Sort of OT, but in terms of the cooking community -- OH MY GOODNESS have people there gotten elitist, snippy, divisive, and pompous lately. Not everyone (I'm sure it's just a vocal few, in fact), but enough to make posting there a real pain sometimes :\
It used to not be like that, and I hope it's a passing thing. Seen it in several discussions, though. Food_porn got like that for awhile, but seems to be better now (to me)! I hate it too! It's like people decide it's their internet-job to correct others or critique them in snotty ways.
I don't know if the OP is as neurotic as me, but for me its not just the taste, its the smell, look, and texture for a big ol' no thank you from me. I think if I could get past that that taste isn't that big of a deal.
Yep! The taste is the least offensive part, which is why they are okay if they are among a lot of other things. The icky part for me is the firm sections with squishy seedy insides; especially grape tomatoes because they are small enough to explode in your mouth when you bite them. I could probably tolerate them if I spent the time scraping all the insides out and just using the outside but that would be a waste of tomatoes and the flavor is still something I'd rather do without so it doesn't seem worth it.
I also h-a-t-e tomatoes, so I usually just omit them or maybe sub avocados. I don't know what it is, its the only food I cannot even dream of choking down and it took me forever to be able to even touch or cut them without gagging.
That's an excellent point, especially with how pungent they smell. There are other foods I don't care for, but none cause a visceral reaction like tomatoes. I involuntarily dry heaved looking at a picture in a fricking cookbook once.
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I could probably tolerate them if I spent the time scraping all the insides out and just using the outside but that would be a waste of tomatoes and the flavor is still something I'd rather do without so it doesn't seem worth it.
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What fruits can be used with feta? That might be something to consider. Or roasted red peppers or marinated mushroms.
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I also h-a-t-e tomatoes, so I usually just omit them or maybe sub avocados. I don't know what it is, its the only food I cannot even dream of choking down and it took me forever to be able to even touch or cut them without gagging.
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