I don’t know your life, but are you sure you haven’t just had poorly prepared brassicas? Have you tried roasted Brussels sprouts? Do you hate sauerkraut and coleslaw? Buffalo wing cauliflower? What about mustard (the condiment, the spice, and/or the fresh leaf)?
There are lots of ways I hate brassicas: kale chips (gag), broccoli of any kind (not even in Chinese takeout), and let’s not forget plain, steamed brassicas (basically medieval dungeon food). But the brassica family is huge and there are so many ways to prepare them. Even kale by itself has dozens of varieties, and they do in fact have different tastes and textures. In fact, the exact same plant will taste completely different depending on time of year: mustard leaves harvested in summer heat are almost unbearably spicy, but nearly lettuce-bland in winter. Kale harvested in summer is way more bitter and earthy than in winter when it’s juicy and sweet (in response to freezing temps the plant produces sugars like an antifreeze for the leaves).
Saying you hate all brassicas is like saying you hate all nightshades: you may be correct, but it’s such a huge family it’s hard to imagine there’s not something in there you enjoy.
I’ve not tried all of them but I don’t like the ones I have tried
And yes, I have tried roasted sprouts, they were perhaps the worst. The best way I have had sprouts was chiffonaded, steamed, then roasted with bacon and chestnuts, but that would have been so much better without the sprouts. Sprouts are absolutely the worst brassicas (and don’t tell me “there’s a new cultivar that’s less bitter now” cos that’s also horrid and the bitterness was never the problem). Kale is tough and nasty, broccoli tastes bad and bits of it get everywhere, cabbage is acceptable raw if it’s not too strongly flavoured, or its flavour is hidden behind something else and it just provides a crunch.
Mustard (English or Dijon) is good, but not American mustard, that stuff is more bland than mayonnaise! But prepared mustard the condiment tastes absolutely nothing like the leafy green crap I mentioned above
I don’t know your life, but are you sure you haven’t just had poorly prepared brassicas? Have you tried roasted Brussels sprouts? Do you hate sauerkraut and coleslaw? Buffalo wing cauliflower? What about mustard (the condiment, the spice, and/or the fresh leaf)?
There are lots of ways I hate brassicas: kale chips (gag), broccoli of any kind (not even in Chinese takeout), and let’s not forget plain, steamed brassicas (basically medieval dungeon food). But the brassica family is huge and there are so many ways to prepare them. Even kale by itself has dozens of varieties, and they do in fact have different tastes and textures. In fact, the exact same plant will taste completely different depending on time of year: mustard leaves harvested in summer heat are almost unbearably spicy, but nearly lettuce-bland in winter. Kale harvested in summer is way more bitter and earthy than in winter when it’s juicy and sweet (in response to freezing temps the plant produces sugars like an antifreeze for the leaves).
Saying you hate all brassicas is like saying you hate all nightshades: you may be correct, but it’s such a huge family it’s hard to imagine there’s not something in there you enjoy.
I’ve not tried all of them but I don’t like the ones I have tried
And yes, I have tried roasted sprouts, they were perhaps the worst. The best way I have had sprouts was chiffonaded, steamed, then roasted with bacon and chestnuts, but that would have been so much better without the sprouts. Sprouts are absolutely the worst brassicas (and don’t tell me “there’s a new cultivar that’s less bitter now” cos that’s also horrid and the bitterness was never the problem). Kale is tough and nasty, broccoli tastes bad and bits of it get everywhere, cabbage is acceptable raw if it’s not too strongly flavoured, or its flavour is hidden behind something else and it just provides a crunch.
Mustard (English or Dijon) is good, but not American mustard, that stuff is more bland than mayonnaise! But prepared mustard the condiment tastes absolutely nothing like the leafy green crap I mentioned above
I do like other vegetables, just not brassicas
I’m definitely with you re: American (yellow) mustard. It’s good on a street dog in Chicago, but that’s basically the only time I’d eat it.