NFT: Which fruits and vegetables do you dislike?

Spinach. I hate the taste and texture.

Vile weed!

so kalettes are out! Can't abide cilantro either.

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and peas. Parsley if it counts. Cant think of a fruit I wont eat.

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It just tastes and smells unnatural to me

I like sweet potato pie, but the potatoes themselves? Eh. Can't eat oranges (or drink orange juice) because they give me killer heartburn. Not crazy about most greens other than spinach (collards, mustard greens, stuff like that).

A vegetable I do like that a lot of people don't are beets

mushrooms

but I'll start with onions. gross.

fruits? not a fan of bananas, especially the smell

to me, no matter how you prepare it. I used to think the same with asparagus but somebody I knew actually made it pretty good one time.

not a huge green pea fan come to think of it.

Any kind of gourd (pumpkin, big squash, etc.) tastes like rot.

Most other stuff can be good, if cooked the right way.

is the food from hell. I actually most vegetables outside pototaoes, carrots, and corn.

And I cant eat bananas. I have tried and tried and tried, and I just cant get into them. Grapefruit is nasty too.

But hate it steamed. I either saute it or roast it in the oven. Steamed, mushy broccoli is terrible.

and eggplant

LOVE squash. Acorn, butternut, anything. Roasted with coconut oil, cinnamon, a little brown sugar. Delish.

are great raw, but cannot be cooked..

Asparagus is great when you toss it with EVOO and salt and pepper

are all great tossed with EVOO and salt and pepper

Pretty much all fruits except bananas. Can't stand them. Peaches are OK but I don't like their texture. Plums and nectarines are much better. Best fruits are cherries and honeydew.

Spinach can be pretty cook with right seasoning. Others are pretty neutral but eat to balance the meal. Don't particularly care for broccoli even they put so much in some of my favorite Chinese dishes. Bury the taste with the sauce in those dishes.

Cook should be good in second paragraph.

VERY lightly sauteed in a bit of olive oil with garlic is delicious, but just for less than a minute so it doesn't get soggy. It's easy to screw it up.

In comment 11941861 Greg from LI said:

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VERY lightly sauteed in a bit of olive oil with garlic is delicious, but just for less than a minute so it doesn't get soggy. It's easy to screw it up.

Everything with garlic and oil is delicious

but sometimes might not be in the mood for certain ones.

A lot depends on the freshness and with vegetables how well they are cooked.

Pomegranate...I never understood the infatuation that grew over the last decade other than it adds a pretty color to girls drinks.

I'm actually not a huge fan of strawberries but moreso because of the fact that what is made available are so bastardized for mass consumption that they don't taste right. Directly from the vine is another story.

I struggle to think of a vegetable I don't like. I make some manner of roasted vegetables at least twice a week in the fall/winter and the same with slaws in the spring and fall.

are heaven. However, most in stores aren't ripe and are tasteless.

thinking corn as a good vegetable but although often treated like one in meals, it is actually a grain. Good either way.

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Cauliflower isn't my favorite, but I can think of a few ways to prepare that aren't too bad. Just about every veggie seems to have a redeeming preparation behind it, and there are quite a few that should be nasty right from the jump (kale, okra, cauliflower, etc.).

In comment 11941887 BrettNYG10 said:

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Peas are awesome. Fuck you.

In comment 11941790 buford said:

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so kalettes are out! Can't abide cilantro either.

I think there was a study done that says that some people can't stand cilantro because of their genetics...which is pretty crazy if you ask me. I would love to say "I can't eat that because I was born not to like it..."

As for the OP, I'm good with any veggies and fruits. It's all in the way you cook them...and I can make a mean sautéed brussel sprouts with sundried tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, and balsamic vinegar.

In comment 11941897 Greg from LI said:

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Peas are awesome. Fuck you.

Corrected your statement.

Which is funny to me, because I love cilantro.

In comment 11941910 Greg from LI said:

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Which is funny to me, because I love cilantro.

Me too...it has a unique flavor that just compliments some food very well.

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Vast majority of food I have no issue with. Broccoli makes my stomach feel like I swallowed a pack of lit firecrackers.

like aspirin, can't even eat them with cheese sauce.

I don't like baked potatoes (if those count), but I like mashed and french fries, so maybe that's just my weirdness.

I don't like beets, peas, turnips, squash, zucchini, some beans like lima beans,

the only fruits I don't like are

limes (can't stand anything with limes, if at a bar they accidentally put a lime in my vodka and club soda (if that's what I'm drinking) it has to go back,

and tomatoes. I can eat tomato-based sauces, just don't like tomatoes in a salad.

In comment 11941936 ChathamMark said:

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Vast majority of food I have no issue with. Broccoli makes my stomach feel like I swallowed a pack of lit firecrackers.

They are a FODMAP and can trigger problems in people who are sensitive. Onions as well.

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They eat all kind of weird, random plants they find while wandering through the woods. I'm surprised they're not dead yet.

eggs, steak, and lobster all day, but I want to live to see 50 (at least), so I eat plenty of fruits and vegetables. I can't say I really dislike any of them, but if health was not a factor, I wouldn't eat them nearly as much. I'm eating my lunch of black beans, spinach, tomatoes, mushrooms, peppers, and a handful of almonds right now (with a apple for dessert). Yum? :(

In comment 11942028 Greg from LI said:

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They eat all kind of weird, random plants they find while wandering through the woods. I'm surprised they're not dead yet.

Those fuckers are everywhere now, and the fact that we haven't heard of a mass poisoning is surprising to me too.

Right on the service road to the BQE there's a ton of weeds growing on the ramp. There are signs - 'do not consume', signs for rat poison warnings, etc. - doesn't stop people from picking them constantly (and making the occasional inadvertent target for those exiting the BQE).

apple.

like the smell you get when you squish a stink bug.

