Let's Dish: What Foods Did You Once Dislike But Now Love?

July 1, 2008

Most of the food lovers I know were pickier eaters as kids. Over the years, as we try more foods, we discover that tastes we once disliked have transformed into deliciousness. I don't know about you, but once I start liking a new food, I can't get enough of it. When I first realized I liked brussels sprouts, I went on a serious brussels sprouts eating binge. Does this happen to you? What formerly reviled foods do you now get excited to eat?

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Vixen41686 4 years 44 weeks

i didn't like mushrooms or fish when i was younger. now that changed :)

OChottie 4 years 45 weeks

sorry, forgot to mention that I will eat any and all kinds of onions now. I grow red, yellow, and green onions in my garden now!

OChottie 4 years 45 weeks

OnionsThen my MIL made me her famous three-bean salad. OMG I will eat this over dessert. She cuts the onion so thin and even the garbanzo beans (Yuch)are good. Thanks Mom!

OChottie 4 years 45 weeks

Onions Then my MIL made me her famous three-bean salad. OMG I will eat this over dessert. She cuts the onion so thin and even the garbanzo beans (Yuch)are good. Thanks Mom!

Rancher'sGirl 4 years 45 weeks

Most definitely BANANAS! It was a texture thing, I guess, because they were always soft and mushy when we ate them. Now I really like them, as long as they aren't too mushy.

BRANDYNICOLE730 4 years 45 weeks

Squash, asparagus, & cabbage. Of course they have to be done correctly with the right seasoning....

Babycakes1234 4 years 45 weeks

I pretty much ate everything as a kid but did go thru a time where a sunny side up egg would make me sick to think about and then after reading a book about what they put in hot dogs when I was 13 made them off limits too. Still don't eat many hot dogs. Maybe one every couple of years. Costco of all places has a great dog.

Babycakes1234 4 years 45 weeks

hellolover 4 years 46 weeks

I didn't used to like asparagus, brussels sprouts, mayonnaise, pork, guacamole. Still don't like tomatoes, unless they're mixed up, like in ketchup or a sauce.

emalove 4 years 46 weeks

Most vegetables and seafood...I didn't really care for either as a child (I was such a picky eater, drove my parents nut), but I now love most seafood and veggies.

hannahsnow 4 years 46 weeks

tomatoes and almost all veggies

JaimeLeah526 4 years 46 weeks

Tomatoes were always the biggest thing I wouldn't eat but now I don't mind them. I didn't like mushrooms either but now I can tolerate them. I still don't like onions or peppers on my foods. A lot of things I didn't even try until I was an adult because my parents didn't like them like Avacados which I love.

MandeeLei 4 years 46 weeks

My tastes have changed completely from when I was little. Pretty much everything I used to like I don't anymore and can't eat because it makes me sick [most was fried foods, fattening foods, lots of dairy, etc.] And everything I used to hate or never touch are pretty much my favorites now! One thing that really stands out though is pizza. I have no idea how I ever disliked it!

Giasbash6260 4 years 46 weeks

I hated ALL THINGS GREEN! I mean it! When I would go out to dinner and get pasta & butter, if the TINIEST SPRIG of parsley was on top - I wouldn't touch it!! This happened A LOT TOO because my parents would bring me to Europe often and they always want to serve pasta in a "fancy" manner...

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kikidawn 4 years 46 weeks

I've always been a very picky eater... and I'm afraid that I am doomed to stay that way :( I really wish I liked a lot of what people consider 'regular' foods. I know one of the biggest problems about foods for me is texture. One thing I didn't like as a kid was milk on my cereal ... now I do :)

kikidawn 4 years 46 weeks

jessy777 4 years 46 weeks

Chicken and Dumplings

jessy777 4 years 46 weeks

Chicken and Dumplings

ChaseOnline 4 years 46 weeks

Asparagus is the big one for me. I never wanted to eat it when I was younger, but now I search for new recipes a lot, seeing how many different ways I can serve it. I love it.When I was little, I wouldn't eat chocolate, only white chocolate. Now even the thought of white chocolate makes me feel nauseaus, but I love chocolate (as every woman should!)The one thing I cannot get on board with is artichokes. I've tried, and tried, and tried again. Maybe I just have not reached the proper age where artichokes actually taste good to me.:)

ChaseOnline 4 years 46 weeks

Asparagus is the big one for me. I never wanted to eat it when I was younger, but now I search for new recipes a lot, seeing how many different ways I can serve it. I love it. When I was little, I wouldn't eat chocolate, only white chocolate. Now even the thought of white chocolate makes me feel nauseaus, but I love chocolate (as every woman should!) The one thing I cannot get on board with is artichokes. I've tried, and tried, and tried again. Maybe I just have not reached the proper age where artichokes actually taste good to me. :)

sarahcateh 4 years 46 weeks

I used to hate all fish, especially raw fish. Now sushi is one of my favorite foods and I eat fish a couple times a week. p.s. that girl in the picture is ADORABLE!

sarahcateh 4 years 46 weeks

I used to hate all fish, especially raw fish. Now sushi is one of my favorite foods and I eat fish a couple times a week. p.s. that girl in the picture is ADORABLE!

PinkUnicorn 4 years 46 weeks

I used to HATE all kinds of squash and sweet potatoes and now I can't get enough of them. On the other hand I used to love lamb and goat cheese, but in recent months I can't bear to even have a taste of either. They both have a weird, undescribable flavour that I never used to notice.

mizzoutiger67 4 years 46 weeks

Tomatoes, pineapple, mustard and Nutella (when I was a kid I thought Nutella was some kind of horrible excuse for peanut butter - ha ha!). I like all these things now. A few I still can't get past are fish/seafood and brussel sprouts.

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