't know where that comes from. Maybe it's a gene like the one
>>>>> that makes cilantro taste like soap to some people. Don't you season
>>>>> them?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> They're bitter no matter what I've done.
>>>
>>> What have you done? I won't try to convince a vegetable hater to like
>>> them, but they can do the rest of us a favor and pipe down about how
>>> "bad" they think vegetables are.
>>
>> So because I dislike brussels sprouts I'm a veg hater and apparently
>> dislike all veggies? Because I dislike them I should pipe down? Yeah,
>> you're not combative at all.
>
> You said very plainly elsewhere that you dislike all vegetables
> because your mother or grandmother cooked them to death.
I asked you
> where your dislike came from before I saw that post.

Well ok then. And I read Ophelia's response before this one, so I
apologize for my response to her post. Maybe stress of holidays is
getting to all of us.

I wondered if it
> was genetic, but then you indicated that you were conditioned to
> dislike them.

Nah, and I adore cilantro. Soapy taste and all ;-p

It's a simple explanation. No reason to be so
> defensive.

I'm not being defensive. I simply don't feel that I'm required to
explain every single way I've tried brussels sprouts, just as I don't
require you to justify why you may or may not like a certain thing.

FWIW, I've tried them cut into halves and roasted with a bit of salt and
olive oil. I've also sauteed them with pancetta and drizzled with
balsamic. They are absolutely adorable little things and look as though
they should be delicious. There's just the flavor that is, I believe,
part of what they are, that no matter how I've had them prepared, they
include. (that was a lot of commas.) I'm not going to waste any more
money trying them any other way. There are other veggies that will fill
my plate. :-)



--
Currently reading: The Chalice by Phil Rickman and The Walking Dead vol 3

On Nov 23, 4:53*pm, ravenlynne > wrote:
> On 11/23/2010 4:48 PM, sf wrote:
>
> > On Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:10:51 -0500, ravenlynne
> > > *wrote:
>
> >> theyre bitter...no mater what.
>
> > I don't know where that comes from. *Maybe it's a gene like the one
> > that makes cilantro taste like soap to some people. *Don't you season
> > them?
>
> They're bitter no matter what I've done.

Two things occur to me immediately:

1. Your sensory apparatus might be unusually sensitive to bitter
tastes.

2. People differ in their enjoyment of bitter flavors, and an
individual's
appreciation (or lack thereof) of bitter flavors can change over
time.

Your not liking brussels sprouts leaves more for those who do.
(Although
it really isn't a zero-sum game.) You're entitled to your
preferences; sf
certainly has some of her own.

Cindy Hamilton

On Mon, 29 Nov 2010 06:43:20 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

> You're entitled to your preferences; sf certainly has some of her own.

So I don't like nutmeg. <shrug> I like beets. I even like liver &
tongue and I love escargots. What's that laundry list of things you
don't like?

--

Never trust a dog to watch your food.

On 11/29/2010 12:20 PM, sf wrote:
> On Mon, 29 Nov 2010 06:43:20 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> > wrote:
>
>> You're entitled to your preferences; sf certainly has some of her own.
>
> So I don't like nutmeg.<shrug> I like beets. I even like liver&
> tongue and I love escargots. What's that laundry list of things you
> don't like?
>

I don't care for the consistency of escargot (tastes great!) so i must
have had it poorly prepared. Liver is all a mind thing to me...no
thanks. Beets are yummy. So is nutmeg, but in small amounts. Cumin is
frequently overdone in dishes...

Wow, This has got me thinking! I never thought of myself as picky, but
I have a long list.

radishes
chicken wings (since I had to dissect one for class last month)
liver
head cheeses
mussels
rice a roni mix
split pea soup
lima beans
cream style corn out of a can
stove top
canned potatoes, asparagus, 3 bean salad and spinach
most organ meats
dill pickles (but I like sweet gherkins)

I've tried duck, rabbit and venison once each and didn't like them, but
I suspect that it was the preparation and not the meat itself. Duck was
on a chinese buffet (I know I know, and I will give it another chance),
the rabbit was done braised I guess in some sort of bbq sauce by my
cajun cousin. It was worse than eating fish with all the bones. The
venison steak I had was, IMO, really really gamey.

