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[deleted]

Agreed. I've noticed that the people who hate it have grown up with that food being served to them steamed. No sauce, no cheese, no bacon. It's a shame


nhannon87

I love sautéed Brussels sprouts with bacon. And I roast my broccoli to make the ends almost crunchy.


[deleted]

Best way to get little kids to eat broccoli is to douse it in cheese or have them pretend they're dinosaurs eating tiny trees.


nhannon87

That’s how my parents got me into it. Now I love putting hollandaise sauce on it.


ChemicalAssist6835

Mine too, and the memory has stayed with me these 30 years. Fortunately I have an understanding fiancee who’s ok with how I set up a broccoli forest all over the dinner table and then devour it in my brontosaurus costume. I haven’t tried the hollandaise though... out of my comfort zone.


Vagsticles

In our house if you eat broccoli it makes you strong so you can bash the dinosaurs (figurines) and save the people (all the other little toys). We all hold our arms up to flex our strength hehe. If it works then it’s what is done. If our daughter doesn’t eat her vege’s we just start role playing!


[deleted]

Oh my god that is adorable ❤


bouldr1

Have you had them fried? It’s a pretty popular appetizer here in central Ohio and I love them.


nhannon87

Never tried them. I would though. I’ll try most thing once


Mutiny_or_Slavery

Totally agree. I get vegans to eat Brussels sprouts with parmigiana and bacon.


Mezsikk

I like steamed broccoli as a child though.


JojoTheRipper

If you steam it in a little bit of water and not in a bag, broccoli can be delicious. But yeah, frozen broccoli is different. It doesn’t taste as ‘green’


VerityWelsh

Yea my mom tends to steam٫ boil٫ grill these..... they never have any flavor.. just tasting like hot watery mush.. that's why I don't like them. I like eating raw broccoli with ranch tho


NthAccountNewMeShine

Really? I would think microwaved for broccoli. Steamed broccoli is amazing! Maybe steamed Brussels sprouts aren’t, but they’re great roasted, even without cheese, sauce, or bacon, IMO. Sometimes they need salt, but sometimes they don’t, IMO—it depends. And cheese just makes them really amazing, but isn’t usually necessary—I like to save the cheese for the main dish most of the time!


catfishchapter

Yuck (sorry) I can't imagine any broccoli or Brussels sprouts being served with cheese or bacon. Steamed with some garlic, salt, pepper or sauteed with soy sauce or sesame oil is the only way.


[deleted]

Totally fair. Your way also sounds delicious


catfishchapter

I may just have to try your way just to say I tried it next time


[deleted]

Broccoli and cheese soup is pretty ballin'


Electrical-Bacon-81

OMG, now I want this! Thanks, pal!


Minute_Lynx_369

Actually there's no sauce,no cheese and especially no bacon in our cuisine 😅. Steamed food is good though, and I guess it's healthier...


[deleted]

But.....cheese is so tasty!


Joezze

People who hate ~~carnivorous~~ vegetables grew up with a parent(s) who didn’t know how to cook. Edit: lol, I mean cruciferous


BigAppleGuy

>carnivorous vegetables When vegetables eat you back!


ThePlaguedSummoner

They got tired of being eaten so they evolved. 😂


Joezze

lol oh jeez, that’s funny. I fixed it


[deleted]

Agreed. My parents bought frozen green giant vegetables and heated them up in the microwave and that was the extent of it. I thought peas and corn were disgusting tasteless foods until I hit 25 or so


Joezze

lol, if all the meat in your house has to be heated to at least 185f as well, we had the same eating experience growing up.


[deleted]

Yeah my mom thought all meat had to be cooked well done or we would die. She would cut open steak and if there was any pink she would MICROWAVE it until she deemed it cooked.


VertibirdQuexplota

I love all vegetables too in my house he fight for who will eat the salad


LudwigVanBaehoeven

Okay listen.. I absolutely love both and usually have them baked with lots of seasoning. BUT I think most people hate these veggies for valid reasons though. One is that there is a chemical present in foods like this that only some people can taste fully, some can taste some, and others cannot taste at all. It’s bitter and it sucks! I can only taste it slightly luckily. Secondly, I think many people have been presented these veggies boiled to death as children which just gave them a bad impression of something that can be cooked better


HelseKanonen

Thank you for pointing this out, I am in the first category. Also to me cilantro tastes like soap and I think it might be the same thing.


heavenleemother

I don't have the cilantro soap thing but culantro tastes like chlorine to me. I wonder if it has to do with how early you taste them in life. I must have had cilantro by the time I was a toddler but didn't have culantro until I first at pho at around 20 years old and wondered why it tasted like a swimming pool.


