What food would you like to try, but are intimidated by?

Crickets. I saw a chef on TV make nachos with them on top.. looked interesting to try

meljustcole wrote: »

For me, it would be fresh tuna steaks. I've never been a huge fan of the canned stuff, but have always been curious as to whether or not I'd like fresh tuna steak. I'm scared to order it if I'm eating out, because it's not cheap and I don't want to waste 30$...and I'm intimidated to cook it myself. What food would you most like to try?

Try seared tuna. It is delitious. And not so expensive. It's lightly seared outside and raw inside

pmm3437 wrote: »

I love trying new foods. Now, I'm no Andrew Zimmern ( Bizarre Foods ), but some of the stuff on his show has looked interesting.

Specifically, id like to try more SE Asian cuisine ... stuff like Pho, Curry, Sushi. Thing is, I don't want the Americanized versions, I want culturally authentic.... and that usually requires travel, so very expensive.

I've had those dishes in SE Asia, and in the US. One of the interesting things about living in the US is that there are a lot of recent immigrants, and a fair number of corresponding restaurants founded by and serving those same immigrants. Depends on where you are obviously, but if near a reasonably large metro area in the US, you can often find incredibly authentic "foreign" foods. You can't always get the exact same varieties of rice or oil, but you can get dishes that have a a ton more in common with the way it was "back home" than an Americanized version of the same dish. But you have to be willing to explore some restaurants that might be considered a little off the beaten path.

As far as what I'd like to try but am slightly intimidated by -- Surstromming or similar. I had to look up the dish via Google - I just remember hearing from Scandinavian friends of this concept of burying fermenting fish in the ground and digging it up some weeks later, after it had become a bit of a soupy mess of fermenting goop. Not sure if I could do it, but always thought that it would be a very interesting snack.

Sushi. I know I don't like the "fishy" taste of seafood that isn't fresh. But most restaurants charge up the *kitten* for sushi and I don't cook. I'm also not sure if it'd be worth it to get that kinda thing from the supermarket.

KingofWisdom wrote: »

Sushi. I know I don't like the "fishy" taste of seafood that isn't fresh. But most restaurants charge up the *kitten* for sushi and I don't cook. I'm also not sure if it'd be worth it to get that kinda thing from the supermarket.

Best thing is to try it from a restaurant--but since you're in Florida, Publix sells a roll with avocado and salmon that is pretty good and not fishy at all. They also sell a vegetarian one in case you just want to get the idea.

I'm scared to try Kefir and Kimchi. I know its supposed to be very good for you, but I'm afraid of getting sick from it. Like, I'm afraid of it not being prepared right and having dangerous bacteria in it.

Century eggs.

Op. I HATE canned tuna. Like with a passion. For the first 35 years of my life I figured all Tuna tasted like that. One day, I was feeling adventurous and our supermarket at it on sale, so I bought a few pieces, grilled it on a grill pan, medium rare. IT IS DELICIOUS! It's now on rotation at our house. I prefer Ahi tuna over Albacore, but both are good.

Try it, I think you'll like it.

Butternut Squash is mine. I don't think I'd want to bother with processing it (cutting, chopping, etc).

Kale, eggplant, and tofu.

Lutefisk and Rømmegrøt! Norwegians are so strange!