My list of things I like is sooo much longer. Right now I'm dreaming of
artichokes though i don't think they're in season?





--
Currently reading: The Chalice by Phil Rickman and The Walking Dead vol 3

On 11/29/2010 09:34 AM, ravenlynne wrote:

> Wow, This has got me thinking! I never thought of myself as picky, but I
> have a long list.

Same here, except I sometimes do think of myself as picky. James says
I'm not picky, but that my list of dislikes is pretty odd.

cinnamon
tangerines
chocolate cake, cookies, brownies (I'm fine with a chocolate bar or
chocolate pudding)
smoked things (with a few exceptions)
turkey
alcoholic drinks, even cooked into food
Brussels sprouts (those are a pretty common hate, I think)
anything with bacon or ham in it (I like bacon fine by itself and can
tolerate ham, but put them in soup or baked goods and I don't like that)
Canadian bacon
cumin
chinese five-spice
cardamom
fresh papaya (dried, canned, frozen are fine)
almond extract, marzipan (almonds are fine)
hazelnuts with chocolate (I like each fine by itself)
fruit with chocolate (ditto)
ketchup on anything that's not fried potatoes (no ketchup on meat! no
ketchup on eggs!)
pickled cauliflower


Serene
--
http://www.momfoodproject.com

On Nov 29, 2:04*pm, Serene Vannoy > wrote:
> On 11/29/2010 09:34 AM, ravenlynne wrote:
>
> > Wow, This has got me thinking! I never thought of myself as picky, but I
> > have a long list.
>
> Same here, except I sometimes do think of myself as picky. James says
> I'm not picky, but that my list of dislikes is pretty odd.
>
> cinnamon
> tangerines
> chocolate cake, cookies, brownies (I'm fine with a chocolate bar or
> chocolate pudding)
> smoked things (with a few exceptions)
> turkey
> alcoholic drinks, even cooked into food
> Brussels sprouts (those are a pretty common hate, I think)
> anything with bacon or ham in it (I like bacon fine by itself and can
> tolerate ham, but put them in soup or baked goods and I don't like that)
> Canadian bacon
> cumin
> chinese five-spice
> cardamom
> fresh papaya (dried, canned, frozen are fine)
> almond extract, marzipan (almonds are fine)
> hazelnuts with chocolate (I like each fine by itself)
> fruit with chocolate (ditto)
> ketchup on anything that's not fried potatoes (no ketchup on meat! no
> ketchup on eggs!)
> pickled cauliflower

I don't find that list to be that odd, except that you like frozen
papaya but not fresh.
>
> Serene

--Bryan

On Mon, 29 Nov 2010 12:04:18 -0800, Serene Vannoy
> wrote:

>On 11/29/2010 09:34 AM, ravenlynne wrote:
>
>> Wow, This has got me thinking! I never thought of myself as picky, but I
>> have a long list.
>
>Same here, except I sometimes do think of myself as picky. James says
>I'm not picky, but that my list of dislikes is pretty odd.
>
>cinnamon
>tangerines
>chocolate cake, cookies, brownies (I'm fine with a chocolate bar or
>chocolate pudding)
>smoked things (with a few exceptions)
>turkey
>alcoholic drinks, even cooked into food
>Brussels sprouts (those are a pretty common hate, I think)
>anything with bacon or ham in it (I like bacon fine by itself and can
>tolerate ham, but put them in soup or baked goods and I don't like that)
>Canadian bacon
>cumin
>chinese five-spice
>cardamom
>fresh papaya (dried, canned, frozen are fine)
>almond extract, marzipan (almonds are fine)
>hazelnuts with chocolate (I like each fine by itself)
>fruit with chocolate (ditto)
>ketchup on anything that's not fried potatoes (no ketchup on meat! no
>ketchup on eggs!)
>pickled cauliflower
>
>
>Serene

Funny... I like most of those, except marzipan. I agree with the
ketchup-on-eggs. Had a friend in college whom I learned to avoid at
breakfast, because he loaded every type of egg with ketchup.
Nauseating.
--
Best -- Terry

In article >,
ravenlynne > wrote:


> My list of things I like is sooo much longer. Right now I'm dreaming of
> artichokes though i don't think they're in season?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artichoke

"The peak season for artichoke harvesting is the spring, but they
continue to be harvested throughout the summer, with another peak period
in mid autumn."

