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MICHALECOLE posted...

Why were they the butt of every food joke when I was a kid? Them and Brussels sprouts, and those are delicious as well

Probably because a lot of people don't like them.

The funny thing is, people have different taste buds. And they change over time, based on your prior diet and your age in general. So you may love both, but someone else might loathe both.

Brussels sprouts actually fall into another category - where they tend to have a bitterness to them that adults don't necessarily taste as much as some kids do (children can often taste bitter flavors stronger in general, which is why the whole "kids hate vegetables" idea is a thing). So adults force their kids to eat them, the kids find them disgusting, and then never want to eat them again. But then some of those kids try them again years later, after their tastes have changed, and wind up liking them. But some people will never like them.

How you cook foods can also go a long way to whether or not people wind up liking or hating them. You can easily change the flavor of foods if you overcook them, undercook them, or even just broil versus boil them. Someone may hate a food because their mother always overcooked and ruined it when they were kids, while someone else may love it because their mom cooked it perfectly and made it taste much better.
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