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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]I know adults who grew up in with this food philosophy. They still eat chicken nuggets and order caterpillar rolls at sushi restaurants.[/b] Do what you like, OP, but many kids appreciate strong flavors and relish them. Tonight, my 8 and 11 year ate a chicken and tofu curry - sort of thai/Cambodian style, and papaya salad. We are Korean and I love spicy food, but my kids are next level when it comes to their love of spice. They’re normal kids who like trying new foods - most of the time they try something at a restaurant, love it, and then I make my own version at home. It’s fun for me too- I get to try my hand at Indian, middle eastern, Thai, Indonesian, Peruvian. Bland food is boring![/quote]

You don't know what "food philosophy" they were raised with though. I know some adults like this and of the ones for whom I know what their childhoods were like, they grew up either in poverty or in very rural, isolated places where their exposure to a variety of cuisines was really limited. I know lots of people who were picky eaters as kids and then developed more adventurous tastes later on. While your kids might enjoy strong flavors, many kids are averse to them until they get enough exposure or kind of "break in" their taste buds.

You could stand to be a little less smug, though.[/quote]

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