# 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:** 7
**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 29, 2023, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-doper-diet-data-which-vegetables-do-you-dislike-poll/992085/121 "2023-10-29T15:30:17Z")
> [@Ulfreida](#): > > I’ve never had jackfruit, that’s the only one on the list I’m not familiar with. Mrs. Solost wanted to try jackfruit, so when I saw a fresh jackfruit at the grocery store a year or two ago I picked it up. The fruit was bland and mealy, very unexceptional. I think it may not have been properly ripe- either unripe or overripe, who knows. The seeds on the other hand, we had heard that, when boiled, were tasty. And they were- like large chick peas. I did quite enjoy the boiled seeds. ---
**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 29, 2023, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-doper-diet-data-which-vegetables-do-you-dislike-poll/992085/122 "2023-10-29T22:10:08Z")
> [@thorny\_locust](#): > > Probably some tasters also get to like the taste – many people like some bitter flavors, just like many people like hot peppers. Similarly, I taste the bitter flavor in cilantro, but it’s in so many things that I like, that I’ve come to appreciate it anyway (at least, in moderation). Oh, and of the vegetables that I haven’t tried: I don’t think I’ve ever had Jerusalem artichokes. My mom had some volunteer in her garden, but after hearing how much they were selling for, sold them all at the farmer’s market. I’m told that they’re used as a low-carb substitute for starchy roots, which means they’re probably pretty boring (like jicama, I’m guessing). I also don’t think I’ve had kohlrabi, but if it tastes anything like the stems of the various cruciferous veggies, I would probably quite like it. I’m not sure if I’ve ever had parsnip or swede. I’ve never had jackfruit. As I understand it, the way they’re served as “vegetables” is unripe and slathered in BBQ or other strong sauces. Which doesn’t say much for the fruit itself, but they probably would be good that way. I’m not sure what pak choi is. ---
**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 29, 2023, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-doper-diet-data-which-vegetables-do-you-dislike-poll/992085/123 "2023-10-29T22:15:09Z")
I had Jack fruit once in a salad. I was really disappointed. Admittedly, i didn’t know what it was, and was expecting something “fruity”, which it isn’t. But i left most of it uneaten. > [@Chronos](#): > > I’m not sure what pak choi is. I assumed that was a variant name for bok choy. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2023, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-doper-diet-data-which-vegetables-do-you-dislike-poll/992085/124 "2023-10-29T22:16:27Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > I also don’t think I’ve had kohlrabi, but if it tastes anything like the stems of the various cruciferous veggies, I would probably quite like it. Yes, like a very mild broccoli stem, but better. > [@Chronos](#): > > I’m not sure if I’ve ever had parsnip They’re delicious roasted (or in a pot roast or stew). They’re like a carrot, but less carrot-y. > [@Chronos](#): > > swede AKA rutabage, also good roasted. > [@Chronos](#): > > pak choi Bok choi - you’ve probably had in Chinese restaurant dishes. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2023, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-doper-diet-data-which-vegetables-do-you-dislike-poll/992085/125 "2023-10-29T22:21:37Z")
All this parsnip talk is reminding me of a dish my BiL used to make – one that he grew up with in Maine. He called it Mashed Medley, and it was potatoes, carrots, and parsnips cooked and mashed and served with butter. It was very tasty. ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2023, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-doper-diet-data-which-vegetables-do-you-dislike-poll/992085/126 "2023-10-30T13:53:56Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > I think this explains most of the loathing expressed towards brussels sprouts. When all you know are the boiled mushy kind served in cafeterias or school lunches, it’s not surprising the vegetable is condemned. Properly prepared (for instance roasted) the texture and flavor are great. > > Too much has been made of supposed genetic susceptibilities to taste regarding vegetables. Someone does a preliminary study suggesting a possible genetic basis, the news media picks it up as unchallenged science (as it does with a lot of unreplicated research) and it’s enshrined as “fact”. I’ve had roasted bacon-wrapped brussels sprouts prepared by a premier chef in the last ten years. They still tasted like bitter hate and it was a shameful waste of bacon. I don’t care how much they’ve “improved” the flavor with the new strains, they still taste nasty to me. Strangely, though I like broccoli and the other cruciferous vegetables. It’s just sprouts that I can’t stand. ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2023, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-doper-diet-data-which-vegetables-do-you-dislike-poll/992085/127 "2023-10-30T14:36:01Z")
> [@LVBoPeep](#): > > It might as well have been LOL - probably the nastiest thing I’ve ever been served at a restaurant. No love for hagfish? Who wouldn’t want to savor [this](https://wildlifeflorida.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/14.jpg) exquisite marine delicacy served with a side of slimy okra at a fancy restaurant? A slippery, slime-spewing fish that can tie itself into knots and make a bucket of water into a bucket of goo! Just imagine the mucous dripping from each bite as you enjoy this mouth-watering treat! Bon appétit! 😋. ---
**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 30, 2023, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-doper-diet-data-which-vegetables-do-you-dislike-poll/992085/128 "2023-10-30T14:43:17Z")
I want to point out that okra is not a necessary ingredient of gumbo. It’s not used in traditional Cajun gumbo but unfortunately common in Creole style. I have a feeling some people believe it’s a tolerable ingredient because gumbo is so good that putting okra in it doesn’t make it inedible but perhaps they’ve never had proper gumbo and didn’t realize that it could be even better without okra. ---
