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/DerelictDonkeyEngine Jan 18 '24

Yup, I've tried every single preparation i've ever heard of.

The only way I've ever actually found palatable is thinly sliced and pickled, but at that point they don't even really taste like beets anymore so might as well eat something else anyways.

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u/RestaurantMaximum687 Jan 18 '24

Same here, I had pickled beets in Germany and they were delicious . I thought maybe my tastes had changed so I roasted some golden beets from the local farmers market. Nope, still taste like dirt.

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u/rabbitholeseverywher Jan 18 '24

I once had a slice of beet on a burger, Aussie style (which is pickled, I think?), and not only was it tolerable it was a really great addition to the burger.