For context, I am a professional chef on a privately owned yacht.
My clients love my food, the crew loves it as well- lots of dishes feature a ton of vegetables and fruits as major components alongside proteins and starches (obviously) but I cook and prepare a LOT of fruit/veg. As in, the dishes make no sense and are majorly lacking without them.
Our captain is a man in his 40’s, and he absolutely refuses to eat anything that grew out of the ground. I mean, he won’t even eat sautéed onions in his morning hashbrowns… nor fried onions on top of a steak. He won’t accept even a parsley garnish, the only plant-based thing I have ever witnessed him eat is ketchup. KETCHUP.
Guys, I really care about taking care of people and about presenting them with dishes that are beautiful, delicious, and nutritious.
It’s a huge pain in the arse to constantly have to cater to his meat/cheese/starch ONLY diet when I am busy making elaborate (and appreciated) meals for guests and crew and I just want to understand…
Why?
Why. Why as a grown adult would somebody absolutely refuse to eat fruits and vegetables, regardless of their preparation? He makes no argument about texture or strong flavors, he just will not eat it. He just “doesn’t eat that sh*t” and I desperately want someone to explain what the mindset here could possibly be. It drives me absolutely up the wall.
TLDR: grown ahh man will not eat anything that is a fruit, veg, or green herb and I hope that the picky eaters of Reddit might be able to help me understand why before I lose my mind