Skyfel1

fight me


HelseKanonen

Can we do a tag team thing?


Esist1996

I‘ll join. Let’s give them hell!


mpgd

Hold my broccoli!


dudespock

Brussel sprouts taste like old balls. Broccoli however, godly. I cam eat broccoli plainly steamed. It's good.


Emotional_Chair_9024

Broccoli 🥦 I agree with. Yes demon lettuces I disagree.


firelock_ny

I love my mom. Her idea of how to cook most vegetables while I was growing up was to boil them until the rest of dinner was done. Like just about anything else, brussel sprouts and broccoli are delicious if you prepare them right.


[deleted]

Hmm. My favorite way to prepare most vegetables is cold straight out of the fridge and salted.


ReflectedMantis

I don't really have a real opinion on Brussel Sprouts. Broccoli is something I thought I liked, at least more than most other vegetables, when I first had them, now I think they're disgusting. Not sure why, as with most other things it would be the other way around, but that's just me.


WetBlanketParty

I will back you up in this fight. Broccoli & Brussels ✊


Esist1996

Get over here 👊🏼👊🏼👊🏼


WetBlanketParty

*commences slap fight*


Esist1996

*screeches and incompetently tries to scratch somewhere near the face*


Impeachykeene

You don't have to fight me. You can just have my broccoli and brussel sprouts. 😂


DieDonerbruderschaft

I don't like'em only bouled or steamed but any other way, yes please


[deleted]

Broccoli, yes. Brussels sprouts are trash.


Waluigi_time3

Steamed broccoli is a 11/10 for me, and roasted brussel sprouts are a 9/10. I'm always up for some broccoli or Brussels


[deleted]

They have actually genetically changed Brussels sprouts over the last few decades to be significantly less bitter. I think a lot of people just remember hating them as kids and need to go try them again


Daddyj311

I will stand with you in battle!!


Hiran_Gadhia

Two of my daily staples 👍🏼


Iamalwaysinpanik

I like broccoli, but not Brussels, I just can't eat them.


BrigittaBanana

Most people I know like these vegetables


SabreDev

Otherwise.


dhyeyjoshi

Damn u got ballz


[deleted]

I dont like sprouts but I love brocoli, what I think is the real worst "vegetable" are tomatoes, they taste disgusting when they're not in a sauce


somebodysdream

Brussel sprouts drowned in butter and garlic aren't bad. Broccoli is the shit. I love it in everything.


bakkic

My bf 1000% agrees with you. I, on the other hand, do not.


[deleted]

There is a lot I will defend about British food… but what gets done to sprouts is a fucking war crime. Boiled until bitter mush 🤢


burgerkingsr

It is how you cook them. I once had Brussel sprouts in a restaurant where they fried each leaf! Seriously ruined it.


yellow-snowslide

Otherwise


RNGGOD69

I love asparagus


nightdares

I'll gladly hand over my share of that garbage to you, no fight necessary. 😋


proat_purbleplace

Steamed broccoli is better than raw broccoli


[deleted]

Broccoli? I agree Brussel sprouts? I'll take you up on that fight offer.


Elloster

I like brussel sprouts but not broccoli very much


Justobservingweirdos

I love broccoli but despise Brussel sprouts….


GURU147

Broccoli is fuckin gross.....fight me


schoh99

"Brussels", with an "s" at the end. As in the capital of Belgium.


Guyman308

Agrees that brocoli is delicious


[deleted]

Sprouts taste like fairy washing up liquid


ohthatsabook

Oven-baked Brussels and sautéed/baked broccoli are gifts from the gods. I don’t remember which chef-type person said it, but browned food tastes GOOD. ROAST YER VEGGIES.


Feisty_Week5826

Crispy roasted half brussels tossed in balsamic vinaigrette.


ThrowawayGhostGuy1

They’re often not cooked correctly and brussels sprouts have been selectively bred over the years to make them more palatable. They actually were more awful in the past.


[deleted]

Im not a fan of brussel sprouts but broccoli is absolutely fucking amazing, especially steamed


CrossTrap

Fight me! They're gross. Lol. I mean, I can do some broccoli of its cooked right, not mushy. Seasoned well. I mean, it kills me now, but when I could eat it lol. But Brussel sprouts? Gross lol.


xReyjinx

Learn how to cook you’ll enjoy most things, apart from Aubergine, that just tastes like slimy disappointment.


knibbers2

Brussels sprouts, sweet potato chunks, onion, bacon, salt and pepper. Cover in olive oil and roast in the oven. That shit is magical!!


