Not sure why or when our taste buds change and tell us that NOW we love a certain food, when we used to hate it before. What are those foods for you?
I brought that up during the morning show, and Brent in Solon sent this awesome story:
“Oysters CC!
Grandma put quarters in our soup and said if we wanted them we had to eat! Somehow I ALWAYS ate those quarters!!!
Luv um now!!”
For me it’s fish, tomatoes and cottage cheese. Those three foods I used to despise growing up, but now I LOVE them. I think the switch happened in my mid 30s? As a kid, dad would take me and my brothers fishing a lot. We’d bring our fish home, and I just remember how NASTY it smelled. Dad would fry them up, and I would have no part of it. Now, I love all kinds of fish, except shrimp. I don’t like the texture of shrimp, but will eat it if it’s battered and fried. Salmon is DEF my favorite!
I remember in grade school, we’d always get cottage cheese on our lunch trays. Our teacher made us eat everything before we could leave, and I remember gagging every time I had to eat the cottage cheese. Now, I buy at least 3 tubs of it every week! I’ll eat it plain or with fruit.
As far as tomatoes go… I wouldn’t go near them! I still won’t eat them by themselves, but love tomatoes on sandwiches and salads.
What foods did you used to hate, but now love? When did the switch happen?
