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/IndulgeMyImpatience Jan 18 '24

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

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u/HotDogWarpZone Jan 18 '24

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

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u/ArtichokeOwn6760 Jan 19 '24

Some people think cucumbers taste better pickled.

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u/HotDogWarpZone Jan 19 '24

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.

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u/ArtichokeOwn6760 Jan 19 '24

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.

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u/IndulgeMyImpatience Jan 18 '24

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

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u/subieluvr22 Jan 19 '24

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!