Olives. As a kid we’d only have the small black olives a couple times a year for the holidays and I hated them. As an adult, I discovered the Costco green olives with garlic or jalapeno in them and my olive journey begain!
Beef liver, my parents made me eat it as a child. We had it once a week. I developed a taste for it over the years. Originally hated the taste and smell, but ❤️ it now.
Brussel sprouts, I will only eat roasted though. Guacamole, I ended up sustaining myself on cheap food in college. Mexican food as my only treat in college.
My mom was a good cook with most things, but when she tried making any Chinese food, it was horrible. Just awful. When I tried (Americanized) Chinese food as an adult, it was like the clouds parted and sunshine came through.
Ham, tomatoes, salad, eggs that aren’t scrambled, meats that have a sweet flavor, and anything other than white bread. Some of it was a textural issue, some was a context thing.
Pork chops and rice. We had it a LOT when I was growing up. The meat was always cooked to death and the rice had no flavor. But my sister loved it and she always got what she wanted. (And it was fairly cheap)
As an adult that’s learned to cook it right, both can taste amazing with seasoning and proper cooking times.
Steamed fish curry in banana leaf – it was the texture that killed me as a kid. Had it again when I was about 15ish and would eat it whenever I have a chance now.
Olive oil
Probably, we got the cheap quality when I was young.
On travels through Syria and Morocco, I saw there are many varieties and now I am hooked. Good Greek or Tunisian olive oils are amazing, it can make a simple dish taste great. Fresh bread and olive oil is my favourite…
Meatloaf used to feel like punishment when I was a kid, now it’s comfort food for me. Back then I didn’t appreciate my mom’s cooking, I wish I could have it again.
I absolutely hated it for the longest time. Growing up, I only ever had it boiled, and it always tasted like the way sweaty armpits smell.
Until I decided to roast it one day, and realised how tasty it is. Little spritz of oil, salt and pepper, roasted for 25-30 minutes, or until the ends get a little charred. Fucking delicious.
Tacos (and all Mexican food, really). My parents only knew “white people” Mexican food and I found it so nasty. Now I know what real Mexican food tastes like and I am obsessed – especially with a good taco.
Everything. I was a really picky eater as a kid until my dad forced me to try morel mushrooms. I had no idea that food can and was supposed to taste good. Now I’ll pretty much eat anything.
Cabbage. It was one of the worst things you could set in front of me. As an adult – gimme that coleslaw, put that sauerkraut on my dog, pass the braised cabbage and corned beef.
Corned beef. My family served it to me once when I was young and coming down with the flu, I couldn’t eat it for about ten years, but one night my family made it and I felt bad for missing out on it for all those years.
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Curry
I love no food but I used to hate cheese.
beans and variants. nothing beats a good bean dish made with tomatoes and carrot.
Spinach. Damn that stuff is good.
Brussels Sprouts
Sauerkraut
Greens
Pecan Pie.
As a kid I refused to even try it. Looked like congealed yellowish snot. Once I actually tried it, I really liked it.
Chinese food. I wouldn’t touch it when I was a kid.
Tomatoes
Mushrooms
Cottage cheese. I eat it straight out of the container now.
Cheese. I hated the taste, the smell, and the texture when I was a kid.
Now, I am a lover of cheese. I still can’t stand the blue cheeses, but everything else is bloody lovely.
Salad
Mussels
Coleslaw
Celery, coriander, congee.
Avocado.
pineapple on pizza
Onions
Onions
Pickles
mushrooms
Olives. As a kid we’d only have the small black olives a couple times a year for the holidays and I hated them. As an adult, I discovered the Costco green olives with garlic or jalapeno in them and my olive journey begain!
Brussel sprouts
Avocado
Peanuts!!!!!
Burger
It’s the opposite for me. I was a human garbage can as a kid. Now I’m a little picky.
Salad.
Beef liver, my parents made me eat it as a child. We had it once a week. I developed a taste for it over the years. Originally hated the taste and smell, but ❤️ it now.
Brussel sprouts, I will only eat roasted though. Guacamole, I ended up sustaining myself on cheap food in college. Mexican food as my only treat in college.
My mom was a good cook with most things, but when she tried making any Chinese food, it was horrible. Just awful. When I tried (Americanized) Chinese food as an adult, it was like the clouds parted and sunshine came through.
Salmon
Cottage cheese with pineapple
Broccoli
Pretty much all the vegetables.
Olives
Beets
Sun dried tomatoes 🍅
Lord, I put some in a batch of cajun pasta I made, it set it OFF! ..
Shrimp. Took Dim Sum to bring me around.
Avocado
Salads, couln’t stand them but they’re honestly so good and fresh
Ham, tomatoes, salad, eggs that aren’t scrambled, meats that have a sweet flavor, and anything other than white bread. Some of it was a textural issue, some was a context thing.
asparagus I think my mom just made it bad. I grill it and its great.
