I mean, I wish I liked broccoli, as it is one of those mega-good-for-you veggies, but it literally makes me gag.
The trees AND the stems?
Because when sitting small children I find most can tolerate one or the other.
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Trudy Booth - Apr 11, 2006 8:58:15 am PDT #224 of 10002
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Frankenbuddha - Apr 11, 2006 9:02:09 am PDT #225 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Because when sitting small children I find most can tolerate one or the other.
With the trees it's all in the flavor; with the stems, it's the texture AND the flavor. If it's basically ground up and in something (like a stuffing for chicken breasts), I don't gag, but I can taste it and I don't like it at all. I can even taste it if I eat just the beef in beef & brocolli, because the flavor's worked it's way into the sauce.
brenda m - Apr 11, 2006 9:02:14 am PDT #226 of 10002
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Does raw or cooked make a difference? Overcooked broccoli can kill at twenty paces, but when I was a kid, cooked at all made me choke.
Though come to think of it, I don't think I liked any vegetables cooked then.
bon bon - Apr 11, 2006 9:07:16 am PDT #227 of 10002
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Sounds like you're a supertaster, Frank.
Frankenbuddha - Apr 11, 2006 9:07:19 am PDT #228 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Does raw or cooked make a difference?
Cooked is definitely worse, but, like cauliflower I dislike raw intensly as well. I'm definitely down on a lot of cooked veggies that I do like raw, though (carrots, for instance).
bon bon - Apr 11, 2006 9:07:33 am PDT #229 of 10002
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
sarameg - Apr 11, 2006 9:08:12 am PDT #230 of 10002
I like broccoli.
Frankenbuddha - Apr 11, 2006 9:11:31 am PDT #231 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Sounds like you're a supertaster, Frank.
Do the permutations of that phenom vary from person to person? Because there are a lot of pungent vegatables that I do like - peppers (bell types and hotter varieties), for instance, and all the lillies (garlic, leeks, onions, etc.). I know my first encounter with salsa that had fresh cilantro had a "who put the dish soap in the salsa" component, but I've since come to like the taste (it no longer tastes soapy to me).
Dana - Apr 11, 2006 9:12:32 am PDT #232 of 10002
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I like broccoli.
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Spidra Webster - Apr 11, 2006 9:13:19 am PDT #233 of 10002
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Expensive jeans, in theory, don't disgust me as much as an £85 sandwich. If workers were getting paid a good living wage, clothing would cost more. Anyone who sews their own clothing knows how much work is involved. Granted, big factories give one access to time-saving tools one does not have as a home sewer, but it's still a lot of work. Especially doing clean rolled seams with thick denim. Of course, the sad thing is that the workers who sew designer clothing are probably not paid much more than those who make clothes for Old Navy.
I can see paying more money for organic and sustainably grown food, at least until such time as supply and demand even up enough for prices to go down. But a sandwich like that is simply for the novelty of having expensive ingredients. It's conspicuous consumption as much as the $1000 julep is. And that disgusts me to my core.