Food you thought you hated until you tried it

[Engimal v3]

I was a fussy eater as a kid, and there's plenty of things I flat out refused to eat. A lot of this distaste extended into adulthood, and it's got to the point where there's foods that I'm not sure if I don't actually like them or whether I just thought they were gross as a kid and have avoided eating them since.

Here's a few examples:
- Sushi: raw fish? Yeah right campaigner.
- Soup (non-tomato): hated pumpkin, assumed I hated pumpkin soup too.
- Meat Pie: seemed like a big pastry nappy full of s**t. Still wouldn't pick it over a sausage roll, but much better than I had assumed.

I could literally give a hundred more examples, but curious to know if anyone else has experienced this.

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[Hawk Dork]

I was a fussy eater as a kid, and there's plenty of things I flat out refused to eat. A lot of this distaste extended into adulthood, and it's got to the point where there's foods that I'm not sure if I don't actually like them or whether I just thought they were gross as a kid and have avoided eating them since.

Here's a few examples:
- Sushi: raw fish? Yeah right campaigner.
- Soup (non-tomato): hated pumpkin, assumed I hated pumpkin soup too.
- Meat Pie: seemed like a big pastry nappy full of s**t. Still wouldn't pick it over a sausage roll, but much better than I had assumed.

I could literally give a hundred more examples, but curious to know if anyone else has experienced this.

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I never ate pies because it was just gristle in gravy, its good they finally worked out if its cooked low and slow you can soften the rubbery bits to jelly.
I never liked tomato or pumpkin soup because they were sweet still not a fan,though Italian roasted tomato soup is nice
I wanted to try sushi because it was raw fish not despite it and loved it and still do

 

[Engimal v3]

I never ate pies because it was just gristle in gravy, its good they finally worked out if its cooked low and slow you can soften the rubbery bits to jelly.
I never liked tomato or pumpkin soup because they were sweet still not a fan,though Italian roasted tomato soup is nice
I wanted to try sushi because it was raw fish not despite it and loved it and still do

My girlfriend got me to try sushi here in Melbourne after moving a few years ago. I went 21 years thinking it was weird people food, and have spent the last couple of years with it being arguably my favourite food.

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[craigos]

Of the liquid variety, beer and red wine. Now? Oh how I wish that was the case.

 

[Engimal v3]

Of the liquid variety, beer and red wine. Now? Oh how I wish that was the case.

Actually the opposite for me on wine. I could drink goon as a kid, but can't imagine much worse now.

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[Plugger35]

I didn't like spicy dishes like curries when I was a kid but now I love them.

Of the liquid variety, beer and red wine. Now? Oh how I wish that was the case.

I developed a taste for beer but I still hate the taste of wine, doesn't matter how expensive it is it all tastes like s**t to me.

 

[norway blue]

Probably cheese for me. I have the occasional ham/ salad roll with cheese or a Brie on a biscuit.


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[ioppolo]

Pumpkin and sweet potato

 

[Gameova_]

Definitely tomato hated it as a kid. Now i eat it with most things. Love chopping one up adding salt and going at it. Delicious.

Asian food is another. Now love it.

 

[Procrastinator35]

Olives is the obvious one that comes to mind.

 

[Thrawn]

Haggis.

 

[Gigantic]

Avocado

 

[the_interloper]

I used to hate spicy food until i was basically forced to eat it (work dinner overseas). I struggled at the start now I love spice, grow my own chillis, make my own chili oil etc.

 

[Gough]

Haggis. Surprisingly tasty.

 

[Roobs321]

Probably olives and eggplant. Don't remember rating them, probably would have avoided them as a kid.

Generally I'd try something though, I wouldn't assume I'd hate it. Got introduced to mostly everything as a kid through parent cooking and eating out. Fussy with things I dislike and regularly was made to eat, but not with things I haven't sampled before.

 

[Hawk Dork]

Pigs feet and ox tongue,freaked me out at the thought but they were delicious

 

[blueboy25]

Fish taco

 

[Syd]

Pigs feet and ox tongue,freaked me out at the thought but they were delicious

Offal, now Awful

 

[Procrastinator35]

anchovies is another one....especially on pizza.

One on every slice is compulsory now.

 

[craigos]

Beef cheek

 

[Proper Gander]

Plus one for anchovies. I think their flavour is too strong to appeal to kids. Buy Spanish ones - expensive but makes a difference.

I thought even the smell of alcohol was pretty dubious as a child but I’ve recovered from that problem big time.

I wouldn’t have gone near fermented foods like sauerkraut or kimchi as a child - love them now.

 

[Engimal v3]

Plus one for anchovies. I think their flavour is too strong to appeal to kids. Buy Spanish ones - expensive but makes a difference.

I thought even the smell of alcohol was pretty dubious as a child but I’ve recovered from that problem big time.

I wouldn’t have gone near fermented foods like sauerkraut or kimchi as a child - love them now.

Yeah, I didn't appreciate anything aged, fermented or pickled for a long time because the idea seemed disgusting.

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[craigos]

Yeah, I didn't appreciate anything aged, fermented or pickled for a long time because the idea seemed disgusting.

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45 year old women use to disgust me

 

[Billy ray]

kimchee

 

[Caesar]

I can't specifically recall hating something before trying it. I'll try most things once (although I draw the line at some of the wackier foods you see in Asian markets).

As a kid I was convinced I hated Brussels sprouts, swedes, and button squash. Turns out my mum was just really bad at cooking them.