# More Doper Diet Data - Which Vegetables Do You Dislike (Poll)? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [October 25, 2023, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-doper-diet-data-which-vegetables-do-you-dislike-poll/992085 "2023-10-25T16:31:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-doper-diet-data-which-vegetables-do-you-dislike-poll/992085/41 "2023-10-25T20:03:24Z")
Onion and tomato. Both are absolutely vile in raw form and ruin whatever the have been put in; both have uses cooked in various ways. I can eat caramelized onions as a meal by themselves, but otherwise, onions where they “don’t belong” (such as on pizza) will ruin many dishes. ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-doper-diet-data-which-vegetables-do-you-dislike-poll/992085/42 "2023-10-25T20:12:17Z")
I’d happily eat any of these vegetables, even the few I haven’t tried before. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-doper-diet-data-which-vegetables-do-you-dislike-poll/992085/43 "2023-10-25T20:14:49Z")
Oh, and I despise hot peppers, which wasnt a choice. Bell peppers and pepperoncinis are fine. It is my theory that eating hot peppers kills your taste buds, and leaves one unable to taste anything subtle, and then one craves hotter and hotter. ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-doper-diet-data-which-vegetables-do-you-dislike-poll/992085/44 "2023-10-25T20:51:26Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > So which are mangetout? I wasn’t claiming that snow peas and sugar snap peas are the same cultivars, just that they are the two things that could be referenced by “mangetout”, based on the dictionary definition i just looked up, and that they differ in that snow peas are eaten young. The picture I saw when I googled “mangetout” looked like snow peas. But I don’t know whether it’s used to refer to both; it’s not used at all around here. – according to @Treppenwitz’s cite they’re snow peas. > [@ParallelLines](#): > > what I dislike _more_ is the semi-recent trend (low carb and otherwise) to try to use it as a substitute for various starches, such as faux rice, mashed potatoes, and pizza crusts. It _at best_ mimics the size or texture of such things, but is so dissimilar in flavor that it amplifies my pre-existing dislike to active hate levels. Probably not 100% fair to cauliflower, but that’s how it is for me. I like cauliflower, and don’t mind it as a substitute – except that it’s much less filling than the things it’s supposed to substitute for. So I’m either going to want my potatoes/rice/wheat after all, or I’m going to eat a lot extra of something else. I like onions and garlic, either raw or cooked, in/on nearly anything. And give me the pungent onions, please; the sweets are mostly tasteless. I like nearly everything on that list, except okra, celery, beets, and fava beans. Fava beans just taste wrong to me somehow. Maybe I’ve got the Mediterranean-descent fava intolerance and my body’s trying to warn me? No immediate reaction from a mouthful or two, but I think it doesn’t work like that. ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-doper-diet-data-which-vegetables-do-you-dislike-poll/992085/45 "2023-10-25T20:56:39Z")
Okra was the only food our dog turned up his nose at. And he ate everything. I agree with him on that one. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-doper-diet-data-which-vegetables-do-you-dislike-poll/992085/46 "2023-10-25T20:57:52Z")
> [@thorny\_locust](#): > > Fava beans just taste wrong to me somehow. I’m not sure I’ve ever had fava beans. Are they related to lima beans? ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-doper-diet-data-which-vegetables-do-you-dislike-poll/992085/47 "2023-10-25T21:06:32Z")
I am gratified to see that a lot of people agree with me on beets. I did check a couple of others (celery and parsley) but those I just find mildly unpleasant. Beets, on the other hand, are incomprehensible to me as food. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-doper-diet-data-which-vegetables-do-you-dislike-poll/992085/48 "2023-10-25T21:10:16Z")
No mention of the worst vegetable ever grown, Lima Beans? ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-doper-diet-data-which-vegetables-do-you-dislike-poll/992085/49 "2023-10-25T21:14:54Z")
You know, there are so many types of beans, this could easily have been just about the beans you dislike. ‘Fraid your most hated bean didn’t make the edit. j ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-doper-diet-data-which-vegetables-do-you-dislike-poll/992085/50 "2023-10-25T21:16:04Z")
There were several on the list that I was unfamiliar with, but given that I like almost all vegetables, I think it’s pretty likely that I’d like them, too, so I left them unchecked. The only three I checked: - Asparagus. I’m confident that I’ve had it prepared properly; I just don’t like it. Though the last time I tried it, my dislike was less strong than it used to be, so maybe I’ll grow to like it. - Eggplant. It’s tolerable when breaded, deep-friend, and smothered in tomato sauce and cheese… but then again, shoe leather would be tolerable that way, so it doesn’t count. - Mushrooms, but this one needs a caveat. I dislike strong mushrooms, or dishes that bring the mushroom flavor to the forefront. I tried morels once, and found them to be everything I dislike about mushrooms, concentrated and turned up to 11 (and so I can see why they’re prized by those who like that flavor). But mushrooms on pizza, say, are fine, and I’ve had some very good stuffed mushrooms. Everything else, I range from “It’s OK” to “Yum, save more for me!”. ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-doper-diet-data-which-vegetables-do-you-dislike-poll/992085/51 "2023-10-25T21:23:43Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > I’m not sure I’ve ever had fava beans. Are they related to lima beans? Not according to my tastebuds. And not closely – lima beans are Phaseolus lunatus, favas are Vicia faba. (Regular green beans, and also most dry beans (kidneys, etc) are Phaseolus vulgaris.) > [@TriPolar](#): > > No mention of the worst vegetable ever grown, Lima Beans? I like lima beans just fine. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-doper-diet-data-which-vegetables-do-you-dislike-poll/992085/52 "2023-10-25T21:24:26Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > There were several on the list that I was unfamiliar with Me too, but I didn’t select them; I only selected the ones I know I dislike. The ones I didn’t select include those I like, those I like in certain contexts, and those I don’t know whether I like because I’m not fami.liar with them. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-doper-diet-data-which-vegetables-do-you-dislike-poll/992085/53 "2023-10-25T21:44:36Z")
