OMG..pickles are cucumbers!!!!

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  • brittanyjeanxo
    brittanyjeanxo Posts: 1,831 Member
    No, I just dip two at a time in my mouth and spit them out after.

    OMG! :laugh:
  • 46and2
    46and2 Posts: 167
    Yes they are cucumbers.

    I did not know that Menudo was made with cow stomach.

    I did not know that Menudo was a food.

    Hmmmm speaking of cucumbers to pickle...

    Reminds me of a Family Guy episode
  • Christina269
    Christina269 Posts: 110
    I get made fun of every year about Yams. I lived in an area where no one ate sweet potatoes or Yams... and someone once told me that they got sick off of canned yams - that you can get food poisoning from them. My first Central IL thanksgiving with my hubs family - they had Sweet Potatoes. I was terrified to eat them - they didn't look "cooked enough" to me.. ha ha - I told my husband later that I didn't know if they were sweet potatoes or yams and I didn't want to risk eating yams. I went 30 years of my life believing people died or got incredibly ill from yams... but sweet potatoes were safe. :o) I catch hell for this at EVERY holiday with the hubs family!
  • k2quiere
    k2quiere Posts: 4,151 Member
    Leave it to Von to start an absolutely hilarious thread!!

    My one daughter hates raw tomatoes with a passion, but will eat them in any way shape or form cooked (especially ketchup!)

    Menudo, the boy band (Puerto Rican), was yummy when I was young...now I can't enjoy them as much...that's just weird. Menudo, the food, is untouchable to me...the idea skeeves me out.

    Not all pickles are made from gherkins...most are made from cucumbers unless they say otherwise.

    I am funny with fruit. I like fresh fruit; I like other stuff...I DON'T like my fresh fruit in stuff. My grandma used to always make Jell-o, and I would get really mad when she would put mixed fruit in it...nasty texture! I totally think that adding sugar to any fruit is a sin, and adding salt is an abomination!

    I never really knew what head cheese was growing up, but every time I saw it in the deli counter, I always had the thought that something had to have been dead wrong with that cow.

    I can only imagine what Rocky Mountain oysters probably are, but lucky for me, I don't like oysters, so they would never be just popped in my mouth to be spit out or swallowed.

    I think that is all for now.
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    Gherkins are made from gherkins, other pickles are made from... ready... wait for it... PICKLING CUCUMBERS! Really tricky name, bet you never would've guessed, huh? :tongue:
  • GeekGirlOnAQuest
    GeekGirlOnAQuest Posts: 84 Member
    I always thought Rocky Mountain Oysters were real oysters. Boy was I surprised.

    OMG! I never heard of them and looked it up - that's one thing I won't be eating!!

    I liked calamari and scungilli until I found out what they were, now I can't bring myself to eat them anymore.

    I never tried them but haggis, sweet breads and blood pudding - not going near them!!
  • Olivia1977
    Olivia1977 Posts: 84 Member
    When I was younger I wouldn't eat the ends of hotdogs because I thought they looked like belly buttons. I would have to have them cut off. I still can't think about it much when I eat a hot dog..lol.
  • SmartFunGorgeous
    SmartFunGorgeous Posts: 699 Member
    When I was younger I wouldn't eat the ends of hotdogs because I thought they looked like belly buttons. I would have to have them cut off. I still can't think about it much when I eat a hot dog..lol.

    Hilarious! that's my favorite part!

    And FYI, those rocky mountain oysters were known as "calf fries" where I came from, and yes, I ate them, and yes I liked them. I was probably in my early teens at the time, but I think I'd try them again. After all, I've eaten fish on purpose a couple of times, and nothing can be as nasty as that stuff.
  • RhonndaJ
    RhonndaJ Posts: 1,615 Member
    Not that I recall. My grandfather broke me of eating things I wasn't certain of exactly what they were. I was eight or nine, I think. He was eating something and offered me a taste. As it turned out it was raw squid.

    I must admit though, that this is probably the funniest thread I've seen so far.
  • dmpizza
    dmpizza Posts: 3,321 Member
    I know someone with a PhD in literature from an Ivy League school that didn't know Sherlock Holmes was fictional.
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,031 Member
    I still do not know what capers are. But I DO know they are really really gross.

    Capers are a type of berry that's generally brined or pickled. They come, unsurprisingly, from the caper bush. :bigsmile:
    Delicious in Salmon Patties!:tongue:
  • Heather75
    Heather75 Posts: 3,386 Member
    I know someone with a PhD in literature from an Ivy League school that didn't know Sherlock Holmes was fictional.

    Shut up. That can't be true.
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,031 Member

    I can only imagine what Rocky Mountain oysters probably are, but lucky for me, I don't like oysters, so they would never be just popped in my mouth to be spit out or swallowed.

    I think that is all for now.

    Might be more info than you wanted to know... :noway:

    What are They?
    Turn away from the creek and look toward the pasture: mountain oysters are peeled and cooked testicles, usually from bulls, although lamb, pig and goat testicles are also eaten.

