Talk:Acquired taste
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[edit] Uni = too common?
I don't think sea urchin roe is "repulsive enough" to be an acquired taste. Anyone else? -HiFiGuy 17:17, 11 July 2006 (UTC)
Well, I think that this is anyway a subjective classification. I would say the beer is an acquired taste, for example, since most people that come enventually to enjoy it, find it repulsive when they taste it for the first time. SaintCahier 15:30, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
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- What about coffee?
--69.138.61.168 20:54, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
- I think most people actually like coffee (unless it's especially bitter, old or of low quality) on the first instance they try it. --B. Jankuloski 12:00, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
- Coffee by itself is certainly an acquired taste, as it is bitter and doesn't really have any flavor to recommend it. Loaded up with so much cream and sugar, and possibly other flavors as well--as it is drank by many (most?) people--and it's virtually a liquid dessert.
- Were it not for its caffeine, I doubt coffee-drinking would have ever caught on in the first place.
- The same goes for tea.--209.208.77.75 11:13, 6 August 2006 (UTC)
Yes, things are all subjective here, but there will always be someone, somewhere that will say "product x" is an acquired taste. What I hope this page would limit itself to is exotic things; or things whose popularity is limited, perhaps to certain locales, because they're somehow repulsive. With "a Starbucks Coffee on every corner," "Guinness available in bars and stores worldwide," and Uni widely available in most any Japanese restaurant, I'm inclined to vote against those three being acquired tastes. -HiFiGuy 19:16, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
But they are ALL acquired taste. I think we should put coffee and such as they can provide an adequite understanding of what acquired taste is. If we merely put disgusting and unsanitary foods here, people will think that that is what acquired taste is. We don't have to list all acquired tastes here, but I still think that we should put coffee as one, as it is a commonly used example of acquired taste. We are not talking about exotic food. Also, I have no idea what Uni is, so it's certainly not too common Repku 19:26, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
- Ah, do you not think the same could be said of all religions?? --64.132.163.178 14:55, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
Oh, if people were thinking of putting coffee on here, I'd counter that I wouldn't even consider Kopi Luwak to be an acquired taste. Its taste or aroma seems appealing enough to most coffee drinkers, though its harvesting/production method is... quite unorthodox. -HiFiGuy 19:28, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
- I think it's verging on absurd listing coffee here. It's the second most commonly traded commodity in the world. Almost everything could be considered acquired tastes, using such criteria. The only foodstuff all humans unconditionally like is probably breast milk. I strongly suggest coffee to be removed. Until this is further discussed, I resist myself to placing the list entry in its correct alphabetical order. Devanatha 10:18, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Marmite and Vegemite
I don't actually think that anyone who is not Aussie or Kiwi (or at least born in these countries) can actually enjoy these things. If there is any condiment or should I say any food more potent than this, I would like to hear about it. I don't beleive there is. This, to me, is the culinary equivalent of an H-bomb --B. Jankuloski 12:00, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Guinness
I really don't think Guinness should be included on this list. Its certainly a "special" taste, but if you class it as acquired then suddenly a flood of other foods should be added (coffee, tea, black olives, general beer, spirits, etc.) Shouldn't this page be reserved for the very extreme?
Russell Quinn 14:27, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
I agree, I mean Guinness is one of the most popular beer brands in the world. There are things people just don't like consuming, but I wouldn't go so far as to say that, universally, it would make them an acquired taste. -HiFiGuy 19:16, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Durrian
From what I understand of the matter, couldn't durrians be added to the list (there is a pun to be made with durrains and The Picture of Dorian Grey). Jackiespeel 21:15, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Dijon mustard
I really can't see how Dijon mustard would deserve a mention in this list. It's an important ingredient in a lot of standard dishes. Even here in Norway, a country known for bland food, it's widely used and available in several supermarkets. What's supposed to be “repulsive” about Dijon style mustard? Devanatha 01:50, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Biased article?
Am I the only one noticing that this list exclusively contains items that don't originate in the USA? I would definitely consider, just as a few examples, Dr. Pepper, root beer, bison meat or even "prarie oysters" to be acquired tastes as well! This article has a bit of a "those-weird-foreigners" feel to it, which is unfortunate. MCSmarties 22:17, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
- I think a large part of the problem is that "acquired taste" has a somewhat fuzzy definition. What's the difference between an acquired taste versus something that's just too unfamiliar? Almost anything can fall under the latter classification. It seems to me that an acquired taste goes a step beyond that. I'm sure there are acquired tastes in American cuisine, but it's hard to know how to recognize those with such a fuzzy definition to work with.
- Unfortunately, we might have to choose between being overly inclusive of anything anyone doesn't like (which could be every food ever made) or have something of a cultural bias. It's far from perfect, however. Hopefully, a more specific definition of "acquired taste" can be found. 132.238.147.65 20:26, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Where are the cheeses?
As someone who lives/works on the edge of Asia, the lack of seriously smelly cheese (such as roquefort or good goat's cheese) suprises me. Even my wife, a "westerner", finds some of these an "aquired taste".
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Thoglette 14:41, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Implicit values, figurative use
I'm not a native speaker of English, so I wonder: when people say: "Well, I think this composer/ this writer/ this activity is a bit of an acquired taste...", is this a tendentially negative judgement, or are they suggesting that only a "superior" group of people who has the necessary education or experience can enjoy these things?
