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LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

Broccoli, cauliflower, and green beans we (brother and I) were always fine with as kids. It was the asparagus and spinach I never cared for as a kid. Turned out it wanst the spinach’s fault, my mother would just buy bags of frozen spinach, put it in a microwave safe container and turn it on. So if tasted bad. As I learned to cook I started to like it as I actually used it in other ways. Asparagus though… I rarely give a chance, and usually if I do I’m trying it in bacon freeze which defeats the purpose of eating a vegetable I feel.

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Emerald@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
I only like raw asparagus.

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- LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Never had it raw, thanks for the tip. I’ll give it a try
  
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froh42@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Both my kids favorite veggie was broccoli when they were small. I’d prepare it the way you’d get it in an Italian restaurant - small parts of it just bleached for a short time, so it stays firm, served with nice olive oil and salt. (And a bit of lemon, if I have it on hand)

Broccoli (like so many veggies) tastes awful when overcooked into a soft and mushy consistency (and then it also changes its taste in a bad way).

Here in Germany grandmas typically are amazing cooks, with the sole exception when they cooked veggies. That generation loved their vegs really soft and overcooked.

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