The WORST Vegetable

You type fat, OP.

Brussel Sprouts, easily. Followed by cauliflower.

Brussel sprouts are great! There are many ways to prepare and enjoy them. Celery, by contrast, can only be eaten raw and stink up salads.

Eggplant is a vile weed!

I love almost all vegetables except eggplant. Disgusting

O, and green peppers. Only green though

I'm a big time vegetable lover. I love celery hearts. Especially when I make my homemade pimento cheese and stuff celery stalks. I also love Brussels Sprouts (not Brussel Sprouts). I eat them almost every day. And cauliflower, cabbage, and all the other cruciferous vegetables. i also love roasted carrots.

One of the few vegetables I do not care for is beets, in any form. Fresh, baked, pickeled. They're just a disgusting taste to me.

You Aubergine (eggplant) haters have never had my eggplant parmesan. TO DIE FOR!! I also sweat my eggplant and then dredge slices in seasoned flour and fry them in butter. DEVOON!! And one day I'll tell you about my legendary fried green tomatoes.

Hey, what about me?

O, yeah , fuck kale too

Eggplant is delicious and can be enjoyed in so many ways!

veggies are good for you.

Never met a vegetable I wouldn’t eat a second helping of

That list was like Sophie's Choice for me. I couldn't pick one. I love them all, even the unidentified one.

I like everything on there. Yams, peas and Lima beans are about the only vegetables I don’t really like.

The Chinese and Sri Lankan style of cooking eggplant tastes amazing. It's a very hit-or-miss vegetable to be honest.

WRONG, WHORE @OP.

The correct answer is Brussel sprouts - Satan's musky balls.

Celery is merely boring.

Kale is the worst !

Celery? Are you fucking kidding me? Whoever voted for this obviously doesn't cook. Celery is an essential ingredient in a vast range of recipes. Ever heard of Mirepoix? Maybe you don't like to munch on it but, worst?

Celery. It masks everything you put it in. Only time I’ll cook with it is in a mirepoix. Eggplant is fine. Brussels sprouts aren’t bad, but aren’t my favorite. I hate onions and peppers of any sort because I’m very allergic.

Also, iceberg lettuce is shit because it’s nothing but water.

I don't like raw celery, but I like thinly sliced celery sautéed with onions to add flavor to foods.

Cauliflower wasn't on the list - but it should be wiped from the planet. It is nasty.

Okra

Fuck Lima beans. Fuck them in their tiny little butts.

Broccoli rabe is vile.

Kale tastes like feet.

Brussels sprouts taste like ass. And not in a good way.

Why isn't rubbery, tough kale on this list?

You left off the worst vegetable.

Beets.

r15, I forgot about English peas and lima beans. Disgusting taste!

It's kale. How is kale not an option in the original poll?

Eggplant and broccoli rabe are both amazing.

The worst ones (kale, broccoli rabe, lentils) aren’t on here.

Terri Schiavo

I'm not crazy about kale, I don't like lime beans and I loathe okra with the intensity of a thousand suns.

^^ of course I meant lima beans ^^

I love broccoli rabe and lentils! I forgot about kale.

Kale, cauliflower, broccoli, brussel sprouts and cabbage are the same species. I eat some of those, but they are vile in general.

Japanese Eggplant is delicious. Regular eggplant is disgusting.

okra...slimy and disgusting.

eggplant - i hear if you don't press or sweat it, it's practically inedible. that must have been the case the one time my Mom (who was always a great cook) made eggplant parmigiana. you shouldn't have to put that much effort into making something palatable.

beets (golden beets are an exception though, they are tasty). the other kind taste like dirt. if i wanted to eat dirt, i'd eat that instead and it would probably taste better than regular beets.

i love brussels sprouts. i split them open and put a little pat of butter inside. delicious. also good roasted with balsamic vinegar.

Okra is great. I’m starting some seedlings this week. I’m trying the red variety this year along my standby “Emerald.”

[quote]eggplant - i hear if you don't press or sweat it, it's practically inedible.

you HEAR? you mean you've never tasted it?

Other: Terri Schiavo

Beets!

Just nasty. And beet juice is the worst juice.

All the good shit is nasty unless it’s prepared by someone who knows how to mask it’s nastiness. Go figure.

r40 did you read the ENTIRE post? i said my mom made eggplant parmigiana and it was horrible. i said "i hear if you don't sweat/press it" because i have never actually prepared it myself.

keto vegetables.

Oh and I forgot the other worst vegetable no one here has even mentioned: cucumber - fucking vile. And the fact that people like to put it now in drinks? What is wrong with the world?

