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To not understand the UK's obsession with sprouts?

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tawitttawoo · 24/12/2023 01:36

They're vile! Yet the British population seem enamoured with the bloody things. No matter how they're prepared they still taste like farts. We were a no sprouts household when I was younger. DH doesn't like them either.

Every year these we go to another home for Christmas dinner the little bastards are passed around the table, and I just pass them right on by me to the next person. And every year someone calls me out saying "ooh you've not got any sprouts on your plate". Or they'll come over and insist I take some despite me politely declining several times.

We've spent Christmas overseas with relatives several times and sprouts were never served

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MrsClatterbuck · 24/12/2023 01:46

Dh and I were on holiday in the Canary Islands and it was our wedding anniversary so we picked what seemed a very nice restaurant for our anniversary meal. We ordered the steak which came accompanied with Brussel sprouts. I love sprouts but not with steak. It seemed a bit surreal. dh hates them

RantyAnty · 24/12/2023 01:45

Didn't we just have a sprout thread?

I love them.

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tawitttawoo · 24/12/2023 01:43

KylieJennersMakeUpSponge · 24/12/2023 01:39

They’re vile when boiled.

But chopped up and sautéed with pancetta and chestnuts, they taste amazing

No they don't 😩 I accidentally tried them cooked this way one year. Someone told me it was just cabbage in the dish. Still 🤢

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Fionaville · 24/12/2023 01:43

The UK weather conditions are perfect for growing sprouts, so its a good thing that we like them. They also contain more vitamin C than an orange. I love them! They are also nice chopped up raw in a salad!

MoonlightMemories · 24/12/2023 01:41

Until last week at a family dinner, I'd never eaten sprouts before (they were steamed along with the other veggies) - so I asked for some to try and I actually really liked them. To me they don't particularly taste that strongly and I really wouldn't say they taste "vile", just like a sort of weak faintly cabbage-esque, slightly sweet taste. I really can't understand what people hate about them.

Tessisme · 24/12/2023 01:40

I love sprouts. I eat them even when it isn't Christmas. So there🤣🤣

Hermittrismegistus · 24/12/2023 01:40

I've never tried one.

Alargeoneplease89 · 24/12/2023 01:39

Love them

KylieJennersMakeUpSponge · 24/12/2023 01:39

They’re vile when boiled.

But chopped up and sautéed with pancetta and chestnuts, they taste amazing

Nat6999 · 24/12/2023 01:38

I adore sprouts steamed, I hated them as a kid when my mum boiled them to a mush. Steaming them brings out the sweetness, they still have some crunch.

startingagain17 · 24/12/2023 01:37

I agree. They’re little balls of evil.

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