What kind of food did you hate as a child and love now?

[House4kids]

I was too picky as a kid - so not that I necessarily hated something - but truth,

Never had avocado until 23 and loved it.
Ranch Dressing around same age
always had my steak med/well - love it medium now.
Only ate friend shrimp - loving it almost any way now.
Said i didn't like sour cream - loving it now as long as it is full cream - not light or fat free.

[mainebrokerman]

Originally Posted by TabulaRasa

Onions. I would always pick them out as a kid. Now I put them in and on everything.

And peas, because canned peas were the norm in my house growing up. I still don't bother with those, but frozen peas and fresh peas, I love.

tab.....thanks for posting.... two of my least favorite foods too!!

onions I stil don't like

and peas... my sister nick-named me the pea demon because I would get sick at the table if I ate them


back then,,i had to clean my plate to leave the table,,,


I never did that to my kid!

[wickedmountain]

Also pickles hated them as a kid like them now lol.

[MarciaMarshaMarcia]

Originally Posted by TabulaRasa

Onions. I would always pick them out as a kid. Now I put them in and on everything.

Lol, this brought back an old memory of my daughter as a child; she always had a little pile of onion pieces picked out of her food, on the side of her plate. Now, she uses them a lot more than I do!

[jgtheone]

There are too many things to list lol.

One that sticks out is parmesan cheese. I used to despise the stuff, the smell of it would make me cry (when I was little lol.)

Now I can't live without the stuff.

[Rowan123]

Nothing that I can think of. When I reflect back my tastes have been surprisingly consistent. I've always loved blue cheese dressing (even as a toddler according to my mother) and I still like it. I never liked beets and still don't (although I will occasionally try them because I know they're good for me).

I'm not a picky eater though so that may be why. The only "rule" I have is that except in rare combinations, I don't like mixing savory and sweet.

[Gorges]

Easy. Onions! My mom used to have to mince them fine and hide them from me. Now I can't imagine cooking without onions and I like them chopped into very large chunks.

[Gerania]

While my mother could cook any number of tasty dishes, she killed green vegetables, and some other colors as well. I used to eat spinach at the neighbor's house and didn't taste broccoli until I was a teen. Mom didn't like broccoli.