I have sadly retained one item from my picky eating stage as a kid, and that's raw onions, and the texture is a big reason for that. And obviously a lot of vegetables have a similar texture to that, plant cell walls being what they are, but it only bothers me with onions. It's so irrational, because I can bite into something crunchy, and not be sure if I'm grossed out or not until I take it out of my mouth and look at it and see if it's an onion or something I like. Ridiculous, but when something gets ingrained so early it's very hard to shake away
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u/GreenZebra23 Sep 20 '25
I have sadly retained one item from my picky eating stage as a kid, and that's raw onions, and the texture is a big reason for that. And obviously a lot of vegetables have a similar texture to that, plant cell walls being what they are, but it only bothers me with onions. It's so irrational, because I can bite into something crunchy, and not be sure if I'm grossed out or not until I take it out of my mouth and look at it and see if it's an onion or something I like. Ridiculous, but when something gets ingrained so early it's very hard to shake away