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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

At 33 I’ve finally grown to like coffee. Up until now I thought it was vile!

So what’s changed? Do your tastes get more sophisticated as you get older?

I’ll be drinking red wine next!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No still drink Smirnoff Ice and have done since it came out

Actually had a chat with Mr during the week that I had never drank more than a sip of coffee (its rank) so he said he would make me a nice milky coffee when he gets back from Dundee. Might be converted yet x

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By *eeBee67Man
over a year ago

Masked and Distant

When I was younger couldn't stand cheese, coffee guinness or red wine.

Now love them all.

Still hate sprouts though

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By *he Regina PhalangeWoman
over a year ago

Lanarkshire

Yep coffee is one.

Also red wine, olives, Brie.....mushrooms (would not touch these as a kid)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No I've always had sophisticated tastes

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"At 33 I’ve finally grown to like coffee. Up until now I thought it was vile!

So what’s changed? Do your tastes get more sophisticated as you get older?

I’ll be drinking red wine next! "

Wait until you try I can't believe it's not butter. As you get older you just know...

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By *umpkinMan
over a year ago

near the sounds of the wimborne quarter jack!

The smell of whisky put me off drinking it. Still can`t drink it neat but a drop of cola makes it fine for me now.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Brussel sprouts and turnip hated them.. now love them

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By *rank n BettyCouple
over a year ago

Not meeting

I must be really old. I like everything mentioned so far

B x

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By *iss SJWoman
over a year ago

Hull

I never used to eat vegetables but eat most of them now. And lemony stuff like lemon drizzle cake and lemon meringue pie. Used to hate the flavour but now I love it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Coffee isn’t good for you..

Dr. Banana

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Coffee isn’t good for you..

Dr. Banana "

Neither is Nutella.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I started drinking coffee 3 years ago and I don’t know why it took me so long.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Whisky, Goat's Cheese, Olives.

Wine is just not as nice as Ribena and it's about time wine drinkers grew up and admitted that.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Whisky, Goat's Cheese, Olives.

Wine is just not as nice as Ribena and it's about time wine drinkers grew up and admitted that.

Oooh now I’ve always liked olives since I was a kid. Not sure I’ll ever like goats cheese. But at least I stopped eating cheese slices and progressed to things like feta and mozzarella

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"at least I stopped eating cheese slices and progressed to things like feta and mozzarella

Your so mature.

I actually still prefer Feta or Mozzarella if I'm honest.

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By *evaquitCouple
over a year ago

Catthorpe

"Whisky, Goat's Cheese, Olives.

Wine is just not as nice as Ribena and it's about time wine drinkers grew up and admitted that.

Ooh, I dunno, a glass of chilled Anjou rosè would give the Ribena a good run

Oysters. Made me heave as a kid, now I can't get enough of them, cold and raw, yum!

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By *iss_tressWoman
over a year ago

London

Couldn't drink sparkling water or red wine...yuk!

Now only drink sparkling water and a good riojka.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"at least I stopped eating cheese slices and progressed to things like feta and mozzarella

Your so mature.

I actually still prefer Feta or Mozzarella if I'm honest.

Nice pun. At least I’m not crumbly.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Nice pun. At least I’m not crumbly. "

Lol. Unintended sorry.

If I try and be funny, you'll notice from the tumble s and depressing silence.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Apple pie and melted cheese

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I never grew up with hot drinks, it was cordial and fruit juice until my 30s. But here I am, an avid coffee drinker.

And mushrooms, I hated them, now I quite like them.

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By *hedevilwearspradaWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere nearby

Goats cheese, olives and gin. Could not see the point of any of them a few years ago.

Now I can’t get enough of them.

I’ll never like coffee though. Urgh

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Love coffee.. with freshly ground coffee beans still dislike blue cheese yuk!! Oh and wine always loved it haha x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My taste in females has broadened

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Goats cheese, olives and gin. Could not see the point of any of them a few years ago.

Now I can’t get enough of them.

I’ll never like coffee though. Urgh"

Gin!!!! You dirty bastard.

