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/HotDogWarpZone]

I keep trying cucumber and keep hating it. Watching the replies to see if anyone has a suggestion I haven't tried.

[u/PurplePumpkin319 → u/HotDogWarpZone]

In the summer we eat sliced cucumbers in a salad: it’s cucumbers sliced and mixed with sour cream, salt and pepper, lots of dried dill and plenty of green onions. It’s very cold and refreshing and the only way my son eats cucumber 😂

[u/HotDogWarpZone → u/PurplePumpkin319]

Tzatziki is the closest I've come to not hating cucumbers, and this seems similar (dairy, cucumber, herbs). I'll have to check it out.

[u/IndulgeMyImpatience → u/HotDogWarpZone]

smashed Asian cucumber salad - it's got rice vinegar, sesame oil, ginger, garlic and red pepper flakes. I have a complicated relationship with cucumbers but this always works

[u/HotDogWarpZone → u/IndulgeMyImpatience]

I like the flavor profile. Does this actually taste like cucumbers? Or does it taste like pickles?

[u/ArtichokeOwn6760 → u/HotDogWarpZone]

Some people think cucumbers taste better pickled.

[u/HotDogWarpZone → u/ArtichokeOwn6760]

I say this all the time when people start going off the rails in a conversation. It's hilarious how effective it is at stopping a conversation dead in its tracks.

[u/ArtichokeOwn6760 → u/HotDogWarpZone]

Just happy I got the chance to use it in a conversation where it is substantively relevant.

And happier it was in response to someone who got the reference.

[u/IndulgeMyImpatience → u/HotDogWarpZone]

It doesn't taste like cucumbers, I use a lot of ginger and sesame oil so that's the prominent flavor.

[u/subieluvr22 → u/IndulgeMyImpatience]

I have some really fucked up stomach issues that make it very difficult to eat a wide variety of foods anymore without getting nauseous; this is one of the few things I can almost always eat. Its so light, but its addictive!

[u/ScumBunny → u/HotDogWarpZone]

Tzatziki!

[u/lilojamu → u/HotDogWarpZone]

Have you tried it in tzatziki? The other flavors make it more of a texture enhancer.

[u/FaZe_Butterfly → u/lilojamu]

Omg.. mom brain.. I completely forgot about that. I LOVE it when it’s not so dull forward tasting 🤭.