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minus-squareApepollo11@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 days agoI wonder if I’ve got the same kind of thing. I love onions but absolutely hate leeks. They taste like the smell of stale urine. I’ve never understood it - I know they don’t taste like this to other people. I like the other edible alliums, but leeks taste uniquely awful. I keep trying them every few years hoping that my tastes have changed, but they haven’t until this point.
I wonder if I’ve got the same kind of thing. I love onions but absolutely hate leeks. They taste like the smell of stale urine.
I’ve never understood it - I know they don’t taste like this to other people. I like the other edible alliums, but leeks taste uniquely awful.
I keep trying them every few years hoping that my tastes have changed, but they haven’t until this point.