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What food did you not try until you were an adult? Did you have a "where have you been all my life" moment? (beehaw.org)

submitted 1 year ago by bbbhltz@beehaw.org to c/askbeehaw@beehaw.org

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Despite the fact that 90% of what I ate was home cooked, mostly from scratch, meals, I managed to miss out on some basics like courgette (zucchini) and aubergine (eggplant) and BUTTER if you can believe it.

My mother was big on margarine. So when I moved out I continued the tradition until one day I made a fateful mistake. It was like in Ratatouille. I was sat in my studio just eating buttered bread having an out of body experience.

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[–] yenahmik@beehaw.org 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Most recently... empanadas.

But there are so many foods i hadn't been exposed to but absolutely adore. We didn't have much "ethnic" foods as a kid, so there's been a lot I've tried as an adult and loved. Butter chicken has become a staple for me. Saag paneer. Pad see ew is another great one. Savory pies in former British colonies (I had a butter chicken pie at a takeaway in NZ that was incredible). The list goes on...

[–] davefischer@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

There's a Salvadoran bakery a block from my home that makes the best empanadas I've ever had. Favorite brunch (with Turkish coffee).