The only way it’s good (or even tolerable) is when it’s julienned (the way Japanese put it in sushi).

At least no one has mentioned mushrooms because really how can you not love mushrooms?

I can’t think of a vegetable I don’t like.

Lettuce--completely useless,

I reserve hatred for turnips - slightly peppery on the tongue “oh, that’s different”. Then, once they land in your stomach, they poke angry bolts of fire at your esophagus.

R46, I have a vegetarian friend who hates mushrooms. I don't know how anyone could hate them.

It's Brussels sprout. BrusselS - with an S on the end.

We’re not discussing Sisters-in-law or Attorneys General, R51.

Hate them all.

Yellow Squash.

I can projectile vomit 15 feet by just the sight of it cooked.

[quote] veggies

r12 Fuck you and your stupid baby talk. The word is vegetables.

Mushrooms are neither plant nor animal. How could you not hate them?

Beets are okay sliced thin and eaten raw as a crudite. But people insist on adding turnips (and rutabagas) to otherwise delicious roasts and stews, which they ruin with their bitter, mawkish flavor.

I forgot about that one R54. I was forced to eat that nasty shit as a kid. The taste and texture made me gag every time. Damn my mom’s garden!!

Theresa Marie Schiavo

Okra and beets are tasty! I stand by celery as pointless and nasty.

Yes yes we get it- Schiavo was a vegetable.

[quote] It's Brussels sprout. BrusselS - with an S on the end.

Yes, as in Brussels, Belgium.

I like all the vegetables on OP's list. Some people just dislike eggplant. There's no special preparation that can make these people like eggplant.

Sweet basil added to boiled baby okras ("okritas") is quite tasty.

I have to force myself to eat any vegetables - I think they're almost all nasty. Funny, though, I can eat beets and fried okra, which everyone else here seems to hate.

I'm from the south. You can get run out of town on a rail if you dare say you don't like okra, especially fried okra.

Kale is a cunt

Prepared well Brussel Sprouts and eggplant are fine. I don't get the hate.

Kale is ... I don't think it is bad but it isn't good.

I'm sure I've had a turnip but it isn't ringing a bell.

I'd say you are going to hell R32, but then I have to admit we will both be there.

I don't know that younger gays will get the joke, but it is damn funny.

R65, they don’t pick, clean, prepare, or cook it properly once you venture north of Louiseville. Outside its use as soup filler, pan-fried okra is a seasonal dish much like roasted corn and tomato sandwiches.

I can get it to taste close to what my mother made because I use our poor people ingredients and possess the correct skillet. My brothers change everything up and then complain that they fail.

Okra and fish patties require more basic flours, spices, and oils. They benefit from hot lard, not bacon grease.

G as Sunny.

How do you guys prepare Brussel sprouts? Mine come out tasting strong and briefly frying them

Cucumbers have those annoying bumps on them. Carrots are too pointy. Yellow squash have that bulbous end.

I roast brussel sprouts with some honey drizzled on top. or bake them in diced tomatoes.

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r72, what's your take on eggplants? They are kind of bulbous like a squash, but a beautiful shade of purple saves them in my book.

R50 I already hate her (for both reasons).

Okra is nasty. So mushy and foul. Eggplant is dull and flavorless.

Kale is overrated. Terrible and bitter.

R75 Eggplants are beautiful and tempting but I find them overly filling.

Okra is meant to be eaten fried, at Luby's. Other preparations are for perverts.

Seaweeds are vegetables.

Seaweeds Are NOT vegetables, sorry

Only one answer for me: lima beans. Not just mere dislike, my mouth gags and rejects them. They are poison.

No problem with any of the other vegetables listed here, though.

Is this akin to an allergy?

I don’t hate any, but it depends on the preparation. Like I don’t like boiled okra but fried is fine.

Another vote for both okra and lima beans. Not a fan of arugula either. I've read it can be picked early when it's not bitter, but apparently, that's not been the case whenever I've had it.

I like most everything else.

For the people who hate Brussels sprouts, have you tried them raw and simply shredded-sliced in salads? I think I like them best that way.

R71, I slice them in half, sprinkle with olive oil and salt, and roast them. You can add garlic and parmesan cheese as well. Some people like them roasted with bacon, or balsamic vinegar.

Smaller sprouts are sweeter, so you may want to choose smaller ones.

Gourds are fruits, not vegetables.

I thought of another one that’s disgusting. Jicama. At one place where I used to work we made a corn salsa with jicama and that was putrid.

IME, jicama has a mild flavor and crisp/crunchy texture.

Celery? It's an essential ingredient in flavor bases like mirepoix, you rube.

