Foods You Wouldn't Eat When You Were A Child, But You Eat Now.

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Posted by Theresa111 • 3/02/11
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Most everyone has a story about a dreaded food we refused to eat when we were kids. then all of a sudden, one day, you wake up to find that not only is your mind open to new possibilities, but your mouth is open to tasting them as well.

I want to hear the tale of your cuisine mentality development. think back and write them down here. Share your expanding culinary adventures with us.

sharing, trying new foods

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Theresa111 (3/02/11)

I remember never touching a mushroom (they reminded me of slugs) until I turned twenty-one. My roommate Donna, was cleaning fresh mushrooms for dinner, and since she knew I had worked in a French restaurant, she asked me to slice them for her. By the time she was browning them in the skillet, the butter golden and sizzling, I decided to taste one. I was prepared to spit it into the trash. My mouth did not reject the vegetable and before I realized it, I was eating another and another. I was hooked!

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Theresa111 (3/02/11)

I do not eat sweet potato but I did try it when I was 29, just to be openminded. My mind shut down and I closed my mouth. There might be something in the sweet potato that I am allergic to.

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  urbanideas (3/11/11)
  
  Interesting. I have noticed that each time I cut sweet potatoes, squash, etc I get some type of allergy n my hands. The best way I can describe is as if my skin is about to fall off. I do LOVE sweet potatoes though
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  Theresa111 (3/12/11)
  
  You could be allergic to topical fertilizers or the skin of the vegetables. Try wearing food handlers gloves. Note ** After removing the gloves (buy latex-free), wash your hands as there is a fine powdery substance inside the gloves.
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urbanideas (3/11/11)

Haha... Not exactly sure why but I did not care for peas when I was younger. So my Mother one spring asked if I wanted to plant some vegetables in the garden, take care of them and watch them grow. Of course I jumped into that opportunity as I loved getting my hands dirty. Now there was one thing she made me promise. I HAD to eat everything I would grow. As I always loved all types of vegetables (apart from peas) I agreed to it right away. Well she was smart enough to get some plants growing of what I later discover were peas inside the pods! Since I have eaten peas without a problem,

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  Theresa111 (3/12/11)
  
  That's a good story Sofia!
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ThomasMorris (3/13/11)

I wouldn't touch shrimp. My parents forced them on me. Then one day....click. They regretted making me eat them after that.

I've got more food regrets--opportunities lost. 100-year old egg in Taiwan (or partaking of the bile/blood/vodka in snake alley). Not exactly the type of thing you can get in Texas.

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  Theresa111 (3/13/11)
  
  Exotic and very frightening cuisine choices. I wouldn't taste them either and no regrets on my part. I am not an adventurous culinary explorer. Regular food has it's own challenges.
  
  By the way, thanks for the spinach pasta recipe. I told my husband (he was looking over my shoulder at the computer screen) I needed to get the pasta attachment of my Kitchen Aid Mixer. Now he might go along with the purchase. I knew I had him when he asked "What's semolina?" Ha!
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Theresa111 (3/16/11)

I wouldn't want to want haggis ... EVER!!!

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ChaffeeStreetCafe (4/13/11)

tabasco sauce

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