Foods only grown-ups can appreciate.

[Duncan Grant]

I nominate blue-cheese; only adults could love a flavor so unique. :9

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[Swede]

1. Olives stuffed with pimento.

I love 'em.

[AlienGirl]

5. I've loved 'em since I was a baby!

When I was learning the alphabet at about 18 months, I used to say, "...H I J K olive-pimento P!" because olives were good enough to be a letter...

Tucker

[Swede]

10. That's kinda cool.

"...H I J K olive-pimento P!" :)

[AlienGirl]

14. Yeah! The pimentos are the best part

I used to poke the pimento out of a slice of olive and wear the olive like a ring...

Of course, I also used to stick a clove of garlic on a toothpick and eat it like a sucker. I was weird.

Tucker

[Duncan Grant]

13. Oh, that's a good one!

I love 'em, too! :thumbsup: :hi:

[Radio_Lady]

39. Now that I think of it, my father used to like LIMBERGER cheese!

Oh, it was God-awful when I opened the refrigerator.

Does anyone know what I'm referring to?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

47. Ah yes, I do remember

limberger cheese...vaguely. I think that I liked it, though...Sorry!


:silly:

[Wapsie B]

51. Yes I do.

Kraft sells it in little jars. Dad loves the stuff.

[Radio_Lady]

2. Pomegranates -- they're hard to eat but interesting --

on edit: Boy, that's one BIG pomegranate!

[OldLeftieLawyer]

4. No, no

I loved pomegranates as a kid, and my kids were crazy about them, too.

All their books have red splotches on the pages...........

[Radio_Lady]

7. OK, so you had kids that splotched books --

My kids hated them because the color ruined their clothes and my tablecloths.

[Duncan Grant]

20. And beautiful, too!

I bet there are DUers in SoCal who grow them in their yards. :hi:

[lenidog]

3. I would also nominate Feta Cheese

[Radio_Lady]

11. Didn't even KNOW what feta cheese was when I was a kid --

[Duncan Grant]

23. Yep, that's another one.

I like feta in a fresh green salad (served with a glass of Retsina - mmmm)! :hi:

[lenidog]

33. It great on salads and I like it on cheeseburgers too

[lakemonster11]

68. I like it on spaghetti.

And on sandwiches. And salads, and with fries, and by itself.

:)

[Left Is Write]

24. Even Swiss cheese is a bit of an acquired taste.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

48. Love, love, love Swiss cheese!

Unfortunately, it does get moldy rather quickly, thanks to all the cute little holes...But I love the flavor. Great in sandwiches...

[Left Is Write]

91. I love it too. Swiss and Provolone are my favorite sandwich cheeses.

I also like Swiss cheese with crackers and a glass of good wine.

[Zuni]

93. I loved feta cheese when I was a kid

my mom loved greek food so i have been tight with the feta since i was a youngin

[giant_robot]

6. I couldn't eat asparagus until I after I graduated from high school...

...I love it now. Go figure.

[Duncan Grant]

25. It's a damn shame about that little side effect. :)

Great choice! (love your username, btw :thumbsup:) :D

[giant_robot]

30. Yes that side effect is.....unfortunate :)

but worth it, especially when I make risotto with asparagus and prosciutto.

And thanks! :hi:

[Zuni]

95. yum, I love asparagus

I think asparagusurine would be a good user name here :P

[OldLeftieLawyer]

8. Escargot

Asparagus

Fresh pineapple

Lamb chops

Eggplant

Bourbon

[Radio_Lady]

16. Agree with you on the eggplant -- but fresh pineapple?

My kids and grandkids BEGGED for pineapple when we were in Hawaii. They even eat it when they're home in Oregon.

Oh, my husband just told me his mother made eggplant when he was a kid and he loved it (still does).

[OldLeftieLawyer]

22. Figure this

They'd eat canned pineapple, but not fresh.

As for eggplant, I hated it as a kid, so when my kids turned their cute little noses up at it, I couldn't argue.

Now, they eat everything.

[lakemonster11]

69. That's the Kraft Mac 'n' Cheese syndrome.

There are so many kids who won't eat homemade macaroni and cheese.

[OldLeftieLawyer]

75. Exactly!

Or hamburgers made at home.

I've never even tried fixing French fries. I mean, why? We all know what would happen, right?

