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#3213328 2-Apr-2024 20:28

Came up during a discussion: Why do people (voluntarily) eat chokos? They taste of nothing, they have no texture, they're just tasteless pap.

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#3213329 2-Apr-2024 20:30

Chokos are known as chuchu in Brazil. They are disgusting and my mum wanted me to eat them when I was a kid.

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#3213330 2-Apr-2024 20:33

freitasm: Chokos at known as chuchu in Brazil. They are disgusting and my mum wanted me to eat them when I was a kid.

I think that's the universal exposure to them :-). Even my diehard vegetarian friend didn't like them. Reminds me of spoo:

According to Straczynski, spoo "are the only creatures of which the Interstellar Animal Rights Protection League says, simply, 'Kill 'em.'"

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#3213333 2-Apr-2024 20:43

neb: Came up during a discussion: Why do people (voluntarily) eat chokos? They taste of nothing, they have no texture, they're just tasteless pap.

I can add Tripe to that list..EWWWW

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#3213339 2-Apr-2024 21:01

freitasm: Chokos are known as chuchu in Brazil. They are disgusting and my mum wanted me to eat them when I was a kid.

Probably, like many parents, with the tag line "It's good for you".

My reply to that now is "That doesn't make it taste any better". Obviously would not have gotten away with that as a kid.

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#3213340 2-Apr-2024 21:05

These things aren't available here and apparently nobody wants to import them. 😗

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#3213345 2-Apr-2024 21:22

Tinkerisk:
These things aren't available here and apparently nobody wants to import them. 😗

You've got spargel, no taste, no texture, not even colour, just pasty mushy nothing, there's no need to import chokos if you grow the equivalent locally:

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#3213409 2-Apr-2024 23:33

neb: Came up during a discussion: Why do people (voluntarily) eat chokos? They taste of nothing, they have no texture, they're just tasteless pap.

I really like them, but then I love all vegetables other than Olives.

Everyone in my household loves them.

My whole family would eat Brussel Sprouts all year around if they were available.

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#3213410 2-Apr-2024 23:35

geoffwnz:

My reply to that now is "That doesn't make it taste any better". Obviously would not have gotten away with that as a kid.

Pretty confident, had I have said that to my mother, my head would still be spinning from the slap across the face I could have gotten, 30+ years later.

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#3213411 2-Apr-2024 23:39

networkn:

I really like them, but then I love all vegetables other than Olives.

Everyone in my household loves them.

My whole family would eat Brussel Sprouts all year around if they were available.

I have to admit, as a kid I hated Brussel sprouts, but these days I find the taste oddly pleasing. There's so much you can do with different sauces too.

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#3213420 3-Apr-2024 00:04

Roasted Brussels sprouts with garlic and olive oil are very nice. Even better when paired with a steak.

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#3213421 3-Apr-2024 00:29

Now I'm hungry.

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#3213424 3-Apr-2024 01:22

Bung: Now I'm hungry.

So am I. He mentioned steak alongside all the oograh.

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#3213439 3-Apr-2024 04:44

neb:
Tinkerisk:

These things aren't available here and apparently nobody wants to import them. 😗

You've got spargel, no taste, no texture, not even colour, just pasty mushy nothing, there's no need to import chokos if you grow the equivalent locally:

I'm very sorry for you. South of the city is one of the largest main growing areas for white, local asparagus and I can only say that it tastes excellent if you know how to treat and cook it properly. In comparison the green asparagus is stronger, more cabbage-like. So here people are fighting for places in the country inns as the season is about to start. It‘s currently about 20€/kg (34 NZD/kg) on the farmer‘s markets.

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#3213441 3-Apr-2024 04:49

freitasm:

Roasted Brussels sprouts with garlic and olive oil are very nice. Even better when paired with a steak.

… in addition sprinkle a few roasted, sliced almonds over the Brussels sprouts. 😉

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