I hate Gin, all my friends seemed to get into it around 30. It smells like turps and tastes like fabric. When I am king, all Gin will be launched into the heart of the sun like Nuclear weapons in Superman IV.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I think I prefer stronger tastes now I'm older but I've always been quite adventurous and sought out restaurants with interesting menus. Have loved coffee, red wine goats cheese etc from my teens so it's not a new thing. However as a kid I wouldn't eat vegetables where as now I'll happily sit with a plate of cabbage

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Goats cheese, olives and gin. Could not see the point of any of them a few years ago.

Now I can’t get enough of them.

I’ll never like coffee though. Urgh

Gin!!!! You dirty bastard.

You still haven’t told me why is your username dark?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I've grown to love avocado,prawns and salmon .... as a child I hated them...

Now I love them...

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By *r TriomanMan
over a year ago

Chippenham Malmesbury area

"At 33 I’ve finally grown to like coffee. Up until now I thought it was vile!

So what’s changed? Do your tastes get more sophisticated as you get older?

I’ll be drinking red wine next! "

It's all part of growing up. Who knows? Next you'll be ranching men in their mid 50s (fingers crossed).

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By *hedevilwearspradaWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere nearby

"Goats cheese, olives and gin. Could not see the point of any of them a few years ago.

Now I can’t get enough of them.

I’ll never like coffee though. Urgh

Gin!!!! You dirty bastard.

You are wrong!! Proper gin is amazing!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Goats cheese, olives and gin. Could not see the point of any of them a few years ago.

Now I can’t get enough of them.

I’ll never like coffee though. Urgh

Gin!!!! You dirty bastard.

That’s the shit house Gin. The stuff tastes and smells like an old guys aftershave. (Do t ask me why I know that).

But the god stuff, the handcrafted stuff is and can be quite tasty. Lovely fruits and spices and all sorts of lovely flavours can be infused into that liquor.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mussels - I used to hate the very idea but now I get very excited about the prospect of eating a lovely bowl of mussels in a spicy tomato based broth

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Mussels - I used to hate the very idea but now I get very excited about the prospect of eating a lovely bowl of mussels in a spicy tomato based broth

Went for food with a buddy I've known since we were 3.

He ordered Mussels like a real grown up would. It looked weird. I didn't like it. Who the fuck does he think he is? I've seen him cry becouse he ate some tipex in junior school. I've seen him try to buy 4 cans of Scrumpy Jack when he was 13. Now look at him. He thinks this is The Trip. What the hell happened. Nearly put me off my egg and chips.

Mussels.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Mussels - I used to hate the very idea but now I get very excited about the prospect of eating a lovely bowl of mussels in a spicy tomato based broth

Went for food with a buddy I've known since we were 3.

Mussels.

Nightmare! Anyway, you enjoy your egg n chips and I’ll enjoy my mussels.

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By *iss.RedWoman
over a year ago

somewhere

Mussels, olives and blue cheese for me but still hate coffee, red wine and mushrooms!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Still hate roasted parsnips tea and marmite

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I can't handle spicy food as well as I used to.

My love for Vindaloo and Madras has been replaced with a less toxic Tikka Masala.

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By *ilthyStrumpetCouple
over a year ago

Trowbridge

I now drink red wine and eat (green) olives, both of which I've hated until the last few years.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I’ve never drank tea or coffee as can’t stand the smell of taste, that will never change.

Only things I can think of that I eat now that I never used to is Stilton and olives. Love them now.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mine in crab and shell fish

Used to pick shrimp out of rice

Now I get erges for crab and king prawns ??

Good luck

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I’ve never drank tea or coffee as can’t stand the smell of taste, that will never change.

Only things I can think of that I eat now that I never used to is Stilton and olives. Love them now. "

Yeurghh to both Stilton and Olives!!

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By *hedevilwearspradaWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere nearby

"Goats cheese, olives and gin. Could not see the point of any of them a few years ago.

Now I can’t get enough of them.

I’ll never like coffee though. Urgh

Gin!!!! You dirty bastard.

That’s the shit house Gin. The stuff tastes and smells like an old guys aftershave. (Do t ask me why I know that).

