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firecat (attention machine in need of calibration) ([personal profile] firecat) wrote2003-01-18 08:29 am
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Brussels sprouts

I've avoided brussels sprouts for many years because I hated them as a child.

Recently I went to Masa's, a very tony restaurant in SF (it was supposed to be a surprise for the OH, but he figured it out beforehand). The chef at Masa's is Ron Siegel, famous for besting Iron Chef Sakai in Battle Lobster. I don't like lobster either, but when Siegel reproduced his Iron Chef meal at his former restaurant, Charles Nob Hill, I went, and he did indeed feature the lobster in ways I liked.

Anyway, at Masa's, my dish came with brussels sprouts on the side. I figured I would try them again - if anyone can cook brussels sprouts in a way that I can tolerate, Ron Siegel can, right?

I ate one. I still hate them.

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[identity profile] femmediva.livejournal.com 2003-01-18 08:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Unagi used to be my favorite, but I'm getting a little burned out on it- it is the sauce.
I do the retrying of things periodically too- and have been pleasantly surprised at times- other times, not. I recently retried sea urchin (can't remember the Japanese name for it offhand), and learned that I still can't stand it.
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[personal profile] firecat 2003-01-18 09:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh yeah, uni. I tried it twice (once because they gave some to me by accident - I asked for ume). I am unlikely to try that again even after a decade. A century, maybe. Or when my eyesight gets poor enough that it doesn't look so disgusting to me.
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