Is there a food you wish you could love?

I think I’m a good sport and a trooper when it comes to trying new foods and dishes, but I have always had a hard time when it comes to eggplant. I usually find it to be like chewing on wet corrugated cardboard.

I’ve had some really ugly experiences with eggplant, but everybody seems to love it. Unfortunately, eggplant, seems to be one of the items that always turns up on a menu at restaurants that are not specifically vegetarian, as the vegetarian option.

Sometimes I feel myself throwing up in my mouth a little bit, every time I see eggplant listed on a menu. People seem distraught that I don’t like eggplant, when they were only trying to help feed the one and only vegetarian at the party/restaurant/wedding/companyevent.

I have found 3 versions of eggplant that I can actually stomach. They are Baingan Bharta and Makdous and Babaganoush, so all hope is not lost.

What foods do you wish you could love, and why?