Foods You're A Late Bloomer On

[Mr. DS]

Are there certain foods you avoided for years that one day you try and you're p!ssed at yourself for not trying soon.  Or perhaps foods that you tried once and hate but then tried again and later loved.   

I used to hate the thought of eating cole slaw.  I tried it in my teens and promptly spit it out.  Years later I got take out from a local place and they gave cole slaw out as a side dish.  I said hell with it and tried it.  I ended up loving it.  So now I eat it frequently. 

[Sleepyskull]

Onions.

Tomatoes: I used to hate them but now when I am in a very particular mood, I will eat them. I love them on subs. I still don't like chunks of tomato in salsa though. However, I do love salsa!

[Leah]

does iced coffee or regular coffee count? I'm serious.

[Silverlady]

Spinach ...

  As a kid I had only been exposed to spinach in a can.   Bleh! Absolutely hated it.  I didn't care if Popeye loved it.  Frozen didn't work for me either.

Years later I saw it at a salad bar. I decided to try it and loved it mixed with all the other greens.  The key was it was raw, not cooked. 

I have gotten more adventurous since then.  I will saute it quickly in a pan with a little olive oil and garlic. Hardly cook it all.   Yum ... 

[AndyC]

Coleslaw for me too. Hated it as a kid. Could take it or leave it as a teenager. But now, I can make a whole meal of coleslaw. I've put it on sandwiches, tried it on burgers, and probably go through at least a bag of shredded cabbage and carrots every week. I'm the only one in the house who likes it, so if we go out for fish and chips, I'll be finishing two extra portions.

The other one is hummus. For years, nobody could get me to try that garlicky yellow slop. Chickpeas always struck me as gross, and pulverized ones were no less so. Plus, the name reminded me of humus. Not sure exactly when it happened, but some time in the past few years, I tried it and loved it. I've gotten it at restaurants, made my own and sometimes even pick it up at the grocery store to use as chip dip.

[Allhallowsday]

I've always hated raisins, and still do.  I don't like oatmeal.  However, I eat plain oatmeal with raisins and cinnamon (no sweetener) every morning.  It's good for you and the raisins add more fiber and flavonoids. 

I didn't like uncooked tomato as a youngster, but now tomato uncooked and cooked is an important part of my diet and I like them (especially on big meaty subs where I kid myself into thinking that they make up for the fat and crap I'm otherwise eating).

[Mr. DS]

I echo onions as a selection.  I can have them on just about anything now where as for the prior 30 years or so I avoided them like the plague.  Tomatos I actually only enjoy in salsa.  I grow them for that soul puprose alone. 

Shrimp is another one that I just thought of.  I think my first official run in with shrimp was a surf and turf meal 5 years ago and I've enjoyed them ever since.   Though I try to limit my consumption due to them being high in cholesterol. 

[Jack]

Oatmeal - hated it as a kid, but that was the unflavored stuff.  Now I eat it almost every day for breakfast.  The flavored stuff is pretty good.

[Leah]

real cherries

[Mr. DS]

Tuna has grown on me but I still am not crazy about it.  A nice tuna melt if done right is cool with me.  Speaking of which, I used to hate cheese melted on things.  Now I have a chicken quesedilla practically every night. 

[Shadow]

Crab and lobster. For years and years the very idea of eating such things was revolting to me. Then one day when out at a restaurant with friends, I sampled a friend's leftover crab legs. The next time I tried lobster. After than I was hooked. I love both crab (snow and king) and rock lobster. I can't ever get enough. It's just too bad it cost so damn much.

[SPazzo]

Tomatoes.  I used to hate them in anything, but now, I can at least eat them in a burger.  I still can't eat them raw, but I'm getting there...

[Pilgermann]

Boring as it may be, I'd say lettuce.  I used to hate lettuce, and plain old salad but in recent years I've found that I enjoy it, but mostly in salads.

Oh yeah, I used to hate peppers (bell and chil and whatever) but now I love them so much.

I have become able to tolerate onions on White Castles or onions cooked to mushy oblivion, otherwise I can't stand the texture.  It makes me want to vomit.

[zombie no.one]

Crab and lobster. For years and years the very idea of eating such things was revolting to me.

same here. used to hate crab, then bought some about a year ago, bought some lobster just before xmas, loved it.

black olives as well. mmmm. still not too keen on green olives though. the black ones are a bit more fleshy and juicy tasting, green ones slightly bitter/dry

[3mnkids]

Peas and brussels sprouts. I hated them growing up but love them now.