But the god stuff, the handcrafted stuff is and can be quite tasty. Lovely fruits and spices and all sorts of lovely flavours can be infused into that liquor.

What he said!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Goats cheese, olives and gin. Could not see the point of any of them a few years ago.

Now I can’t get enough of them.

I’ll never like coffee though. Urgh

Gin!!!! You dirty bastard.

That’s the shit house Gin. The stuff tastes and smells like an old guys aftershave. (Do t ask me why I know that).

But the god stuff, the handcrafted stuff is and can be quite tasty. Lovely fruits and spices and all sorts of lovely flavours can be infused into that liquor.

What he said!

Maybe. But your still a dirty bastard.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm still not grown up enough to like gin!

But olives in my 30s and wine in my 40s lol!!

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By *hedevilwearspradaWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere nearby

"Goats cheese, olives and gin. Could not see the point of any of them a few years ago.

Now I can’t get enough of them.

I’ll never like coffee though. Urgh

Gin!!!! You dirty bastard.

That’s the shit house Gin. The stuff tastes and smells like an old guys aftershave. (Do t ask me why I know that).

But the god stuff, the handcrafted stuff is and can be quite tasty. Lovely fruits and spices and all sorts of lovely flavours can be infused into that liquor.

What he said!

Maybe. But your still a dirty bastard.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

What’s with all the mushroom haters?! Don’t know what yer missing!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"What’s with all the mushroom haters?! Don’t know what yer missing! "

Just embrace it. More fungus for you

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Porridge with Salt. Couldn’t stand it as a kid but now can’t live without it. Tasting it with sugar now gives me the dry heave!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Olives

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By *icky_tvLondonTV/TS
over a year ago

london

I certainly have a more sophisticated palette now with plenty of new additions up to and including spunk.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Olives, mushrooms, sundried tomatoes...

Gin.

It used to be vodka but with all the new crafted ones, I absolutely love it! Oh and tonic, I never thought I’d like tonic water, but a G&T is my drink of choice now

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Olives

Red wine

Fish

Reading nonfiction

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Bleurghhh to porridge!

Okay mushroom haters you’re forgiven....

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By *oodmessMan
over a year ago

yumsville

I have started to wear long sleeved knitwear.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Supposedly our taste buds change, over so many years (cant remember the number) which is why after years we try something and can find we end up liking it as opposed to before. Not saying this works for everything, i dont like liquorice never have and still dont so

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By *ubiousOatcakeMan
over a year ago

Aberdeenshire

Tastes are funny things.

I regularly challenge mine, to see if I still don’t like things. I’m only just coming around to broccoli. I’m beginning to be able to stomach mushrooms, but that’s as far as I’d go. Goats cheese is awful. Olives, well, it depends on factors beyond my ken, but sometimes I like them, sometimes I don’t.

And salted porridge is like the spunk of a dehydrated tramp. No thanks.

Some of the other things mentioned in the thread, though? Red wine, Stilton, coffee, all of these are glorious.

I like a G&T, but I’m not convinced yet that it isn’t the tonic doing all the work, and that I might prefer a vodka tonic. I’m yet to try.

I usually drink Southern Comfort, straight up. People get excited, thinking I’m drinking whisky, but I don’t like the stuff. It’s a weird thing for people to get excited about, though.

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By *ulfilthmentMan
over a year ago

Just around the corner

"And salted porridge is like the spunk of a dehydrated tramp. No thanks."

I love salted porridge with honey or golden syrup. It that weird sweet/salty umami thing.

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By *iSTARessWoman
over a year ago

London

Never liked wine. Tried numerous times but all tastes sour.

But coffee, yes. Only since having Vietnamese coffee in Vietnam two years ago. Bloody lovely stuff (though coffee from high street outlets here still tastes like overpriced mud)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Supposedly our taste buds change, over so many years (cant remember the number) which is why after years we try something and can find we end up liking it as opposed to before. Not saying this works for everything, i dont like liquorice never have and still dont so

Outside of neurons and possibly some cells linked to executive functions. All your body's cells are generally replaced every 7-10 years. That includes 'taste buds'. So it makes sense.

NB this is often claimed as folkloric science. But it seems GENERALLY true.

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