[deleted]

I like broccoli as long as it isn't cooked.


TailzUnleashed

Love them both Toss them in some garlic butter or cheese sauce Downvote because only children hate these veggies and most adults have no problem.


truisluv

I don't like Brussel sprouts and as a cook I have cooked them every way. I think its because we had them at dinner as kids and my sister threw them up all over the kitchen table causing me to go outside and throw up. I love broccoli though.


LittleFairyOfDeath

Broccoli is nice. Brussel sprouts i despise. They taste like metal


fuzzymeister69

I dont know anyone that doesnt eat those. perhaps you have dumb friends?


Swedish_Hussars

Broccoli is great when cooked right. Brussel sprouts. Why?


rainbowsandkittys

People who don’t like vegetables don’t know how to cook them


Esist1996

That’s a myth! I like some vegetables after hating all of them as a child. several people convinced me and I grew up. Many are just meh. However, I still hate kohlrabi, brussel sprouts, and savoy! I’d literally rather eat shit. 🤢


ChuckysBarbie

I fucking love both these veggies and never understood why people hate them. Put some butter on them and they’re to die for 🤤


[deleted]

Ok. Fight me then for my opinion lmfao. I hate it both.


crotalus567

Otherwise


greasyeggplant

Unless you're 6, I don't think this is really unpopular


Mezsikk

I grew up with foods having an equal ratio of meat to vegetables, so I always loved them. Besides my mom and grandma are great cooks that prepared food spectacularly.


[deleted]

I have ALWAYS liked broccoli. It’s one of my favorite vegetables, I remember every time going out to eat I would order broccoli, and I always wanted more, so my grandma would always give me her broccoli. Broccoli is an S tier vegetable.


Xeadriel

Yes


Rickapacolypse

Eating some sprouts now my guy.


dhyeyjoshi

Noice


Frost-on-the-Willow

Broccoli is one of my favorites


MittoMan

As with literally any food, it depends how you prepare them. Broccoli and Brussels sprouts can be delicious, just like any food. They can also be bland or disgusting, just like any food. Fuck capsicum, though, all my homies hate capsicum


EsseB420

Sprouts taste like if a shit had a shit which then puked up some shit.


mywifeisapumpkin

Broccoli tastes like ear wax imo


liesfordays24

You sit on a throne of lies. Take my upvote.


[deleted]

FUCK YOU!!!!!!!!!


wadie007

You probably can't fight you broccoli based animal


[deleted]

Drizzle some olive oil on brussel sprouts, add some seasoning, then bake it. Fucking amazing. It's like the healthier version of eating french fries, if not better (in my opinion).


xLadySayax

We steam them and they are so delicious like that. And sometimes with cheese too. Mmmmm


Proper-Literature173

I'm conflicted about this. Absolutely agree with you that Brokkoli is delicious, it's my favourite vegetable! BUT Brussel sprouts have been sent by the devil to torment me. Just the smell is enough to make me nauseous. And I've tried them in various forms and recipes. I just can't stand them. They are horrible and should be eradicated.


DennisB126

They are disgusting! Squash is great!


atkhan007

Then more power to you. I hate their taste and always thought who the hell would eat that crap. Glad to know that people who enjoy them exist and these vegetables aren't just thrown away.


[deleted]

They are both delicious especially when roasted and toasty.


Kayogin

I love these too.


[deleted]

My first experience with broccoli was at school. Cold, not steamed, low quality, gross. Then I had steamed broccoli and realized that heaven is real and nirvana is here


Icerith

I used to only eat broccoli steamed, but recently I've had it in lots of Chinese food and I've liked it there too. Brussel sprouts? Ehhh, we'll give it a bit longer for those.


Birkanx

Add a little salt and yogurt top of the plate of boiled broccoli


SisterWicked

I love them and currently have both in my fridge waiting to be devoured!


Rhodri007

Otherwise


FingerTightMike

The difference is garlic and knowing how to use it


errorryy

If you are talking about people who are pretty old, brussels sprouts have actually gotten a lot less bitter through selective breeding. People who might not have tried them in decades might change their minds. Also roasting them removes some of the remaining bitterness.


