Most disgusting thing you've ever eaten?

[CatWoman]

My snails thread got me to thinking, well, rather, some of the responses I received.

[Left Is Write]

1. I have eaten snails and didn't care for them, but

I probably wouldn't classify them as the most disgusting thing I've ever eaten. I'll have to think about this and see what comes to me.

[Wapsie B]

2. Limburger cheese.

:puke:

[Left Is Write]

8. That reminds me.

I tasted a cheese they were sampling at Byerly's a few years ago that was perfectly hideous. I don't remember what variety it was, but it smelled like a dirty locker room. I'd put that pretty high on the disgusting list.

[Wapsie B]

30. Oh boy.

I'm surprised they would sample something with that strong a taste. I've not seen anyone but older males who like Limburger. But that's just my experience. Sharp Cheddar and aged Swiss are the strongest flavored cheeses that I care for.

[democracyindanger]

3. Either sparrow stomach or fish eyeball

Sparrow stomach: Chewy.
Fish eyeball: Crunchy.

[undeterred]

4. anything with mayonnaise

:puke: :puke: :puke:

[MnFats]

5. In Spain, I had "angulas," or sauteed baby eels.

I hope that's the correct spelling....little black things, about the texture and thickness of thicker spaghetti, each about three or four inches long. Sauteed in butter, garlic and some other spices.It was FABULOUS! But I practically made my dining companions ill. They wouldn't touch it. They missed out. Wish I could find such a place in the midwest...

[Seabiscuit]

6. Dog's brains. Before I knew what I was eating.

[CatWoman]

10. I understand that monkey's brains are a delicacy in some countries

[Seabiscuit]

15. Yeah, but this was FRANCE!

[Misunderestimator]

7. Pig's feet...

Went with a college buddy of mine to his Mom's house for a home-cooked meal. I had no idea. And I had to be polite. :puke:

(I have trouble with meat in the first place, so that was a real hurdle.)

This is what it looked it:

[Left Is Write]

11. You are a braver person than I.

I don't think I could have eaten something that looked like that, though I am willing to do a lot in the name of politeness.

[undeterred]

19. I am too, but that goes way beyond polite.

That's masochism.. :puke:

[CatWoman]

12. Growing up in Tidewater Virginia, I didn't have a choice about eating them

now that I'm grown, I won't touch that shit.

It has a gelatin like texture

:hi:

[Misunderestimator]

17. Ew, yes... gelatinous.... now I remember it even more clearly.

:( :hi:

[Left Is Write]

21. "Tidewater four-ten-oh-nine...."

You've reminded me of an Elvis song, Promised Land. :)

[Roland99]

9. Grits

blech.


I preferred the seaweed I had at a Kobe over any grits. :)

[CatWoman]

13. oh, come now!!!!!

grits are fantastic.

especially with a little butter and cheese added in.

[Yupster]

36. I love them

My special way is with brown sugar and raisins.

Can't even think of grits as disgusting. At worst they're kind of like cream of wheat.

[kedrys]

14. Chocolate-covered insects

On a bet from my high-school biology prof, right after he informed the class that algae are used in the making of ice cream.

I went on to major in biology, eventually. Also got a degree in biophysics. And I haven't had to eat bugs since. :P

Snails are a texture food, the perfect excuse to pig out on garlic butter, IMO.

[eyepaddle]

16. It was some kind of mushroom tea

that my hippied up ex-girlfriend made, she called it "herm" tea. It was purported to have health benefits for her ot him (hence herm) the fungus was steeped in a jar for a few days and the tea drank cold. As I recall it was a bizarre combination of putrid AND astringent.

[jmm]

18. KFC's honey BBQ wings and

pizza with linguica and gorgonzola cheese.

I've had cow tongue, fish head soup, snake, and a bunch of other stuff that would make most people cringe but I've only had food poisoning twice and it was after eating a bite of each of those.

[Left Is Write]

22. I'm not a big fan of gorgonzola.

But I'm pretty sure I couldn't touch cow tongue either!

[jmm]

42. Most of my father's family has a don't ask don't tell policy

when it comes to food but I'm related to some great cooks so most of the time I don't want to know what I'm eating if I like it. Most of them will refuse to let you know what you're eating until after you've tried it.

[Liberal Veteran]

23. I'll agree the KFC honey bbq wings suck ass...

That recipe is just fucking nasty.

[CatWoman]

24. I'm with you all the way on those disgusting wings

My father used to eat every part of the cow. And the pig.

He once ate some pig brains scrambled in eggs.

