47 and still undecided if beetroot is great or terrible.

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Keep ordering it and putting it in salads thinking ‘yeah, this salad and ergo my life will be better with some soft purple stuff in it’ and then I eat it and I’m slightly unnerved by both the flavour and texture.

Does beetroot ever get better?

It’s disgusting but good for you. So I force some down then reward myself with a glass of wine.

My friend calls the beetroot borscht a vampire soup - very timely in the run up to Halloween 🎃

@Tabbouleh ooh could I have a South Asian beetroot curry recipe (or two or 3) that turn out nice.

I just tend to shove it in cakes or roast it with root veg and lots of garlic and thyme.

I absolutely love it! In fact, I had a cheese, beetroot and salad cream sandwich for lunch

My son used to be so pleased to have a pink wee after having beetroot 😁

This was when he was still using a potty, I must add!

I'm 69 and I'm very firmly of the opinion that it is vile.

I'm undecided too and I grow it but I give most to my neighbour as she likes it. I've got raw grated beetroot in the freezer for cakes, falafel and whatever else. I wonder how long it will be in there for?

I am glad others think it tastes of soil. Dh loves it. He grows it and cooks it. The house and fridge stink of beetroot and soil when he's been cooking it. I like it from the shop, pickled in jars. Dh has also tried pickling it and roasting it but I still taste soil 🤢

I made a beetroot, chickpea and coconut curry yesterday.
It was amazing and incredibly easy

I am 42 and can say confidently that it is awful! It tastes like dirt!

Food of the Gods. Love, love, love it. Especially with goats cheese and walnuts.

I grow it and love it.

I particularly like Chioggia and the golden varieties.

The Detroit and Dobbie's purple I usually roast, whilst the others I use in stir fries and salads.

I make two great beetroot salads. One grated raw with apple and sultanas with a horseradish vinaigrette.
The other is roasted beetroot with rocket, crumbled feta and a balsamic dressing topped with toasted pumpkin seeds.

I like it. Like the sound of beetroot curry.

Vile - tastes of mud.

I wonder if there is a reason some people like the earthy taste and others really don’t.

Try cooking it at home? I cut it into 1/4s or so depending on size; toss with evoo, salt, garlic powder and roast in the oven until tender.
I also make a pureed soup: boil cubes until soft with a half onion. Remove and carefully puree with blender adding a bit of cooking liquid, a bit of salt and dried thyme. Return to pot and add heavy cream until desired consistency and heat gently.

It’s good for you in every single
possible way.

However, don’t ever let it touch vinegar.

We roast it, serve in burgers and salads.

It also massively increases athletic performance

To all the beetroot haters (fair enough, but wrong), do you also hate the taste of Brussel sprouts? What about coriander/cilantro?

I am pretty sure the scientists identified taste buds are influenced by a couple of genes.

I love beetroot would you mind sharing your recipe please

I love beetroot and I love fresh coriander
That's very interesting what you have said

And I love sprouts

I love beetroot especially if its freshly boiled or roasted. It is lovely on it's own or with cheese.

My DF used to boil a big pot of fresh beetroot and we would eat it with salt. The whole pot.

Tesco Finest Sweet and Fiery Beetroot. I eat them straight from the packet. Absolutely delicious.

Beetroot was my pregnancy craving and only stopped when I realised I might have a purple baby....

The craving has remained and I'll always go for beetroot dishes on a menu (although it's often served with goat's cheese which I hate!) . Love beetroot in any form.