• JackbyDev@programming.devEnglish
    3·
    6 days ago

    There are just a ton of foods that input in my mouth that immediately make me feel like I’m going to vomit. I really hate it.

        • TheOakTree@lemm.ee
          3·
          6 days ago

          I think they’re asking because you can develop taste aversion by eating something and getting sick (even if the sickness is completely unrelated).

          My sister got H1N1 when it was proliferating, and she had a box of nilla wafers before the symptoms started hitting hard. Now she inexplicably can’t eat a single nilla wafer.

          • Snowclone@lemmy.world
            1·
            3 days ago

            Yeah, I can no longer eat beets. Which I loved growing up, but ate a bit, got sick unrelated and I can’t even think about them too much without aversion kicking in. It really does suck.

          • JackbyDev@programming.devEnglish
            2·
            6 days ago

            Ohhh. No, I think it’s because my parents didn’t make me try many foods when I was young and then once they began it was the big ordeal of never letting me leave the table until I tried some. Many times I would wait them out because things just disgusted me that much.

            I’d still describe myself as a pretty “picky eater” and I loathe trying anything new in public, but I’ve gotten a lot better and I have pickier friends too now. (It helps not being the most picky lol.)

  • bdot@lemmy.world
    94·
    7 days ago

    broccoli is like anal sex… if you’re forced to have it as a kid, you’re not gonna like it as an adult

  • Treczoks@lemmy.world
    74·
    7 days ago

    The “kids don’t like broccoli” has a scientific reason. Kids have a lot more receptors for aromas tasting bitter (10 to 15k different chemical compounds taste bitter to them) which reduce to 5k or less when growing up. So some types of food that adults can eat without problems because they lack the receptors have bitter and vile flavours for kids.

    • The Menemen!@lemmy.world
      7·
      7 days ago

      I always assumed this is also why adults love disgusting cheese (I do to a degree as well nowadays). We just lost our sense of taste and call it refined taste.

      • Treczoks@lemmy.world
        4·
        7 days ago

        The “losing taste” is actually a beneficial thing. Most things that kids don’t like are either risky (e.g. coffee) or difficult to digest (all kinds of cabbage), so it is good that kids don’t like them. For adults being able to expand acceess to available foods helps feeding the horde in difficult times.

    • Drint@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      48·
      7 days ago

      Plant breeders have also been busy reducing bitterness/tannins in various vegetables like brussel sprouts and canola oil, so things are in fact less bitter than 30 years ago.

      • prole
        3·
        7 days ago

        Brussels Sprouts are another one… I don’t think I had properly cooked Brussels sprouts until I was in my mid-to-late-20s, and they’ve become one of my favorite vegetables. They’re so fucking good dude.

        • Drint@lemmy.dbzer0.com
          8·
          7 days ago

          I’m mostly familiar with animal feed, where nutritional quality weighs quite heavy during selection. For human consumption I assume there are some base nutritional standards when applying to enter the market with a new breed, but might heavily depend on your region.

    • dalekcaan@lemm.ee
      24·
      7 days ago

      Doesn’t help a lot of people used to just boil broccoli without seasoning. Doesn’t do the flavor any favors.

      • Crismus@lemmy.world
        7·
        7 days ago

        My stepmother was that way so I couldn’t stand broccoli growing up. Most vegetables were blan and tasteless without salt and boiled.

        I rarely buy them now because I can’t physically handle cooking every day now. So most vegetables go bad in the fridge.

  • cm0002@lemmy.world
    35·
    7 days ago

    Fun Fact, if broccoli kinda tastes like soap to you, congratulations! You have a gene variation that makes certain bitter flavors taste like soap, it’s stronger in childhood (which is potentially why “Kids hate broccoli” trope is a thing) and tends to fade into adulthood, but not always.

    There are also studies being done to figure out specifically which compounds in broccoli make it taste like that to cultivate it out to encourage more broccoli consumption

    • KuroiKaze@lemmy.world
      1·
      7 days ago

      I hate having this gene variant, so many things taste bad. People judge you, it’s hard to order at restaurants, etc.

