The Canned Food Ina Garten Calls Her Least Favorite Thing In The World
The Canned Food Ina Garten Calls Her Least Favorite Thing In The World
Based on her public persona, it's difficult to imagine Ina Garten saying anything truly negative about, well, anything. The widely acclaimed chef, cookbook author, and TV host is as beloved for the easy-breezy style she brings to cooking and entertaining as she is for presenting it all in a way that's accessible to even the less-than-confident home cooks among us. So it's a bit of a head-turner when Garten declares her absolute dislike for something, especially something food-related. But here's the thing: Ina Garten loathes Harvard beets.
In a wide-ranging 2022 conversation with David Remnick, editor of The New Yorker and host of the publication's podcast, "The New Yorker Radio Hour," Garten revealed her distaste for canned vegetables, particularly Harvard beets. As she recalled during the conversation, her aversion stems from childhood memories of family dinners. Apparently, Garten's mother, who was a dietitian by trade, wasn't the most creative cook.
"Boiled chicken, canned peas," Garten told Remnick as she recalled a typical family dinner menu in her childhood household. "[My mother] was a dietician by training and didn't believe in carbohydrates. We never had bread or potatoes or polenta or anything absolutely delicious. We didn't even have frozen vegetables. We had canned vegetables. I particularly remember Harvard beets, one of my least favorite things in the world."
Source: Tasting Table
