Two for me: coffee and sushi.

I didn’t start drinking coffee until I was in my middle 20’s. When I tried it as a younger person I didn’t like it because it was so bitter. It wasn’t until I was on a cruise (with my wealthy extended family) I had a fancy boy cappuccino and I was like “hot damn, this bitter water is actually good!” Now I drink at least 4 cups of coffee every moring.

I tried sushi in my teens and absolutely hated it, I remember gagging at the taste of the raw fish. Like coffee it wasn’t until years later as an adult I tried sushi again at a Japanese place in town and I was like “damn, this raw fish is really tasty!” Now sushi is a regular staple takeout food for me.

  • erik [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
    10·
    1 month ago

    Brussel sprouts is a big one for me. Grew up on a farm, so when they were in season, we had 'em and I hated 'em. Now, I’ll take them pretty much every time. Roasted, fried, whatever. They rule.

    I remember not liking sushi as a kid either, but then again, when I was a kid I lived in the midwest. When I had sushi on the coast, my opinion did a complete 180.

    • came_apart_at_Kmart [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
      7·
      1 month ago

      there could be an external factor here at play. about 25 years ago, selective breeding practices/cultivar development and some broader changes in harvest practices in brussels sprouts made for a much less bitter tasting brussel sprout and commercial production adopted these practices broadly in 2010. consumption per capita in the US more than doubled from 2011 to 2023. it’s kind of a wild story. https://www.allrecipes.com/science-why-brussels-sprouts-taste-better-11717910

      i only know this because i experienced the same thing (“hey weird, i like brussels sprouts now”) around early 2010s, but was working in specialty crop research and said something at a meeting about how “my tastes have changed” and some dork was like, “yeah, they cracked brussel sprouts, they taste good now” and send me some literature. lmao.

      • erik [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
        3·
        1 month ago

        Did not expect to learn today that they fixed Brussels sprouts, but this timeline definitely adds up to about when I started enjoy them. Now I need to find an original!