I used to hate beets (except in barszcz).

This wasn’t a real problem in my life until we started getting them nearly every week through csa. I’d eat the leaves with pierogies and find someone to give the beets. Or even throw them out.

But one of my housemates loves beets and started cooking them for me. The first time, I was hard pressed to chew and swallow the small bite I’d taken. The second time, I actually enjoyed the bite I took. And yesterday, I ate so many my pee turned magenta.

Moral of the story: beets are good even when they aren’t in barszcz.