25 Foods We Rejected in Childhood That Became Sacred to Us in Adulthood

Although eggplant is now a staple of your diet, as a kid, you found eggplant to be weird and foul. Admittedly, cooked eggplant can be slimy and mushy, and sometimes, it can have a bitter taste. It takes a more sophisticated view of unusual veggies to appreciate the purple eggplant.