My wife came back from Costco recently with a four pack of huge
artichokes. I don't know what she paid. Almost 100% of commercial
artichokes in the US come from California.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

On 11/29/2010 6:19 PM, Dan Abel wrote:
> In >,
> > wrote:
>
>
>> My list of things I like is sooo much longer. Right now I'm dreaming of
>> artichokes though i don't think they're in season?
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artichoke
>
> "The peak season for artichoke harvesting is the spring, but they
> continue to be harvested throughout the summer, with another peak period
> in mid autumn."
>
> My wife came back from Costco recently with a four pack of huge
> artichokes. I don't know what she paid. Almost 100% of commercial
> artichokes in the US come from California.
>

That's another thing that I eat alone, no one else in my house likes
them. I just make little bread crumb stuffing, steam them and dip them
in some lemon dip that I have a recipe for somewhere..great food for
snacking during a movie..

--
Currently reading: The Chalice by Phil Rickman and The Walking Dead vol 3

Things we don't like would better be labeled "throw up".

gloria p

On Nov 29, 11:34*am, ravenlynne > wrote:
> On 11/29/2010 12:20 PM, sf wrote:
>
> > On Mon, 29 Nov 2010 06:43:20 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> > > *wrote:
>
> >> You're entitled to your preferences; sf certainly has some of her own.
>
> > So I don't like nutmeg.<shrug> * I like beets. *I even like liver&
> > tongue and I love escargots. *What's that laundry list of things you
> > don't like?
>
> I don't care for the consistency of escargot (tastes great!) so i must
> have had it poorly prepared. *Liver is all a mind thing to me...no
> thanks. *Beets are yummy. *So is nutmeg, but in small amounts. *Cumin is
> frequently overdone in dishes...
>
> Wow, This has got me thinking! *I never thought of myself as picky, but
> I have a long list.
>
> radishes
> chicken wings (since I had to dissect one for class last month)
> liver
> head cheeses
> mussels
> rice a roni mix
> split pea soup
> lima beans
> cream style corn out of a can
> stove top
> canned potatoes, asparagus, 3 bean salad and spinach
> most organ meats
> dill pickles (but I like sweet gherkins)
>
>
With the exception of wings and dill pickles, I dislike everything on
that list as well. I detest sweet pickles.

--Bryan

On 11/29/2010 8:01 PM, Bryan wrote:

> With the exception of wings and dill pickles, I dislike everything on
> that list as well. I detest sweet pickles.
>
> --Bryan

I loved chicken wings until I became able to label every muscle, tendon,
vein, etc. Now when I go to prepare them, all I see is that.
Eventually, this will pass, I'm sure, and I'll be able to eat them again.

--
Currently reading: The Chalice by Phil Rickman and The Walking Dead vol 3

On Mon, 29 Nov 2010 12:34:01 -0500, ravenlynne
> wrote:

>Wow, This has got me thinking! I never thought of myself as picky, but
>I have a long list.
>
>radishes
>chicken wings (since I had to dissect one for class last month)
>liver
>head cheeses
>mussels
>rice a roni mix
>split pea soup
>lima beans
>cream style corn out of a can
>stove top
>canned potatoes, asparagus, 3 bean salad and spinach
>most organ meats
>dill pickles (but I like sweet gherkins)
>
>I've tried duck, rabbit and venison once each and didn't like them, but
>I suspect that it was the preparation and not the meat itself. Duck was
>on a chinese buffet (I know I know, and I will give it another chance),
>the rabbit was done braised I guess in some sort of bbq sauce by my
>cajun cousin. It was worse than eating fish with all the bones. The
>venison steak I had was, IMO, really really gamey.
>
>My list of things I like is sooo much longer. Right now I'm dreaming of
>artichokes though i don't think they're in season?

I love split pea soup and enjoy lima beans and canned potatoes with
parsley & butter (it's a comfort food from my youth). Like dill
pickles once in a while. Fried chicken livers once in a great while.
Otherwise your list sounds pretty good. Bad, I mean.

Don't care for duck or rabbit. Good venison will depend on the deer
but I agree that the gamey stuff ain't for me.
--
Best -- Terry

sf wrote:
>
> What's that laundry list of things you don't like?

My list of strong dislikes is short.