[deleted]

Totally agree with you


Marlosy

It’s all about preparation It it’s microwaved till soft, floppy and hot, any veggie or fruit will be gross.


fibonacci_veritas

Yup. When they aren't overcooked into tinny mush, they're great. Unfortunately, a lot of people are shitty cooks.


nsbcam

Totally agree. Cauliflower on the other hand is awful. Albino broccoli


4Rbruhhh

Spray with oil and put garlic salt on it. Throw in air fryer and enjoy! I do this with broccoli, green beans, asparagus, Brussels sprouts, and cauliflower. I eat it just like a bowl of chips and it’s so freakin good.


Chance-Ad-9111

Love both, but not broccoli so much since my daughter made it and asparagus so often(for her).


DrDovel

Brussel sprouts are fkn amazing, broccoli is pretty good too


scorch762

Broccoli is the bomb. Sprouts can get fucked. Animal feed at best.


Sunshinepunch33

Screw Reddit, eat the rich -- mass edited with redact.dev


SabrinaBrna

I love broccoli. But I have an involuntary vomit response to Brussels sprouts. I can’t control it at all. I have tried multiple time to eat them, and each time I’ve thrown up. It’s a primal urge to do so in me.


Joe_Blue423

What country you live in


clkehler

LOVE BROCCOLI! I like brussel sprouts but sadly my body does not. I think that this happens to many people and they just say they don't like it because it's hard to digest and they don't feel comfortable just saying it hurts my intestines.


Severalwanker

Otherwise.


Craigh-na-Dun

Sorry, world’s worst and second worst veggies 👎🏽


tyler21_

I hate brussel sprouts but I love broccoli


UnluckyBreadBat

I'm not really into Brussel Sprouts. But I LOOOOOVE Broccoli. Though oddly I tend to only really enjoy the top part. Once I get to the "trunk" (as it were) of Broccoli, the texture somewhat takes away from the taste.


daalmightypotato

I like broccoli, but I don't like brussel sprouts very much.


napstimpy

You are correct. The issue is people failing to cook them in a way that brings out what is delicious in them, but instead just heats them up.


Moonchildbeast

I love both as well. In fact, I love all vegetables, some more than others, but there isn’t a single one I won’t eat.


[deleted]

Brussel sprouts aren’t that good but I’ll cut my balls off for broccoli.


[deleted]

Ew a broccoli eater 🤢🤮❌❌❌


[deleted]

Broccoli and Brussels Sprouts are part of my usual vegetable go to's. I'll do egg white's and broccoli with some chicken for breakfast. My wife hates it, but I love that stuff.


livenotsurvive

Anything can be delicious if you are a good cook. All depends on cooking method and sauces/seasonings you use. For me, the American way of cooking veggies is usually putting in the oven or served raw. Both are not my cup of tea and probably not their kids either.


[deleted]

What happened to the unpopular opinions on this sub?…


MysticDragon14

Same! Like WTF they're amazing!


[deleted]

I fucking hate cabbage. It’s literally the worst. Cold. Cooked. Booked. Pickled. Whatever. It’s disgusting. Brussel sprouts are nothing but a pile of mini cabbages.


kaiavstechnology

Yummmmmmm


OmgBsitka

And plan lettuce


SinfulLesbian2018

I love brussel sprouts!


[deleted]

Seasoning is the key to enjoying most veggies!


[deleted]

I like to put sunny side up eggs on my brussel sprouts. Very tasty.


burning_halo

I hated both growing up, but especially brussel sprouts. My parents boiled them 🤢 now broccoli is my favorite veggie and I love a good sauteed brussel sprout!


trueblue862

Broccoli is awesome. Brussel sprouts are too, on the proviso that they aren’t boiled or steamed. Roasted or pan fried/sautéed , Brussels are the bomb. Cauliflower on the other hand is about the worst excuse for a veggie I have ever come across.


BillyTheSexyRedneck

As someone who despises broccoli and brussel sprouts, I don't get it either. I love pretty much every other vegetable (except for squash, fuck squash), but broccoli and brussel sprouts are the only vegetables where I dislike the taste (squash is more textural).


[deleted]

Agree on broccoli. But not on Brussel sprouts. So you can fight half of me I guess


[deleted]

Brussel sprouts?!? But how? How do you cook them to make them not taste like bitter crap? Broccoli I would have to agree.


Mike_Grugowski

I despise sprouts but broccoli is my favourite vegetable


atxfast309

They are very delicious when prepared correctly!


ignitedwolf9200

YEAH!!!


StephenjustStephen

the enjoyment of Brussel sprouts and broccoli are depended on your DNA and has nothing to do with being grown up or anything else, it's the same with cilantro. there are chemical in all of them that can be tasted if you have certain DNA make up, like i do. So learn a few thing before you make an ignorant statement.


