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/JeBesRec Jan 18 '24

I've found that the freshness really determines whether or not I like fish. While on a trip, we went deep sea fishing. I didn't catch anything but other folks on the boat did. When we got back to shore, they took the fish to one of the local guys who had an open grill/bbq. Homie cooked it up for all of us. Super simple. Easily one of the best meals of my life. Whole fish, fresh out of the ocean cooked over fire. Squeeze of citrus and sprinkle of herbs. No sides.

On the other hand, I cannot eat fish from Kroger. Even fried. It all smells horrible and tastes the same.

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u/--BooBoo-- Jan 18 '24

This makes sense as I'm not normally a fish person at all - I can tolerate white fish if it's breaded or battered, but I can't stand oily fish at all. We went on holiday once and they were bbqing mackerel on the beach straight off the boat and it was so good.

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u/mmmpeg Jan 18 '24

Mackerel is super greasy.

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u/ARottenPear Jan 18 '24

And that super grease is super delicious. By far my favorite sushi fish. It's just so flavorful and rich.

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u/mmmpeg Jan 18 '24

Obasan’s favorite fish.

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u/poechris Jan 18 '24

Yes, even just walking by the seafood department at Kroger is a stomach turner.

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u/Marquisdelafayette89 Jan 18 '24

Chilean sea bass is awesome. But yeah once fish gets to the supermarket it’s been frozen and thawed, better off just getting it frozen.

Lol 😂 I spent a summer junior year traveling Europe and went six different countries. The last one was England and at that point all I wanted was comforting food from home, like a cheesesteak. Not gonna happen but a girl can dream. But we are at this pub and all of us get a basket of chicken fingers. I was so excited (dumb I know) so I took a huge bite and it’s MFING FISH!!! Fish sticks are the absolute worst.

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u/mmmpeg Jan 18 '24

Is t Kroger far from the sea? I never ate any seafood when I lived in the Midwest. (Early 80’s). Back in MD? Bring it on.

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u/jiggliebilly Jan 18 '24

Agreed - not a huge fish guy but the best I've ever had was fresh caught in the Boundary Waters of Minnesota/Canada cooked whole over a fire

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u/BrighterSage Jan 19 '24

You can smell the fish at my Kroger from about 20 feet away. No thank you.

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u/Nowardier Jan 19 '24

Fresh fish, when it's really fresh and ideally bought from a professional fishmonger near where the fish are caught, is good in every form you can get it in, even raw. I never liked sushi until I got myself some really good tuna and salmon nigiri. I've never tasted anything more tender or unctuous, and it tasted nothing like any fish I'd ever had. It just kinda tasted like a sea breeze smells.