Wheat - Can't digest. I have other grains. I like it but what does
that matter if it makes me ill. Bell peppers - I have the hot ones,
pimentos, pascillas and other types of non-hot ones. Parsnips - I have
pretty much any other root veggie. The class of moldy cheese - I go
for most other cheeses and leave the mold to the EPA clean up folks
after they finish with the asbestos.

My mild dislikes have a longer list but I won't flat refuse to eat foods
with them. It might or might not be worth removing the item in question.

Cooked beets. I love them raw jullianed in a salad. Raw squash. I
love them cooked especially in a casserole. Mayo and miracle whip.
Folks who like them think they are very different, mild white goo versus
mild white goo. Have fun with that. ;^) To me it might not be
worth the effort to remove it from my food. There's probably a bunch
more but I might eat the unimpressive foods without even noticing them.
Gin. You can smell the fear of the tortured juniper trees in that
stuff. Cheap beer, nah I'm actually just a beer snob. ;^)

On Mon, 29 Nov 2010 21:55:30 +0000 (UTC), Doug Freyburger
> wrote:

> Gin. You can smell the fear of the tortured juniper trees in that
> stuff.

Not the tree, the berries...

> Cheap beer, nah I'm actually just a beer snob. ;^)

In that case, you might find a place to hang this
http://popchartlab.com/index.php/pos...eties_of_beer/



--

Never trust a dog to watch your food.

sf wrote:
> Doug Freyburger > wrote:
>
>> Gin. You can smell the fear of the tortured juniper trees in that
>> stuff.
>
> Not the tree, the berries...

So they torture baby trees? Have whiskey, boycott gin! It's for the
children, the cute baby trees! ;^)

>> Cheap beer, nah I'm actually just a beer snob. ;^)
>
> In that case, you might find a place to hang this
> http://popchartlab.com/index.php/pos...eties_of_beer/

I've seen that chart on the wall at a few places. It rules. Thanks!

On 11/29/2010 9:43 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Nov 23, 4:53 pm, > wrote:
>> On 11/23/2010 4:48 PM, sf wrote:
>>
>>> On Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:10:51 -0500, ravenlynne
>>> > wrote:
>>
>>>> theyre bitter...no mater what.
>>
>>> I don't know where that comes from. Maybe it's a gene like the one
>>> that makes cilantro taste like soap to some people. Don't you season
>>> them?
>>
>> They're bitter no matter what I've done.
>
> Two things occur to me immediately:
>
> 1. Your sensory apparatus might be unusually sensitive to bitter
> tastes.

very well could be. Most foods that can be described as having a slight
bitterness (kale, collard greens, brussels, turnips, rutabega) all taste
horrible to me, almost to the point of triggering my gag reflex. There
are so many other vegetables that are awesome, that I get a sufficient
intake.

DIfferent strokes for different folks. I adore beans, and most people I
know personally don't like them.

More for you! keep the brussels' growers in business!

And no one is arguing that sf can have things that she doesn't like.
I'd be interested to know what they are, as I haven't seen her post them.


--
Currently reading: The Chalice by Phil Rickman and The Walking Dead vol 3

On Nov 29, 12:24*pm, ravenlynne > wrote:
> On 11/29/2010 9:43 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Nov 23, 4:53 pm, > *wrote:
> >> On 11/23/2010 4:48 PM, sf wrote:
>
> >>> On Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:10:51 -0500, ravenlynne
> >>> > * *wrote:
>
> >>>> theyre bitter...no mater what.
>
> >>> I don't know where that comes from. *Maybe it's a gene like the one
> >>> that makes cilantro taste like soap to some people. *Don't you season
> >>> them?
>
> >> They're bitter no matter what I've done.
>
> > Two things occur to me immediately:
>
> > 1. *Your sensory apparatus might be unusually sensitive to bitter
> > tastes.
>
> very well could be. Most foods that can be described as having a slight
> bitterness (kale, collard greens, brussels, turnips, rutabega) all taste
> horrible to me, almost to the point of triggering my gag reflex. *There
> are so many other vegetables that are awesome, that I get a sufficient
> intake.
>
> DIfferent strokes for different folks. *I adore beans, and most people I
> know personally don't like them.
>
> More for you! *keep the brussels' growers in business!
>
> And no one is arguing that sf can have things that she doesn't like.

