Suzie Posted April 13, 2011 Report Posted April 13, 2011 What are some of the most bizarre foods you have eaten? During my travels I have tried (but didn't enjoy) horse, cow kidneys, intestines, heart, stomach and liver, pig tail, chicken feet, sweetbreads, duck...many more to come. Please share your list! And no, macaroni and cheese isn't allowed! Quote
ryanh Posted April 13, 2011 Report Posted April 13, 2011 Itlog na Malatt - a Philippino salted duck egg. Man was I glad there was a coke nearby to wash that nasty thing down! lol (although Bini and Anatess might disagree about it being nasty, I recall having a hard time choking it down)I watched my companions eat Balut. After watching them pull a duck bill and feathers out of their teeth, there was no way I would try it. Same goes for the many dogs I saw on spitts. Still looked like fido to me, just with no hair - couldn't eat it. Quote
Bini Posted April 13, 2011 Report Posted April 13, 2011 I've eaten a lot of bizarre, or rather, some interesting cultural delicacies but I can't think of anything that I absolutely hate. It's probably cos I don't remember eating said food or remember what said food tastes like.. Especially if the food was meat, as I haven't eaten meat products in eons.. Quote
Bini Posted April 13, 2011 Report Posted April 13, 2011 (edited) Ryanh, I have partaken of this but it's not a favourite of mine and I certainly would not eat it again. It'll be interesting to see what Anatess' verdict is on balut! ETA: About doggies being food.. I remember a trip to China with my family and stepping off a train from one city to another and seeing live dogs in cages being sold for food. Most looked like mutts but they had St. Bernard (purebred, I doubt it but close enough in stock) going for a hefty price. I remember wanting to get a puppy but my dad explained to me that these dogs were intended as food and not as pets! Edited April 13, 2011 by Bini Quote
UrbanFool Posted April 13, 2011 Report Posted April 13, 2011 I'm so boring. The "weirdest" thing I've eaten is goat meat. And that won't even be weird to half the world. Quote
Suzie Posted April 13, 2011 Author Report Posted April 13, 2011 Itlog na Malatt - a Philippino salted duck egg.The guy from the show Bizarre foods was in the Philippines and they were eating ice-cream sandwiches! Now, THAT's bizarre. Quote
ryanh Posted April 13, 2011 Report Posted April 13, 2011 ETA: About doggies being food.. I remember a trip to China with my family and stepping off a train from one city to another and seeing live dogs in cages being sold for food. Most looked like mutts but they had St. Bernard (purebred, I doubt it but close enough in stock) going for a hefty price. I remember wanting to get a puppy but my dad explained to me that these dogs were intended as food and not as pets!I can well recall in Cabanatuan, riding a trike on the south end of town up high above the waterway, headed east on a road where there was a very large cement pad and several pavilion-like roofing structures. Under the roofing areas, in the shade was about 10 kennels, each filled with several mutt dogs. A couple days later when we passed this same site, the kennels were gone, the dogs were gone, and there were numerous charcoal piles every 10 feet or so with supports on each side typical of a roasting spit. I'm not against meat eating, or even harvesting my own animals. I've done it with deer, pigs, chickens, rabbits, turkeys, etc, etc. But, being raised in a culture where dogs are companions not food, passing by that site and seeing how many dogs were cooked there was a little hard to stomach. I should dig out my mission photos of dogs on spits, and one companion holding a roasted dog head. On second thought, I think I'll pass reliving those particular memories. Quote
Backroads Posted April 13, 2011 Report Posted April 13, 2011 seaweed and various cow organs are all I've had... Quote
slamjet Posted April 13, 2011 Report Posted April 13, 2011 seaweed and various cow organs are all I've had...Just so sheltered... Quote
Wingnut Posted April 13, 2011 Report Posted April 13, 2011 I've escaped anything truly bizarre. I served a stateside mission, although Spanish speaking and entrenched in culture. I was proud of myself by the end of my mission to be able to say that I managed to escape having to eat menudo even once. Quote
