What is the weirdest, disgusting, etc food you ever ate?

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

Sushi is amazingly repulsive.

Got to get it right.

Originally Posted by AGDee

However, I just had to Google what haggis was and OMG.. no flippin way. NO!!!!!!

The Great Chieftan o' the Puddin' Race, as Robert Burns put it.

It sounds worse than it tastes. It tastes kind of like spicy liver -- and I love liver.

I can get why reading what's in it can be . . . off-putting . . . to some. But Kevin is right, it's just cultural conditioning. Every culture eats some things that other cultures would find gross. American food producers are just better at hiding the less appealing animal parts in processed meats, sausages, hot dogs . . . .

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Then I have probably provided you with a lifetime supply. I can't stand it. Ditto caviar. Blech.

Meanwhile, as I have mentioned before I do love me some haggis.

I have been to a Scottish pub in STL and they serve haggis that is minus most of the offal. I don't really know how that works, but I intend to order it if I grace their door again.

Originally Posted by AGDee

Fixed that for you

You're dead to me.

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

And fixed it back

You're awesome.

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Got to get it right.

I can get why reading what's in it can be . . . off-putting . . . to some. But Kevin is right, it's just cultural conditioning. Every culture eats some things that other cultures would find gross. American food producers are just better at hiding the less appealing animal parts in processed meats, sausages, hot dogs . . . .

You're also dead to me.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

You're also dead to me.

But I gave you all my sushi.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

But I gave you all my sushi.

You might be on lifesupport.

[ComradesTrue]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

Sushi is amazing. All of it. Every piece you all don't eat leaves more for me

Unless I am fighting you for it. Love me all types of sushi.

I once ate cow heart while in Peru. Wasn't too bad, but can't say that I have run out to eat it again.

Beyond those things, though, I have a very boring and limited palate.

[purpleparrot]

The only really weird food I have ever eaten was escargot and that will never happen again. It didn't taste that bad, but the texture was disturbing.

[chickenoodle]

I had a hard time eating escargot. The texture is disgusting, I don't care how much butter you drown it in...

The other night s/o had a sour cream sandwich. There was nothing else on it, but sour cream slathered on both pieces of bread. I had to leave the room; I couldn't watch him eat it.

[lovespink88]

I had either squid or something like a mini octopus at my super Italian ex-bf's house. They took it out of the pot, and it was a whole octopus, right on my plate. It looked like this (sorry for the huge pic, that's why I'm not posting it here): http://epicureaddict.files.wordpress...ctopus-002.jpg

Aside being weirded out by having a whole octopus on my plate, it actually wasn't terrible. I didn't care for the texture--it was a bit chewy--but it didn't taste bad at all.

[aephi alum]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

Sushi is amazing. All of it. Every piece you all don't eat leaves more for me

Agreed. The only "typical" maki ingredient that I don't like is avocado. Otherwise, give me any and all sushi (even eel and squid) and I'm a happy camper.

Disgusting food?

- Corned beef and cabbage. My mother made this every year for St. Patrick's Day, and every year I had to choke it down. She might as well have used Saran Wrap instead of cabbage.
- Certain veggies: brussels sprouts, all legumes.
- Milk. I never could stand it, even as a child. My parents forced me to drink it anyway, for the calcium. I was not allowed to substitute chocolate milk, because the chocolate prevents calcium from being absorbed by the body. So I drank a lot of strawberry milk. Now, I will drink milk only if it's mixed with healthy slugs of Kahlua and vodka.
- Overdone beef and lamb (anything past medium-rare is overdone).
- Rice cakes. The smell makes me nauseous. Oddly enough, I love rice itself.

None of my disgusting foods is particularly weird. They're just... disgusting.

[VandalSquirrel]

Most of the stuff y'all have mentioned is pretty tame, and I've eaten it (except chicken anus, to my knowledge at least).

Some things here that are crazy or exotic i eat on the regular, like squid and eel, yummy!

I'd have to say marine mammals are a bit hard to eat at times. Seal, walrus, and whale leave a real coating in the mouth from the fat.

[Psi U MC Vito]

Had gator once. It wasn't bad.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by aephi alum

Agreed. The only "typical" maki ingredient that I don't like is avocado. Otherwise, give me any and all sushi (even eel and squid) and I'm a happy camper.

One day I hope to have enough money to go into a really good sushi place and order omakase and just be amazed.

[VandalSquirrel]

Originally Posted by Psi U MC Vito

Had gator once. It wasn't bad.

I like it cajun style, blackened.

[Animate]

I've eaten at Maggiano's once. I will never go back and I love Italian food. I ordered something that I can only describe as "Cheesy Maggots". This was the worst "pasta" I've ever eaten in my life!

[xibair]

To this day this is still grosses me out.

I am Italian decent and in my household we ate a lot of salami, beef of course. Also, I do not like any kind of fish, fresh or sea water. I am weird.
Back in my days living in San Jose, CA, I went to an alumnae Alpha Xi pool party where salami was served, so I thought. I took a piece and it was the fishiest tasting salami I ever had. Come to find out, one of ladies brought back this gift from Australia, and it was Kangaroo. I can’t remember if I’ve fainted or died. I had a hard time keeping my composure.