from an old line cook group
Wait but does the paper towel thing work?
I know the cilantro example is famous, but as a super taster and having other people with the gene onions are very divisive. For me, anything more than a hint is overpoweringly disgusting and the idea of actually biting into one directly fills me with dread.
Onion powder and garlic powder are both very preferable to the actual substance taste wise.
If you know someone in your life that really likes diet soda and other artificially sweetened things and even prefers it to the regular, they just might be a super taster.
If you know someone that finds wine, beer, tea and coffee horrifically bitter to the point that they can’t even understand how you enjoy it. They may also be a super taster.
If you know someone that complains Seltzer’s like white claw and lacroix are absurdly bitter and completely disgusting. That is likely because they can taste a profile called bitter two, which is prevalent in these things because they are a super taster.
I know nobody will read this and learn to quit bitching at people about what they like, but I figured I’d at least try.
Now that I’m done being reasonable:
Why don’t you stop pussyfooting around with weak bitch shit like onions and actually use some real fucking spices from India and Mexico? Onions are for mayo loving losers afraid of burning their tender tongues, miss me with that shit.
What if I love plain sparkling water, black (loose) tea, dark chocolate, unsweetened espresso? Enjoy the taste of plain (real, not American) bread with olive oil or butter on its own? Hate food spicier than butter chicken?
Am I a super taster or the opposite? I joke that I have the palate of a medieval peasant, though I’m guessing they wouldn’t have enjoyed dark chocolate or undiluted coffee/tea.
shit like onions and actually use some real fucking spices from India and Mexico
… but… India eats a lot of onions… because as great as the spices are, onions are also great. You can have both. You should have both.
How are you for Mushrooms? Also a supertaster and I just cannot understand how anyone can eat them - they’re so oppressively fungal.
Them and Jalapenos (nearly all pungent peppers in fact) are the two people always pull the “HoW cAn’T yOu LiKe It It’S sO gOoD!!” reaction with me…
Canned sliced button mushrooms are pretty easy to eat.
I mostly eat the fun kind of mushrooms which are very unpleasant to get down but worth the health benefits.
For jalapeños and other peppers, the pithy center is where most of the pungency comes from. It’s also more bitter than the rear of the pepper. If you chop into quarters lengthwise, it’s easy to cut the seeds and pith away from the flesh. You’re the left with a milder, sweeter result.
… in case you’re in an experimental mood.
I appreciate the suggestion!
It’s not the pungency that’s an issue though, but the flavor of the pepper itself - it absolutely overwhelms every other ingredient in the dish with a quite unpleasant flavor, even when pith, seeds and ends have been removed. The same is true of bell peppers, though I find them less overpoweringly strong flavored. There are a few varieties that don’t do it - Pequin peppers are quite munchable, as are bird’s eyes, but the staple ‘spicy’ peppers in the US (ancho, jalapeno, habanero, poblano, aleppo, cayenne, tobasco, chipotle, etc) all unfortunately fall under the heading of “blechy” for me…
nonions
I didn’t like onions as a kid, turns out my mother just sucks at cooking.
I thought my parents’ cooking was great, until I grew up and started cooking myself, and discovered I had a talent for it. Now I realize my parents couldn’t cook at all.
Now life is reversed, and I’m taking care of my Mom (Dad’s gone), and I do ALL the cooking.
I still despise onions though. That wasn’t my Mom’s cooking, I just despise onions. And green peppers.
It isn’t about growing up, onions just taste terrible to some people, the way cilantro or asparagus tastes bad to some. I know a guy who is fine with onions, but feels the way I feel toward them about CUCUMBERS, of all things. They basically taste like water, but he can’t stand to be in the same room with one.
I always liked onions in things. In fact I liked all things kids were supposed to hate… Except for eggplant. I just don’t like eggplant.
i once got in trouble at school for putting too much broccoli on my plate
What?!
yeah the teacher raised her voice and told me i should leave some for others (only like a quarter of my plate was broccoli and i only took one plate of food and u know… broccoli isn’t the most popular thing out there)
she was a substitute teacher when our teacher was sick and was a bit weird in general. after her shifts at our class, she was never a substitute teacher for our class again so after she was gone i kept going as usual and nobody complained ever again xD
this was somewhere around grade 3 to 6, probably 4th or 5th
There has always been a lot of poorly cooked eggplant going around. It has a ton moisture that needs to be drawn out through salt and/or roasting and frying to make it not be mushy.
Cooked properly crispy it can be delicious.
Remove skin. Slice. Cook on medium heat until most moisture has been drawn out. Add olive oil, salt, black pepper and tomato paste. Serve with rice and grilled meat.
It also absorbs oil like crazy, so you have to be careful and when and how you introduce fats.
