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Is there a food you couldn't stand as a child but actually enjoy now?

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For me it's olives. When I was young I found them far too bitter and salty. But over time my taste changed, and now I really enjoy them. I think you just have to try things a few times before they grow on you.

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  • pick them out — to remove particular items from a dish, usually ones you dislike“He picks out the onions every time.”
  • grow on you — to become more likeable or enjoyable over time“The flavour is strange at first, but it grows on you.”
  • won me over — to gradually persuade you to like or approve of something“The dessert completely won me over.”

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