Foods you have grown to love

degsyhufc · 28-11-2011, 17:48

What foods have you come to like, love or just not detest.

Here are a few of mine.
Fresh coriander. I used to hate it. Even a couple of years back I refused a curry because it had it in. I then started cooking more indian and thai food for myself and nearly all the recipies had it in so I started to add it gradually.
I now love it and put handfuls into my curries and stirfries.

Olives and sundried tomatoes. When I first tried these several years ago, mainly on holiday I did not like them at all. They tasted rancid and bitter.
I then started to eat deli meat more and combined the stuffed olives, sundired tomatoes with them and it's a great combo. I'm not at the point of eating them on their own though.

Southern Pride · 28-11-2011, 17:52

I've developed a love for sweetcorn this year, especially on the cob dripping with butter! Can't believe i never liked it before!

earthling13 · 28-11-2011, 18:11

A wide variety of mushrooms. I can't believe that when I was younger I would only buy button mushrooms!

serendipitea · 28-11-2011, 22:20

Porridge!

Gaditano · 28-11-2011, 22:40

Offal (but still not kidneys).

staceyxxx23 · 28-11-2011, 22:41

Mushrooms. I tried mushroom risotto a couple of months ago or something and I loved it.

RIPLEY75 · 28-11-2011, 22:50

Rustlers Burgers

Granny Weatherwax · 29-11-2011, 06:40

Brussels sprouts I hated them as a child, now they are one of my favourite veggies

VenusMars · 29-11-2011, 09:29

Cinnamon - it used to make me wretch
Olives - hated them till I was 30
Avocados - ditto

guernseysnail · 29-11-2011, 09:36

Liver...fried up with bacon and onions. I would never eat it as a child and the kidney part of steak and kidney I used to leave kidney on the side of the plate, now I add extra to the casserole!

SHAFT · 29-11-2011, 10:11

Fresh fish. Hated it a kid but couldn't live without it now.

Specktater · 29-11-2011, 12:35

Green veg. Since I was a kid I've never liked green veg (except for peas and lettuce). I've since discovered I'd never had it cooked properly! I now love green beans, cabbage, broccoli etc. as long as they're not overcooked. Still can't stomach sprouts, but one of these days I'll try them again.

fizzle90 · 29-11-2011, 13:43

Another vote for mushrooms. Only recently I have started eating them and liking them!

RAINBOWGIRL22 · 29-11-2011, 13:53

Omelette

I never used to eat Omelette [or scrambled eggs] now I am a massive omelette fan and make a wonderful omelette !! It is so simple, yet so tasty - how did I ever not like them!

I am also the same with scrambled eggs - can't get enough!

Teddybleads · 29-11-2011, 14:08

Pumpkin. was never a fan until i started growing my own (free seeds) and now I think they are a great all rounder. I like things you can do both sweet and savory with.

molliepops · 29-11-2011, 14:24

Vegemite - thought it was the devils brew for years now can't get enough ...

purplecatz · 29-11-2011, 14:44

Growing up I really hated minced beef - now I love it and cook it at least once a week - it's so versatile. I used to hate pork too,but I enjoy it now

littlemadangel · 29-11-2011, 15:40

Beef and Pork and a lot of meat - would always leave them sitting on the side of my plate as a kid but now love them.

Peppers - not sure why but they never appealed to me until a few years ago

Lasagne - refused to eat it as a child but now like it

Eric the Fish · 29-11-2011, 15:59

Many types of fish and chilli.

thegodofcake · 29-11-2011, 16:32

Oh yeah, I used to hate the idea of liver and kidneys etc but now I love 'em. Also wasabi - thought it was like bright green deathpaste and now yum it up. My tolerance for hot and spicy stuff has generally gone up.

No one under 20 likes olives. It is a very grown-up food. I find them very hit and miss though - sometimes you get delicious ones and other times they're vile.