    Other Names
    Mountain oysters are also known as Rocky Mountain oysters, calf fries, swinging beef, prairie oysters, calf fries and cowboy caviar.

    Where to Buy
    Mountain oysters can be bought online at specialty meat shops or at local farms (see Resources).

    How to Prepare
    Mountain oysters are usually soaked in salt water, drained, sliced 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick, rolled in flour and spices and deep fried. They are eaten warm, often with hot sauce.

    Celebrating Mountain Oysters
    From Texas to North Dakota, mountain oysters have festivals dedicated to them. Testicle connoisseurs and those who just love to eat them gather to celebrate this unusual dish and party hard with other fans of the mountain oyster.

    Now here's what Wiki has to share:

    "Usually this meat product is sold frozen, as it is inconvenient to get testicles fresh anyplace other than on the range.[5] The primary goal of testicle removal is not necessarily culinary.

    Castration in veterinary practice and animal husbandry is common and serves a variety of purposes, including the control of breeding, the growth of skeletal muscle suitable for beef, and temperament alteration."
  • sinclare
    sinclare Posts: 369 Member
    hilarious thread!

    I just have to say Buffalo. Wings.

    I won't tell you how old I was when I figured that one out.....anyone know why they are called that?
  • sinclare
    sinclare Posts: 369 Member
    oops!
  • sleepytexan
    sleepytexan Posts: 3,138 Member
    because they originated in Buffalo, NY :)
  • abyt42
    abyt42 Posts: 1,358 Member
    I won't eat tomatoes but i like ketchup and I hate spaghetti but love lasagna.

    Funny - I won't touch ketchup, but I love tomatoes! Well, good tomatoes from a garden - not usually from the store.

    I think all the stuff added to ketchup makes it only a far distant cousin of tomatoes. A sweet, vinegary cousin, but it's JUST not the same as a real, vine ripe tomato still warm from the sun.
  • JenBrown0210
    JenBrown0210 Posts: 985 Member
    My mom used to tell me that tapioca pudding had fish eggs in it. To this day I still cannot eat it.
  • Jennyisbusy
    Jennyisbusy Posts: 1,294 Member
    I had a close friend who did not believe that there was carrots in carrot cake, had to find a recipe to prove it :)
  • PatientBear
    PatientBear Posts: 92
    Two pages with women talking about putting pickles, cucumbers and testicles in their mouths....never a dull moment here on MFP.
  • Imahottmess
    Imahottmess Posts: 73
    I love coconut flavoring, but I cannot stand actual coconut. It's a texture thing.
  • heather7marie
    heather7marie Posts: 506 Member
    My mom used to tell me that tapioca pudding had fish eggs in it. To this day I still cannot eat it.

    Gross. Tapioca pudding is just... nasty anyways. haha
  • heather7marie
    heather7marie Posts: 506 Member
    One time my friend handed me a piece of candy (chocolate) and I popped that thing into my mouth like it was nobody's business. After I devoured it, she informed me that it was a chocolate covered cricket. :huh:
  • Imahottmess
    Imahottmess Posts: 73
    One time my friend handed me a piece of candy (chocolate) and I popped that thing into my mouth like it was nobody's business. After I devoured it, she informed me that it was a chocolate covered cricket. :huh:


    I have eaten a plain cricket before. Can say that I would have preferred it chocolate covered.
  • AtticusFinch
    AtticusFinch Posts: 1,262 Member
    Surely a 'pickle' is anything that's been preserved in vinegar. So in McDonalds it may be a gherkin, (Cucumberish veggie), apart from that though it could be an Onion, some Cabbage, Eggs, Walnuts, Herring, Garlic.

    Ain't no such thing as a pickle, it's like calling something a 'Salted'.


    Hmmmmm.. Pickled Eggs :love:
  • Laceylala
    Laceylala Posts: 3,094 Member
    I don't have that kind of story..but I never knew that there was such a thing as canned potatos, onions or asparagus until I was about 20 years old. I was so SHOCKED.

    And it was only last year that one of my friends told me they bought frozen asparagus. I was like "they freeze asparagus???"

    I've always just eaten those things fresh. Who knew!
  • Laceylala
    Laceylala Posts: 3,094 Member
    My mom used to tell me that tapioca pudding had fish eggs in it. To this day I still cannot eat it.

    Gross. Tapioca pudding is just... nasty anyways. haha

    Makes me think of boogers (or however you spell that - snot). GROSS.
  • sassylilmama
    sassylilmama Posts: 1,493 Member
    Hubby ate at a friend house when he was a kid. LOVED the chicken, turns out it was squirrel. So apparently squirrel is in that list of foods that taste like chicken.
  • Dtho5159
    Dtho5159 Posts: 1,054 Member
    My step father won't eat sour cream or onions but loves french onion dip :noway:
  • Laceylala
    Laceylala Posts: 3,094 Member
    have you ever heard of Sweet Bread? Its neither SWEET nor a BREAD... its cow pancreas. how very misleading...

    Hmm.I thought it was thymus gland. And I've eaten it before. its damn good!
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