I love okra in any form. I make okra and tomatoes almost every week, as well as fried okra. But one delicacy I adore is pickled okra. I buy a jar of it in the market every Monday and have 2 or 3 spears with dinner every night. The only bad thing about it is it's not cheap.

Terri Schiavo gets three votes and NO ONE remembers me?

R86 some fruits are considered vegetables. Like tomatoes. And whatsisname who’s been in a coma.

R88 don’t forget tartares. Virtually any vegetable you can cook with cream and /or butter (and bacon), so they’re almost all good by me. My list of fruit I hate is way way longer.

My husband cooks Brussels sprouts by slicing them in half, sauteéing them in butter then adding seasonings. They are delicious and not bitter at all. He learned on some YouTube channel that if you cut them in half, they will lose their bitterness in cooking.

Some of you are just impossible.

My Dad taught me how to cook eggplant. Peel it, slice it about 1/2 inch thick, dip it in egg then in flour, fry flat in a pan, with a bit of oil in the pan, for a few minutes on each side, just until crispy, drain on paper towels, then season. I use the seasoning called "Spike." Delicious!

Cauliflower: Why?

Kale: I'd rather eat grass.

Also: Eggplant, zucchini, radishes, arugula, and turnip.

i love arugula in small quantities.

So many Terri Schiavo mentions! If you ever find yourself playing the "guess which vegetable I am" game, always ask "are you in a wheelchair?" to get a bunch of boos and things thrown at you.

"And what about the vegetables?"

"Oh, they'll have the same as me."

I like eggplant in Moussaka, Eggplant Parmesan, or when it's part of a Vegetable Tempura plate. The local Japanese restaurant introduced me to that one.

R100, seeing moussaka reminded me of baba ghanoush. I hate hummus and chickpeas, but love baba ghanoush.

One thing rutabega is really good in is the traditional Yooper or Cornish pasty. Besides the meat, onion, and potato, it's not a pasty unless you throw in some 'beggy.

Children children! No dessert until you eat your vegetables!! Remember people are starving in San Francisco.

Hm. i forgot that eggplant is the main ingredient in baba ganoush, which i enjoy quite a bit. i guess i'll have to retract my hate for eggplant.

Beets. They make me gag.

Same as r104.

Cauliflower gives me the worst eye blinding gas, but I can deal with the broccoli/cauliflower hybrid, Romanesco.

R88, meet R19

People who "hate" certain vegetables but will eat the ground-up flesh of a dead chicken, formed into a nugget, and fried, confuse me.

[quote]Celery, by contrast, can only be eaten raw and stink up salads.

You're an idiot. Celery is a fixture in many soups and stews.

Slice your Brussels sprouts roughly 1/8" thick or a little thicker. Roughly chop some garlic cloves. Slice some bacon into 1/2" strips. Stir-fry the lot. Thank me later.

Many flyovers here, it seems.

Halve Brussel sprouts, toss in olive oil and balsamic, roast in the oven, drizzle with lemon juice before serving. NOT your mother's Brussel sprouts.

I’ve learned to adapt and go beyond my given palate, thank goodness.

The only vegetables I dislike are the ones prepared the wrong way.

I've never met a vegetable I didn't like sans one. Okra. I've tried it a hundred ways and I absolutely hate it. B/T/W it's Brussels Sprouts - and I love them.

Terri Schiavo

Brussels sprouts can be a bit dicey. Sometimes they have a pleasant mild flavor, sometimes they taste like they've been soaked in iodine. My favorite way to cook them is to trim and rinse them, give them six minutes in the microwave, and serve dressed with olive oil, a little garlic salt and Parmesan.

The only vegetable I fear is polk salad, but I'm a Yankee.

Celery = great raw and stuffed. Essential for stews and dressings.

Carrot = carrot juice is great. Love carrot cake. Good in coleslaw. Another good stew/soup ingredient. Essential in coq au vin.

Eggplant = love parmigiana and baba ghanoush.

Brussel sprouts - love them but have trouble cooking them - tend to order them when out.

Potatoes = I fail to see how anyone could dislike potatoes in some form or another.

Turnips = DING DING DING THE WINNER

Collard greens = not much experience with these.

Seaweed = delicious with sushi

Spinach = great raw, wilted, creamed or in pies and quiches.

R96, what did zucchini ever do to you? Incredibly versatile, mild, and durable, whether it's roasted zucchini boats with parmesan or just steamed with salt pepper added. Might be the gayest few sentences ever composed, but I have a huge place in my heart for honest, rugged zucchini.

...but eggplant? Kill that mealy, bland shitbag with fire.