Just the sight of it sent me puking.

[Left Is Write]

29. The *thought* of it is about to do the same to me.

[Ann Arbor Dem]

20. Haggis

I just had to try it...what was I thinking? :scared:

[Left Is Write]

25. I'll bet you were thinking...

that it was just one of those life experiences you HAD to have so you could know for sure. Now you know, and you have a story to tell too.

[Ann Arbor Dem]

28. Bingo....

And the folks I was with told me that it wasn't as bad as everyone said...what a sucker I was! lol

[CatWoman]

27. what exactly is haggis?

I've heard lots of jokes made about it.

[Ann Arbor Dem]

35. It's hard to describe....but here's a recipe.....

I know there are a lot of folks who love it, but I'm not one. I had it in Canada at a highland games event.

# 1 sheep's lung (illegal in the U.S.; may be omitted if not available)
# 1 sheep's stomach
# 1 sheep heart
# 1 sheep liver
# 1/2 lb fresh suet (kidney leaf fat is preferred)
# 3/4 cup oatmeal (the ground type, NOT the Quaker Oats type!)
# 3 onions, finely chopped
# 1 teaspoon salt
# 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
# 1/2 teaspoon cayenne
# 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
# 3/4 cup stock

Wash lungs and stomach well, rub with salt and rinse. Remove membranes and excess fat. Soak in cold salted water for several hours. Turn stomach inside out for stuffing.

Cover heart and liver with cold water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Chop heart and coarsely grate liver. Toast oatmeal in a skillet on top of the stove, stirring frequently, until golden. Combine all ingredients and mix well. Loosely pack mixture into stomach, about two-thirds full. Remember, oatmeal expands in cooking.

Press any air out of stomach and truss securely. Put into boiling water to cover. Simmer for 3 hours, uncovered, adding more water as needed to maintain water level. Prick stomach several times with a sharp needle when it begins to swell; this keeps the bag from bursting. Place on a hot platter, removing trussing strings. Serve with a spoon. Ceremoniously served with "neeps, tatties and nips" -- mashed turnips, mashed potatoes, nips of whiskey.

[Left Is Write]

38. I wonder how many nips of whiskey

it would take to get me to actually try that.

[auntAgonist]

41. It is very good

definately an acquired taste, unique but not a bad taste at all.

I really like it.


aA

[Catch22Dem]

26. Octopus...but there's a story

I like all manner of seafood, I just wanna start with that statement. When I was in Okinawa, I went to a festival. It was kinda like any state fair type of thing you might see in the states. Lots of booths for food and games and stuff. Well, I saw these little fried dough balls that looked pretty good. Turned out to be little baby octopus rolled in like cornmeal or something and fried THEN REFRIGERATED. Anyway, I wasn't expecting it and it really threw me for a loop.

[CatWoman]

31. I've had octopus before

Squid, too.

I used to go to this Spanish restaurant when I was in Germany, and if it lived in the ocean, that guy would grill it up and serve it.

[Wapsie B]

33. Do you remember an episode of the Amazing Race

where they were traveling through the Orient and had to eat either live squid or octopus? Yuck.

[I Have A Dream]

32. Baby squid in a "seafood" salad in Paris.

I ordered a seafood salad since I didn't eat any meat other than seafood at the time. (I'm now a total vegetarian.) I thought that it would have shrimp, crab, maybe lobster, etc. However, it had several whole (cleaned) baby squid on it. The legs were there and everything! It was like eating one of those rubber things that kids play with. (That they get out of a gum-ball machine.)

I made myself eat one just to have the experience. I don't know whether it just wasn't cooked correctly, but it was really expensive and at a nice restaurant. Yuck!

[kiki]

34. A friend brought back

a delicacy from Iceland - dried shark, marinated in human pee-pee. I have to admit I didn't even have the huevos to try it.

I went to a work party once where the "cold buffet" was simply hot food that had been allowed to go cold. Cold freedom fries. Mmm.

[Wapsie B]

37. No one's mentioned Beef Tongue yet.

'cept I love that stuff. :)
Slow-cooked and sliced. MMMMMMMMMM!

[Catch22Dem]

39. Good stuff, yes.

I think someone above mentioned it in a list of other things.

ON EDIT: By "someone above" I don't mean the divine. Just someone who posted before us. :D :silly:

[jmm]

40. I'm not divine

:cry:

[DS1]

43. Continental Airlines Quiche

OMFG

One bite and I put it away. I think the entire flight followed my lead on that one.