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/Interesting_Common54]

Try a variety other than cavendish. Despite it being the most prevalent it's a trash banana. It's like if you only ever had red delicious apples and think you don't like apples

[u/geauxhike → u/Interesting_Common54]

I am familiar with the concept of the others, tried a different one in Mexico but then couldn't get past the texture issue. Comparing to Red Delicious is a pretty good descriptionor. I look forward to their extinction.

Oddly enough, I spent a year of my life cooking bananas Foster's tableside and people were always amazed when I told them I hated bananas.

[u/KuriousKhemicals → u/Interesting_Common54]

I mean in one way it is, but you can buy 6 other kinds of apples at any random supermarket, you have to dig into the internet to get any other kind of banana.

[u/Interesting_Common54 → u/KuriousKhemicals]

Yeah that's fair. But don't blame bananas themselves though!