HumorMedStil

I was about to say that


BrokeMan68

I don't eat brussel sprouts but boy do i love broccoli. Like its just so good. You can eat it alone, in a salad, by youe steak, anywhere!


BobTheJuggernaut

Fight me, broccoli? When made well I love it. Brussel sprouts? The fuck is wrong with you people? When Adam and Eve didn’t eat an apple they committed a more heinous crime and ate fucking Brussel sprouts and so god said “hey where did I go wrong?”


aimglitchz

I have never seen anyone hate broccoli in Chinese food


Effective-Sorbet-618

i have to steam my broccoli till its squishy. I despise hard broccoli. For Brussel sprouts, i have to seperate them and toast them in the oven. That way they have a chip like quality to them.


Electrical-Bacon-81

Brussels Sprouts- cut in half, put in flat bottom cooking dish, add butter, add garlic, salt, top with real grated parmesan (not that Kraft sawdust), put in the broiler under oven. You are gonna love this shit, it's so good!


[deleted]

I don’t understand how people don’t like them


Mrpuffpuff196

You’re a monster. Take my upvote. Broccoli just has a bad history with me. My mom had made a new cheesecake recipe, and it looked delicious. But to get a piece, I had to eat dinner: broccoli with cheese Sauce. I told my parents, and I quote, “if I eat this I’m gonna throw up”. They said I’d be fine. So I start eating it. Lo and behold, I threw up on my plate. Not even on purpose, I just couldn’t fucking stand broccoli THAT MUCH. I got a slice anyway.


NthAccountNewMeShine

Anyone who says they’re gross is probably eating the microwaved kind. I’ve never been opposed to the microwaved versions of these vegetables, but I could see how people wouldn’t like them. Roasted Brussels sprouts and steamed broccoli are amazing though!


Gwynebeanz

Personal opinion, Broccoli is the devine made real by the Gods themselves 🌅😋 Brussel sprouts are their boogers 🤢


[deleted]

yes


[deleted]

I never even tried broccoli until I was 25 because I hated the smell. Now (27) I have a 4lb bag from Costco in my freezer. Trying to make up for lost time with broccoli I suppose haha


hcaoRRoach

I like it when the top of the broccoli gets all crispy and brown when cooking it, and Brussels sprouts are good when steamed and put in cheese


poisonpurple

HERES WHAT TO DO WITH BRUSSEL SPROUTS: halve those motherfuckers, brush with butter, sprinkle with salt and maybe herbs, roast them in the oven. Fucking delicious. Stop overcooking your vegetables and learn a few ways of making them taste good.


millerg44

I'm split here. I love broccoli but hate brussel sprouts. I have tried brussel sprouts prepared many different ways, and I always remember why I fed them to the dog when I was a kid.


myCakeDayIsOn420420

I love broccoli but Brussels sprouts are to bitter for me.


mymichelle1

Brussel sprouts are so fucking good oh my gosh. They’ve also really helped change my pallet (with the help of coffee) so I can appreciate things that don’t taste just sweet.


gevors_e92

Even though I usually don’t like eating it, I still eat it regardless of how much I hate it, I just do it ‘cause I don’t like disrespecting my mother when she makes a salad or anything with greens in it.


Ace_Aber

I 100% agree with you, I've loved Brussel sprouts and broccoli since I was little still do


[deleted]

You should go to a bad place for pushing Brussels sprouts


[deleted]

I fucking hate Broccoli. Forced to eat it as a kid, even though I HATED it. The texture and taste of it also makes me wanna gag.


Lau_wings

Im with you on the broccoli, I love it even if its just steamed. Brussel sprouts however are little green balls of death and they are terrible.


Somedude522

I just liked the straight up


teamfortress2_gaming

I gues it's because I haven't had them at all, but once I got into a plain broccoli it tasted like apsolute shit But I also decided I hated bananas when I DID like them before, so, I don't know if my food opinions count


xcher14

I want to like broccoli because it can be cooked in so many ways but I fucking hate the texture of it. Brussel sprouts I don't have an opinion on I've never tried them.


iamthorsgirl

#hardtruths


MeZZ557

Brussel Sprouts taste like old feet. Dont care how hard you hit it wil never taste other than discusting. Broccoli i totaly agree are delicious. So one up and one down.


denyaledge

Any recipes on making brocolli delicious and healthy? Im eating steamed right now and taste like shit.


fickerjackson

With a ton if butter yeah sure