I never meant to imply that. I was trying to say that your
preferences
are as valid as hers. (But mine are The Law

I find that as I age, bitter tastes are not as objectionable as they
were when I was young. My husband, however, hates things that
are bitter (except coffee, for some reason). (His father won't
eat broccoli, and I hypothesize it's because it tastes bitter
to him.)

Cindy Hamilton

On 11/29/2010 1:26 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Nov 29, 12:24 pm, > wrote:
>> On 11/29/2010 9:43 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> On Nov 23, 4:53 pm, > wrote:
>>>> On 11/23/2010 4:48 PM, sf wrote:
>>
>>>>> On Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:10:51 -0500, ravenlynne
>>>>> > wrote:
>>
>>>>>> theyre bitter...no mater what.
>>
>>>>> I don't know where that comes from. Maybe it's a gene like the one
>>>>> that makes cilantro taste like soap to some people. Don't you season
>>>>> them?
>>
>>>> They're bitter no matter what I've done.
>>
>>> Two things occur to me immediately:
>>
>>> 1. Your sensory apparatus might be unusually sensitive to bitter
>>> tastes.
>>
>> very well could be. Most foods that can be described as having a slight
>> bitterness (kale, collard greens, brussels, turnips, rutabega) all taste
>> horrible to me, almost to the point of triggering my gag reflex. There
>> are so many other vegetables that are awesome, that I get a sufficient
>> intake.
>>
>> DIfferent strokes for different folks. I adore beans, and most people I
>> know personally don't like them.
>>
>> More for you! keep the brussels' growers in business!
>>
>> And no one is arguing that sf can have things that she doesn't like.
>
> I never meant to imply that. I was trying to say that your
> preferences
> are as valid as hers. (But mine are The Law

LOL..I like that.


> I find that as I age, bitter tastes are not as objectionable as they
> were when I was young. My husband, however, hates things that
> are bitter (except coffee, for some reason). (His father won't
> eat broccoli, and I hypothesize it's because it tastes bitter
> to him.)

Unfortunately, I haven't aged that far yet..lol. 35 years not liking
it, doubt I ever will.



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Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
> I find that as I age, bitter tastes are not as objectionable as they
> were when I was young.

I suggest this is the reason for the cliche' that kids dislike veggies
and that liking veggies is one aspect of adulthood.

Guinness, sauteed rabe with browned garlic, pork chops with a caraway
sauce. Round out the all bitter meal with french roast coffee.

On Nov 30, 11:32*am, Doug Freyburger > wrote:
> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
> > I find that as I age, bitter tastes are not as objectionable as they
> > were when I was young.
>
> I suggest this is the reason for the cliche' that kids dislike veggies
> and that liking veggies is one aspect of adulthood.
>
> Guinness, sauteed rabe with browned garlic, pork chops with a caraway
> sauce. *Round out the all bitter meal with french roast coffee.

Oddly enough, though, my taste in beer has skewed milder
as I've aged. I used to love the dark, hoppy brews, but now
all I drink is pretty light pilseners. Maybe it's because I drink
very, very seldom anymore, and usually only along with food.

Cindy Hamilton, cheap date

"Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
...
On Nov 23, 4:53 pm, ravenlynne > wrote:
> On 11/23/2010 4:48 PM, sf wrote:
>
> > On Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:10:51 -0500, ravenlynne
> > > wrote:
>
> >> theyre bitter...no mater what.
>
> > I don't know where that comes from. Maybe it's a gene like the one
> > that makes cilantro taste like soap to some people. Don't you season
> > them?
>
> They're bitter no matter what I've done.

Two things occur to me immediately:

1. Your sensory apparatus might be unusually sensitive to bitter
tastes.

2. People differ in their enjoyment of bitter flavors, and an
individual's
appreciation (or lack thereof) of bitter flavors can change over
time.

Your not liking brussels sprouts leaves more for those who do.
(Although
it really isn't a zero-sum game.) You're entitled to your
preferences; sf
certainly has some of her own.


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I had never noticed cilantro tasting up soap...until I grew it! It grew
very quickly. We had hot weather that year. It began to flower. And it
tasted of soap! So maybe that's why? I have never had it in a restaurant
or from the store that tasted that way.