My reasons for not liking eggplant is weird even to me. But there are a few ways I can eat it.
Children often just want sweets and unhealthy snacks, and it’s up to adults to make sure they get the nutrition their little bodies require. If a grown ass adult decides they don’t want to eat something, though, they likely have tried it and have their reasons for avoiding it. It’s really nobody else’s damned business.
Fuck onions and fuck god.
I tried that once but I cried the entire time. So did god.
I tried that once but it made my dick hurt.
The onions or god?
I love onions but OP needs to fuck right off with dictating how other folks should deal with food.
You should fuck right off for saying fuck right off.
How about I forcefeed you moldy spinach
(in lackey voice) Yeah, you tell em OP!
If you are into people vomiting on you, go right ahead.
You know what. I should. I should grow up. I already love onions. But this sends a message.
If you judge what other people eat
You should try: Growing the hell up
If I grow any more up the doctors will think I’m addicted to viagra
Claiming ED is a strange flex but you do you
Nah. I’ll judge the fuck out of dudes pushing 40 who still can’t cook anything other than instant ramen.
I would agree, but my sil used to only eat chicken nuggets and canned green beans. In their family growing up, food was not for enjoyment, it was strictly for calories. Both her husband and I have been working on expanding her palate (we got her hooked on gyro a few years back. That was a happy moment for her family).
We don’t and didn’t judge her, we just wanted her to be able to enjoy nicer meals. Her husband is a great cook, so he’s gotten to vicariously experience amazing foods for the first time again. I would be envious, but I get this experience with my nieces and nephews (only four of them have parents who can cook well). It’s a great feeling, sharing delicious foods with loved ones, and also rubbing in your siblings’ faces that their kids aren’t picky when you cook for them.
We don’t and didn’t judge her
So, this is an entirely separate case from the OP, then.
not entirely sure. our [not understanding why she didn’t like food that tastes good] probably felt like judgment at times, even though we didn’t want it to.
If god gives you onions, squeeze them for onion juice!
Also, fuck lemon-cutting ninjas.
Okay but grilled onions, gravy and sausages is peak
Love onions, but they give me migraines
Both raw and cooked? I’ve heard some people can tolerate cooked but not raw. Either way that’s a rough deal; onions are in so many dishes.
That is the most unfair thing I have heard today. I remember getting that list of potential migraine trigger and thinking it was every single food or habit anyone could eat or do. I know they are trying to make you feel some control but it always felt so blamey. Mine were mostly hormonal and not something I could fix but now managed with menopause plus a small dose of estrogen & progesterone, the same amount every day so no swings. Which leaves relaxation as my only remaining trigger. A coffee in the evening on Friday usually prevents that.
But onion? That is hard. They are so foundational to cooking.
How is relaxation a trigger? I’ve never heard of that and am genuinely curious, because usually triggers are the opposite: lack of rest, overexertion, etc.
Mine always started with my period before, and I almost couldn’t get one at any other time. But that time of month is a sharp drop in energy and progesterone, I think the relaxation is the same sort of thing - a sharp drop in stress will trigger a migraine, they come while I am sleeping.
I expect that if it were possible to be relaxed at all times it would not be all migraine, it’s the change that is the problem.
Did have to give up fasting, that always did also result in a migraine but again, it only would start while I was asleep.
Interesting, I wonder if it’s a stress hormone withdrawal thing (kind of like caffeine withdrawal, another common headache/migraine trigger). I hope you are able to find a good balance! Not being able to relax sounds like it’s own kind of hell.
Raw onions on my hotdog 🌭🧅
With ketchup of course.
Nsfw
I loooooove onions.
But… FODMAPs… Ugh.
No more onions or garlic or mushrooms for me except for a once in a while splurge and regret.
What is fodmaps?
Sounds like a datatype a 2000’s era game engine uses
Food that gives you gas. The more veggies I eat the more I burp and fart.
Wait garlic and onions are high fodmap foods?
I am going to have to laugh at the next MD who thinks they know what I should eat better than I do. They always recommend low fodmap.
Yeah the whites of all onions and their cousins are high fodmap. Green onions are ok in moderation, and the green parts of leeks.
Hey, hey there Robert Kennedy, just settle down and take your ivermectin. Your brain worm is acting up again.
that worm died and you know it
/uj they tend to recommend i eat foods i’m allergic to, because they refuse to read medical records. US doctors are effective at regurgitating information but not actually thinking through problems.
As much as I’m on team pro-science, doctors are not omniscient, and lots of people have the experience of needing to direct their medical care at some point in their lives. Blindly accepting medical advice can be just as harmful as “doing your own research,” as any woman who’s gotten the old “have you considered that you’re faking it?” or “but your labs are fine so…” run-around can attest.