[happyphantom]

97. macaroni and cheese

My daughter won't eat anything but homemade!!! She hates Kraft..go figure!

[Duncan Grant]

28. I didn't eat escargot until I had to.

A few years ago, I ended up in this remarkable city in France (the name escapes me :D ) and so I had to try it. I loved it. :hi:

[punpirate]

9. Oooh, bunches of `em...

... habaneros... truffles... shiitake mushrooms... chive flowers... broccoli... artichokes... leeks... ten-year-old oak-aged claret...

[Radio_Lady]

12. Some of my grandchildren love broccoli -- I eat it because I know

that Bush, Sr. hates it.

[AlienGirl]

17. I convinced my kids to love it

...by pretending I wanted all the broccoli for myself and they couldn't have any. I'd eventually let them fight me for it, and let them have a little...

Tucker

[Radio_Lady]

18. Good strategy -- I tried that with cooked carrots once. It worked, too!

[lakemonster11]

70. My brother and I always loved broccoli.

Of course, we also used to beg our mother to make black-eyed peas, so how normal could we be?

[BikeWriter]

88. My kids loved broccoli, cheese, and rice casserole.

[Radio_Lady]

15. Habaneros? Sorry, I would never eat jalapenos, much less --

habaneros.

[punpirate]

19. Okay, I do admit...

... they're more of a drug than a food. :P

[Left Is Write]

26. I love hot peppers!

[Duncan Grant]

32. OMG, habaneros.

:hi:

[MrScorpio]

21. Artichoke hearts

Yummy!

[Fridays Child]

29. Yep

Butter, lemon...mmmmmm.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

31. I love those as a kid!

They were the treat inside of the steamed artichoke after you finished "peeling" it.


I was a bit odd, though. :eyes:

[Duncan Grant]

34. I never had 'em until I moved to California.

It took me a few times to learn how to remove the "choke" part correctly. Nice choice, Mr. S! :thumbsup: :hi:

[Lone_Star_Dem]

27. Caviar

It's defiantly not a kids food.

[Duncan Grant]

37. I can't begin to describe it.

Caviar reminds me of a less lethal version of 'pop rocks' candy - kinda squishy but with an occasional 'pop'. :) :hi:

[Radio_Lady]

38. See the DU thread on burpy fish oil supplements ---

Caviar does the same for me.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=3292108&mesg_id=3292108

[Lone_Star_Dem]

40. You notice how I didn't blame them for not liking it

I've never been a fan myself. I like your description of it, "a less lethal version of 'pop rocks' candy". You've got that right! :hi:

[EstimatedProphet]

35. Calimari

[Duncan Grant]

42. Would that be with tentacles or without? :)

I prefer without tentacles myself; deep-fried Sicilian style. :9

I still remember the first time I ordered a calamari stir-fry and it was served with tentacles - I ate it {{{shudder}}}. :hi:

[EstimatedProphet]

54. Never had it with tentacles

and I'm not sure I could.
I worked with a chinese guy a few years ago. Once for lunch he brought in squid-but it wasn't cooked. It was pink and rubbery. Looked like a stomach lining. I couldn't watch him eat it.

[evlbstrd]

36. Liver and onions with boiled lima beans.

The way mom used to cook them, they had the same texture and flavor.
I still hate 'em.

[Duncan Grant]

43. I still haven't forgiven my dad for making me eat that when I was a kid.

Yuck - the worst form of kid torture: Lima beans and liver. x( :hi:

[evlbstrd]

52. You really got them in the same meal too?

I don't know why, but I find that astounding.

[Duncan Grant]

64. Must be a regional thing.

Gag. Lima beans. Blech. :puke:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

46. What an AWFUL combo!

My mom used to cook liver and onions, and lima beans, but thank god, not at the same meal...They were bad enough at separate meals...I still hate all of those! I'd rather starve, and for me, that's something!

:puke:

[evlbstrd]

50. Yup. Absolute food torture.

She knew we weren't gonna eat it. And there were six of us kids. She still made enough for all of us.

edit for extraneous exclamation point. dammit.

[MissMillie]

99. My dad makes a GREAT liver & onions

He doesn't overcook the liver, and he serves it w/ a gravy. YUMMY!

