Foods you eat that others here probably wouldn't touch!!!

bcattoes

Wow. I was gonna say Krispy Kreme donuts.

Lol, I'd eat those in a heart beat.

Yeah mine was going to be 'mcdonalds'. LOL I am not an adventurous eater. I plan to eat eggplant for the first time ever next week. I can't even look at some of the pictures posted on this thread. LOL

I don't think I've seen anything on this thread that I wouldn't try over McDonald's. I have eaten and liked some fast food, but I do not understand McD. Their food is just nasty.

CMmrsfloyd

Wow. I was gonna say Krispy Kreme donuts.

Lol, I'd eat those in a heart beat.

Yeah mine was going to be 'mcdonalds'. LOL I am not an adventurous eater. I plan to eat eggplant for the first time ever next week. I can't even look at some of the pictures posted on this thread. LOL

I don't think I've seen anything on this thread that I wouldn't try over McDonald's. I have eaten and liked some fast food, but I do not understand McD. Their food is just nasty.

Okay, but keep in mind that some of us grew up on McDonalds, hamburger helper, frozen pizza etc so it's what we know (yes there were homecooked meals too, but as a kid you gravitate towards the things that you think taste the best b/c you don't know about whole foods, raw foods, health benefits etc). You don't know how hard it is for some of us to break those habits and try to gear ourselves toward more healthy foods. For me, eggplant is a huge stretch - I've never had it but I'm planning to make a dish with it this week. That's how foreign this whole healthy food concept is to some of us. A lot of us are used to 'mainstream' foods that while YES they are not particularly healthy, it is what we are used to and what we are trying to make better choices from.

ninerbuff

Okay, but keep in mind that some of us grew up on McDonalds, hamburger helper, frozen pizza etc so it's what we know (yes there were homecooked meals too, but as a kid you gravitate towards the things that you think taste the best b/c you don't know about whole foods, raw foods, health benefits etc). You don't know how hard it is for some of us to break those habits and try to gear ourselves toward more healthy foods. For me, eggplant is a huge stretch - I've never had it but I'm planning to make a dish with it this week. That's how foreign this whole healthy food concept is to some of us. A lot of us are used to 'mainstream' foods that while YES they are not particularly healthy, it is what we are used to and what we are trying to make better choices from.

Healthy scmealthy................health is more dependent on how your body works, not just what you eat. Healthy eating doesn't ensure health.
I can buy balut here in the US at almost any Asian market. In fact, I'm going to have some this week!!! MMMMMMMMMMM protein.

bcattoes

I can buy balut here in the US at almost any Asian market. In fact, I'm going to have some this week!!! MMMMMMMMMMM protein.

How is it sold? Canned, frozen, dried, still in the egg? And if not sold already prepared, how do you prepare it? Just curious.

I think I'd be more inclined to try this than the blood/intestine thing. Chitterlings (pig intestines) are semi-common where I come from but I've never tried them because I don't trust anyone to clean them properly and I don't want to do it myself. I've seen them at the store frozen and labelled "ultra clean" (which always makes me wonder "as opposed to what?!?!?) but still not sure I trust the company to have the same definition of "ultra clean" that I would.

hamton

I've eaten balut a couple of times just because my elders eat them. I prefer to eat them when they are younger with no fur or feather on them. When they get older, you can taste the fur and bones. You have to eat them in one bite. Kind of like eating sushi.

I see them sold in Asian markets out in the open. Kind of like how you buy eggs but I don't think it's refrigerated though.

I would eat just about anything like the embryo goat minus the flies. They don't look to tasty.

ninerbuff

How is it sold? Canned, frozen, dried, still in the egg? And if not sold already prepared, how do you prepare it? Just curious.

I think I'd be more inclined to try this than the blood/intestine thing. Chitterlings (pig intestines) are semi-common where I come from but I've never tried them because I don't trust anyone to clean them properly and I don't want to do it myself. I've seen them at the store frozen and labelled "ultra clean" (which always makes me wonder "as opposed to what?!?!?) but still not sure I trust the company to have the same definition of "ultra clean" that I would.

Sold still in the egg. You just have to heat it up with boiled water. You can buy a dozen if you like. Taste like duck soup to me.

tkacomet

I'll spare everyone pictures. I grew up eating some lovely traditional food that might turn other people a little green. a few examples:
fish ice cream (don't knock it. total comfort food)
fermented seal flipper
moose nose salad
moosehead soup
sauteed eels (divine!)
maktuq (whale fat and skin together)

and there's many more on that theme. almost all are pretty high in calories and fat - we live in the arctic and subarctic, after all. need insulation! So I don't eat much of these anymore. I do miss them though!

Are you Inuit? I've heard of eating fermented fish head, but I myself may never try it.

No, I'm "white" i.e. european descent, but born and raised rural Alaskan. I grew up eating foods that are traditional to the Deg Hit'an Athabascan culture mostly, because that's where I grew up. Athabascans are American Indians. I've also lived on the north coast, though, which is Inupiaq country. That's where I had maktuq and seal. Inupiaqs are eskimos, and closest related to Inuits. Inuits are Canadian.