Eggs. It was real like Green Eggs and Ham
Mushrooms
Pork chops and rice. We had it a LOT when I was growing up. The meat was always cooked to death and the rice had no flavor. But my sister loved it and she always got what she wanted. (And it was fairly cheap)
As an adult that’s learned to cook it right, both can taste amazing with seasoning and proper cooking times.
Asparagus.
And another season is about to begin!
Vegetables
Mushrooms, onions, vinegary sauces, chunky tomatoes, Brussel sprouts.
Mayonnaise can still be collectively dumped in the trash, though.
Mushrooms
Broccoli
Broccoli and asparagus. My mom cooked the piss out of it.
Olives 🤤 as a kid, they had this sour and odd taste, but now……I get told I’ll turn into one 🤣
Onions in any form make food SO much better.
Fish, but not canned, please
Tomatoes
Mushrooms! They are sooo good, what was younger me thinking??
Steamed fish curry in banana leaf – it was the texture that killed me as a kid. Had it again when I was about 15ish and would eat it whenever I have a chance now.
Mustard! I hated it as a kid and now I put it on all kinds of food.
Salad
Lima beans! Even though soaked beans are gross looking
Celery
Feta cheese
Not a food but a condiment: Mayonaise
Used to be team ketchup as a kid. I still like ketchup, but mayo goes good on so many things!
Olive oil
Probably, we got the cheap quality when I was young.
On travels through Syria and Morocco, I saw there are many varieties and now I am hooked. Good Greek or Tunisian olive oils are amazing, it can make a simple dish taste great. Fresh bread and olive oil is my favourite…
Cilantro
onions & bell peppers. I couldn’t stand them, now they’re my fave things. Hubs & I put them in A LOT of our food.
Tomatoes. I used to avoid them like the plague but now I eat them straight up like apples. They’re just so good
Dark leafy greens. I never had them prepared right growing up but “massaged” kale is one of my favorites now. Also cold quinoa for breakfast.
Granny smith. And now I eat like up to 5 a day. lol
Onions, sour cream
Veg, mainly carrots and parsnips.
Salad and sometimes tomato, but only on certain things like a BLT and a taco salad.
Spinach and mushrooms
Warm vegetables 🫡
Tomatoes
Tortellini. For whatever reason it would make me want to puke, maybe the smell of the cheese. Now I love it.
LENTILS! Mmmmmm 🤤
Lima beans.
Brussel sprouts
Believe it not, but pizza. As kid couldn’t stand it.
My waistline actually wishes it was the other way round.
Eating lol
Cottage cheese! Not sure what my hold was, really. It’s so good with a bit of salt and pepper.
Sushi
Sushis !!
Curry. Yummm
Cheese. I can’t say that I love it, but I definitely don’t hate it now
Any kind of seafood. Now I love salmon and crablegs.
sour cream 😋
Sour cream!
Meatloaf used to feel like punishment when I was a kid, now it’s comfort food for me. Back then I didn’t appreciate my mom’s cooking, I wish I could have it again.
Mushrooms, onions, spinach, tomatoes. I will put any of them in anything that sounds like they would fit and I always keep them stocked
Blue cheese. Even hated as an adult. Recently though, goddamn I love it. Especially some crumbles on a salad
Yogurt
Broccoli.
I absolutely hated it for the longest time. Growing up, I only ever had it boiled, and it always tasted like the way sweaty armpits smell.
Until I decided to roast it one day, and realised how tasty it is. Little spritz of oil, salt and pepper, roasted for 25-30 minutes, or until the ends get a little charred. Fucking delicious.
lol most of the replies are a vegetable
Broccoli! My favourite vegetable atm 🥦
I didn’t like ranch. What was wrong with me? I eat it with everything now.
Brussel sprouts. Delish!
Tacos (and all Mexican food, really). My parents only knew “white people” Mexican food and I found it so nasty. Now I know what real Mexican food tastes like and I am obsessed – especially with a good taco.
Nothing changed. I didn’t like eating meat as a kid but for a while in between I did and now back to not eating meat.
Sauerkraut
Everything. I was a really picky eater as a kid until my dad forced me to try morel mushrooms. I had no idea that food can and was supposed to taste good. Now I’ll pretty much eat anything.
Cheesecake and Under the Sea Jello
Peas
Dark meat pieces of chicken.
Cabbage. It was one of the worst things you could set in front of me. As an adult – gimme that coleslaw, put that sauerkraut on my dog, pass the braised cabbage and corned beef.
Corn ..love it so Much now ..
Asparagus. It was my mother’s favorite, so we had it often. I grew to hate it. Now, I look forward to spring asparagus.
Corned beef. My family served it to me once when I was young and coming down with the flu, I couldn’t eat it for about ten years, but one night my family made it and I felt bad for missing out on it for all those years.
Mushrooms
Asparagus
Zucchini
Almost every vegetable to be honest. Now I cannot go without vegetables as as side of my dish
Most vegetables. Turns out they taste much better when they’re not microwaved straight out of a can with zero seasoning!