Have your tastes ever changed dramatically?
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For the first 35ish years of my life I was quite a plain eater. I really disliked anything with spice or anything with strong flavours. I avoided curries, anything with a lot of garlic, anything with peppers/chillies, strong or blue cheeses, smelly fishy stuff, anything too peppery, anything too salty, and so on.
But now, a few years on, I find myself craving strong or spicy flavours. I want to be absolutely punched in the face with the flavour. I want to feel the burn of chilli or spice, and no longer avoid ordering the spicy curries. I want food to taste salty or peppery. I now love really strong smelly cheeses. The stronger the better. I like vinegar or sour tastes. I will happily add chillies to things.
I find myself salting my food a lot, and even adding stuff like peri-peri salt to ordinary savoury food to give it a kick. I appreciate that adding salt to things on a daily basis is bad, but I'm just finding a lot of foods a little bland now.
Not sure where all this came from, and it seems quite a change for someone like me who was always a bit bland with food.
Anyone else had similar?
But now, a few years on, I find myself craving strong or spicy flavours. I want to be absolutely punched in the face with the flavour. I want to feel the burn of chilli or spice, and no longer avoid ordering the spicy curries. I want food to taste salty or peppery. I now love really strong smelly cheeses. The stronger the better. I like vinegar or sour tastes. I will happily add chillies to things.
I find myself salting my food a lot, and even adding stuff like peri-peri salt to ordinary savoury food to give it a kick. I appreciate that adding salt to things on a daily basis is bad, but I'm just finding a lot of foods a little bland now.
Not sure where all this came from, and it seems quite a change for someone like me who was always a bit bland with food.
Anyone else had similar?
As a kid, I had a sweet tooth, 2 teaspoons of sugar in my tea, or coffee etc., but now. I find anything sweet-tasting too sweet. When I married in 1972 our wine of choice was a cheap Spanish Sauternes, whereas now a friend insists on serving a semi-sec Cava, which I do not enjoy. My exception is pairing a Barsac with Fois Gras, chutney and smoked duck-breast.
When it comes to food generally, I have always enjoyed anything offered, I find being with fussy eaters quite offensive. I was of an age when if I left anything on my plate, I was reminded that there were starving kids in Africa.
When it comes to food generally, I have always enjoyed anything offered, I find being with fussy eaters quite offensive. I was of an age when if I left anything on my plate, I was reminded that there were starving kids in Africa.
Choked on some peanuts at a friends party when I was about 2/3, couldnt stand the smell or taste of them for first 28 years of my life. I then one day tried some Wasabi peanuts and now can eat them without an issue (salted peanuts etc not just wasabi).
Olives/blue cheese are things I will never get over though.
Olives/blue cheese are things I will never get over though.
Mont Blanc said:
For the first 35ish years of my life I was quite a plain eater. I really disliked anything with spice or anything with strong flavours. I avoided curries, anything with a lot of garlic, anything with peppers/chillies, strong or blue cheeses, smelly fishy stuff, anything too peppery, anything too salty, and so on.
But now, a few years on, I find myself craving strong or spicy flavours. I want to be absolutely punched in the face with the flavour. I want to feel the burn of chilli or spice, and no longer avoid ordering the spicy curries. I want food to taste salty or peppery. I now love really strong smelly cheeses. The stronger the better. I like vinegar or sour tastes. I will happily add chillies to things.
I find myself salting my food a lot, and even adding stuff like peri-peri salt to ordinary savoury food to give it a kick. I appreciate that adding salt to things on a daily basis is bad, but I'm just finding a lot of foods a little bland now.
Not sure where all this came from, and it seems quite a change for someone like me who was always a bit bland with food.
Anyone else had similar?
I was very similar until I got to around 23 and I had a career change and started working with colleagues who would often go for a takeaway on an evening as part of working shifts so I just went along with it. I think my first curry was a Chicken Tikka Masala because it was the only one I had heard of, I never looked back. I'm just about 45 now and love spicy foodsBut now, a few years on, I find myself craving strong or spicy flavours. I want to be absolutely punched in the face with the flavour. I want to feel the burn of chilli or spice, and no longer avoid ordering the spicy curries. I want food to taste salty or peppery. I now love really strong smelly cheeses. The stronger the better. I like vinegar or sour tastes. I will happily add chillies to things.
I find myself salting my food a lot, and even adding stuff like peri-peri salt to ordinary savoury food to give it a kick. I appreciate that adding salt to things on a daily basis is bad, but I'm just finding a lot of foods a little bland now.
Not sure where all this came from, and it seems quite a change for someone like me who was always a bit bland with food.
Anyone else had similar?
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