>>140061
I've been in your boat before OP. as a kid, my only meats were hot dogs, cheeseburgers, breakfast sausage, bacon, pepperoni and sliced ham. I didn't like steak for a long time until I realized that I like my steaks with fat on them, and I like them not red as fuck down the middle.
If food is cooked shitty, it'll leave a bad impression on your habits as a kid.
Here's an example on how my tastes with shrimp changed.
>Bad history with shrimp
>Restaurant that family and I go to yearly has an extensive seafood menu
>Try it, it's shit.
>Rubbery, not very appetizing
>Smells godawful
Never again I thought I would entertain the idea of seafood… until.
>go to a hibachi-style restaurant on vacation
>this is surprisingly legit
>family orders shrimp
>ah fuck it, japan's famed for seafood, why not?
>try it.
>whoa.
>holy shit! this is actually delicious! what the fuck?!
Try meats when they're cooked a different way, or not cooked like shit. It's the same way with coffee too- all the shitty burnt coffees are found at grocery stores, good coffee comes from a shop that not only has a roast date, but is willing to show the brands of beans it gets.
I'm picky because I have ill taste towards shitty food, maybe it's the same thing for you..