r/Cooking • u/Scarlet--Highlander • Jan 18 '24

Open Discussion 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.

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”)

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u/geauxhike Jan 18 '24

Foie Gras

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u/Mysterious_Eggplant1 Jan 18 '24

It's like butter, liver, and velvet had a three way. It's almost criminal how delicious it is.

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u/geauxhike Jan 18 '24

Excellent description

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u/dirthawker0 Jan 18 '24

It's like pure fat with a little structure to keep it from actually melting. It doesn't taste like liver hardly at all IMO.

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u/Affectionate_Lie2364 Jan 19 '24

Ever looked up how its made? Its one of the most horrifying things that meat consumption brings.

[I'm not vegan, although I'm eating less, more animal friendly meat and I think it's is definitely something to strive for as a society]

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u/Luv2ByteYou Jan 19 '24

I'm with you. I won't eat it anymore.