Do you like Brussels Sprouts?

[Jessica.]

The festive season is upon us and many people have these on Christmas day, I know lots of people dislike Brussels Sprouts, I don't understand why, I think many people say they don't like them just to follow the crowd because the vegetables are notorious for being disliked. I love them, I think they have magnificent flavour and texture, they're healthy too.

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

No :yuk:

[Jessica.]

No :yuk:

:shocked: :nono:

[fruit_cake]

love 'em

[Jessica.]

love 'em

:love: :worship:

[Miss Ivy Balls]

Nope.

[Omah]

Love Brussels ..... :cool:

Hate the following flatulence ..... :eek:

[Niamh.]

I love them!!

[cub]

When I was a veggie I loved sprouts covered in Colman's cheese sauce.

[_Seth]

Disgusting.

[Locke.]

Most disgusting things ever

Anyone that likes them should be shot on sight

[KG.]

Love them.

Unfortunately, my anus doesn't :(

[Kazanne]

Love them,hail to the humble sprout

[InOne]

Yep, although I'm usually quite drunk by the time xmas dinner comes so doesn't really matter

[Tom4784]

I like Sprouts.

[Jessica.]

Yay, I didn't expect such love for them. :love:

[Lee.]

I hate them.. I even gag at the sight of them. SOme people have more taste buds than others and can taste the bitter chemical in them.. If you are one of these people, you won't like broccolli or cabbage either. ( I don't!)

[Jessica.]

I hate them.. I even gag at the sight of them. SOme people have more taste buds than others and can taste the bitter chemical in them.. If you are one of these people, you won't like broccolli or cabbage either. ( I don't!)

:bored:
You don't have "more tastebuds".
Whatever cooking method is employed, overcooking is to be avoided. Overcooking releases the glucosinolate sinigrin, which has a sulfurous odor. The odor is the reason many people profess to dislike Brussels sprouts, if they've only tried them overcooked with the accompanying sulfurous taste and smell. Generally 6–7 minutes boiled or steamed is enough to cook them thoroughly, without overcooking and releasing the sinigrin.

[Lee.]

:bored:
You don't have "more tastebuds".

Erm,yes you do have "more tastebuds"

"Although most of us are born with 10,000 taste buds, some
of us --around 25%--are born with more. These so-called
"supertasters" can have as many as 20,000 to 25,000 taste
buds.

For supertasters, taste is more vivid. Salt is saltier, sweet is
sweeter, bitter is more bitter, spicy is spicer."



"The scientists say that we can be divided into non-tasters, medium-tasters and super-tasters, and that the latter appear to have a higher density of taste buds than the other two groups. It is the super-tasters among us who steadfastly protest their dislike of sprouts, and quite often do not enjoy green tea, coffee, grapefruit juice and other cruciferous vegetables such as cabbage and broccoli, all of which share bitter-tasting undertones. The medium-tasters are those who do not like sprouts much, but manage to tolerate them on their one and only annual exposure at Christmas lunch. Non-tasters tuck in with gay abandon."

[Jessica.]

Erm,yes you do have "more tastebuds"

"Although most of us are born with 10,000 taste buds, some
of us --around 25%--are born with more. These so-called
"supertasters" can have as many as 20,000 to 25,000 taste
buds.

For supertasters, taste is more vivid. Salt is saltier, sweet is
sweeter, bitter is more bitter, spicy is spicer."



"The scientists say that we can be divided into non-tasters, medium-tasters and super-tasters, and that the latter appear to have a higher density of taste buds than the other two groups. It is the super-tasters among us who steadfastly protest their dislike of sprouts, and quite often do not enjoy green tea, coffee, grapefruit juice and other cruciferous vegetables such as cabbage and broccoli, all of which share bitter-tasting undertones. The medium-tasters are those who do not like sprouts much, but manage to tolerate them on their one and only annual exposure at Christmas lunch. Non-tasters tuck in with gay abandon."

:nono: That is not official, it's from a silly blog.

[Lee.]

:nono: That is not official, it's from a silly blog.

Official? What are you talking about? It's a scientifically proven fact!

And incidentally.. those quotes weren't t from a "silly blog", one was taken from an article in the Sunday Times

http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/diet_and_fitness/article5370265.ece

The other from a health and nutrition website

http://www.collectivewizdom.com/Supertaster.html

[InOne]

Handbags away ladies :nono:

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

:joker: @ this turning into a serious debate

:joker::joker::joker::joker::joker:

[Niamh.]