JulesF · 29-11-2011, 16:40

Chickpeas used to make me heave - now I make my own hummous all the time. Peas - I used to HATE them as a kid (yeah, I know, this is a weird one), now I love them. I was never a big fan of fish and seafood growing up, though I would eat some - couldn't do without it now.

degsyhufc · 29-11-2011, 17:33

I agree about sprouts. I wouldn't say I hated them as we never really ate them much. Only really at christmas.

Over the last few years I haven't liked them because they have been frozen boiled sprouts.

Anyway, I saw a nice recipe on a show for wok fried sprouts with streaky bacon, red onion and balsamic vinegar and it is a lovely dish.
I had it twice last week. Only works with fresh sprouts though. Frozen sprouts don't do it for me.

Smithy1204 · 29-11-2011, 22:57

I wouldn't say 'love' as such...but I used to hate ice cream, I'd only eat 99s and Magnums and even those only very rare - I've gone a few years at least without any ice cream. And now it's kinda growing on me - I wouldn't choose an ice-cream but if I see an ice cream van I like a 99 and I'll eat the ice cream that comes with desserts in restaurants now. It's quite nice.

speedy_gonzales · 29-11-2011, 23:23

bacon,
never ate it when i was kid,just didn't like the look of it,now i can't get enough of it.

degsyhufc · 30-11-2011, 17:17

Capers - The first time I tried them I bought some ASDA ones in vinegar and they tasted rancid.

After wanting to try out some recipies I splashed out on a more expensive brand packed in salt and they were so much better. I doubt I could eat them straight up but they are nice in dressings and things such as tartar sauce.

28-11-2011, 17:48	#1
degsyhufc Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Up North Posts: 58,791	Foods you have grown to love What foods have you come to like, love or just not detest. Here are a few of mine. Fresh coriander. I used to hate it. Even a couple of years back I refused a curry because it had it in. I then started cooking more indian and thai food for myself and nearly all the recipies had it in so I started to add it gradually. I now love it and put handfuls into my curries and stirfries. Olives and sundried tomatoes. When I first tried these several years ago, mainly on holiday I did not like them at all. They tasted rancid and bitter. I then started to eat deli meat more and combined the stuffed olives, sundired tomatoes with them and it's a great combo. I'm not at the point of eating them on their own though.

28-11-2011, 17:52	#2
Southern Pride Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Daaaaaan Saaaaaaaf Posts: 269	I've developed a love for sweetcorn this year, especially on the cob dripping with butter! Can't believe i never liked it before!

28-11-2011, 18:11	#3
earthling13 Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 10,268	A wide variety of mushrooms. I can't believe that when I was younger I would only buy button mushrooms!

28-11-2011, 22:20	#4
serendipitea Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 2,365	Porridge!

28-11-2011, 22:40	#5
Gaditano Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sussex by the sea Posts: 2,068	Offal (but still not kidneys).

28-11-2011, 22:41	#6
staceyxxx23 Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 11,936	Mushrooms. I tried mushroom risotto a couple of months ago or something and I loved it.

28-11-2011, 22:50	#7
RIPLEY75 Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: The 7th Circle of Hell Posts: 603	Rustlers Burgers

29-11-2011, 06:40	#8
Granny Weatherwax Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 12,381	Brussels sprouts I hated them as a child, now they are one of my favourite veggies

29-11-2011, 09:29	#9
VenusMars Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 279	Cinnamon - it used to make me wretch Olives - hated them till I was 30 Avocados - ditto

29-11-2011, 09:36	#10
guernseysnail Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Guess... Posts: 18,307	Liver...fried up with bacon and onions. I would never eat it as a child and the kidney part of steak and kidney I used to leave kidney on the side of the plate, now I add extra to the casserole!

29-11-2011, 10:11	#11
SHAFT Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Kent, UK Posts: 4,252	Fresh fish. Hated it a kid but couldn't live without it now.

