6 Minute English / Love the foods you hate

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Hello. This is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English. I'm Neil.

And I'm Becca. Neil, are there any foods that you used to really hate in the past but now don't mind?

Yes, actually. There's a Japanese food called umeboshi which, when I first tried it, I really didn't like. But after a while, I got used to it and actually, now, I really love it. How about you?

A similar story to me with olives. I used to really hate olives but, as I've grown older, I've also grown to love them.

Well, in this episode, we'll be learning from food experts about why there are some foods we just hate, and whether it's possible to learn to love them.

Yes, and as usual, you can find a transcript for this episode, along with all the vocabulary and a worksheet, on our website bbclearningenglish.com.

OK, the question for you, Becca. What word means to have a fear of new things, such as trying new foods? Is it:

a) aerophobia,b) claustrophobia, orc) neophobia?

Well, Neil, I'll go for c) neophobia, because neo sounds like 'new'.