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True, but some very young children absolutely HATE the texture and/or taste of something things, but will develop a taste for them as a much older child.

Not interested in eating bugs at all and thank GOD they've never been offered to me to eat in any form!

OTOH, my family introduced us to all kinds of different foods/ethnic dishes at an early age and I carried that on, as has my progeny.

'but will develop a taste for them as a much older child.'

That happened with my brother. He would only eat my Granny's plain (but delicious) Southern cooking. But when he got older, and traveled around, he started learning to eat more interesting things (especially Chinese, Italian, and things highly flavored with garlic and peppers.)

We still haven't gotten him to like Mexican, but hope springs eternal. He seemed more open to trying new things when he was presented with them *outside* of the family, with 'other' friends. I think it may have been that he felt pressured to 'perform' in those situations - and, in the process, he actually found out that he LIKED the food.

Every Christmas my son gets freeze dried flavored crickets!

He also like chocolate covered ants.

Now that I think about it, it doesn’t speak well for my cooking!