> [@solost](#): > > But now I think ‘beetroot’ is meant to be beets. It is, in the sense that “beetroots” is the UK English version of the US English word “beets”. @Treppenwitz is from the UK so it’s natural the UK name would be used, and it’s commendable that both the UK and US names for veggies are used in most cases that it would apply. ---
**Author:** ![Ulfreida](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ulfreida/32/8014_2.png) [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-doper-diet-data-which-vegetables-do-you-dislike-poll/992085/54 "2023-10-25T22:07:49Z")
> [@InternetLegend](#): > > (And to be honest, Mr. Legend hates Brussel sprouts so much that he can’t stand even the smell of them, so I haven’t tried them in decades.) There are new hybrids of brussels sprouts which do not smell of sulfur like the old ones did. They are much much nicer. Particularly roasted with apples and a bit of brown sugar. You might try them. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-doper-diet-data-which-vegetables-do-you-dislike-poll/992085/55 "2023-10-25T22:12:40Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > And then there’s the physical pleasure of pulling it apart and scraping that bit of flesh off each leaf. Sometimes eating is boring. Sometimes it’s actively fun. Artichokes are actively fun to eat. This just gave me a revelation— artichokes are the crab legs of vegetables! Both require a goodly amount of work for a relatively small payoff. But the work involved in removing the shell parts to get at the ‘meat’ is kind of a fun challenge. And, there’s usually lemon and butter involved in both cases. ---
**Author:** ![Ulfreida](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ulfreida/32/8014_2.png) [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-doper-diet-data-which-vegetables-do-you-dislike-poll/992085/56 "2023-10-25T22:13:50Z")
Limas need to eaten young, before they get mealy. In fact almost all vegetables have an ideal harvest time and best way of preparing them, which many vegetable haters have not experienced. The difference between overcooked old, or worse, canned, vegetables , and tender young freshly picked and lightly cooked vegetables is vast. ---
**Author:** ![InternetLegend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/internetlegend/32/13154_2.png) [@InternetLegend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InternetLegend)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-doper-diet-data-which-vegetables-do-you-dislike-poll/992085/57 "2023-10-25T22:16:16Z")
I’ve heard that modern brussels sprouts are a completely different thing than those of my childhood, but when I suggested trying them, I realized I’d vastly underestimated the depth of Mr. Legend’s hatred of them. I don’t believe they’ll ever be a feature of our meals, regardless of modern improvements! ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-doper-diet-data-which-vegetables-do-you-dislike-poll/992085/58 "2023-10-25T23:18:22Z")
> [@InternetLegend](#): > > I’ve heard that modern brussels sprouts are a completely different thing than those of my childhood, but when I suggested trying them, I realized I’d vastly underestimated the depth of Mr. Legend’s hatred of them. You have married a wise man… ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-doper-diet-data-which-vegetables-do-you-dislike-poll/992085/59 "2023-10-25T23:34:24Z")
> [@gnoitall](#): > > > [@solost](#): > > > > But now I think ‘beetroot’ is meant to be beets. > > It is, in the sense that “beetroots” is the UK English version of the US English word “beets”. @Treppenwitz is from the UK so it’s natural the UK name would be used, and it’s commendable that both the UK and US names for veggies are used in most cases that it would apply. I wondered where @Treppenwitz was from, based on all the unfamiliar names they used. But i did guess that beetroots was what i think if as beets, since we do eat the root, afterall. ---
**Author:** ![FlikTheBlue](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fliktheblue/32/10972_2.png) [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2023, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-doper-diet-data-which-vegetables-do-you-dislike-poll/992085/60 "2023-10-26T00:30:20Z")
I voted for okra and spinach. I hate the slimy texture of okra. I’ve had people tell me I just haven’t had it prepared correctly, but I’ve tried several different preparation methods, and they were all slimy. With spinach it’s a matter of health. I’m very sensitive to oxalate, and even a single large spinach salad has been known to send me to the ER with kidney stones. I would have also voted for broccolini if it had been on the list. That one is also a texture problem, but for broccolini it’s a matter of it being too tough and chewy, almost like trying to eat bubblegum. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-doper-diet-data-which-vegetables-do-you-dislike-poll/992085.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-doper-diet-data-which-vegetables-do-you-dislike-poll/992085.md?page=4)