    • Samsy@lemmy.ml
      10·
      7 days ago

      Glad to see some scientific stuff under a “I would fuck his mom for serving broccoli” content.

  • Event_Horizon@lemmy.world
    29·
    7 days ago

    Broccoli tossed in olive oil, cooked in an air fryer until crispy and then sprinkled with course salt. Delicious 👌🏼

    • prole
      6·
      7 days ago

      You forgot garlic. Copious amounts of garlic at every step.

    • Crashumbc@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      7 days ago

      So going to try that!

      My recent go to ( not broccoli though) is toss some fresh spinach in a pan with oil and hit it with lemon pepper seasoning and a little lemon juice.

      Takes like 5 including prep if you don’t mind the stalks.

      • prole
        2·
        7 days ago

        Do people not like spinach stalks? It’s like my favorite part… adds a tiny bit of crunch/texture.

    • LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      1·
      6 days ago

      I thought broccoli only got softer when cooked. Does this work if you don’t have an air fryer and you fry it in a pan?

      Now I’m wondering what would it would taste like to marinade broccoli in butter and garlic then took them out and put them in a dehydrator to make them into chips

      • TORFdot0@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        6 days ago

        Just cut into bite size pieces, toss it in oil, salt and pepper it, put it on a baking sheet and roast at 425 for around 20 minutes. Don’t fry it in a pan. It will be delicious

        • Soulfulginger@lemmy.world
          1·
          6 days ago

          This is the way, never liked broccoli until I learned to make it like this. I love adding different seasonings too depending on the flavor profile of the meal - curry and ginger powder for indian dishes, cajun seasoning if you like spicy, or garlic/lemon/italian seasoning.

  • LuxSpark@lemmy.cafeEnglish
    24·
    7 days ago

    Broccoli and cheese is awesome. Other preparations like steamed are not as delicious, but ymmv.

    • ettyblatant@lemmy.world
      6·
      7 days ago

      Steamed broccoli with a little soy sauce & Sriracha is one of my absolute favorite snacks. Cauliflower, too. I’m gonna go make some.

    • wise_pancake@lemmy.ca
      5·
      7 days ago

      Steamed is my default method of cooking broccoli.

      I cut the stalk up for soup and pasta. Then I lightly steam the florets and I like it.

    • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      2·
      7 days ago

      In almost all cases, I frankly detest steamed vegetables. Probably due to my grandmother steaming the absolute piss out of ANY vegetable when we visited. My mother didn’t overcook them nearly as bad, but to this day I just don’t enjoy the flavor of any vegetable steamed nearly as much as I do roasted in the oven. High heat + short time + delicious, crisp, lightly charred goodness

  • WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.world
    16·
    7 days ago

    Many years ago my kids pediatrician recommended feeding the kids kale smoothies. I didn’t have any Kale at home so I cooked bunch of broccoli to mush and mixed it with bananas. Those kids eat half a pound of broccoli for breakfast just about every day now. They also eat it raw or crunchy cooked. Definitely the best medical advice I’ve ever gotten and the kids are used to a very simple and quick to make breakfast that keeps them full for hours.

    Tldr: Kids constantly surprise me and sometimes they like vegetables.

    • blackris@discuss.tchncs.de
      14·
      7 days ago

      In what way is „kale smoothies“ a medical advice and why would you designate it as the best, if you didn’t even follow it and used different vegetables?

      This comment is so over the top weird, I feel like I missed the joke here.

      • WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.world
        21·
        7 days ago

        It’s medical advice because it came from a doctor in a professional setting when we were discussing how to get more iron in their diets since we don’t eat many fortified foods. Kale and broccoli are close enough nutritionally to be swapped if one is just looking for the vitamins and minerals. Lastly, It the longest I’ve ever continuously followed a recommendation and it has made my life way easier. That makes it the best advice I’ve gotten.