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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2008 22:06:56 GMT
I have recently discovered that
1. I adore pomegranates, especially if they've been chilled in the fridge. I'd never eaten one until 3 or 4 weeks ago.
2. I love blue cheese (I've always hated it up until now but I've been turned onto it by some cheese made by a friend - Suffolk Blue). I've now tried several blue cheses and like them all, especially the Belvoir Blue I had at a friends party and the blue stilton I grated over some portobello mushroom with tea the other night.
3. I really like getting caught in the rain, especially if I'm out on my bike. I've always avoided it but I just love it.
4. I really enjoy cooking food, expecially if some or all of it is homegrown (I've always done the growng bit and left the cooking bit to Mrs FA). I made some home-made burgers on Saturday and we had them in buns with homegrown lettuce & tomatoes and we also had some potato wedges made out of some of the pentland Javelin's from my plot. It was delicious and I now want to do so much more !
Anyone else recently found out stuff they like after a lifetime of not knowing ?
FA x
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Post by Tig on Jul 21, 2008 23:08:47 GMT
I have been on a mission for me and OH to taste as much as possible before we depart the planet! My Mum was very conservative in her approach to food and I was told from an early age what I would like, and what I wouldn't  I too have discovered that I like some blue cheese, but not all (Gorgonzola is still YUK!) but Stilton is fine, also soft cheese, I like Brie  Tried lots of exotic fruits - Sharon fruit, star fruit ;D, Dragon fruit and papaya not to my taste! Always love pomegranates tho' And I've discovered a liking for exotic plants and less common veg since I've been on here - hence all the new stuff I'm trying to grow x Tig |
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Post by JennyWrenn on Jul 22, 2008 5:03:52 GMT
Am a bit scared of trying new stuff and I have never had pomegranates - am sure I would hate them  all that slime inside and those seeds  - but they are supposed to be so good for you Discovered YouTube a while ago - thanks to PJ - and enjoy many an hour surfing the videos people post - the other night watched some of What's My Line - I can watch all my fav composers Albeniz, Chopin and the wonderful pianist Radu Lupu - without YouTube would not be able to do this |
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Post by farmersboy on Jul 22, 2008 6:22:45 GMT
RETIREMENT, just love it,ive got all day to do what i like,i used to hate leaveing my garden,on a nice summer morning,and going to work,now i can spend all day there if i wish,have holidays went i want to,the freedom of being able to do what i want,when i want,dont know why i didnt do it years ago,.......o yes i remember,had to earn a liveing,now i just go to the post office,and they give me money,for doing NOTHING ;D
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Post by nightowl on Jul 22, 2008 11:33:42 GMT
I just discovered, after a life time of steering clear of all things spicy (I don't like hot stuff - chilli, curry, ginger) that PAPRIKA is gorgeous!!  I'm chucking on all sorts of things! ;D I always thought it was like cayenne pepper, and it's not!! |
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Post by Plocket on Jul 22, 2008 12:13:25 GMT
Did you know that apparently your taste buds change approximately every 7 years Andy? That might explain why you suddenly like things you used to dislike. I've very recently discovered the most divine chocolate on this planet - it's a Biting Back Bar by a company called Chokolit (it's made by a dyslectic lad) The bar is made without using palm oil, which in turn helps to save the Orang-utans. It's GORGEOUS!!! ;D |
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Post by Mr Grinch on Jul 22, 2008 12:22:52 GMT
After hating Hosta's all my life ! I now love em ! Excellent ground cover with lilac flowers !!
G
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Post by nightowl on Jul 22, 2008 12:36:44 GMT
Did you know that apparently your taste buds change approximately every 7 years Andy? That might explain why you suddenly like things you used to dislike. I've very recently discovered the most divine chocolate on this planet - it's a Biting Back Bar by a company called Chokolit (it's made by a dyslectic lad) The bar is made without using palm oil, which in turn helps to save the Orang-utans. It's GORGEOUS!!! ;D Oooh!! (licking lips already)  Is it that mega-high-cocoa-content bitter chocky? (YUM!). Who sells it Plocket? |
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Post by Plocket on Jul 22, 2008 14:10:31 GMT
It's not particularly high in cocoa Nightowl - it's 53.8% minimum. I don't like the 85% dark or heavy stuff like that, although my OH does ;D Anyway if you are interested in trying it they sell it direct from their website which is www.chokolit.co.uk. I read that he's supplying Waitrose and Sainsburys but I haven't seen it on the shelves yet, despite looking! Just so you know, and in case you don't like orange, he uses essential orange oil in this particular chocolate bar so it does have a very faint orange flavour. |
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Post by MamIDdau on Jul 22, 2008 14:26:51 GMT
I had my food epiphany quite a few years back. I always used to say "I don't like it" when I've never even tried it. I also had the same thing with my musical tastes.
I did discover today that I'm really looking forward to having a fortnight off to get away from the plonker I'm currently working with.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2008 16:02:14 GMT
Did you know that apparently your taste buds change approximately every 7 years Andy? That might explain why you suddenly like things you used to dislike. Well I never knew that P ! Maybe that explains why I used to think olives were turds of the devil and now I can't eat enough of them. I love them, especially pitted and stuffed with chili peppers or sun-dried tomatoes. That's another recent discovery. Mind you, there's still a way to go before my taste buds will ever think liver or kidney are nice  ;D FA x |
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Post by Plocket on Jul 22, 2008 16:14:31 GMT
I agree with you about liver or kidney Andy - I'd run a mile from a dish made from them!!! Mmmm olives are scrummy! I think they are quite a mature taste though - I only decided I liked them as an adult. Sun-blushed/dried tomatoes too. I love Mediterranian flavours Actually come to think of it I used to loathe garlic - now I eat so much of it I can barely taste it! ;D |
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Post by prodigal gardener on Jul 22, 2008 16:35:46 GMT
Right first time FA Olives are the turds of the devil ;D bleuch.
