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[–] Le_Wokisme@hexbear.net 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

i was coerced into eating broccolli once as a child and it was so awful i've never subjected myself to it a second time

[–] infuziSporg@hexbear.net 1 points 10 hours ago

I was coerced into eating creamed spinach as a child and while I won't eat plain cold creamed spinach, I love spinach salads and spanakopita and palak paneer.

Try broccoli steamed, with plum vinegar on it.

[–] LeeeroooyJeeenkiiins@hexbear.net 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Le_Wokisme@hexbear.net 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

doubt

you can't address the textural revulsions without obliterating the plant, and even pureed it would retain the disgusting flavors.

[–] ElChapoDeChapo@hexbear.net 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Have you tried just getting a broccoli dish from a Chinese restaurant?

They're everywhere and it's probably the best broccoli you'll get eating out for cheap

[–] Le_Wokisme@hexbear.net 2 points 1 day ago

i assume panda express doesn't count

[–] LeeeroooyJeeenkiiins@hexbear.net 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Do you like cabbage or kale or other brassicas

[–] Le_Wokisme@hexbear.net 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

i had some ramen with cabbage in it but whatever cultivar and the cooking it was basically just lettuce

It should have a taste more like broccoli but kinda different but also a very different texture, if it's crunchy it's more bulky and crunchy than lettuce, if it's cooked, well, you don't usually cook lettuce. Napa cabbage is kinda thinner so it was probably that

Anyway i wish i could cook for you. One of my coworkers is an older lady who frequently tells me that i'm the only person who can get her to try new food, she didn't like beets but she likes my beets, she didn't like brussel sprouts but likes my brussel sprouts.

Are you vegan? If so have you had them steamed and drizzled in garlic butter (margarine)? What about the texture in particular do you not like? Do you find it bitter?

There's a lot of bitter compounds in brassicas including iirc oxalates in broccoli but blanching can help wash some of the water soluble stuff out