29-11-2011, 12:35	#12
Specktater Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Scotland Posts: 7,801	Green veg. Since I was a kid I've never liked green veg (except for peas and lettuce). I've since discovered I'd never had it cooked properly! I now love green beans, cabbage, broccoli etc. as long as they're not overcooked. Still can't stomach sprouts, but one of these days I'll try them again.

29-11-2011, 13:43	#13
fizzle90 Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Ayrshire, Scotland Posts: 5,925	Another vote for mushrooms. Only recently I have started eating them and liking them!

29-11-2011, 13:53	#14
RAINBOWGIRL22 Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: London Posts: 23,261	Omelette I never used to eat Omelette [or scrambled eggs] now I am a massive omelette fan and make a wonderful omelette !! It is so simple, yet so tasty - how did I ever not like them! I am also the same with scrambled eggs - can't get enough!

29-11-2011, 14:08	#15
Teddybleads Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 6,118	Pumpkin. was never a fan until i started growing my own (free seeds) and now I think they are a great all rounder. I like things you can do both sweet and savory with.

29-11-2011, 14:24	#16
molliepops Forum Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: woking Posts: 21,678	Vegemite - thought it was the devils brew for years now can't get enough ...

29-11-2011, 14:44	#17
purplecatz Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 2,244	Growing up I really hated minced beef - now I love it and cook it at least once a week - it's so versatile. I used to hate pork too,but I enjoy it now

29-11-2011, 15:40	#18
littlemadangel Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ireland Posts: 3,252	Beef and Pork and a lot of meat - would always leave them sitting on the side of my plate as a kid but now love them. Peppers - not sure why but they never appealed to me until a few years ago Lasagne - refused to eat it as a child but now like it

29-11-2011, 15:59	#19
Eric the Fish Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 1,179	Many types of fish and chilli.

29-11-2011, 16:32	#20
thegodofcake Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: London Posts: 23	Oh yeah, I used to hate the idea of liver and kidneys etc but now I love 'em. Also wasabi - thought it was like bright green deathpaste and now yum it up. My tolerance for hot and spicy stuff has generally gone up. No one under 20 likes olives. It is a very grown-up food. I find them very hit and miss though - sometimes you get delicious ones and other times they're vile.

29-11-2011, 16:40	#21
JulesF Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 5,103	Chickpeas used to make me heave - now I make my own hummous all the time. Peas - I used to HATE them as a kid (yeah, I know, this is a weird one), now I love them. I was never a big fan of fish and seafood growing up, though I would eat some - couldn't do without it now.

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Foods you have grown to love

29-11-2011, 17:33	#22
degsyhufc Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Up North Posts: 58,791	I agree about sprouts. I wouldn't say I hated them as we never really ate them much. Only really at christmas. Over the last few years I haven't liked them because they have been frozen boiled sprouts. Anyway, I saw a nice recipe on a show for wok fried sprouts with streaky bacon, red onion and balsamic vinegar and it is a lovely dish. I had it twice last week. Only works with fresh sprouts though. Frozen sprouts don't do it for me.

29-11-2011, 22:57	#23
Smithy1204 Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 3,869	I wouldn't say 'love' as such...but I used to hate ice cream, I'd only eat 99s and Magnums and even those only very rare - I've gone a few years at least without any ice cream. And now it's kinda growing on me - I wouldn't choose an ice-cream but if I see an ice cream van I like a 99 and I'll eat the ice cream that comes with desserts in restaurants now. It's quite nice.

29-11-2011, 23:23	#24
speedy_gonzales Forum Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 913	bacon, never ate it when i was kid,just didn't like the look of it,now i can't get enough of it.

30-11-2011, 17:17	#25
degsyhufc Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Up North Posts: 58,791	Capers - The first time I tried them I bought some ASDA ones in vinegar and they tasted rancid. After wanting to try out some recipies I splashed out on a more expensive brand packed in salt and they were so much better. I doubt I could eat them straight up but they are nice in dressings and things such as tartar sauce.