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Dr. Hibbert: Another broccoli-related death. Marge: But I thought broccoli was— Dr. Hibbert: Oh yes. One of the deadliest plants on Earth. Why, it tries to warn
by jdofaz 6y ago
Dr. Hibbert: Another broccoli-related death.
Marge: But I thought broccoli was—
Dr. Hibbert: Oh yes. One of the deadliest plants on Earth. Why, it tries to warn you itself with its terrible taste.
I feel the same about Liquorice
- EForEndeavour 6y agoHumor aside: oven-roasted or pan-seared broccoli with garlic, salt, and butter tastes amazing! And depending on how much salt and butter you add, is probably way safer to eat than black liquorice.
- Wistar 6y agoWell, what about black licorice with salt and butter?
- parksy 6y agoAnethole, one of the major flavour components of liquorice, is shared among a range of popular cooking herbs and spices. Milder-tasting fennel goes great with loads of cooking, it's quite common to chop up a fennel root to add to slow-cook roasts / braises, or sprinkle fennel seeds over roasts and mix into dry rubs. Anise has a stronger flavour than fennel, which lends itself to stocks, sauces and curries. Less commonly you'll see liquorice root itself used in cooking, I haven't used it myself but I don't see why it wouldn't work - if balanced out and seasoned properly. edit: Of course, just pan frying a slab of black liquorice with salt and butter would get mixed reactions, personally I'd find it overpowering, like eating straight up peppercorns even though they work well in moderation as a seasoning.
- Wistar 6y agoI find tarragon to be reminiscent of anise as well.
- thehappypm 6y agoLiterally any vegetable is good with salt pepper and butter :)
- DoofusOfDeath 6y agoAnother variation, which my family really enjoys is: cut fresh broccoli into small florets; toss with olive oil and (optionally) salt/pepper; roast in oven at high temp until desired softness. I tried butter with my broccoli once, and I found it tasted unpleasantly fatty. (And I'm no stranger to fatty foods.)
- NineStarPoint 6y agoI don’t really buy that it makes that much of a difference. As a child I hated all forms of broccoli, could barely stomach it. Now that I’ve grown older I find even the plain steamed stuff edible. While I certainly like it prepped like you described, it still in the end has the taste of broccoli in it. I have a hard time imagining someone who hates the vegetable caring about how it was prepared.
- nicoburns 6y agoIt probably makes more of a difference if you kind-of liked it to start with. I will happily munch on broccoli and other green veg out of choice, but it can taste a bit plain. If you salt and butter it, it brings out the flavour, which is a good thing if you like the underlying taste.
- tomjakubowski 6y agoA little acid (lemon juice) goes a long way too.
- asiachick 6y agoI never got the broccoli hate. I had no problems with it as a kid. I wonder if it's another genetic thing like cilantro
- copperx 6y agoI have always wondered whether liquorice is an acquired taste. I find it vile, and I'm glad for that.
- svachalek 6y agoI've always wondered if it's something like cilantro. They've identified a gene that makes cilantro taste soapy to some. Maybe there's something similar with licorice since I've noticed many people seem to have a strong negative reaction to it. (I find the flavor mild but interesting, like vanilla.)
- nullc 6y agoThey identified a variation which is needed to distinguish a chemical in cilantro at all. Having that variation is necessary but not sufficient for finding it has a soapy taste.
- jdofaz 6y agoI like cilantro a lot but think licorice is gross
- SideburnsOfDoom 6y agoApparently that's not known to science, but I feel certain that it's genetic, innate and not learned. It's inconceivable that I'll ever "acquire" a tolerance for that vile inedible substance. My partner loves it though. https://theconversation.com/the-science-of-liquorice-whether-you-love-the-dark-root-or-hate-it-74135 https://theconversation.com/the-science-of-liquorice-whether... https://www.shared.com/your-black-licorice-preference-depends-on-your-genes/ https://www.shared.com/your-black-licorice-preference-depend...
- SideburnsOfDoom 6y agoThe flavour of licorice is, to my palate, many things, all of them unpleasant, but not "mild" at all. I stongly suspect genetic factors, the way that some people find coriander / cilantro a strong, unpleasant taste. After all,licorice is a poison (as per the parent article), so a gene to detect and reject it as inedible has value.
- _ph_ 6y agoI love the taste of broccoli :p. (and have to admit, that occasionally I enjoy the taste of liquorice, though I only eat it extremely rarely)
- disown 6y ago> I feel the same about Liquorice I was starting to get worried that I was the only one. There should be laws prohibiting the placement of the word candy anywhere near the word liquorice. It's the worst form of false advertisement I've come across. Candy is supposed to taste good! That childhood trauma is still with me to this day. I feel disgust and anger at the mention of liquorice.
- akiselev 6y agoThat every bag of jelly beans includes liquorice is really a travesty. It's the culinary equivalent of bleach and ammonia Tide pods.
- larrywright 6y agoBlack licorice is one of those foods that is polarizing. People either absolutely love it or think it’s vile and shouldn’t be legal. I don’t think I’ve ever encountered someone who is ambivalent about it.