[eleny]

41. Artichokes in olive oil - the antipasto kind in glass jars

[Duncan Grant]

44. Add fresh tomato and herbs for me please.

:9 :hi:

[eleny]

56. Yeah! with some good bread!

[Duncan Grant]

66. Pugliese!

(olive oil and balsamic vinegar, too) :9

[Spider Jerusalem]

45. Steak tartare.

[Duncan Grant]

57. Gulp. Definitely for grown-ups.

Pink I'm ok with - but red? Call me a wimp. :hi:

[BikeWriter]

71. My step-Daughter influenced me on raw beef. She ate steaks rarer...

and rarer, until she'd ask for them room temperature. I eat them the same way now. I had to start with twice the amount of meat I wanted for jerky. It would disappear before dried.

[6000eliot]

49. I'm thinking capers

[Duncan Grant]

58. That's a good one, too.

I like capers! :thumbsup: :D

[Blue in a Red State]

53. Sardines and pickled herring

Wait a second. I loved that stuff as a kid...

[AlienGirl]

60. I loved pickled fish as a kid!

[Duncan Grant]

61. Pickled herring?!

I need a friend to teach me how to enjoy that. I have learned how to enjoy one or two bites of gefilte fish at Seder but that's only once a year... :D :hi:

[Kire]

55. Lollipops that look like genitals.

It'd be illegal any other way...oh, did you say "appreciate"? ...

[Duncan Grant]

62. Sounds like a new thread, Kire.

There's a bakery near here... well, you'll just have to imagine it. :)

[KitchenWitch]

59. My 3 year old daughter LOVES bleu cheese

[Duncan Grant]

63. You're training her to be a gourmand, no? ;)

Anyone who's lucky enough to have a mom with "Kitchen" in their username probably has had a headstart on a lot of yummy things. :D :hi:

[KitchenWitch]

65. Yup - she is a foodie LOL

:hi:

[terrya]

67. Oysters - I can't imagine a child liking those.

[BikeWriter]

72. LOL! Come to the Gulf Coast! :-)

[Bridget Burke]

81. My Mom introduced us to raw oysters cautiously....

At a waterfront dive in Kemah. She was prepared for us to refuse them.

Not a chance! Yum. (Of course, we'd been eating fried seafood for years.)

[BikeWriter]

92. I lived there for several years. We may have been in the same place...

a few times. I recall one evening my ex and I took two kids each of ours and a few of their friends out to eat. We got started on crawfish and oysters on the halfshell. We made a hell of a mess, but we had a lot of fun! :)

[Deja Q]

73. Whipped cream.

Whoops! Wrong type of 'appreciate'...

[In_The_Wind]

74. strawberries and sour cream

:D

[Shell Beau]

76. Well, as a child,

I hated squash and pumpkin pie. Now those are two of my faves!

[Jessica]

77. Sushi ...

I would've cringed as a child. But now ... :9

[chickenscratching]

78. sushi is dangerous!

one piece just isn't ever enough, is it? :P

hmm..im so hungry now! :popcorn:

[Jessica]

79. Never, ever enough!

Especially the spicy rolls. I'm hungry, too. Damn. Is sushi okay for breakfast? :)

[chickenscratching]

80. ooo

i've never tried! but it sounds like it would be fantastic for breakfast!

[jswordy]

82. Brussels sprouts

I'm even gonna grow them in my garden this year. Mmmmm...steamed, with a pat of butter melting on top.

[El Fuego]

83. Beef Carpaccio

Which is raw steak.

[Andy_Stephenson]

84. MMMMMMMMMMMMM.

Caviar

[Lannes]

85. Spinach pie

Not the pastry type but the soft bread style.

[MissMillie]

86. sauerkraut!!

I love it! on a hot dog, or cooked in w/ some chops. Yummy!

[Andy_Stephenson]

87. MMMM cooked with

granny smith apples.

[lpbk2713]

89. Guacamole ... I love that stuff.

I know a lot of adults that won't even try it because it is green and gooey looking but I think I could live on guacamole and nachos alone.

[wideopen]

94. Me too!

I make a batch about once a week. I have an awesome recipe and it only takes about 10 minutes to prepare.

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

90. High fiber cereals like All Bran or Fiber One n/t

[seemunkee]

96. anchovies

Mmmmmmmm salty goodness

[Dora]

98. Liverwurst

Mmmmm. Love it. Liverwurst, one thin leaf of romaine heart, and a smear of mayo on whole wheat bread.

or on a triscuit. whatever.