Handbags away ladies :nono:

Who'd have thought Brussels Sprouts could cause so much passion!

[arista]

Most disgusting things ever

Anyone that likes them should be shot on sight



I Like them
and you ain't Shooting me
you pussy.

[Lee.]

:joker: @ this turning into a serious debate

:joker::joker::joker::joker::joker:

I am very serious about my hatred of sprouts and suchlike! Perhaps this should be moved into "Serious Debates"? :joker:

[Jessica.]

OMG OMG OMG I JUST FOUND OUT THAT I AM HAVING BRUSSESLS SPROUTS FOR MY DINNER TODAY OMG OMG OMG OMG -drools-

[bettiepage]

OMG OMG OMG I JUST FOUND OUT THAT I AM HAVING BRUSSESLS SPROUTS FOR MY DINNER TODAY OMG OMG OMG OMG -drools-

wurk it jess!


I do actually like brussels sprouts when I have them. hehe.

[MTVN]

I love them :love:

[Josy]

Love them.

[Stacey.]

Hate them, they're vile. Even seeing them makes me feel sick.

:yuk:

[Niall]

I hate them. They always taste of chemicals. I can only bear to eat them when they are doused in some kind of sauce like gravy and even thats a stretch.

I'm just happy that when I have Christmas dinner my Aunt leaves the putrid things as an option instead of dumping them on my plate so I have to eat them. :bored:

[Stephanie]

no.

[Jessica.]

no.

:nono:

[Niall]

:nono:

:nono:

This is what they are for real:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y253/barimary/brussel.jpg
Ravenous little monsters :nono:

[Jordan.]

I didn't think I did but then i tried one and liked it *feels ashamed*

[\PJ/]

no no no

[Z]

I hate them.. I even gag at the sight of them. SOme people have more taste buds than others and can taste the bitter chemical in them.. If you are one of these people, you won't like broccolli or cabbage either. ( I don't!)

You speak my language. The smell of any of those three things makes me gag, I can eat broccoli and cabbage if I'm eating them with something that can mask the taste (potatoes, meat, sauces) but brussel sprouts I just can't do at all...

[Lee.]

You speak my language. The smell of any of those three things makes me gag, I can eat broccoli and cabbage if I'm eating them with something that can mask the taste (potatoes, meat, sauces) but brussel sprouts I just can't do at all...

I tried to force myself to eat one quite recently (sisters idea) I was gagging enough but just as I was managing to swallow it,she said "it's kind of like a pigeon's brain isn't it?" Itcame right back up...with force :(

[MissKittyFantastico]

Mmmmmm sprouts :love:

[Jessica.]

Mmmmmm sprouts :love:

:amazed:

[Z]

I tried to force myself to eat one quite recently (sisters idea) I was gagging enough but just as I was managing to swallow it,she said "it's kind of like a pigeon's brain isn't it?" Itcame right back up...with force :(

That actually makes me feel queasy, your sister's cruel! Hahahahaha!

[Marc]

I like every other vegetable but these! I've seen them being fired with bacon though, that looks nice!

[Lee.]

That actually makes me feel queasy, your sister's cruel! Hahahahaha!

Oh indeed she is!

She makes sure she puts a load of them on my plate every xmas too, just to see my face! :bored:

[Vicky.]

They are bloody awful.

Mind I dont really like many vegetables :/

[Z]

Oh indeed she is!

She makes sure she puts a load of them on my plate every xmas too, just to see my face! :bored:

:laugh2:

My mum does that every year as well! Sadistic bitch. :bored:

[Lee.]

:laugh2:

My mum does that every year as well! Sadistic bitch. :bored:

It's such a ****ing waste of time as I won't touch my dinner until they're off my plate, so we have a yearly debate about who gets how many of mine before we all tuck in!

[Z]

:laugh3: My younger brother and I furiously pelt them onto each other's plates until a parent or older brother gets annoyed and takes them all off our plates. Eurgh they ruin my life!

[Lee.]

:laugh3: My younger brother and I furiously pelt them onto each other's plates until a parent or older brother gets annoyed and takes them all off our plates. Eurgh they ruin my life!

:laugh3: Yeah, you're right! they actually ruin my life too! HAhah. I'm going to start a campaign to have them banned. http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo12/TyphoonUK-08/huff.gif

[Niall]

:laugh3: My younger brother and I furiously pelt them onto each other's plates until a parent or older brother gets annoyed and takes them all off our plates. Eurgh they ruin my life!

