Okay, I admit it, I'm impressed.

[persephone_kore]

I am not, it should be understood, exactly a food connoisseur. I like food to taste good, but... well, let's face it, I like Velveeta. (I get the impression that's an automatic disqualification.) I like a good steak, but also a fast-food hamburger. I'm left cold, or at least unappetized, by a lot of dishes that are probably of excellent quality. People who are both picky about the quality of their food and open to a wide variety of tastes tend to impress me and leave me feeling vaguely ashamed of myself.

I am also absolutely horrible about eating vegetables -- especially green ones.

That said, broccoli is one of the ones I actually get along with. Especially raw, with cheese sauce. Or maybe dip or dressing. (Yes, I know, that doesn't make it a low-fat nibble. I'm trying to eat more vegetables, not lose weight.) So that's what I got when I decided to make more of an effort. Last week, the broccoli on the regular shelves looked somehow rather sad, so when I spotted organic broccoli in its own package for not too much higher a price, we picked that up instead.

The aftertaste I generally consider the downside of broccoli is almost absent. This surprised and pleased me, since I'd never thought to attribute it to non-broccoli sources and actually considered the possibility that it would be stronger -- after all, one of the complaints about supermarket produce in general seems to be reduced flavor. It's also a bit sweet, especially the stalk -- even though I let this package sit around for almost a week. I suppose that's the correct flavor.

I confess myself impressed.

I also confess myself tempted to try growing broccoli in a container, but I think I'd better hold off on acquiring any more plants until the two houseplants I've got look a bit perkier. I think I need to change my aloe's dirt.

Comments

[cloudtrader.livejournal.com]

I used to grow aloe. Sadly, it had to die to relieve the horribleness of a really bad sunburn I got many years ago.

[persephone-kore.livejournal.com]

This is only a very tiny one -- which given that I got it five or six years ago tells you something about how badly I've been taking care of it. *sigh*

[xray2000.livejournal.com]

I remember hating all sorts of vegetables but my parents wouldn't have it. I had no choice but to eat them. Somewhere between then and later I realized that there was nothing I didn't like except for cottage cheese. My parents rarely ever bought it and when they did it wasn't for us kids so we weren't forced to eat it. Hence, cottage cheese is about the only food item I won't eat.

[persephone-kore.livejournal.com]

My parents insisted on some, but peas, for example, never really grew on me.

[rexlapinii.livejournal.com]

Heh. Pretty much same here, except that I don't like broccoli or cheese. I'll eat carrots when I remember, which isn't often, and I like peas--early imprinting, that, when I was four we had a big garden and my mom grew sugar snap peas, which are the ones with the edible pods. I did more damage to that part of the garden plot than insects and wandering animals combined. :)

My tastes have been broadening lately, though, or I've just gotten braver, or something--found out last fall that I like both mahi-mahi and salmon.

Well, some salmon. The first time I had salmon, it was from the Red Lobster in town, and it was fresh-caught. That line in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe about dinner with the beavers definitely applies to me and seafood.

[persephone-kore.livejournal.com]

I've never liked peas; on the other hand, considering how much I like corn on the cob and what canned corn is like, it occurs to me that maybe I just don't like canned peas. Hmm.

I suspect I might be a good candidate for vegetable gardens, if I were better about taking care of plants. Would have to be in containers right now, though, anyway.

[rexlapinii.livejournal.com]

Yeah, canned peas tend to be kinda mushy. I'm not a huge fan of them myself--peas are supposed to be crisp. Our local grocery store sells individual snack-size bags of sugar snap peas so that parents can put them in their kids' lunches--if they do that at yours, you could give them a shot without wasting too many if you turn out not to like them.

[sannalim.livejournal.com]

Our local grocery store sells individual snack-size bags of sugar snap peas so that parents can put them in their kids' lunches--if they do that at yours, you could give them a shot without wasting too many if you turn out not to like them.

A friend introduced me to sugar snap peas at the farmers market this summer. I think I'm hooked.

[persephone-kore.livejournal.com]

Maybe I'll look for those. :)

[xray2000.livejournal.com]

Mmmm peas. I could eat them cold out of the can. Actually I used to do that :p