Steamed brocoli is delicious, even without anything added. As with many foods, it is all about the right preparation.

I was the weird little kid who loved broccoli and Brussels sprouts. I called the broccoli “little trees” and the sprouts “little cabbages”. However I still refuse to eat beets, which were my mother’s favorites. Same goes for limp canned spinach. My mother used to mix chopped up hard boiled egg and bacon bits into it to tempt me, and would end up throwing out the spinach after I picked out the egg and bacon. Blech!

Shaoxing rice wine, garlic, soy sauce and some coriander stir fried, it's an amazingly versatile vegetable, I've always liked it. :)

I really don’t like the taste of broccoli.

Nope, sorry but nope, its disgusting no matter what you camouflage it with.

A lot of veggies are delicious if only given a chance. I grew up eating frozen veggies from a bag which are horrendous (well they were back then). Once I discovered fresh veggies, my life was chanced. Broccoli, asparagus and zucchini are some of my faves.

Why do they say "your parents didn't know how to make it"? It isn't rocket science.

Why would you take a perfectly good vegetable and pour fake butter crap on it?

Steam it and add a pat of butter and a splash of vinegar. You'll never go back.

Brocooli is good just boiled, as you long as you don't boil it for too long.

OMG! Use butter - not some artificial American concoction.

I actually caused broccoli to be my bf's favourite vegetable. He doesn't like anything mushy - soft/cooked veggies or fruit, and I didn't know he hadn't had an uncooked broccoli before. So I served it once and he was hell surprised how good it was on its own that it's his favourite now. :D

Usually affordable too.

Boil them and then pur them in a pan with garlic, anchovies and black olives

except for the smart balance, you're right!

i hate it this way. i like it roasted.

If you hate a vegetable, it may be because you aren't preparing it right!

cooked with olive oil, some drips of lemon juice and onions...

Baking it has always tasted better to me, with garlic and butter. Mmm

Love the broccoli stems when raw too.

It has nothing to do with "parents didn't know how to make it." There's a compound in broccoli that not everyone can taste, but for those who can, it tastes bitter to them. Other veggies that have this reaction in people are cauliflower, bok choy, and Brussels sprouts.

*Gag* *yuck* *ptooey*

id pick broccoli over candy any day even a small bit of candy makes me dizzy

Roasted broccoli and cauliflower florets...delicious.

I love it. Roasting it in the oven is great - makes it kind of sweet.

I’ve loved it since I was five years old. I’ve never had trouble eating my vegetables. But I also hate popcorn and butterfinger candy, so my sister still thinks I’m insane.

My mother's generation (she is 98 now) boiled veggies until almost grey. It took years for me to try some vegetables due to how disgusting they were when I was growing up. Broccoli was one, not as healthy as above but I like a sprinkle of cheddar over top.

Yum

Broccoli and tomato Sicilian sauce: the Best!

I'm realizing my parents (bless their hearts) didn't know how to make a lot of food items tasty....

Stir fried, roasted with olive oil and garlic, etc, etc, etc

"But mommie, it's green!"(ugh)

I can't and don't eat any brassicas as they flare up IBS for me. I don't eat any leaf veg but have no problem with root vegetables, peas, beans (except Kidney Beans) onions, mushrooms.

I like it with mayonnaise, which makes it somewhat less healthy, but very tasty.

Use butter, not erzats. Butter on steamed broccoli is great. "Smart Balance", or any other butter "substitiute", turns any wonderful dish into garbage.

3words..cheddar broccoli soup.