How long has it been since you've had Brussels Sprouts?

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  • yellowsnowdrop
    yellowsnowdrop Posts: 154 Member
    SORRY but I'm up there with the 'love them' camp just add a touch of salt and loads of black pepper and YUM. My gorgeous sister in law on the other hand cooks exactly 1 sprout for each family member at Christmas time as no one else likes them. Maybe you're born with a stand of DNA that makes you either like or loathe the things :)
  • bloominheck
    bloominheck Posts: 869 Member
    Yum, I think it will be tonight!:love:
  • bloodraynegatito
    bloodraynegatito Posts: 14 Member
    I love them with salt and pepper.
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  • BrainyBurro
    BrainyBurro Posts: 6,129 Member
    Yum, I think it will be tonight!:love:

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  • Sushifish87
    Sushifish87 Posts: 40
    26 years and will keep that number going up!!! I refuse to eat them! I don't care what your special secret recipe is to make them tasty, I don't want to try it!
  • SheriBethB
    SheriBethB Posts: 159 Member
    A few days ago. I like to chop them up and put them on loaded baked potatoes :)
  • tehboxingkitteh
    tehboxingkitteh Posts: 1,574 Member
    Brussel sprouts virgin.
  • dayone987
    dayone987 Posts: 645 Member
    Not long enough.
  • WhitneySheree88
    WhitneySheree88 Posts: 222 Member
    I don't think I have ever eaten brussels sprouts
  • salladeve
    salladeve Posts: 1,053 Member
    About six months ago. I had to eat them, because it was at a dinner party of someone I really don't want to offend (you know, my boss). I had to eat it with plenty of mashed potatoes though and surpress the gagging.

    Brussel sprouts are horrid.

    Apparently they're quite bad for you as well. There's too much vitamin K in them, which promotes blood clotting. Some guy in England died last Christmas from too many Brussel sprouts. He was on blood thinners. It was in the news.



    The man had been fitted with a mechanical pump to help move blood from the lower chambers of his heart, after suffering heart failure last year. He had also been prescribed anticoagulants, which thin the blood, and his dose was monitored once or twice a week. Doctors could not work out why the medication was not keeping his blood thin until they discovered he had been eating too many sprouts. The vegetable contains high levels of vitamin K, a chemical the body uses to promote blood clotting.
    Consultant cardiologist Dr Roy Gardner said: 'Patients who are taking anticoagulants are generally advised not to eat too many green leafy vegetables, as they are full of vitamin K, which antagonise the action of this vital medicatio

    If you are not on anticoagulants, then they are very healthy and good for you.
    Quote from: http://home.howstuffworks.com/brussels-sprouts3.htm
    Brussels sprouts are also particularly rich in vitamin C, another anti-cancer agent. Whether you choose them for their healthiness or because you love Brussels sprouts, one thing is certain: You will be getting a good-for-the-body food that is high in protein and low in fat and calories.
  • salladeve
    salladeve Posts: 1,053 Member
    26 years and will keep that number going up!!! I refuse to eat them! I don't care what your special secret recipe is to make them tasty, I don't want to try it!

    It's ok, you don't have to eat them, there are lots of other vegetables out there :flowerforyou:
  • Sushifish87
    Sushifish87 Posts: 40
    26 years and will keep that number going up!!! I refuse to eat them! I don't care what your special secret recipe is to make them tasty, I don't want to try it!

    It's ok, you don't have to eat them, there are lots of other vegetables out there :flowerforyou:

    I love vegetables, I dont consider brussel sprouts a vegetable! They can kill people!!! (honestly the smell alone makes me sick!) :p
  • sarahc001
    sarahc001 Posts: 477 Member
    last night :happy:
  • Nachise
    Nachise Posts: 395 Member
    Too long since I've had them. Love them roasted.
  • pteryndactyl
    pteryndactyl Posts: 303 Member
    I don't know if I've EVER had brussels sprouts honestly. My mom doesn't like them and never made them when I was a kid, and I've felt no need to go out of my way to acquire some ^^
  • KeepCalmNGetyaSweatOn
    KeepCalmNGetyaSweatOn Posts: 361 Member
    I have never tried them. Maybe I should? The just remind me of little green turds and are really unappetizing :noway:
  • sunglasses_and_ocean_waves
    sunglasses_and_ocean_waves Posts: 2,757 Member
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    Nothing tastes as good as brussel sprouts!
  • kimmymayhall
    kimmymayhall Posts: 419 Member
    Too long! Probably a couple months because they're not really in season. I can't wait until the fall so I can roast a big pan or fry some up with bacon :bigsmile:
  • jenillawafer
    jenillawafer Posts: 426 Member
    Never.
    My parents despised them and therefore never forced them upon me.
    As an adult, I'm not ballsy enough to touch 'em. :laugh:
  • BobbyDaniel
    BobbyDaniel Posts: 1,459 Member
    2 days...and I have more in my fridge I may have for supper!
  • brower47
    brower47 Posts: 16,356 Member
    I'm guessing about 20 years. My brother and I called them 'little cow brains'. Maybe I'll give them another shot, maybe I won't.
  • sympha01
    sympha01 Posts: 942 Member
    I love them.:love: I used to make them as a casserole with lots of olive oil, now I usually have them with a butter, mustard and lemon sauce. I should try them roasted.

    Actually, I just roast them WITH the butter, mustard, and lemon sauce. (Same sauce is also great on roasted cauliflower).

    When I was in high school I had a biology teacher who said that there was a gene where some people just can't detect bitter flavors. (I am an old, so at the time the discussion was about the soft drink "Tab," which for you young'uns out there was a very early diet soda that had a weird aftertaste). Everyone in my family loves brussels sprouts, including my 9 year old niece, who recently wrote a poem for school about how much she loves her Aunt's cooking, especially my many ways of cooking brussels sprouts. She's a weird kid though -- her favorite food of all time is kale. :huh:
  • potatocar
    potatocar Posts: 250 Member
    I don't understand the cauliflower hate, but brussel sprouts?
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  • BrainyBurro
    BrainyBurro Posts: 6,129 Member
    I love them.:love: I used to make them as a casserole with lots of olive oil, now I usually have them with a butter, mustard and lemon sauce. I should try them roasted.

    Actually, I just roast them WITH the butter, mustard, and lemon sauce. (Same sauce is also great on roasted cauliflower).

    When I was in high school I had a biology teacher who said that there was a gene where some people just can't detect bitter flavors. (I am an old, so at the time the discussion was about the soft drink "Tab," which for you young'uns out there was a very early diet soda that had a weird aftertaste). Everyone in my family loves brussels sprouts, including my 9 year old niece, who recently wrote a poem for school about how much she loves her Aunt's cooking, especially my many ways of cooking brussels sprouts. She's a weird kid though -- her favorite food of all time is kale. :huh:

    she might actually be an alien. you should have her checked out.

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  • BrainyBurro
    BrainyBurro Posts: 6,129 Member
    Nothing tastes as good as brussel sprouts!

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  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    I just ate a frittata with bacon, Brussels sprouts, and Colby jack cheese.
  • TheNavet
    TheNavet Posts: 162 Member
    Tried them for the first time 30 minutes ago :drinker: t'wasn't bad actually!
  • BrainyBurro
    BrainyBurro Posts: 6,129 Member
    I just ate a frittata with bacon, Brussels sprouts, and Colby jack cheese.

    bro, do you even gastronomy?
  • Cadori
    Cadori Posts: 4,810 Member
    ZOMG! I just found the BEST recipe!

    Brussels sprouts with black licorice gastrique.

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