What would you not eat as a kid that you can't live with out now?
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Scallops, oysters, clams, shrimp.... I guess all shellfish. Friday night fish fry was a Wisconsin custom and I used to love fresh fried walleye pike so it wasn't just a seafood thing. Oh, and a sip of beer tasted so bitter. Yuck. That all changed by the time I was fifteen though. 
Mushrooms is something I wouldn't touch as a kid that I love now. Chicken I loved as a kid now and haven't touched in well over 40 years now. Liver I couldn't eat then and still won't touch it as it smelled like dog sh*t then and still does to me. I haven't had a chain type hamburger in years either and used to love them.
Lefty
Yank
What LilyLove Said !
When the Warden and I were first getting to know each other, she offered to cook me dinner at her place..... I inquired as to the menu, and she said, "Liver and Onoins (mashed potatoes, creamed corn) I said "Hate it!" Shae said, "I know how to cook it, and I bet your mamma, like MY mamma, didn't." Well, being infatuated, I decided I should suffer through the dinner, say the obligatory niceties, and "move on"......
Lo' and Behold, she was perfectly right !
I've got to have this meal exactly at least three times a month !!
(Oh, Yeah; and oysters)
When the Warden and I were first getting to know each other, she offered to cook me dinner at her place..... I inquired as to the menu, and she said, "Liver and Onoins (mashed potatoes, creamed corn) I said "Hate it!" Shae said, "I know how to cook it, and I bet your mamma, like MY mamma, didn't." Well, being infatuated, I decided I should suffer through the dinner, say the obligatory niceties, and "move on"......
Lo' and Behold, she was perfectly right !
I've got to have this meal exactly at least three times a month !!
(Oh, Yeah; and oysters)
Eggs.
Hated them when I was a kid.
Now, I love them-- organic, brown.
Hated them when I was a kid.
Now, I love them-- organic, brown.
sattie
Resident Rocker Lady
Oysters... I just love them now. I remember my mom eating them and telling me how good they were and I thought she was nuts! She made the best oyster stew... but I always spooned out the broth without the oysters (big mistake).
Buttermilk, another one that I could not stand as a kid, but just love now. I always try to keep some handy for cooking and drinking with a bit of pepper.
I know there are others, but these are the ones at the top of my mind.
Buttermilk, another one that I could not stand as a kid, but just love now. I always try to keep some handy for cooking and drinking with a bit of pepper.
I know there are others, but these are the ones at the top of my mind.
Lefty
Yank
Hot or cold (except hominy grits! 
crewsk
New member
Olives, I hated them growing up, my mom would sit down on the couch at night with a fork & a jar of green olives & eat them while we watched TV. The smell of them made me sick. But when our daughter started eating solid food, my mom gave her a piece of an olive, she did the same thing with the 4 grandkids before her. Savannah loved it & has been addicted to them since. So, I decided to give one a try & was surprised by how much I actually liked it.
Other than that I can't think of anything other than onions & bell peppers. I still don't like them raw, but I do like them cooked.
Other than that I can't think of anything other than onions & bell peppers. I still don't like them raw, but I do like them cooked.
buckytom
Grill Master
i don't know about not living without it now, but i would not eat anchovies, raw clams and oysters, or smoked fish as a kid. i truely enjoy all of them now, as often as possible.
umm, wait. i wouldn't eat sushi as a kid (it was just becoming popular in america back in the 70's), but i crave it now so badly that i have it at least once a week.
umm, wait. i wouldn't eat sushi as a kid (it was just becoming popular in america back in the 70's), but i crave it now so badly that i have it at least once a week.
Newnork1978
New member
As a kid, I couldn't stand onions or spinach. I like spinach, now, but I don't eat much of it (not many opportunities, until now)...but I absolutely love onions, and I put them in whatever I can. 
smoke king
Banned
Same here-buy a head a week now. Also, Real mayo-I'd only eat Spin Blend (et al) as a kid. Now its real mayo or nothing!
butterflygazer
New member
mac and cheese. I always could eat pizza too but now i have my galbladder gone i cant eat it with tomato sauce.
cabbage cooked and raw!! funny i liked brussels sprout. now i love cabbage cooked (corned beef wouldn't be the same without it!!) i love raw cabbage in salad BUT not cole slaw with mayo. i will eat cabbage slaw if dressed with oil, vinegar and spices. i just can't deal with cabbage and mayo. oh and red pickled cabbage is a no no also. so i have come pretty far but not all the way.
Newnork1978
New member
As a kid I also didn't like cooked veggies. I preferred them raw (even as a kid), and I still prefer them raw, but I have learned to appreciate the cooked veggie...'cept when I make 'em, I leave 'em a little bit under-cooked. I love the crunch. 
SilverSage
Resident Crone
Pizza!!! I wouldn't eat pizza or Chinese food of any kind as a kid. 
Once I learned how to cook, and figured that I liked all the things on/in them, I love both.
Once I learned how to cook, and figured that I liked all the things on/in them, I love both.
i still can't stand those black (prune-ish wrinkly) cured olives!! they taste like they have been cure in 30 weight motor oil to me!!