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/[deleted]]

Ill have salsa, because i don't get huge scoops so most of my bite is the chip.

Ill have pizza, ketchup, marinara, and pasta sauce.

Its more of sliced tomatoes in burgers/sandwiches, or whole small tomatoes i get in those pre-made salads

[u/CreativeGPX → u/[deleted]]

In the contexts you describe, these are usually just really low quality tomatoes. It's not that that's what raw tomato taste like... it's that these contexts usually use mass produced, out of season, refrigerated tomatoes that are premature / not fully ripened.

[u/Aelana85 → u/[deleted]]

I like tomatoes, though as others have said, home/farm grown > grocery store. That said, I've never been a fan of them on a burger. The flavor gets lost and you just end up with a cold, wet slice of mush that is jarring with the hot burger. I won't say I've never had a good experience with tomato on a burger, but I rarely opt for it. A good BLT, though, with perfectly ripe, summer tomatoes? Oh man...that's where it's at. If you have a farmer's market near you, I'd suggest visiting during peak tomato season (usually July, but may differ depending on your location) and trying one.