I recently discovered I love drag racing and jet cars, not particularly girlie, but then I'm not so thats fine. Santa Pod is my second favorite place in the world at the moment running a close 2nd to my garden ;D
Oh yeah I love liver and kidleys - doesn't mean I'm weird tho ya know ;D
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Post by farmersboy on Jul 22, 2008 17:00:33 GMT
Right first time FA Olives are the turds of the devil ;D bleuch. I recently discovered I love drag racing and jet cars, not particularly girlie, but then I'm not so thats fine. Santa Pod is my second favorite place in the world at the moment running a close 2nd to my garden ;D Oh yeah I love liver and kidleys - doesn't mean I'm weird tho ya know ;D Im with you on the liver and kidneys KL,add some fried onions,luverly juberly |
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Post by Shrubrose on Jul 22, 2008 18:16:30 GMT
Love braised liver and onions - gorgeous! Discovered I love mussels and scallops - delicious - but sadly, also discovered I have a serious allergy to scallops.  |
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Post by JennyWrenn on Jul 22, 2008 18:20:42 GMT
Oh Num Num Liver, Onions, Gravy and Mashed Pots I dont think I will EVER like seafood - the sight of prawns before they are cooked with their blue veins and blue skin and "toilet" bits still attached - SHRIEK - but I do like scampi |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2008 18:44:29 GMT
Well I love seafood but that's not a recent discovery. I've always liked it.
FA x
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Post by Shrubrose on Jul 22, 2008 18:48:22 GMT
There's a tale though FA. My dad loved it too. He used to offer me sixpence (bribe really) to dare me to eat cockles, winkles etc. As a child I thought they looked awful and smelled horrible. But that sixpence was awfully tempting. He used to have tears streaming down his face whilst he watched mine pull the most awful grimaces. Wonder why I loved him so? |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2008 18:52:55 GMT
I dont think I will EVER like seafood - the sight of prawns before they are cooked with their blue veins and blue skin and "toilet" bits still attached - SHRIEK - but I do like scampi So you won't eat prawns but you will eat this....... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livererrrr, no thanks. I'll pass FA x |
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Post by MamIDdau on Jul 22, 2008 18:58:53 GMT
I love cockles. Has to be pickled in malt vinegar
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Post by Ruthie on Jul 22, 2008 19:23:42 GMT
I've recently found that I STILL hate blue cheese (I try it every now and again to find out if I like it now) but I do like Brie and Camembert, which I used to hate (only eaten them in France tho' so still may not like them here).
I've also recently discovered that I am quite good at Art and I love it! (would hardly love it if I was cr*p at it I s'pose).
I have also found that I love retirement although I'm not drawing my pension for a long while yet so it may only be a relatively short retirement, specially as OH tells me he is running out of work (he's a builder). I'm not ready to take another job yet tho'. I only left work 3 weeks ago!!!
PS. I've always liked pomegranates. My Dad used to have one every Christmas and he used to eat a bit at a time and leave it on the side. Well.....what's a girl to do? And they're not slimy at all!
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Post by owdboggy on Jul 22, 2008 19:34:20 GMT
Do try a proper mature Shropshire Blue Cheese. It should be pale orange/yellow not white and it is superb. BUT if you ever ever get the chance try the rarest of cheeses, a Blue Wensleydale, now that is to die for.
Getting too old for discoveries.
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Post by Barbara on Jul 23, 2008 7:13:25 GMT
i've always loved pomegranites, we used to eat them with a pin now i can't afford 'em |
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Post by Plocket on Jul 23, 2008 7:16:04 GMT
I recently tried Shropshire Blue and it's delicious - I'll back you up on that one Owdboggy I don't do any kind of shellfish - crab, prawns, cockles...... Sorry but no! I can't eat food that doesn't look nice!  |
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Post by JennyWrenn on Jul 23, 2008 7:22:31 GMT
Agree with you there Plocket and I hate the thought of the poor lobsters and other sea foods being plunged into boiling water, ALIVE
Apparently you keep them alive until the last minute so they are fresh - dreadful
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Post by Plocket on Jul 23, 2008 7:28:02 GMT
Too many food practices are cruel so it's not the boiling alive that really bothers me - I can't really explain it but it just isn't right to pick things out of it's own shell!! |
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Post by Barbara on Jul 23, 2008 7:29:41 GMT
Agree with you there Plocket and I hate the thought of the poor lobsters and other sea foods being plunged into boiling water, ALIVE Apparently you keep them alive until the last minute so they are fresh - dreadful oh stop it i feel ill just thinking about it, my gran used to cook them like that in ireland |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2008 17:13:07 GMT
Another recent discovery for me is iced coffee. I'd never fancied it but tried one last week and yum yum yum !!!
FA x
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Post by MamIDdau on Jul 23, 2008 17:22:20 GMT
I used to have them when I worked at the airport. Can't remember which coffee outlet it was but they used to do the nicest frappuccinos or however it's spelt.
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Post by MamIDdau on Jul 23, 2008 17:28:30 GMT
Oh and I realised earlier that I've not got as sweet a tooth as I had when I was younger.
I used to pile sugar on my cereal and have my cordial etc fairly strong. Makes me feel sick now if I have too much. I still don't like too much salt though. And I like pepper. I never used to eat much veg but I'll now eat most of it (most of it only if I have to though) and prefer to juice it.
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all that slime inside and those seeds 
- but they are supposed to be so good for you 
I'm chucking on all sorts of things! ;D I always thought it was like cayenne pepper, and it's not!! 
Is it that mega-high-cocoa-content bitter chocky? (YUM!). Who sells it Plocket?