I've never had a fermented fish head, though we used to eat what is called "kuaq" - which basically means super fresh. meaning - raw! and fish kuaq is often eaten cold, fresh from the water, and can include heads. I always avoid things with heads. I don't like them looking at me... :huh:

Jorra

Oh man, I'm surprised I forgot about this until now. LUTEFISK! I've only had it once, and hated it, so it's not really a food I eat regularly. However, I am subjected to its smell every year for my college's traditional Norwegian Christmas Fest.

It's basically fish fermented in lye and served drowning in butter. It smells horrible, tastes bland, and has the texture of a wet diaper.

ninerbuff

Oh man, I'm surprised I forgot about this until now. LUTEFISK! I've only had it once, and hated it, so it's not really a food I eat regularly. However, I am subjected to its smell every year for my college's traditional Norwegian Christmas Fest.

It's basically fish fermented in lye and served drowning in butter. It smells horrible, tastes bland, and has the texture of a wet diaper.

I've heard of this. I've seen it on Bizarre Foods too.

ninerbuff

I had kare kare and dinuguan this past weekend at my FIL house when my BIL came to visit. Yum.

va_n_ok

So uh where does this come from? Like culture wise? Mine is chitlins, but nobody round here has even tried them and I don't know how to cook them so I have only had them once. Plus they were drownded in hot sauce. Anyways u have me beat!

stewartcarden

And i thought us Scots emjoying haggis was bad enough lol

ninerbuff

When you go to Asia, there are a variety of cool foods to try and eat.

Liluth

I've heard that balut is actually quite tasty. Like a roasted poultry kind of flavor. Unfortunately, I'm a very visual eater so anything that has a weird appearance or smell really turns me away.

I can't really think of anything particularly strange about my diet. I like lima beans and coconut which are almost universally despised in my family. I think they're just weird though .

redfroggie

And here I thought Sauerkraut or blood and tongue wurst would turn up a few noses. Not even close.

Laura_beau

All I can say is "each to their own".

I'm pretty adventurous with food and have tried Sweetbreads (testicles) lots of offal (kidneys, liver, brains, haggis etc), Crocodile, Kangaroo, Ostrich, Zebra, Antelope, Bison, Wildebeest, chicken feet, insects.

And I love love LOVE black pudding (cooked pigs blood made into a sausage shape) I could eat that allll day.

BUT- The duck foetus doesnt appeal to me. And I wouldnt eat Dog or guinea pig either.

ninerbuff

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LuckyLeprechaun

I thought sweet breads is brains? No?

scarletleavy

Love this thread!

I travel a lot in Asia so I've eaten some really weird things. My rule is this: never ask what it is. Better to just eat and not know.

My current favorite "weird" food is bone marrow. I'm pretty sure most others on MFP wouldn't touch it, probably just because it's mostly fat. But I also love any and all organ meats. I'm a strange eater I think.

directorj

I find it hilarious that we actually have Balut in the database of foods here. @ 188 calories.. not too bad

xSophia19

I cant belive you have posted that crap!!

ninerbuff

Love this thread!

I travel a lot in Asia so I've eaten some really weird things. My rule is this: never ask what it is. Better to just eat and not know.

My current favorite "weird" food is bone marrow. I'm pretty sure most others on MFP wouldn't touch it, probably just because it's mostly fat. But I also love any and all organ meats. I'm a strange eater I think.

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ninerbuff

I cant belive you have posted that crap!!

It's not crap......................it's food that you're not familiar with.


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ymhand

I thought of this as I ate dinuguan today. So here are my two:



BALUT- duck embryo



DINUGUAN-pork blood stew with intestine

Why did you do that?

scarletleavy

I cant belive you have posted that crap!!

It's not crap......................it's food that you're not familiar with.


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Exactly. I'd argue that a lot of typical "American" junk/fast foods are much more crap than some of the things in this thread. How many ingredients in a twinkie?

JennieAL

Ceviche & kimchi are two of my fave things to eat. My family wouldn't dare touch either one, but I've always tried new foods since I was little. I'd even try balut if given the chance. Oh... I've also eaten chitlins but it was years ago so I don't remember the taste. I'm a fan of bleu cheese. I've also tried durian and it's "ok"... not too bad but not my favorite thing ever.

KokomoJoe

In Canada I eat Rabbit, oxtail and goat..... love it. In central america I eat ceviche and have even had raw tuna right after being caught. Unless it is liver I will probably eat it.

KokomoJoe

I thought sweet breads is brains? No?

Do you really want to know it's bull testicles? Actually other glands may be used but that is one of them.

jsteffen80

I have a propensity to try extremely hot foods. I've even gone as far as eating whole red savina and orange habanero peppers (I haven't had the opportunity to try any of the hotter peppers, but would).

I have no problems killing my own meat, slaughtering pigs, field dressing deer, cutting intestines out of whatever and I'll eat any part of any animal... But I don't think I could eat a little baby duck. That makes me kind of sad.

Strobins05

I thought of this as I ate dinuguan today. So here are my two:



BALUT- duck embryo



DINUGUAN-pork blood stew with intestine

SERIOUSLY!!!