I was never a big beet person, but last fall I planted a few. Really like the greens so far, tastes better than kale, but haven’t eaten the roots yet.
Beets are awesome. Growing up all I experienced were the gross canned beets my grandparents forced on us. I didn’t even know what a beet was until I was an adult. After befriending eastern European friends and living there I absolutely love them. Shuba (Ukrainian) Barscz Cerwany (Polish), Kvass. And fermenting them is delightful. Cut some in wuarter inch thick slices, oil salt, and pepper and throw them on the bbq. And there are other beets beside the plain red beat. Golden beets. White Beets. Good stuff.
I also grow beets primarily for the leaves.