I cringe every time he speaks

and water chestnuts

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In comment 11941887 BrettNYG10 said: Quote: . Peas are awesome. Fuck you.

They are the Hokies of the vegetable world.

I like things cooked in onions (so it's onion-flavored), but not the onions themselves. And it's just the opposite with bananas. I like bananas, but don't like things that are banana-flavored.

But I think they should switch names, because celery looks like something that should be called lettuce and lettuce looks like something that should be called celery.

Beets and avacodo

Tomatoes (although I do like sundried tomatoes and tomato sauce)

Yellow Squash/Zucchini if steamed. Grilled with oil/balsamic I have no problem but when steamed it tastes way too sour for me

grapefruit, pears, coconut ... yuck.

Yep. Somehow I wouldn't put my life at the mercy of my ability to accurately identify unfamiliar wild plants with a field guide, but that's just me.

They had a pat argument about eating how the Indians ate, but cmon - the Indians ate that way for hundreds of years spending their entire lives knowing which plants were edible. A couple of patchouli-soaked aging hippies have no such experience.

kale, spinach, chard - any kind of leafy greens you dont like, try this.

bring large fry pan to medium-high. oil bottom with olive oil. add sliced garlic and crushed red pepper for 15 seconds. remove the garlic.

saute greens for 2-3 minutes, add plenty of salt and pepper.

finish by adding a splash or two of warm water to deglaze pan and finish the greens with a nice quick blanch.

plate, garnish with the garlic. drizzle EXtra virgin olive oil on top.

serve

fruit not so much. Rarely eat them actually except berries.All kinds I eat them everyday mostly(the price is through the roof right now) blueberries today . Blackberries in the frig. Especially not apples.

absolutely vile.

I don't like Mushrooms either.

Everything else is fine by me.

Nature's version of the "Cement Mixer"

But a few vegetable I dislike depending on whether fresh or canned and how prepared. For example, canned peas are not that great but fresh peas are excellent.

spinach.

In comment 11942750 mattlawson said:

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kale, spinach, chard - any kind of leafy greens you dont like, try this. bring large fry pan to medium-high. oil bottom with olive oil. add sliced garlic and crushed red pepper for 15 seconds. remove the garlic. saute greens for 2-3 minutes, add plenty of salt and pepper. finish by adding a splash or two of warm water to deglaze pan and finish the greens with a nice quick blanch. plate, garnish with the garlic. drizzle EXtra virgin olive oil on top. serve

Add a touch of Rice Vinegar also..yum!

In comment 11941918 chris r said:

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Ha, and some of these guys are complaining about bananas!

I'd bet they never smelled fucking Durian.

I like just about everything except Durian. Raw cucumbers, the big fat American ones, are pretty nasty. The small and slender "Persian" or middle eastern ones are OK but pretty neutral.

Does anyone like raw celery? I mean without ranch or blue cheese dressing, or bagna cauda dip...

you have to peel the outer 'strings' and then maybe put some salt or peanut butter on it. But I find it refreshing.

"not with peanut butter on it" either.

That's pretty good, but it's not plain raw celery...

better than the ribs and leaves.

Cooked celery, BTW, I like. Cream of celery soup is great.

not as much cooked.

Fuck beets. I fucking hate beets. Shitty beets.

pearl onions

oh, and sweet potatoes

and brussel sprouts;

and fuck turnips; squash; and zucchini;

and then there's eggplant - yuck!

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they squeak in your mouth. I don't like that.

but I came around in a big way. They will add a nice amount to a Chipotle burrito if you ask for it.

In comment 11943063 BlueLou said:

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In comment 11941918 chris r said: Quote: Being married to a Chinese woman I've had durian several times. By itself and as a pudding. It is fucking gross. Smells like - h.s. Gym locker room. I'm ok with most other fruits and veggies but there are several like Brussels sprouts I avoid if at all possible . Ha, and some of these guys are complaining about bananas! I'd bet they never smelled fucking Durian. I like just about everything except Durian. Raw cucumbers, the big fat American ones, are pretty nasty. The small and slender "Persian" or middle eastern ones are OK but pretty neutral. Does anyone like raw celery? I mean without ranch or blue cheese dressing, or bagna cauda dip...

Tried quoting on cell and came out like shit.

But yes I concur - durian is nasty

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and then there's eggplant - yuck!

I think someone needs to try some good eggplant parmesan, but I do agree if not cooked well it isn't very forgiving.

Not a fan of raw garlic or onion but I like them cooked.

When a person eats a lot of sugar it changes that person's brain chemistry. When a person gives up sugar for a few weeks the brain chemistry starts to change back. When that happen you start to like fruit and veggies that you previously hated.

In comment 11943479 Big Blue Fan 74 said:

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When a person eats a lot of sugar it changes that person's brain chemistry. When a person gives up sugar for a few weeks the brain chemistry starts to change back. When that happen you start to like fruit and veggies that you previously hated.

I don't eat much sugar. Kale still sucks

But i hate honeydew and watermelon. Both their texture. But love cantaloupe.

knows what the phuk durian is?

and he admits he's eaten it too?

Heck - It's right up there with toe cheese

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Beets, Brussel Sprouts, fresh Tomatoes (fruit or veggie classification doesn't matter)

Fruits - Watermelon, Cantaloupe, Honeydew Melon, Pomegranate

tastes like onion flavored custard... yet is a fruit!

and within the past two years did a 180 and now I love the stuff... pretty weird, huh?

I don't like sweet potatoes. And I'm not crazy about "squash"

pears brussel sprouts kale - on their own, if they are sufficiently dressed or mixed in a good dish that's another story.

that's about it.