"Sure I did." Isao nodded insistently, taking another bite of his own ice cream. "Trying new things is good for you, even if you think you won't like it." That's what he kept telling himself anyway. It didn't always turn out well for him, but it lead to plenty of good things as well in the past.
"Not that I would have recommended horseradish, but you have to keep an open mind sometimes."