Which vegetables are supposed to be bitter?
Etterra@discuss.online 3 weeks ago
I’m not surprised to learn this, given that there are certain tastes that are generic. The “cilantro tastes like soap” mutation, and the “bitter vegetables are good actually” mutation come to mind.
callyral@pawb.social 3 weeks ago
Tonava@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
Cucumber is very bitter. Smells and tastes like some sort of chemicals. Same for watermelon, it just doesn’t smell as bad
ReiRose@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Bitter melon. I have two friends that love it, I cant stand it
Digestive_Biscuit@feddit.uk 3 weeks ago
Broccoli, Brussels sprouts are the two ones which come to mind.
Etterra@discuss.online 3 weeks ago
Specifically in this case, at the very least it includes wild cabbage cultivars: broccoli, cauliflower, kale, cabbage, brussel sprouts, and I think I’m forgetting one or two. People with one copy of the mutation tend to like such vegetables to some degree or another, well people with two copies of the mutation don’t even taste the bitterness. The taste of bitterness evolved primarily to detect poisonous plants.