/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>19939315
only incels don't like them. Fat, ugly incels.

>>19939315
People who were fed mushy, boiled ones with no salt, pepper, or butter.

>>19939315
a lot of people were raised with the expectation to enjoy salty and sweet foods, and simultaneously were raised by people who don't understand how to cook well.

this is why literally tens or hundreds of millions of kids love sugary breakfast cereal and chinese food. nothing has ever shown them any better so they don't know better.

I was literally in my mid-to-late 20s when I appreciated things like brussie sprouts and brock and kale

>>19939315
americans

>>19939324
>butter
that's a strange way of spelling olive oil

>>19939340
both are good, imo butter is best for after steaming and olive oil is best to use for when you broil them.

>>19939340
>olive oil
that's a strange way of spelling olivölle

>>19939315
for me it was young parents, poor, and not being fed a viriaty of veg, also pops was a boomer and that's not the stuff he ate, so ma didn't serve it
I'm glad I know the ways of some of the great vegetables, I still have never tried so many

>>19939329
>>19939348
i see a lot of people nowadays that treat food as just "gasoline for your body" as in they just eat it because they need it to live and don't really enjoy the food they are eating.
a friend's gf is like this, her parents only feed her plain rice with salt, plain chickpeas with salt and beef that has been cooking 15 minutes so it's basically a shoe. No wonder she weights 60kg.
For context i live in Spain, you're supposed to eat chickpeas with potato and chorizo, or rice with tomato and meat. Parents nowadays are so fucking lazy and their kids just turn out to be weak fags.
I think nowadays people are losing a lot of culture, but especially gastronomical culture, that's sad.

>>19939315
nah man they are disgusting if not soaked in something that completely removes the taste

>>19939315
i used to dislike broccoli unless i had it at my grandparents house, this is because my parents were feeding my frozen, overboiled broccoli, grandparents fed me fresh broccoli, the notion that vegetables are gross was a psyop created during the great recession to normalize mushy frozen vegetables

>>19939363
it all comes back around anon. nobody believes in fast food or even restaurants anymore. home cooks are getting as big now as they were in the 1920s. just wait.

>>19939363
it falls to people like you to preserve that culture. its always been that way since the dawn of time.

>>19939392
>>19939394
>westfallen

>>19939315
I've read that half a century ago they used to be extra bitter, but that has been fixed now so they're basically funky little cabbages

>>19942521
youre talking about brussel sprouts, but yes thats right

i certainly didnt care about cabbages as a child but then I did keto for a while and found out vegatables cooked to proper consistency in fair amount of fat seasoned properly taste alright
and for some reason parents didnt cook them well, Idk why they feed kids shitty vegetables but it is what it is

>>19939315
I'll eat theirs!

My boyfriend likes the stalks but hates the florets. How is that possible?

>>19939315
Have you ever had frozen broccoli that's been boiled to heat it up? That's what most American's think of when they think of broccoli. It's vile.

>>19942793
I'm the opposite. Stems are yucky.

>>19942793
The stalks are a lot sweeter than the florets.

I wish I liked broccoli, it's just so vegetal and bitter.
>But anon, you just have to blanch/roast/saute/drench in butter and salt until it doesn't taste like broccoli!
Doesn't that defeat the point?

>>19939324
this right here
>mother will only serve vegs boiled, completely unseasoned
>its like eating wet paper
>move out
>buy my own broccoli
>add the tiniest bit of salt and pepper and put it in the oven instead
>learn I actually love broccoli

>>19939315
I grew up with a mother who knew how to cook, so broccoli was usually either steamed, blanched, or roasted and tasted great. As a result, I love broccoli.
A lot of people didn't, so mushy, tasteless, over-boiled broccoli slop is a disturbingly common experience. It's not hard to imagine why they don't like it.

>>19939315
My favorite way to cook them. Cut the florets into about 1/4 inch pieces and let them dry a little. While you dream of Wang Lung, thinly slice a head of garlic. Yes, the whole thing. I use a pick non-stick pan, but get a big surface over high heat. Add a little grape seed oil and when it's shimmering, dump in the broccoli. Why you fry it, sprinkle the pan with water and add more oil if needed. When the broccoli is a little past halfway, tip the garlic in and add a touch more oil. When it's done, both the garlic and broccoli will be a little brown. Eat as is, or add butter and noodles off the heat and eat with sausage.

>>19942793
>My boyfriend likes the stalks
So you're the top I guess?

>>19939315
I was a picky kid and broccoli was one of the few vegetables I liked

>>19943319
I was also. I'd pick the tomatoes out of spaghetti bolognaise. I guess tomatoes and sweetcorn I still don't like but mostly every other vedge I don't mind

>>19939315
Taste preferences can be highly subjective, and individuals may dislike broccoli for various reasons. Some people find its flavor bitter or earthy, and the texture can be a factor as well. Additionally, personal experiences or cultural factors can influence food preferences. While some dislike broccoli, others enjoy its nutritional benefits and versatility in cooking. It ultimately comes down to individual taste and varied culinary preferences.

>>19939315
>How are there people who don't like these little tree guys ?
because they don't taste good (no matter how they are cooked). they have a strange texture.

>>19939315
/fit/ here. They are an unnatural man made plant full of antinutrients