to have a taste for, to like/enjoy/be fond of (food/drinks) [verb] [lustte, gelust] ['lus-tun']

"Lusten" is only used in conjunction with food and drinks (or anything else that you think is edible or drinkable ). This contrary to "houden van" which is also used for "to love somebody".

Mind that the past tense has two "t’s", this is because the stem ends with a ‘t’.

Examples:
- "Wil je een tomaat?" – "Nee, bedankt." – "O, lust je geen tomaten?"
("Would you like to have a tomato?" – "No, thank you." – "Oh, don’t you like tomatoes?")

- "Leuk dat je komt eten! Heb je nog speciale eetwensen?" – "Nee, ik lust eigenlijk alles."
("How nice that you’re coming over for dinner! Do you have any special food requirements/wishes?" – "No, as a matter of fact I enjoy everything.")

- "Vroeger lustte ik geen witlof, nu vind ik het wel OK."
("I did not use to like chicory, now I think it’s quite OK.")

- "Ik zou wel een biertje lusten, en jij?" – "Nee, ik lust geen bier, doe maar een wijntje."
("I wouldn’t mind a beer, would you?" – "No, I don’t care for beer, I’ll have wine.)

Expressions:
- "Er pap van lusten": to enjoy someting greatly.
- "Hij zal ervan lusten": he is going to pay for this.
- "Zo lust ik er nog wel eentje": yeah right! (ironically).
- "Zo lust ik er nog wel een paar!": that’s enough now / are you finished? (after having had enough of somebody’s arguments/excuses).

Related words:
- "Iets vies vinden": to dislike something (food/drinks).
- "Lekker vinden": to find something tasty (in this context).
- "Smaken": to taste.
- "Eetlust": appetite.
- "Lust": desire, lust, joy.