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[Devolution]

What does this taste/feel like compared to real pizza?

Dough was much more moist but it did stick together. We need less cheese and a more refined baking style. We also want to try different toppings. I felt like our sauce needs to be something other than tomato, some kind of butter cream or veggie base. Toppings should be squash and buttery veggies. It tastes a lot like cauliflower so best to think of ingredients that go with it rather than traditional pizza sauces/toppings.

If your brocolli is mushy then someone is cooking it wrong.

The problem with American style vegetables is that its tend to be extremely over cooked.

Things like squash, brocolli, carrots, brussel sprouts should always be crisp.

Disagree. I prefer carrots soft and broccoli wilted.

 

[krameriffic]

As someone used to hate vegetables, once I actually started eating them regularly, I realized that most of them taste pretty ok or don't have that much flavor at all. Tomatoes still taste fucking disgusting to me though.

That's the problem I have with a lot of vegetables: they don't taste like anything. It's just bland filler in my food diluting the flavors of the tastier things. I generally prefer to eat vegetables as their own, separate side dish. I'll eat a burger and a salad, but don't put the salad on the burger. It just ruins the burger.

 

[LuffyZoro]

I like some vegetables and not others. They're definitely not as good as fruits. They're not good steamed or anything either, I need some crunch.

Also, broccoli is better than cauliflower. Anyone who tells you otherwise is lying.

 

[Courage]

That's the problem I have with a lot of vegetables: they don't taste like anything. It's just bland filler in my food diluting the flavors of the tastier things. I generally prefer to eat vegetables as their own, separate side dish. I'll eat a burger and a salad, but don't put the salad on the burger. It just ruins the burger.

Spoken like a person that doesn't know how to cook.

 

[RM8]

Dough was much more moist but it did stick together. We need less cheese and a more refined baking style. We also want to try different toppings. I felt like our sauce needs to be something other than tomato, some kind of butter cream or veggie base. Toppings should be squash and buttery veggies. It tastes a lot like cauliflower so best to think of ingredients that go with it rather than traditional pizza sauces/toppings.

I'm curious. Not as a real pizza substitute, but because I love cauliflower

 

[Devolution]

That's the problem I have with a lot of vegetables: they don't taste like anything. It's just bland filler in my food diluting the flavors of the tastier things. I generally prefer to eat vegetables as their own, separate side dish. I'll eat a burger and a salad, but don't put the salad on the burger. It just ruins the burger.

What? All of the veggies I've tried have distinct flavor and are great in certain dishes.

 

[GodParticle]

Cooked carrots on their own has to be one of the most disgusting thing I've ever eaten. They very nearly make me vomit =(

 

[Nerokis]

I like some vegetables and not others. They're definitely not as good as fruits. They're not good steamed or anything either, I need some crunch.

Also, broccoli is better than cauliflower. Anyone who tells you otherwise is lying.

You probably shouldn't be steaming your veggies so much that they lose all crunch. ~2 minutes hovering over as opposed to in steaming water, throw into a bowl, add some salt or whatever if you'd like, mix, and you have a very fine meal/snack/side.

Anyway, I didn't enjoy veggies at all until my 20s, and it took a few years for them to become part of my daily routine. I took the route of introducing them to my diet in doses (a couple weeks of eating well here, another week there), but I'm sure my tastes would have changed much faster if I were steadier with it.

 

[Messofanego]

Broccoli is my favourite, just love that texture. Funnily enough, don't care for cauliflower.

 

[buddha0991]

I can eat most of any vegetable fine, but for some reason, most forms of Onion are an instant gag reflex, I have no idea why.

 

[davepoobond]

Fruit grosses me out because its a plants giant ovaries.

 

[Snuggles]

Broccoli is my favourite, just love that texture. Funnily enough, don't care for cauliflower.

Same here. I don't get cauliflower. But my distaste for it is rooted in my childhood pickiness, I'll give it another shot in the right dish.

 

[Phreaker]

Asparagus warning. If you eat it, don't be alarmed if your piss smells real bad a few hours later. If I eat too much I swear I almost gag if I smell it.

