@ossobuco,
My first memory of liking food was not wanting to display my fussiness to the parents of my boyfriend. They served the strangest things... broccoli, kohlrabi, wild freakin' boar, bear (ack!!!). I ate so as not to cause a scene. hmmmmm.... some of it was actually tasty. My taste buds blossomed and my list of eatable foods expanded beyond chicken, mac & cheese, beans, burgers, fries and corn.