Foodie Kids? Born or bred? [moved from UK board]

[vm86dissertation]

Anyone have a mini foodie about their home, and if so what restaurants, cooking schools or recipes have they particularly enjoyed?

[Harters]

One of the nephews has always been ready to try anything. When he was little, we'd take him to the supermarket and tell him he could have a treat. He always picked seafood - usually whitebait. I regard it as "bred" - his home diet was/is always varied - no "kids food".

[ferret]

If you can get a hold of copies of Heston's Feasts (TV shows where Heston Blumenthal uses inspiration from a variety of eras/cuisines to create a multi-course meal) I've found that kids really love it and it gives them a completely new perspective about what you can do with food. Doesn't hurt that it contains a good amount of gross/cool stuff that holds their attention.

[brokentelephone]

My little nephew thinks breast milk is the bees knees so I am going to have to say that foodies are bred, not born.

That said, someone born with a higher concentration of fungiform papillae on their tongue may seek out delicious food more often because they theoretically taste more of the flavour than non-supertasters.

I cannot believe I just used the term supertaster -- what a knob!

[sunshine842]

don't all babies think breast milk is the bees knees?

[joonjoon]

This is not true. Supertasters generally tend to dislike many foods that normal people like as a result of their hypersensitivity. Generally it's bad to be a supertaster if you want to be a "foodie." (Try enjoying any authentic Thai dish being a supertaster, for example) They're also averse to bitter things like broccoli, coffee, and alcohol.

[gembellina]

There are a million posts about this topic on the Not About Food/General Chowhounding boards.

[Theresa]

I am a bit confused by this post - I think we need a bit more information (and your title is a bit misleading ...).

It seems a very broad question - we are more likely to be able to help if you tell us your reasons for asking. What area of the country are you looking at? I say this because surely you don't want a list of restaurants and cooking schools from all over the UK...

You will need to ask about recipes on the home cooking board.