 

[Crash Station]

I know that feeling, OP. I've tried damn near every vegetable prepared in a variety of ways. Don't like a single one (unless sweet potato fries count). Most won't even stay down. The doctor says I'm super healthy though, so don't know what the deal is.

 

[lastplayed]

Things like squash, brocolli, carrots, brussel sprouts should always be crisp.

Hell yeah, that's the only way. That satisfying crunch.

 

[RoadHazard]

Vegetables are great. Well, not all of them, but many. Cucumbers, tomatoes, lettuce, broccoli, brussels sprouts, green beans, corn, etc. All great. Not onions though. Fuck onions. A burger with onions on it is ruined for me, the taste just overpowers everything else and makes the whole thing unpleasant to eat. Also don't like the consistency of them. Garlic is nice though, as long as it's just the taste of it (i.e. not whole garlic cloves). Garlic bread is awesome.

I can eat most of any vegetable fine, but for some reason, most forms of Onion are an instant gag reflex, I have no idea why.

Yep.

 

[Crash Station]

Oh actually, do fried onions count? Because I like those too if they do. Everything else though, nope.

 

[andymcc]

picky eaters are the worst. not only is it detrimental to your health, picky eaters are the worst people to socialize with.

sigh.

Oh actually, do fried onions count? Because I like those too if they do. Everything else though, nope.

never, ever go to japan if you're a picky eater.

 

[Hoya Destroyer]

I love sauteeing Brussels sprouts with onions, potatoes, whatever I can throw in there. Add some cayenne. Great side dish with practically any meal.

Brussel sprouts are horrible. You might scare the op away from veggies for life, by recommending these.
Peas, iceberg lettuce, potatoes and tomatoes (I dont consider them a fruit) are the greatest veggies around.

 

[Armoured Priest]

About the only vegetables I don't care for are beets and cabbage. My cabbage hatred comes from my family who boiled the hell out of them till it was mush. My fiancee, cocks it in a way that it retains some crispiness, so that is tollerable for me (still don't care for it though. beets on the other hand, just don't like them.

As for OP, yeah, sometimes there may be a veggie you just don't like. try some different ones. if Broccoli is not working for you, you may want to move on to spinach. You can eat it straight as part of a salad (instead of lettuce, or even augment lettuce). generally you'll want to have this version of it fresh. You can add it to soup...actually this may be your best bet, a beef based vegetable soup.

Go with a beef broth base, add some meat if you wish (through the bone in as well, it adds flavor). If you want a little extra punch add some tomato paste base as well (or don't). Then add peas, corn, peppers (any kind), spinach (diced small), broccoli (in your case diced small), green beans, onions, whatever else).

 

[Crash Station]

never, ever go to japan if you're a picky eater.

Well I do like hibachi. I just tell them to hold the vegetables.

Yes, I know that's not all Japan is foodwise, but hey, they also have Mcdonalds and Pizza Hut Also, Yakiniku looks fuckin awesome! I need to find a place like that near here.

 

[Save 'N Quit]

A simple salad with carrots, eggs, bacon bits, and croutons is like a delicacy to me.

 

[RoadHazard]

Spinach is a bit funny for me, because while I do like it in its fresh form I absolutely despise spinach soup.

Just repulsive. I think this got ruined for me in school as a kid. Maybe I would like it if I tried it now, but I really don't want to.

 

[IceDoesntHelp]

I agree for the most part. Fruits are the future.

 

[pizza dog]

Just shut up and eat kale, everybody, it's great and the healthiest thing. Cook up some rough chopped bacon to render the fat out, once they sorta crisp, toss in the big ribs chopped rough and sauté them a minute or two until soft, some onions cool here too, then kill the heat, throw in tore up kale leaves, toss until leaves wilt a lil bit. Pep that bitch and serve it up.

Sub mustard greens for some extra bite.

Stop boiling your vegetables ya goofs.

 

[jett]

You sound like a child in need of doing some growing up, OP.

