Do you eat carrots raw?

@kafueenu (1073)
Philippines
October 29, 2009 6:48am CST
I don't know if the lady in the picture is eating a carrot haha. But personally, I eat lots of raw carrots, especially when I was small. My mother prepares lots of it in our refriferator, and it often serves as midnight snack haha, Or just something to chew or munch when bored. I love the taste and crunchiness, but I don't like carrot juice and carrot cake, I just like the raw carrot, I don't even like it when its cooked or steamed. Just plain raw, that will do haha.
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@hellcowboy (7374)
• United States
29 Oct 09
I think in the picture the woman is eating a strawberry or at least that is what it looks like to me lol,and I like carrots because they are really tasty,and I like them dipped in ranch dressing,and my mother usually buys baby carrots for vegetable trays especially at Christmas Time,and I used to like to eat on a long raw carrot and say Whatsup Doc just like Bugs Bunny because he is very funny,and he is one of my favorite Looney Toons characters,and I will not drink carrot juice,or eat carrot cake,and I will not eat steamed or cooked carrots,so the only carrots I will eat are raw,and that goes for most vegetables as well.
• United States
31 Oct 09
Lol I am sure that different people think it is probably different things,but as the saying goes to each their own.
@kafueenu (1073)
• Philippines
30 Oct 09
It is kind of orange and long, I think its a carrot hahaha. It doesn't look like a strawbery, really not a strawberry, but that is how it looks like to me, like you hahaha
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@voldrox (7191)
• India
29 Oct 09
Hi kafueenu Raw carrots anytime... i like them, i can also eat them if they are cooked, doesn't matter much but yeah ... raw carrots anytime
@voldrox (7191)
• India
29 Oct 09
salads too!
@kafueenu (1073)
• Philippines
29 Oct 09
Let's just say that I am a big fan of green leafy vegtables hahaha, I like lettuce a lot, and I think I started liking them because of the story rapunzel, you know the rapunzel lettuce of the witch? hahaha. I never lost my liking of them haha
@Sreekala (34312)
• India
30 Oct 09
Hi kafueenu, Carrots are always good to eat in raw form. It is an excellent source of Vitamin A. I like to eat carrot in raw form. Carrots are available in abundance in winter season. Like you I too don’t like carrot halwa or juice. If it added in curry then can eat but don’t much like it. My kids too like to carrot in raw form. I like the red one than orange colour.
@kafueenu (1073)
• Philippines
30 Oct 09
Really? There are red carrots? I'm learning a lot about carrots through this discussion haha, but I don't know if baby carrots and red carrots exist in my country hehehe ^_^_^
@moorange (319)
• Philippines
31 Oct 09
No it's not shocking, unless it's your first time to hear that. Anyway you can try to dip carrots in vinegar or salt and see how it taste. Just like you dip a mango into a vinegar or salt also. Even cucumber I like to dip it in vinegar...
@kafueenu (1073)
• Philippines
31 Oct 09
Yes it is my first time to hear that, really weird for me hahaha, and I really don't know if I'd risk tasting it haha.
• Philippines
29 Oct 09
Ditto!! Finally, someone who shares my love for raw carrots, and my dislike for cooked ones. Hahahaha. People never understood why I can't eat the cooked one when I love the raw version. hehehe. I like raw carrots because it taste good, I like the crunch, and I like that it's kinda refreshing. I don't like the cooked one, cause I don't like the texture it leaves on my mouth, and the taste is also different. Hehehe. I remember when we were kids, my dad always tells us to eat carrots for beta-carotene.. because our family has a history of cancer, and it's supposed to lower the risk of it.
• Philippines
2 Nov 09
I think it has something to do with beta-carotene.. I'm not really sure. heheheh. Anyway, yep.. there really is a big difference with raw and cooked carrots.
@sender621 (14893)
• United States
29 Oct 09
I have never really like raw carrots that much. I know there is more vitamin value in raw carrots than cooked ones. I do like carrots. I just prefer to eat them cooked. I like to mash them down on my plate with a little butter, salt and pepper. Very tasty.
@kafueenu (1073)
• Philippines
29 Oct 09
I never tried mashing them, maybe I will never ever try haha, mashed potatoes are enough for me hahaha
• India
30 Oct 09
those who eat carrots can maintain good health and can live looooooooooooong life
@Buchi_bulla (8298)
• India
30 Oct 09
I like raw carrot. Earlier no time to eat. It was a running race for me. Now I have sugar, I am diabetic. So carrot is not good for me. I can take in small quantities which I take in the form of food.
