Brussels Sprouts ain't what they ustta be -- they have bred a lot of the bitterness out of them, although that does not seem to have changed much in the love/hate side of things. I have a Japanese salt/soy/sugar with toasted sesame that I really love. You can roast them, shred them, and do a lot with them that you ustta not be able to. My only suggestion is to always at least cut them in half to let the spirit of the angry cabbage ghod out.