slo’s TUESDAY 1/6 poll - Cauliflower - Hot vs Cold

[slo]

After yesterday’s exciting poll, today’s topic is going to seem quite boring - LOL! What inspired this poll was me making this the other night and you would have thought that I put dog food on the table by my DH’s reaction. Now….i do know he’s not a fan of hot cauliflower, but I thought if it was flavored an air fryed he might enjoy it and the answer to that is….nope He did try 3 bites like his mom used to make him do as a child, but they were tiny bites (it was funny to watch) and needless to say, I’m never making that again He does like cold cauliflower and will eat a lot of that, so this got me thinking how you all feel about this. First….lets learn something about the topic…..



I found all that pretty interesting and I honestly didn’t know, until I was making this poll, that cauliflower is part of the cabbage family. How could I not know this at 54 years old? I always enjoy learning something new every day. So now it’s time for you to tell us how you feel about hot and cold cauliflower. Enquirering minds want to know how you feel about this…..


What is your opinion of hot cauliflower?
What is your opinion of cold cauliflower?
(multiple choice)



For Me…..I like hot cauliflower and I find cold cauliflower edible (I find it bland and boring). Technically, I’m not supposed to eat cauliflower until it’s cooked to death because my UC. That air fryer cauliflower was good, but I ate very little because it was still crunchy. I need it to be really soft with all the nutrients probably cooked out of it for me to digest it well. Since DH has such strong feelings about hot cauliflower, it’s not part of any dinner plans

 

[Disneylover99]

It’s not my favourite vegetable, but I enjoy it raw and cooked.
I like to grate some on a veggie pizza or use it in soups or stews.

 

[leebee]

I enjoy cauliflower however it's prepared. We often roast it with turmeric or smoked paprika, drizzled with olive oil. I also like it boiled (almost to death, @slo, so you could have it too), mashed up with butter. Trader Joe's has a frozen cauliflower that has some diced/minced veggies added (I add more) that is a pretty decent side dish, too.

I don't mind it raw but find that it leaves little grubbly chunks that are hard to get out of my teeth (I know, TMI); I have to brush/rinse thoroughly to get the cauliflower out of my mouth after eating it raw.

 

[Kitty 34]

I like it cooked with melted cheese on top.


Yes, Slo it was nice seeing so many DISers that usually don't frequent these parts.

 

[PollyannaMom]

I like cauliflower both ways - cooked (roasted or steamed) or raw with some sort of dip.

 

[loves to dive]

I love cauliflower any way I can get it. I tend to buy frozen and roast it in the toaster oven more often than not just because it's easy, but I also love raw with a little ranch dip.

 

[NannyBeBe]

There are only a few foods that I do not like. Cauliflower is No. 1.

 

[WDWEPCOT]

I prefer it hot but I will need it cold but if you’re cooking it hard you’re cooking it outside I don’t want the smell of it in my house so off to the grill you go to cook it because you’re not cooking it inside my house but I will eat it I like it a lot I just don’t wanna smell it

 

[Kitty 34]

I prefer it hot but I will need it cold but if you’re cooking it hard you’re cooking it outside I don’t want the smell of it in my house so off to the grill you go to cook it because you’re not cooking it inside my house but I will eat it I like it a lot I just don’t wanna smell it

That's how I feel when DH cooks his brussel sprouts.

 

[Meriweather]

I don't like it cooked at all. I can tolerate it in a casserole, if the pieces are little.

I like it raw with Ranch dressing dip

 

[Dan Murphy]

Raw, with a bit of dip is good. Hot, not so much.

 

[TippyThomas]

I enjoy it cooked and hot. I do no enjoy it raw.

 

[NAB]

Do not like it at all cold or hot.

 

[Micca]

I like it cooked with melted cheese on top.

Me too but with one variation: Just the melted cheese please I enjoy a variety of foods, several of which would be described as an acquired taste. With cauliflower...I can't even. If it's on a party tray, I can eat a bit with dip as long as I can chase it with a carrot or some celery, but I'd rather not.

 

[Moliphino]

It's edible cooked and smothered in cheese, but I tend to avoid it aside from that.

 

[MIGrandma]

I like it both ways. I rarely cook it at home though, but will sometimes order it in a restaurant as a side dish. I like it raw served on a vegetable tray, with dip.

 

[bobbiwoz]

I will eat some cold cauliflower with a dip, but I don’t eat hot cauliflower!

 

[CdnCarrie]

I do not like most veggies raw except cucumber, peas and carrots. Much prefer broccolli and cauliflower cooked. I have put cauliflower rice into soups.

 

[WDWEPCOT]

That's how I feel when DH cooks his brussel sprouts.

OMG never allowed in my house one I can’t stand those things and number two I do not want to smell those ever ever ever ever that’s a smell that lingers for days Nasty little things

 

[TiggerTrigger]

I like it either way and have found any number of uses. Raw...it's great for dipping in hummus or combining with broccoli, red cabbage, carrots and cottage cheese. I used to love it au gratin but I've given up most true cheese. So, other things like lightly breaded and air fried or in tater tot form is nice. I also recently had it mixed in with quinoa in riced form...which was excellent.