Jeez, when are you old enough to say "no, I really DON'T want to try that food?"

[Senegoid]

@silenus

It took Bush the Elder becoming President before people would listen to him about not liking Brussels sprouts.

@twickster

Broccoli.

Didja all know that Brussels sprouts = broccoli? Also = kale, cauliflower, et many al.

I learned it right here on The Straight Dope Message Board!

@Colibri

Same species, actually.

The cabbage Brassica oleracea has a very large number of distinct cultivars. Cabbage, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, kale, collard greens, cauliflower, and kohlrabi all belong to the same botanical species.