My Mum mashed mine up when I was younger at Christmas. She put butter on them too. It made them a lot worse D:

[Lee.]

My Mum mashed mine up when I was younger at Christmas. She put butter on them too. It made them a lot worse D:

:amazed: Bizarre flashback! I think my mum used to mash mine too! She used to also include them in her veg soup (which she used to have to liquidise for me as I refused to eat any veg pieces) and tell me that there was no sprouts in it, but I could taste them a mile off! Oh it's all coming back to me now!

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

i never eat vegs'

my plate must look like a 3 year old has had it when i have finished with it or something coz if i dont like it i just mess about with and draw faces with the food and stuff

[Lee.]

i never eat vegs'

my plate must look like a 3 year old has had it when i have finished with it or something coz if i dont like it i just mess about with and draw faces with the food and stuff

Lol.. I never really eat any either. The only thing I will eat is parsnips roasted in honey. I do however put veg on my own plate every night but althoug I don't often make faces out of it any more, I do just move it about a bit then hide some under something else so my plate looks a bit better :D

[Niall]

:amazed: Bizarre flashback! I think my mum used to mash mine too! She used to also include them in her veg soup (which she used to have to liquidise for me as I refused to eat any veg pieces) and tell me that there was no sprouts in it, but I could taste them a mile off! Oh it's all coming back to me now!

LOL they are awful!

As soon as I saw them on my plate that Christmas I was like "NO WAY am I eating those!!" then she was like "One sec you might like them mashed with some butter :)". I tried 'em like that and was like "-.- they are still disgusting Mum."

My Dad tried to put broccoli in shepherds pie once, thinking I wouldn't notice. It turned all the mash green :bored:

[Lee.]

LOL they are awful!

As soon as I saw them on my plate that Christmas I was like "NO WAY am I eating those!!" then she was like "One sec you might like them mashed with some butter :)". I tried 'em like that and was like "-.- they are still disgusting Mum."

My Dad tried to put broccoli in shepherds pie once, thinking I wouldn't notice. It turned all the mash green :bored:

Oh dear god! *boaks*

[Niall]

Oh dear god! *boaks*

Tell me about it D:

The only veg I really like is Stir Fry! :love:

[Lee.]

Tell me about it D:

The only veg I really like is Stir Fry! :love:

Yeah, I love stir fry.. I manage to "hide" veg in other meals too.. eg I grate two carrots into my bolognese soat least I know I'm getting some goodness. But, yeah, in general veg sucks!

[Jessica.]

Thought it was the right time to bump this.

[Natalie.]

They're disgusting

[Redway]

Repugnant.

[Apple202]

i dont like them, but don't see the big difference between them and any other vegetable

[james130]

We have em chopped up with chestnuts and diced bacon.
Best thing ever!

[smudgie]

Nope, not fussed on them.
I always pop 2 on my plate at Christmas sometimes even manage to eat one of them.
I scorch them in butter then add a touch of mint sauce to the pan as well.

[Jordan.]

I didn't think I did but then i tried one and liked it *feels ashamed*

3 years later I have no shame in eating a sprout

[T*]

No. My friend threw one at me once and it hit me in the eye :joker:

[Josy]

3 years later and I still love them :love: they are amazing, like little baby cabbages :amazed:

[Jessica.]

3 years later I have no shame in eating a sprout

:amazed:

[Sophiee]

can't stand them.

[reece(:]

One of the best vegetables.

[Gstar]

love love love love love sprouts

[Vanessa]

http://media0.giphy.com/media/1bYaHhGtueIqQ/giphy.gif

[Pete.]

Almost 50/50 - surprising

[King Gizzard]

will have most things at christmas, apart from carrots. Will never see the point of them, they're just bland

[King Gizzard]

oh this is an old thread. Wait for someone to find a post saying I hate them

[Ammi]

..yeah, the vegetables are the best part of the meal for me..well, they're the only part really..I like brussels...

[jackc1806]

They are okay, as I got older I hated them less to a point that I'll eat them now :laugh:

[Ammi]

..yeah, I o think that maybe Brussels are something you have to grow into in time..they're not an instant attraction thing...

[Jords]

DISGUSTING! :tongue:

[Ammi]

..oh hush up, Jords and stop with your sproutist nonsense....