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palimpsest36, that's so sad you don't like avocado... it's my favorite!

Baked tomatoes? Gag-tastic, cannot eat them, nor can I eat cooked tomato skin. I love tomato sauce, raw tomatoes, etc., etc., ...
I can now eat tomato skin in sauce if the pieces are cut up really small, but if not, i just can't swallow my bite.

As a kid, i hated cilantro, thought it tasted like soap. I love it now, i guess it's flavor just used to be too strong for my little taste buds

you could also just not use gelatin at all and replace with agar-agar. It's much easier to use as it does not need to bloom. It doesn't clump or turn rubbery either.
I love making panna cotta for dinner parties, I usually make it with a little vanilla and before serving add a little violet syrup on top.... tasty and pretty! :)

I love eating the skins on baked potatoes. To save me the albeit delicious trouble of oiling, salting and wrapping in foil to get a tasty tater skin, I like to take the potatoes out of the oven mid-bake and run them under the tap. That way the skins get crispy without getting tough or burnt. Sour cream, greek yougurt and chives (sometimes garlic too) is my favourite topping....