Skip Nav  Bitter Foods  Let's Dish: What Bitter Foods Do You
Love?  While sweet and salty are obviously sought after in the
food department, bitter's a flavor that gets a bad rap. True,
there's a sort of astringent quality to bitter foods that can
make them unpalatable when served plain, but everyone has a
different threshold for bitter foods.  For example, editor
Susannah Chen loves Sanbitter when a negroni's not close in
sight, or a double espresso to sip slowly after a large meal. I,
however, find those drinks too bracing to be palatable on their
own. In my opinion, bitter foods need to be complemented by
creamy, fatty foods like dairy or red meat for balance. For
instance, I enjoy a cup of green tea with peanut butter toast,
or endive leaves topped with a hefty chunk of blue cheese. What
about you? What bitter foods do you love — and which ones are
too strong for you to eat plain?  Image Source: Shutterstock
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