**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 30, 2023, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-doper-diet-data-which-vegetables-do-you-dislike-poll/992085/129 "2023-10-30T17:22:42Z")
I can’t help but be amused that 3 of my 4 favorite vegetables are currently in the top 10 most hated; Okra (#1), eggplant (#2) and asparagus (#8). By comparison, mushrooms (the other of my top 4) is almost well-loved, at #18. Weird eh? j ---
**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 30, 2023, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-doper-diet-data-which-vegetables-do-you-dislike-poll/992085/130 "2023-10-30T19:39:08Z")
Interesting. I think I’ve only had it with okra, which i thought was used for thickening. I don’t like the flavor of okra, but i don’t hate it. What i hate is the slime. So I think it’s acceptable in soup. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2023, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-doper-diet-data-which-vegetables-do-you-dislike-poll/992085/131 "2023-10-30T20:17:13Z")
There’s three main types I know: filé (sassafras) thickened, okra-based, and roux-based. I prefer the okra varieties myself. The word “gumbo” may come from the Central Bantu dialect word for “okra,” but I don’t think the etymology is 100% settled. ---
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2023, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-doper-diet-data-which-vegetables-do-you-dislike-poll/992085/132 "2023-10-31T04:21:03Z")
> [@Ulfreida](#): > > > [@pkbites](#): > > > > I hate, Hate, HATE fucking broccoli. It looks like a zombies brain, tastes like evil, and smells like a soiled diaper while it’s being cooked. I don’t want even one flake of it anywhere near my dinner plate! > > Steamed lightly and chilled, served as finger food with mayo. > Or stir fried with carrots and tossed with sesame salt. > > Almost all people who hate vegetables, particularly the crucifers (broccoli cabbage kale brussels sprouts etc) experienced them overcooked in water. They are awful that way. If you’re trying to make the ridiculous argument that if only it was cooked properly I might like broccoli you are not going to win that one. ---
**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 31, 2023, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-doper-diet-data-which-vegetables-do-you-dislike-poll/992085/133 "2023-10-31T04:58:17Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > Interesting. I think I’ve only had it with okra, which i thought was used for thickening. > [@pulykamell](#): > > There’s three main types I know: filé (sassafras) thickened, okra-based, and roux-based. Any of the thickening styles can be used alone or intermixed. I make a roux-based gumbo and now that I’m aged my arm aches from 20 minutes of stirring the roux. I don’t understand the need to put okra in such a delicious dish. Gumbo is the premiere example of the Holy Trinity. How could the addition of okra improve it? ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2023, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-doper-diet-data-which-vegetables-do-you-dislike-poll/992085/134 "2023-10-31T05:13:16Z")
Pickled okra, which you can find with the pickles at the grocery store, is delicious and not slimy. A friend rolls them up in slices of cream-cheesed bread and slices them as tiny hors d’oeurvres. I’ve also made oven-roasted okra where they weren’t slimy, but I don’t recall the specifics except they were good. Google has lots of hits. Otherwise, they’re too slimey for me, although I like the flavor. ---
**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 31, 2023, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-doper-diet-data-which-vegetables-do-you-dislike-poll/992085/135 "2023-10-31T12:06:03Z")
I don’t care for the flavor, so it doesn’t seem worth putting a lot of effort into desliming them. Also, early in our marriage, my husband and i argued about who was the pickier eater. We both have significant limitations I don’t eat peppers, (that’s before i realized my allergy to eggplant was potentially dangerous) and he doesn’t eat seafood, or most cheeses. He went to a great deal of trouble to acquire a taste for okra to be more flexible than me. 😃 If i started eating okra, it would ruin his enjoyment of the vegetable. ---
**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 31, 2023, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-doper-diet-data-which-vegetables-do-you-dislike-poll/992085/136 "2023-10-31T21:53:59Z")
> [@CairoCarol](#): > > Beets, on the other hand, are incomprehensible to me as food Beets on the grill are great, especially the [candy stripe](https://hort.extension.wisc.edu/articles/chioggia-beets/#:~:text='Chioggia'%20is%20a%20pre%2D,scarlet%20red%20and%20white%20inside.) kind. ---
**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:** [November 1, 2023, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-doper-diet-data-which-vegetables-do-you-dislike-poll/992085/137 "2023-11-01T18:24:08Z")
Am I the only one who doesn’t care if food is slimy? ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2023, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-doper-diet-data-which-vegetables-do-you-dislike-poll/992085/138 "2023-11-01T19:00:55Z")
I dislike kidney beans, eggplant, and okra. Mainly because I’m not good at cooking them. I am mad for cruciferous vegetables and green beans of any breed. ---
**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:** [November 1, 2023, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-doper-diet-data-which-vegetables-do-you-dislike-poll/992085/139 "2023-11-01T19:20:05Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Am I the only one who doesn’t care if food is slimy? I’m not sure if it applies to all foods, but okra is one of my absolute favorites - so clearly I don’t mind my okra being slimy. j ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2023, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-doper-diet-data-which-vegetables-do-you-dislike-poll/992085/140 "2023-11-01T19:20:30Z")
🙋‍♂️ You know what food is slimy? All food, after you’ve chewed it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-doper-diet-data-which-vegetables-do-you-dislike-poll/992085.md?page=6)