Acquired taste for human flesh

Vitaliorange · 12-12-2013 03:07PM #1

What food or drink have you only begun to like after initially being disgusted by it?

For me I'd say, guinness, olives and coffee.

SV · 12-12-2013 03:07PM

Brocolli, loves the stuff now I do.

doncarlos · 12-12-2013 03:08PM

Vitaliorange wrote: »

What food or drink have you only begun to like after initially being disgusted by it?

For me I'd say, guinness, olives and coffee.

Curry, spicy food, garlic.

I don't like any of three you've listed so maybe time to try them again

Vitaliorange · 12-12-2013 03:10PM

doncarlos wrote: »

Curry, spicy food, garlic.

I don't like any of three you've listed so maybe time to try them again

Im still in the transition with olives, slightly disgusted and slightly intrigued. Its only a matter of time until Imake the full switch over.

MonstaMash · 12-12-2013 03:13PM

Fried placenta...looked gross, tasted great

rainbowdrop · 12-12-2013 03:13PM

Twiglets!!

Frank Black · 12-12-2013 03:14PM

Olives.
Mussels
Onions
Beer

SV · 12-12-2013 03:14PM

MonstaMash wrote: »

Fried placenta...looked gross, tasted great

Oh god just no, that makes me retch. I know you're probably joking but some people have done that and..ugh.

Yellow121 · 12-12-2013 03:16PM

Cac.

MonstaMash · 12-12-2013 03:16PM

SV wrote: »

Oh god just no, that makes me retch. I know you're probably joking but some people have done that and..ugh.

Not joking, me & my significant other shared it on the birth of our first child...even though I pointed out to her that it's practically cannabalism :pac::pac::pac:

SV · 12-12-2013 03:17PM

MonstaMash wrote: »

Not joking, me & my significant other shared it on the birth of our first child...even though I pointed out to her that it's practically cannabalism :pac::pac::pac:

No joke, just got sick in my mouth.

everything about that is disgusting. If my OH wanted to do that she'd be a single mother pretty fast.

Links234 · 12-12-2013 03:18PM

I don't know if it counts because it might just be tastes maturing as I grew up, but garlic was something I loathed as a kid, downright hated it. Love it as an adult.

I was gonna say haggis but then I thought no, because I loved that the first time I tried it.

cantdecide · 12-12-2013 03:20PM

Blue cheese and goats cheese. Nearly gawked the first time I tried them years ago. Can't get enough now!

ElleEm · 12-12-2013 03:22PM

Wine is definitely an acquired taste. I hated it for years but love it now. Only white though, the red stuff is still muck!

gobnaitolunacy · 12-12-2013 03:23PM

Anything spicy, coffee, beer and Vegimite.

super_furry · 12-12-2013 03:23PM

Anchovies. Still have to be prepared to eat one one a pizza.

Frank Black · 12-12-2013 03:28PM

Has anyone mentioned vagina yet?

D-FENS · 12-12-2013 03:28PM

The white of an egg, always hated the taste and texture of it.
Wouldn't be addicted to them now but would usually have a stab at eating them if cooked right

And mushy peas, used to stink out the house cooking and served with a sunday roast, would almost ruin it. But dont' mind a dollop or two these days with a burdocks fish supper

Mr. CooL ICE · 12-12-2013 03:30PM

Pretty much every vegetable. Was never a fan of them growing up, but healthy phases forced me to find new ways of preparing them.

Parboil carrots and broccoli for 2 mins, remove and set aside. Throw in a bit knob of butter into the pot, cook down some chopped spinach, add back in the carrot and broccoli and season with salt + pepper, and some ground cumin if so inclined. Makes one tasty mound of veggy goodness

callaway92 · 12-12-2013 03:33PM

Probably Mayonnaise. Kind of annoyed in a way since it's so bad for you but my god it's so tasty!!

Aglomerado · 12-12-2013 03:47PM

D-FENS wrote: »

And mushy peas, used to stink out the house cooking and served with a sunday roast, would almost ruin it. But dont' mind a dollop or two these days with a burdocks fish supper

+1 for mushy peas. I always thought they were rank and smelled of arse. I'll eat them with fish and chips now though.

clappyhappy · 12-12-2013 03:52PM

I have always hated shell fish, the only one I would eat was oysters. About 2 months ago I watched Michel Roux cook some mussels and I thought they looked very appetising. Went out for a meal about a week later, ordered them as a started and now can't get enough of them. Still hate lobster and prawns.

Dolbert · 12-12-2013 03:55PM

I like babies but I couldn't eat a whole one.

Sleepy · 12-12-2013 04:26PM

It took me all of 2 hours and 5 free pints to acquire a taste for Guinness during a promotion night they had in the middle of my first week of college.

It's the best marketing move I've ever seen any company pull off. Surprised they don't do it any more.

irish_goat · 12-12-2013 04:27PM

Sleepy wrote: »

It's the best marketing move I've ever seen any company pull off. Surprised they don't do it any more.

They have Diageo day every September.

Sleepy · 12-12-2013 04:35PM

The point is Guinness is an acquired taste, it usually takes more than one pint of it before someone that young actually enjoys the taste of it and AFAIK, Arthurs Day doesn't involve free pints?

Casey78 · 12-12-2013 04:36PM

Rare steak. Use to be horrified by it but wouldn't cook/eat it any other way now.

Ilyana 2.0 · 12-12-2013 04:42PM

Coffee and wine took a lot of getting used to, especially red wine. Now it's my favourite alcoholic drink

Pate was another one; hated it when I was younger but now it's probably one of the best things about Christmas for me

Galadriel · 12-12-2013 04:42PM

I took the thread title literally :eek:

irish_goat · 12-12-2013 04:47PM

Sleepy wrote: »

The point is Guinness is an acquired taste, it usually takes more than one pint of it before someone that young actually enjoys the taste of it and AFAIK, Arthurs Day doesn't involve free pints?

You can get free pints, depends on the pub though. After one pint they might think "this isn't too bad, I'll chance another" and then they're on it all night.

The reason it's an acquired taste is because of the bitterness. Humans aren't supposed to like bitter things as it's generally a sign in nature that a plant is poisonous or inedible, hence why a lot of people baulk at their first taste of a hoppy beer.

Hesh's Umpire · 12-12-2013 04:53PM

Custard.
Bell peppers.
Scallops.

Acquired taste for human flesh

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