I like that you and the parent comment have valid reasons for liking or disliking the same type of food. The article is not about that, its about labeling and the meaning of words.
So you’ll come up with hypothetical reasons you don’t like it, instead of just trying something which is loved by many people, and seeing if you actually like it.
I do not like it in a boat, I do not like it with my coat, I do not like green eggs and ham.
I really hate the pronunciation test because it seems anti-intellectual. By all means, read the labels on your food and if something is unfamiliar, find out what it is and why it was added.
I wouldn't. I don't really like food that much. It's easy to ignore when you've had something a million times, but it's harder to ignore when it's a completely new, unpleasant sensation.
But, I understand that other people do like food. And that's ok.
The main reason being that I prefer food that start life on my plate separately, so that I can choose to take a bite of each in turn. After that I don't especially like cheese, which spoils a lot of these types of dishes. I find that a lot of people agree with my first point, it's rarer to find people that aren't into cheese.
Another example: I am a chocolate lover and would take the fruit, because chocolate cake (especially the free variety) has a tendency of tasting worse than it looks.
This is yet more the kind of nonsensical, insufferable drivel that turns people away from rationally thinking about their food. Someone's preference for how and what they eat contributes nothing to conversation, and exists only to project a belief of superiority and collect pats on the back from like-minded thinkers.
"Need" is a strong word; I don't "need" to eat any one particular food. But I'm sure that between salads, Mexican food, sandwiches, and whatever else sounds good at the time, I eat at least that many.
Wife hates 'em. Son hates 'em. I picked up a taste for them in college. Tried avocado toast once though; blech.
The number of people chiming in on this article proclaiming food preferences as "wrong" or "correct" is truly astounding. No, my preferences aren't wrong. No, yours aren't wrong either. Food preferences are personal.
The only thing "wrong" here is all the people chiming in to tell others that their differing preferences are incorrect.
Why do people like to suck all the color out of language? I don't feel that statement would have been improved by listing every dietary preference possible.
I know where you are going, but your example isn't particularly useful. If someone says that they hate vegetables, then they hate vegetables, regardless of whether their vegetable-eating experience is limited.
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