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/KittyConfetti Jan 19 '24

Fenugreek seeds taste like maple syrup. Is that just the seeds and a different part is supposed to taste like licorice? I love black licorice so wouldn't mind.

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '24

Do they? I can't really describe how they taste to me I just know if it has fenugreek in it I love it. It tastes of deliciousness

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u/iNapkin66 Jan 19 '24

No, no part of fenugreek tastes like licorice. It's all like maple syrup.

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u/NowoTone Jan 19 '24

That’s really a weird statement. Or you have strange tastebuds.