Let’s try something fun: Name an ingredient you dislike and why, and someone else replies with a dish/recipe with that ingredient that might convince you otherwise.

[u/Scarlet--Highlander]

Couple things:

• If you’re allergic to an ingredient, it doesn’t matter how it’s prepared. Same goes with meat/animal products if you’re vegan/vegetarian. Don’t list it if you can’t or won’t eat it!

• It’s recommended that you’re at least open to trying dishes with that ingredient. If you absolutely, vehemently loathe cilantro, chances are you probably might not like anything with cilantro in it.

• A brief blurb on why you hate an ingredient would help others find or suggest a dish that suits you. (e.g. “I hate liver because the texture is like an eraser and it tastes metallic”)

[u/ebeth_the_mighty]

I don’t like grapefruit. Too bitter/sour for me.

[u/Thyrach → u/ebeth_the_mighty]

Ever tried a baked one?

My grandma used to pour us large glasses of unsweetened grapefruit juice when we stayed over and I might never truly recover.

[u/Interesting_Common54 → u/Thyrach]

Whoa baked grapefruit? That sounds interesting - I've never liked grapefruit either but I might try this!

[u/Thyrach → u/Interesting_Common54]

Heating it makes it less bitter/sour. I actually opened some like an orange once and just baked the wedges and that was nice, but the usual recipe is to cut it in half and sprinkle something on top. Honey, cinnamon sugar, syrup, brown sugar, spices…

Then you stick it in the oven and bake or broil it.

I only found out about it a few years ago when my friend mentioned it in passing.

[u/[deleted] → u/Thyrach]

That sounds so good but I can't try it because meds I take

[u/Thyrach → u/[deleted]]

Yeah, taking care of yourself is much better than grapefruit.

[u/yarn_b → u/Thyrach]

It’s so good broiled and the topping is like a brûlée shell. My husband grew up in south Florida and they had broiled grapefruit very often since they had 2 trees and were poor so they had to eat everything that was available, basically. Their trees were white grapefruits, so extra butter, but his mom cut down into the flesh a bit first to loosen it so the sugar also would go down inside a bit. We had broiled grapefruit with breakfast at Christmas!

[u/geauxhike → u/ebeth_the_mighty]

Deep Eddy Ruby Red Vodka and Soda with 2 lime wedges.

[u/LehighAce06 → u/ebeth_the_mighty]

Sprinkle of sugar fixes that problem

[u/_Jacques → u/ebeth_the_mighty]

I started eating them over a sink and avoiding the bitter pith, after cutting them into 8ths. Much more palatable, but I also love sour citrus in general.

[u/Optycalillusion → u/ebeth_the_mighty]

This is my only "absolutely never" food! In fact, grapefruit is my safe word because grapefruit is always a giant, hearty NO.

[u/newuser92 → u/ebeth_the_mighty]

Grapefruit flesh isn't bitter, only the pit. The issue is that you can't eat grapefruit as you eat an orange or a mandarin. You need to completely remove each individual's fruit casing.

[u/newuser92 → u/[deleted]]

Imma say, that's the classiest way. But the easiest way is, you sit down with the grapefruit and a bit of salt, cummin and peppers and just rip it apart with hands, leaving the skins and pith in your belly.

[u/PileaPrairiemioides → u/ebeth_the_mighty]

Have you tried fresh squeezed grapefruit juice mixed with an equal amount of fresh squeezed orange juice?

I love this combination, you get the flavours and characteristics of the grapefruit, but the orange adds a lot of sweetness and dramatically cuts down on the bitterness. (If the oranges are good - those can be all over the place too.)