 

[RoadHazard]

Just shut up and eat kale, everybody, it's great and the healthiest thing. Cook up some rough chopped bacon to render the fat out, once they sorta crisp, toss in the big ribs chopped rough and sauté them a minute or two until soft, some onions cool here too, then kill the heat, throw in tore up kale leaves, toss until leaves wilt a lil bit. Pep that bitch and serve it up.

Sub mustard greens for some extra bite.

Stop boiling your vegetables ya goofs.

That sounds awful. Maybe because I dislike both bacon and onions. Not a fan of kale either.

(Yes, I know, how can anyone possibly dislike bacon?! But I do.)

 

[Devolution]

Just shut up and eat kale, everybody, it's great and the healthiest thing. Cook up some rough chopped bacon to render the fat out, once they sorta crisp, toss in the big ribs chopped rough and sauté them a minute or two until soft, some onions cool here too, then kill the heat, throw in tore up kale leaves, toss until leaves wilt a lil bit. Pep that bitch and serve it up.

Sub mustard greens for some extra bite.

Stop boiling your vegetables ya goofs.

Kale and Chard sauteed and then thrown in soup is nice.

 

[Thug Waffle]

vegetables are great and you're doing your body and mind a disservice by ignoring them entirely.

but that's your business, op.

 

[Kickz]

Fuck that. Veggies are awesome.

No, fuck veggies. The smell of boiling broccoli is that of a rotting corpse.

 

[kasane]

When i was a kid i absolutely loved vegetables. One day i ate so much i threw up. Now i have a phobia of vegetables, i can only eat a select few.

 

[ThLunarian]

Not sure why there's so much vitriol toward OP in this thread. He explicitly stated in the OP that he's really trying to find ways to eat veggies, and this thread was a way to ask for assistance and ideas. Piling on him makes no sense.

OP, I'm with you. I've never liked vegetables. For the past year or so I've been trying to find ways to integrate them into my diet. It's working, but it's very slow going. I'm still not a fan of most cooked veggies, but will eat them if they're in front of me.

I've found that I enjoy raw veggies much more than anything cooked (and yeah, I'm a terrible, untrained, novice cook who has no idea what he's doing). What I do is, I make a salad consisting of raw spinach, a sliced Roma tomato, broccoli chopped into small bits, and shredded carrots. If you chop the broccoli small enough, you won't even know it's there. I usually put a little Italian dressing on there and mix it up, and it's a good, healthy half-meal to go along with whatever meat I'm eating that night.

Good luck, dude, and get healthy.

Edit: Avocados are also pretty decent raw if you flavor them. Some people like to mix in salt and balsamic vinaigrette; personally I like to sweeten them up. I can't eat an avocado without something to give it flavor, though.

 

[inm8num2]

Brussel sprouts are horrible. You might scare the op away from veggies for life, by recommending these.

You lie!

 

[Messofanego]

No, fuck veggies. The smell of boiling broccoli is that of a rotting corpse.

I'm more concerned you know what the smell of a rotting corpse is.

 

[DJ_Lae]

The concept of disliking significant numbers of foods is pretty foreign to me - I'll eat almost anything that isn't balut, sweetbreads or durian.

Having said that, roasting vegetables is a fantastic way to avoid that mushy blandness you often get from steamed or (dear god) boiled veggies. Those have their place too and I don't mind them, but I can see how some people might not.

Chop up, toss in olive oil, salt and pepper, and throw on a parchment lined baking pan and bake them until golden brown on the edges and delicious all over.

This works especially well with potatoes (naturally), cauliflower, brussel sprouts, carrots/parsnips, etc. Feel free to add some seasoning, too, like dill with carrots.

 

[Loco4Coco]

Just drench veggies in dressing or sauce and call it a day.

 

[Devolution]

The concept of disliking significant numbers of foods is pretty foreign to me - I'll eat almost anything that isn't balut, sweetbreads or durian.

Having said that, roasting vegetables is a fantastic way to avoid that mushy blandness you often get from steamed or (dear god) boiled veggies. Those have their place too and I don't mind them, but I can see how some people might not.

