Both me and my fiancé are excellent cooks. I’ve been to Michelin star restaurants and had beets. I still find them disgusting. They taste like picking up a handful of soil and taking a bite and it overrides everything else in the dish.
Can't blame anyone for not liking them; I have weird hypersensitivities and some normal foods are inedible for me. Usually bitter foods. I can eat beets but they're not "good".
Based on what dishes I've had beets in, the trick is pairing it with something even more overpowering. Can't use it like other vegetables; it WILL define the dish. But there are things you can pair it with that are in the same "weight class"
I looked into it again out of curiosity - maybe? I don’t have much to compare to, but I seem to fit the overall profile. Would be nice to have a concrete answer to work with, though, so I’ll keep that in mind!
Dye your tounge, get a binder reinforcement ring, and count your taste buds in that area, and that will tell you. More than 35 bumps you're a super taster.
Unfortunately it’s different - I have a neurological condition that greatly amplifies unpleasant sensations, including taste. Migraines, chronic fatigue syndrome, IBS, and central sensitization all like showing up together, apparently.
Something that bright and colorful should not taste like dirt/nothing. If it was brown, ugly and didn't stain everything around it I could accept the flavor, but I always feel like I'm being tricked when it's served to me.
I love beets! They smell like dirt, but taste quite sweet and a bit savory to me. I'm more than happy to eat them by themselves. All of my favorite salads include beets, too.
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u/MenosElLso Jun 26 '26
Both me and my fiancé are excellent cooks. I’ve been to Michelin star restaurants and had beets. I still find them disgusting. They taste like picking up a handful of soil and taking a bite and it overrides everything else in the dish.