It can be genetic. They taste horrible to me too, but the baby ones are delicious and contain less of that bitterness.
I like bitter. Bitter is the least of its problems as a food.
I like bitter too, but brussels sprouts "bitterness" is different to me.
Search on "genetic and brussel sprouts" or on "TAS2R38".
Thanks for the tip Hillary
Ha! Idiot. I really wasn't trying to make a joke, though it sounds pretty bad.
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