Chop up, toss in olive oil, salt and pepper, and throw on a parchment lined baking pan and bake them until golden brown on the edges and delicious all over.

This works especially well with potatoes (naturally), cauliflower, brussel sprouts, carrots/parsnips, etc. Feel free to add some seasoning, too, like dill with carrots.

Boiling or steaming without some kind of flavor and salt added are kind of pointless. Just microwaving veggies in butter is such an improvement.

 

[Persona7]

I only dislike onions. Disgusting.

 

[teh_pwn]

Vegetables aren't nasty. The lazy cooking put into what I see most Americans think of as healthy vegetables combined with cheap ingredients are why they are perceived as nasty.

Examples:
1. Salad: Iceburg lettuce with ranch dressing. Why even do this. There's no nutrition or flavor. Instead use spring mix + bacon + green apple + walnuts + balsamic vinaigrette.
2. Withering steamed broccoli. Use good broccoli and considering seasoning it.
3. Tons of raw vegetables that cause all sorts of poor digestion. Cook it, season it, actually do something with it.

And mix in some meat, starch, or whatever floats your boat. Some people go way overboard with vegetables for healthy. One example is Spinach which is marketed as a superfood. People that eat spinach all of the time are growing kidney stones from all of the oxalates.

 

[inm8num2]

I only dislike onions. Disgusting.

I strongly disliked onions from something like age 9-12. I hated the texture. That was the only food about which I was picky growing up. It's funny considering that I add onions to pretty much everything. Sometimes I use shallots - so fucking good with potatoes.

 

[AwesomePossum]

i used to hate veggies, but i've grown to love them. especially cream spinach, though spinach was always the first choice since i was born when it came to deciding on a veggie.

 

[BPoole]

Good vegetables:
Carrots
Onions
Cucumbers
Corn
Spinach
Broccoli
Lettuce
Black Olives
Artichokes

Bad Vegetables:
Tomatoes
Mushrooms
Squash
Green Olives
Cabbage

 

[inm8num2]

Without vegetable this would not exist:

 

[FrostuTheNinja]

Good vegetables:
Carrots
Onions
Cucumbers
Corn
Spinach
Broccoli
Lettuce
Black Olives
Artichokes
Tomatoes
Mushrooms
Squash
Green Olives
Cabbage

Bad Vegetables:
BPoole

Sorry, I couldn't resist!

 

[Courage]

all you people hating spinach are monsters


monsters

 

[Anastasia]

Try creamed spinach, terrisus. Your vegetable world will be turned upside down. ;-)

 

[teh_pwn]

Good vegetables:
Carrots
Onions
Cucumbers
Corn
Spinach
Broccoli
Lettuce
Black Olives
Artichokes

Bad Vegetables:
Tomatoes
Mushrooms
Squash
Green Olives
Cabbage

Corn=Grain
Tomatoes=Fruit

And wtf dude, tomatoes are the best. Not the stuff in most groceries, but actual fresh tomatoes are delicious raw, even better cooked with Italian spices and olives.

 

[terrisus]

Not sure why there's so much vitriol toward OP in this thread. He explicitly stated in the OP that he's really trying to find ways to eat veggies, and this thread was a way to ask for assistance and ideas. Piling on him makes no sense.]

To be fair, I suppose I didn't make the best choice for a subject line.
Ah well.

 

[akachan ningen]

A bag of baby carrots is a good fun snack.

If you are in fact a supertaster, I think there are good healthy recipies out there for you. Here's a link I randomly found:

http://thsupertastercooks.tumblr.com/

what's fun about baby carrots?

 

[BPoole]

Corn=Grain
Tomatoes=Fruit

And wtf dude, tomatoes are the best. Not the stuff in most groceries, but actual fresh tomatoes are delicious raw, even better cooked with Italian spices and olives.

I love tomatoe sauces and such, but they are the only thing that if get put in my salad or sandwich by accident, I will remove them. I just hate texture and they all taste sour to me.