February 18, 2003
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Is there a food or dish you detested as a child that you like as an adult?

No, pretty much the same.

Keri-Jade, 23
Brampton, Ontario CANADA

There were a lot of veggies that I wouldn't eat as a child and now I do (broccoli, asparagus, peppers, onions), but there are still some that I don't eat. I guess you can't like everything!

Tracy, 24
Ocean City, NJ USA

when I was younger, I'd have given up and homemade meal for a burger and fries from some fast food joint. Now I work at Burger king and every time I eat some real home cooked delight I die and am reborn. God damn, real food sounds great right now.

A-Dog, 20
Eugene, OR USA

I'd have to say most vegetables. My mother bought canned vegetables and canned peas have to be the worst. Fresh or frozen peas are OK, which I never had until I got married and my husband ate them.

Janet, 45
E. Brunswick, NJ USA

Lobster. It looked really weird, so I wouldn't touch it. Now I love it.

Cathie, 53
Novi, MI USA

Lasagna.

Alias Irrelevante

My mother was wise enough not to allow us to make fetishes of our food dislikes. We didn't have to eat it--but we weren't allowed to complain. Consequently I don't remember my childish dislikes.

Jill, 61
Saylorsburg, PA USA

Mushrooms. I hated them as a child but just love them now... raw in salads and cooked on a steak or burger.. even in soup or stew. Just love em!

Fisch, 47
Preston, CT USA

As a child and adult I never would eat fish. I didn't like vegtables. Didn't care for fruit. As an mature adult I like all of it.

Laney, 60
TX USA

i hated fish....i wouldnt eat any kind of it when i was younger, but now i love it. i used to always pick mushrooms off pizza, but now i sometimes even order it with mushrooms on it.

Cara, 18
Valparasio, IN USA

Several vegetables, like broccoli and salad, although I'm still not a big veggie eater.

Judy, 62
Easton, KS USA

Actually, most everything that I detested as a child I now detest as an adult. My mom loved cooking for me.

Doug2, 30
Kansas City, KS USA

I detested liver as a child. When I became and adult I discovered that there were more sophisticated preparations of liver that I enjoyed, as they did not have the unpleasant texture I associated with it.

Jane, 63
West Linn, OR USA

Squash and amazingly popcorn which is now my most favorite food.

Felicia, 37
Lowell, MA USA

Most vegetables. I still don't like pancakes all that much.

Laura, 38
Lowell, MA USA

The only foods I can think of that I detested are liver, and rutabagas. I still detest liver but I can now stomach rutabagas. I don't like it much though.

Reba, 57
Gaithersburg, MD USA

Salad Dressing - any kind. When I was younger, I always thought it was gross because of it's strange smell. Then, when I was 24, I tried it for the first time and loved it. I still haven't tried all of them, but I like most of them that I have tried. In fact, I love Italian and Ranch.

William, 27
Orange County, CA USA

Not really. I was mostly afraid to try new foods as a kid; I think I would have liked some of them (like lemon pepper chicken) if I tried them. There were some liquids (plain milk, water) that I wouldn't touch as a kid that I'll drink now. I'm still very picky and I still don't like to try new
foods--but that's mostly because when I'm in a situation where I might try a new food, I'm on the
spot (as in, my friend's mom cooked the meal or something). I'd rather be rude and not eat something than be rude by gagging or making an unpleasant face.

Karen, 23
Ames, IA USA

Anything green or anything that looked like a vegetable. My family would mark it on the calendar if I would eat one.

KarenNJ
Milltown, NJ USA

SourKraut (sp?)

Stephanie, 25
TX USA

Broccoli.

Aly, 17
Cardiff UK

Shrimp

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