Most of the vegetables I've tried, I've either liked or come to stand. I can tolerate carrots now and alternate between indifference and dislike of broccoli (which is odd, because I liked it as a child but don't care much for it now ). Even squash, cucumbers, miniature corn cobs, cooked tomato-y stuff, etc., I can eat in a pinch if I need to be polite. The one vegetable I've had and absolutely, positively hated was Brussel Sprouts. My mom made them one night with supper and no one liked them. They were watery and disgusting tasting. Even salt and butter couldn't help. We, eh, used the leftovers for our snowmen a couple days later.

Americans use "veggies" all the time, but often in a joking manner, like when you notice a grown-up person avoiding their spinach and you tell them to "eat their veggies".

Anyways, I forgot to mention that I don't like beets. They taste exactly like dirt (don't ask me how I know what dirt tastes like ).

Anyways, I forgot to mention that I don't like beets. They taste exactly like dirt (don't ask me how I know what dirt tastes like ).

A good reason why I shouldn't try one, unfortunately I have accidentally tasted dirt, and it is disgusting...

Veggies and veges are pronounced the same.
English people say "veg" as a sort of collective noun (but I'm sure it's just short for "vegetables").

It is a sort of slang, used for children but also among adults. NZ seems to be full of words ending in "-ie" "y" or "-ies", which are short versions of things. Australians are also guilty of it.

Beets, by the way - are they the dark purply ones? We call them "beetroot" and they are usually served cold with salads, sliced after being boiled and preserved in vinegar. The only other beet I can think of is sugarbeet...

Root vegetables have varying names - turnips, swedes, rutabagas, neeps, pumpkin, squash. When you travel you find out what the locals call them!

I don't like olives.
And I don't like cooked tomatoes.
And then there is a peppery root (used in some kind of sauce) which I don't remember the name of, but which burns my mouth so much I don't want to taste it.

But I love spinach! Especially with fish balls!
We used to cook fish balls in a white sauce and mix spinach in the sauce. Yummy!
Inspired by
"... that life isn't all fricasseed frogs and eel pie"
we used to call our dish "frog balls"

^^ the only kind of olives I like are the black ones. any other kind taste awful!

i really liek cauliflower and brocili

I think that my worst veggies are........... brussel sprouts and drenched spinach. They're HORRIBLE!!! Cauliflower isn't very nice either.

~Queeny!

Avocado is definitely on my dislike list. And guacamole...yuck-o-rama!

I didn't use to eat avocados, but now I love guacamole.

I thought that "veggies" was the way New Zealanders and Australians referred to vegetables. I've never heard it to be American slang.

What??? We call them veggies frequently. Probably depends more so on which coast you're on. Have you seen those great American classics Veggie Tales?

I love fresh tomatoes and bell peppers. I really like carrots, corn, beans, sweet potatoes, potatoes, okra, zucchini, broccoli, and onions. I like to eat fresh bell peppers cut in to slices just like my Dad does. And there is nothing like fried okra!

I didn't like mushrooms, squash, garbanzo beans, asparagus, spinach, or cucumbers. But I will eat spinach and squash if I have to. There is only one way I like mushrooms and that is fried.

SnowAngel

Doh! Yes, I love Veggie Tales. "I'm Bob the Tomato, and I'm Larry the Cucumber, and today kids, we're going to talk about ..." Broccoli, celery, got to be - Veggie Tales!

At the top of my dislike list are: okra, asparagus, and brussel sprouts.
I used to have a problem with green or red peppers and spinach. I got sick once whilst eating a stuffed bell pepper but it probably wasn't the pepper's fault. Still don't like the flavor though.

Cauliflower isn't very nice either. ~Queeny!

I agree.

I actually like beets and artichoke hearts.

So interesting to read all the dislikes and likes and how different God made each one of us!!!

I have realized that as I have gotten older that my taste buds have changed and I like veggies that I didn't like when I was younger. (Even though I was always a vegetable eater).

But several remain on my "bleh" list:
avocados, asparagus, bell peppers, and, of course, brussel sprouts. Although, I have had brussel sprouts that were good and not bitter, but that was only once and I don't remember where or when.

Of course most of our veggies are canned or frozen, living in the desert; we can get some 'fresh' ones from the grocery store, but we usually just get the frozen ones.

I also have to have something on them; usually margarine; for greens (like spinach) white vinegar; and I like a little salad with my dressing.
I can eat raw celery and carrots plain-yum!

We had parsnips in England and they were delish! I think I've only had rhubarb (has that been brought up?) in Cherry Rhubarb at Mrs. Knott's Chicken Dinner Restaurant at Knott's Berry Farm. That's one I didn't like when I was younger, but now I like it.

And I'm with FK; veggies have to be cooked (that's what I was raised on)--I know that squash that is falling apart and more like soup than anything else!!! But, ceppault is now steaming our veggies (he's the cook in the family) and they are tender but not destroyed! And quite tasty!

Another veggie I couldn't stand as a kid was the yam/sweet potato. I now love yams! They are one of my favorite! I was converted when in Georgia I had fried green tomatoes (drools...so yummy) and sweet potato casserole (although it had more sugar than sweet potato I think!). This was a little place called the Bullock House Restaurant, we stumbled upon it and were so amazed at the wonderful food!

Some random (and some not-so) comments before fk opens a new Fun topic:

*loves raw veggies, even better than cooked

*loves lima beans, but doesn't recall anyone else here who does

From Pattertwigs' list here, I like probably 95%, hastening to add that a very few I've never tried.

The nasty ones (to me) would be:
artichokes,
parnips,
raw onions (love them sautéed, though),
peppers,
turnips (and its greens)

I'm not overly fond of squash and sweet potato/yam, but I can still eat a small amount ... if coerced.

The one vegetable I've had and absolutely, positively hated was Brussel Sprouts. My mom made them one night with supper and no one liked them. They were watery and disgusting tasting.

Pssst, try 'em raw, Valia, ram, and others who despise brussel sprouts. They're like mini cabbages, with a tinge of a broccoli taste as well. Mmmm ...

EDIT based on fk's post below: I can't stand rhubarb in any way, shape, or form. So, yeah.

You've got a full 24 hours before I open a new one.

Noticing the rhubarb comments, I've only ever had rhubarb in a pie (strawberry rhubarb pie!!!! YUMMY!!!). So I'm wondering if anyone has had rhubarb outside of that form? Cause I tried it raw once when I was little and I think my teeth went numb. I don't think it's meant to be eaten raw.

I've never eaten raw rhubarb, though I agree with you about the pie. It seems to me that the only other veggie to adapt into a dessert so easily is pumpkin (though of course I can't forget carrot cake. That is delicious!).