pam Posted April 13, 2011 Report Posted April 13, 2011 I once put bananas on my pb&j sandwich. About as bizarre as I've gotten. Quote
pam Posted April 13, 2011 Report Posted April 13, 2011 Seriously though. I've had fried silverfish. Didn't realize that is what it was though. Quote
Wingnut Posted April 13, 2011 Report Posted April 13, 2011 Seriously though. I've had fried silverfish. Didn't realize that is what it was though.Silverfish? The bugs you find in the attic eating your cardboard boxes? Quote
slamjet Posted April 13, 2011 Report Posted April 13, 2011 Lets see, I've had the usual Lengua but that's not so strange. My dad use to make Scrambled Eggs & Brains and Meatballs w/ Brains. We would also BBQ Sweetbread (the thymus). Can't remember them all. Quote
HEthePrimate Posted April 13, 2011 Report Posted April 13, 2011 My dad made duck for us once, and I've ordered it at Chinese restaurants. I rather like it! Raw oysters are a traditional Christmastime food in France, and I tried one. A French lady served us rabbit for Thanksgiving one year. They don't have Thanksgiving there, but we explained about it to her. She didn't know how to make pumpkin pie, so she made pumpkin soup, and added some sugar to make it taste more like pie! On another occasion, I had paté de foie gras, which tasted very good, but I would not eat it again on humanitarian grounds (they force feed geese to make the stuff). The Dutch have a thing for licorice, which is fine, but one of their "treats" is double salt licorice, which I think is just disgusting! Quote
pam Posted April 13, 2011 Report Posted April 13, 2011 Silverfish? The bugs you find in the attic eating your cardboard boxes? Yes. I was in Hong Kong and we were having dinner with 3 other couples. One of the other women ordered fried silverfish and of course we were sharing dishes. Towards the end of dinner we asked the waiter when we were going to get our fish..meaning silverfish. He pointed to a dish and said you got it. It wasn't fish..it was the bugs. Quote
ryanh Posted April 13, 2011 Report Posted April 13, 2011 Too bad my mother isn't still alive. She could really contribute to this thread. Raw oysters, tripe, head cheese, salmon cheeks . . . I can recall as a little kid seeing cow tongue and pickled pigs feet in the fridge. There wasn't much she didn't try from old-school american fare. Quote
slamjet Posted April 13, 2011 Report Posted April 13, 2011 Tripe, another one to add to my list. Quote
Iggy Posted April 13, 2011 Report Posted April 13, 2011 Seriously though. I've had fried silverfish. Didn't realize that is what it was though. eewww ICK! Bugs - really ick! Quote
Mahone Posted April 13, 2011 Report Posted April 13, 2011 Snails in france and Haggis in Scotland, which is a mixture of sheep heart, liver and lungs. Quote
Wingnut Posted April 13, 2011 Report Posted April 13, 2011 I guess I've eaten tripe. I've had tripitas, and with enough seasoning and mixed with some good ceviche, they're actually pretty good. Quote
Dravin Posted April 13, 2011 Report Posted April 13, 2011 Moose heart and tongue is probably the weirdest thing I've intentionally eaten. Quote
Bini Posted April 13, 2011 Report Posted April 13, 2011 All this talk of consuming organs is really making me hungry. Quote
Guest Posted April 14, 2011 Report Posted April 14, 2011 Whoa... do you REALLY want me to tell you what I've eaten??? :D Balut is awesome - you gotta get the "right" age for your taste. I'm on the 18 days - the age when there's ligament but no feathers. And you have to know how to eat it - put a small crack on the egg on the side where there's no white, drop salt crystals in the egg, swish it a bit, then drink the juice, then peel open the rest of the egg and put the entire thing in your mouth. Chew and then swallow. Yummm.Maalat is awesome too! It's not meant to be eaten by itself... it's meant to be eaten with tomatoes/onions/vinegar and lots of rice.I just had dinuguan last week... I was visiting my mom. My mom makes the best of these.And another thing you find on the streets of the Philippines - adidas! That is - bbq chicken feet. And it's usually right next to the bbq chicken intestine, chicken head, and chicken tail. Yep, if it's part of a chicken it's been on a bbq stick...And this afternoon, I just bought the yummy yellow mangoes! Yep, Bini, I got 12 of them staring at me right now! Quote
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