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vegetables i hate... and will probably *never* like

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  • Papaya81
    Papaya81 Posts: 90 Member
    mushrooms, olives, peas! Eww! Even the smell of them grosses me out!

    love mushrooms and olives...but peas...ew I hate peas. And somehow growing up all my friends would have peas at their houses for dinner and I had to politely take a little but I don't care for them at all.

    I also don't like water chestnuts, strange texture and not a huge fan of the taste.

    I love pretty much everything else! A lot of it has to do with the prep work and how you eat it. A lot of questionable veggies can be easily masked with good spices!
  • cmmull67
    cmmull67 Posts: 170 Member
    Lima Beans

    I said the same thing all my life, then a couple years back, I sat down at a country mom-n-pop restaurant. Lima beans were part of the lunch special. The way they cooked them at this place converted me instantly. So, I learned that day to not say I'll never like a certain veggie.
  • TooFine4MFP
    TooFine4MFP Posts: 134 Member
    LIMA BEANS!!!!!! My mom made me eat them as a child and I have hated them ever since!!!! Also, brussel sprouts, squash, and cabbage...........
  • cmmull67
    cmmull67 Posts: 170 Member
    So, I kinda get the okra thing. I won't eat it boiled/steamed...the sliminess turns me off. However, who here that doesn't like okra, loves gumbo? Okra is a major ingredient in gumbo, and it just isn't real gumbo without it.

    Another veggie I swore (as a transplanted "damned Yankee") I would never eat was collard greens. To folks up north, that is/was added to pig slop, not put on the table. MY ex had a recipe that she cooked them by, and served every Sunday. I wasn't crazy about them, but I would actually eat a big mess of them willingly.
  • kbellnurse
    kbellnurse Posts: 85
    I've never been able to get into raw tomatoes. Sometimes I force feed myself some cherry tomatoes because I KNOW they are so good for me, but I just can't get into them. I also avoid mushrooms when ever possible. I'm game with all the rest though - sprouts included. ;-)
  • Triquetra
    Triquetra Posts: 270 Member
    Mushrooms....a fungus grown in *kitten*..(manure for your polite folks)

    But I actually love brussel sprouts..I know odd.:ohwell:
  • perrytyra
    perrytyra Posts: 357 Member
    Beets. They wouldn't be so bad if there wasn't that dirt-like aftertaste. I hate canned veggies. Soggy nastiness. I have never tried Okra, but it looks disgusting.
  • lklein
    lklein Posts: 215 Member
    Carrots- I can't stand carrot unless their flavor is masked by something else. I put them in casserole, soups, and stew b/c I know they are good for me, but I could never sit and snack on them:sick:
  • erisfreenici
    erisfreenici Posts: 277 Member
    I dislike canned peas and spinach -- there's just a gross smell/texture/taste thing going on there. I'm not too big on squash either.
  • Joyjmb
    Joyjmb Posts: 221 Member
    Seriously, I hated brussels too UNTIL someone told me to stop boiling them in water and slowly braise them in chicken broth instead. Oh mah word... Then toss with a wedge of Laughing Cow. It's heaven. I'm gonna go buy some right now. =)
  • jmzhale
    jmzhale Posts: 186
    The only thing I've found that I refuse to eat is cooked turnips, I'm gonna try them raw the next time I get a chance. I hate letting a vegetable beat me.
  • reander
    reander Posts: 175 Member
    Water chestnuts, I can just about eat them, definitely don't enjoy them.

    I think that's it. I pretty much eat all veggies quite happily!
  • juldga
    juldga Posts: 119
    beets
    chicory
    fennel
    peas
    radish
    turnips


    ...you?

    Same exact add tomatoes on the list
  • Lisa__Michelle
    Lisa__Michelle Posts: 845 Member
    1. Top hates (equally hate them- Bell Peppers and Mushrooms!
    2. Peas
    3. fresh green beans (only like can)
    4. Lima Beans
  • edryer123
    edryer123 Posts: 502 Member
    I hate any kind of canned veggies now. I blame the companies that went to steam bags. They taste so much better! lol... I really really don't like sweet potatoes!
  • chicnsweet83
    chicnsweet83 Posts: 97
    Lima Beans....
  • momtozmc
    momtozmc Posts: 418 Member
    Brussel sprouts with pancetta and little bit of garlic olive oil is to die for!!! YUMMY!!!!!
  • catherine1979
    catherine1979 Posts: 704 Member
    Celery and parsnips. Although I can eat celery if it's in something, just not on its own.
  • girlruns
    girlruns Posts: 344
    Mushrooms. Fungus....eeeeewwwwww

    Yup. Same here. And I won't eat canned veggies, but it has nothing to do with the veggies and everything to do with the stories my mom would tell about her working days in a cannery...

    But chewing fungus in not something I'm on board with. Yuck.
  • melodyg
    melodyg Posts: 1,423 Member
    There are several vegetables I've never tried (kale, parsnips, artichokes) but I really can't think of anything I have tried that I have just hated. There are quite a few that they have to be cooked a certain way for me to like them. I can't make lima beans that taste good, but LOVE the ones at Cracker Barrel. I have to have early peas (from a can) and can't stand any other kind. I don't even want to think about eating squash, turnip greens, or spinach out of a can but LOVE them cooked fresh. And I've only found one person whose black eyed peas I'll eat.

    Also, I had no idea water chestnuts were a vegetable. I'm not sure what I thought they were though! And that just reminded me that I am not fond of sugar snap peas.. but I'll eat them if they are in a stirfry and not too prominent.
  • suzycreamcheese
    suzycreamcheese Posts: 1,766 Member
    mushrooms

    *boak*
  • leomentlines
    leomentlines Posts: 440 Member
    hands down celery - i cannot stand the taste they leave in my mouth - I avoid it like the plague!
  • calliope_music
    calliope_music Posts: 1,242 Member
    brussel sprouts
    lima beans
    water chestnuts (it's the texture, i don't even think they really have a taste)
    olives (WAYYYY too salty)
    mushrooms (although cooked right, i will eat them)


    other than that, i eat most other things. not a fan of radishes, but i will eat them in salad.
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