The author of this recipe writes...Black pepper and cumin are two things that I can never have enough of. Pickles, on the other hand, I can usually do with a lot less of. Or, you know, none. None’s fine. Pickles live in the part of my brain labeled yuck. (Oh no!)
I was talking to my friend Bill and mentioned my dislike for pickled things. The conversation went a bit like this after my confession:
“Do you like vinegar?”
“Yes.”
“Do you like sugar?”
“Yes.”
“Do you like salt?”
“Yes.”
“Do you like vegetables?”
“Yes.”
“Well, then you like all that stuff together. You like pickles.”
Huh.
It’s sort of embarrassing to be really into food but dislike things that are wildly popular. Every so often I revisit my blacklist and see if anything on it can be crossed off. Oftentimes I try to overcome my dislikes by forcing myself to try them in new ways until something starts to click.
And this definitely clicked: http://veganyumyum.com/2012/09/black-pepper-and-cumin-pickled-carrots/