@kafueenu (1073)
• Philippines
30 Oct 09
Really? Even carrots are bad for diabetics? I didn't know carrots had that much sugar in it
@moorange (319)
• Philippines
30 Oct 09
I like eating carrots in raw and sometimes I dip it in vinegar with salt or sometimes just salt. I also eat cabbage and some string beans (thailand) in raw and had tried the banana flower in raw as well. But cabbage is better than the string beans and banana flower :). If the carrot was cooked, I don't eat it unless it's half-cooked only. Hao!
@kafueenu (1073)
• Philippines
30 Oct 09
Vinegar?! Salt?! Now that is shocking hahaha, the only thing I dip carrots onto are salad dressings or mayonaisee, or dips that are the same flavor.
• Philippines
29 Oct 09
Hi kafueenu! I like eating raw carrots too. I think it's more nutritious that way. But I still eat them even if they are cooked or steamed There are different kinds of carrots, and I can say that the local carrots taste different, and I think they're unpalatable when they are not cooked. So as much as possible, I like buying a different variety, one that's not from our province, but in another part of the country. I also like baby carrots!
@kafueenu (1073)
• Philippines
29 Oct 09
Baby carrots? I haven't encountered those haha, I just know that there are young corns hehehe. I don't like when carrots are soggy hahaha, that is why I don't like them cooked hehe.
29 Oct 09
Honestly, carrots are one of the vegetables that I hate. I don't really like to eat a whole carrot, I feel sick after eating one. But I do enjoy eating a small, chopped carrots like in a salad. That I would love to eat. Maybe it's the size. I can't tolerate eating a big carrot. But if it's chopped into tinier pieces with other vegetables in it, I would enjoy eating it.
@kafueenu (1073)
• Philippines
29 Oct 09
Like chips? hahaha you can imagine eating potato chips if the carrots are chopped, they crunchy too right? haha But ironically your main picture is a rabbit, who is a big fan of carrots hehehe
@borhan (1338)
• United States
29 Oct 09
I like taking carrot raw.I saw some people takes carrot juice, Never tried that. I dont like carrot cooked. Thank you.
@kafueenu (1073)
• Philippines
29 Oct 09
Same with me and inkingderders hahaha, we should have a carrot picnic together, the three of us hahaha
• Malaysia
29 Oct 09
I eat raw carrot, i drink carrot juice too. I like my carrot juice add with milk. haha. but i never try carrot cake yet =)
@kafueenu (1073)
• Philippines
29 Oct 09
How does carrot juice taste? Is it good? and mixed with milk? Uhm, maybe I'll try someday hehehe, someday hehe
@usemyname (640)
• Philippines
29 Oct 09
How could you like raw carrots so much? Maybe you're just fond of Bugs Bunny when you're just a kid. lol Anyway, my son has an affinity for eating carrots, be it raw or cooked. I encourage him to eat it since it's a much healthy choice than junk foods. Bon apetite!
@kafueenu (1073)
• Philippines
29 Oct 09
Actually I was hahaha, I think I started liking carrots because of bugs bunny hehehe, Wazzup duck? hehe
• Italy
29 Oct 09
I eat carrots raw! But not many. I prefer to have them roasted in the oven like they were potatoes, I love the sweet-salty flavor. And I am not mad about carrot cake either, but carrot puree yes!
@kafueenu (1073)
• Philippines
30 Oct 09
roasted? like kebab? Uhm I Haven't tried that, do the carrots get soggy or still crunchy? If they are still crunchy, I'll try that hehehe
@balasri (26537)
• India
14 Nov 09
It is my daily ritual to take sliced carrots raw after my lunch every day.
• United States
8 Nov 09
We do eat carrots raw here. Especially the baby carrots either plain or dipped in dressing for a snack. The regular ones are ok too, but seem to be better for cooking in my opinion.
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
2 Nov 09
I do like raw carrots but i eat more cooked ones than raw ones.
@rjl1989 (190)
29 Oct 09
I dont really like the taste of them. I like carrot cake though.
• Philippines
29 Oct 09
I have a friend who is quite like you. She really hates the taste of carrots, but ironically, her favorite cake is carrot cake. Hahahaha
• Kenya
9 Nov 09
I really think she is eating a carrot.I also prefer raw carrots to cooked and I don`t like the juice or the cake.
• United States
3 Dec 09
I use to eat carrots raw a lot when I was younger and pretend I was Bugs Bunny and say "What's up, Doc?" =P I love eating carrots raw and cooked. Lately though, I haven't been eating as many raw carrots as I use to because we use it as part of ours meals so I can't always eat a whole carrot. We use to buy the baby carrots too but we haven't been buying them lately. I don't think I've ever tried carrot juice or carrot cake, but I definitely love raw carrots =D