Weirdest food you've ever eaten?

iSquatForChickenNuggets
iSquatForChickenNuggets Posts: 32 Member
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I'm curious.

I tried Escargot on a cruise ship and while it was not that bad, I would never eat it again. Just the thought alone makes me shudder.
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  • thisonetimeatthegym
    thisonetimeatthegym Posts: 1,977 Member
    Frog legs
    Conch
  • thisonetimeatthegym
    thisonetimeatthegym Posts: 1,977 Member
    Fish eyes
  • iSquatForChickenNuggets
    iSquatForChickenNuggets Posts: 32 Member
    thisonetimeatthegym wrote: »
    Frog legs
    Conch

    I'll admit I'm a fan of frog legs, but I've never tried conch.. Opinion?
  • thisonetimeatthegym
    thisonetimeatthegym Posts: 1,977 Member
    edited October 2016
    iSquatForChickenNuggets wrote: »
    thisonetimeatthegym wrote: »
    Frog legs
    Conch

    I'll admit I'm a fan of frog legs, but I've never tried conch.. Opinion?

    Chewy. Not a fan.
  • kaylasaurus
    kaylasaurus Posts: 45 Member
    Uni! (sea urchin)
  • thisonetimeatthegym
    thisonetimeatthegym Posts: 1,977 Member
    Octopus
  • iSquatForChickenNuggets
    iSquatForChickenNuggets Posts: 32 Member
    kaylasaurus wrote: »
    Uni! (sea urchin)

    The weirdest food does come from the sea doesn't it.. Unless we're talking about Mountain Oysters.
    Was uni any good?
  • Riffraft1960
    Riffraft1960 Posts: 1,984 Member
    Crickets, grasshoppers, ants. Nothing like being a troop leader and showing the boys what they can eat in the wild
  • thisonetimeatthegym
    thisonetimeatthegym Posts: 1,977 Member
    Riffraft1960 wrote: »
    Crickets, grasshoppers, ants. Nothing like being a troop leader and showing the boys what they can eat in the wild

    ^^Wins thread ^^
  • iSquatForChickenNuggets
    iSquatForChickenNuggets Posts: 32 Member
    Riffraft1960 wrote: »
    Crickets, grasshoppers, ants. Nothing like being a troop leader and showing the boys what they can eat in the wild

    This store I visited sold cool ranch seasoned crickets. As much as my mouth watered for it, I couldn't do it.
  • Riffraft1960
    Riffraft1960 Posts: 1,984 Member
    Crickets are an excellent source of protein. With enough of them you can make a good flour that can be baked with.
  • thisonetimeatthegym
    thisonetimeatthegym Posts: 1,977 Member
    Riffraft1960 wrote: »
    Crickets, grasshoppers, ants. Nothing like being a troop leader and showing the boys what they can eat in the wild

    Did you at least cook them first? Gross.
  • upoffthemat
    upoffthemat Posts: 679 Member
    blood cake. Scandinavian breakfast food my mom made for years, didn't find out what it was made out of until I was in my 20's
  • kaylasaurus
    kaylasaurus Posts: 45 Member
    iSquatForChickenNuggets wrote: »
    kaylasaurus wrote: »
    Uni! (sea urchin)

    The weirdest food does come from the sea doesn't it.. Unless we're talking about Mountain Oysters.
    Was uni any good?

    The texture is really weird - it was erm, squishy (the only edible part of a sea urchin are its, ahem, balls if you will as I found out later) Other than that it just taste like the ocean. Briney and slightly fishy but it wasn't bad.
  • iSquatForChickenNuggets
    iSquatForChickenNuggets Posts: 32 Member
    Villae81 wrote: »
    Conch is good especially if it's cajun style

    Huge fan of cajun food.
  • iSquatForChickenNuggets
    iSquatForChickenNuggets Posts: 32 Member
    makingmark wrote: »
    blood cake. Scandinavian breakfast food my mom made for years, didn't find out what it was made out of until I was in my 20's

    I don't fully regret looking it up. Just a little.
    kaylasaurus wrote: »
    iSquatForChickenNuggets wrote: »
    kaylasaurus wrote: »
    Uni! (sea urchin)

    The weirdest food does come from the sea doesn't it.. Unless we're talking about Mountain Oysters.
    Was uni any good?

    The texture is really weird - it was erm, squishy (the only edible part of a sea urchin are its, ahem, balls if you will as I found out later) Other than that it just taste like the ocean. Briney and slightly fishy but it wasn't bad.

    No matter how adventurous I am with food, I can never eat balls. If you would eat it again, I give you props!
  • Riffraft1960
    Riffraft1960 Posts: 1,984 Member
    thisonetimeatthegym wrote: »
    Riffraft1960 wrote: »
    Crickets, grasshoppers, ants. Nothing like being a troop leader and showing the boys what they can eat in the wild

    Did you at least cook them first? Gross.

    Fried up the crickets and grasshoppers. Made the ants into a chocolate bark type treat
  • Riffraft1960
    Riffraft1960 Posts: 1,984 Member
    edited October 2016
    It funny, I could eat all that, but can't bring myself to try Rocky Mountain oysters
  • Riffraft1960
    Riffraft1960 Posts: 1,984 Member
    Villae81 wrote: »
    Ate some balut gator meat goat meat

    I think I would try balut, have to wait until someone offers it to me
  • thisonetimeatthegym
    thisonetimeatthegym Posts: 1,977 Member
    Goat
    Ox tail
    Pig tail
  • thisonetimeatthegym
    thisonetimeatthegym Posts: 1,977 Member
    Deer
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Conch is awesome when fresh and prepared correctly...I don't think it's that weird but I've traveled quite a bit in the Caribbean and the Caribbean cost of Central America where it's pretty common...I think it was best in St. Maarten where you can get a lot of French Creole food done up...

    Sea Urchin Sushi (Uni) is also awesome...Octopus Sushi (Tako) is one of my favorites...

    Probably the weirdest thing I've ever had that I surprisingly liked was Blood Pudding when I was in Scotland...and Haggis...didn't think I'd like either, but they were delicious.
  • Motorsheen
    Motorsheen Posts: 20,508 Member
    My wife's meatloaf.


    .... don't ask.
  • xaryo
    xaryo Posts: 104 Member
    Blood cake? Is that the same thing as blood pudding? Like sausage made of pork blood?
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    thisonetimeatthegym wrote: »
    Goat
    Ox tail
    Pig tail

    I made a kick *kitten* oxtail stew last month...it's another popular item throughout the Caribbean...never had goat but have had lamb quite a bit...never had pig tail.
    thisonetimeatthegym wrote: »
    Deer

    My uncle is a hunter...I've been eating deer since I was a baby...

    We need to do better than this...
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,184 Member
    Kangaroo, Emu, Crocodile, Camel, Witchey Grubs, Escargot, Frogs Legs, Christmas Beetles, squid ink...
  • thisonetimeatthegym
    thisonetimeatthegym Posts: 1,977 Member
    Alatariel75 wrote: »
    Kangaroo, Emu, Crocodile, Camel, Witchey Grubs, Escargot, Frogs Legs, Christmas Beetles, squid ink...

    Squid ink!
  • thisonetimeatthegym
    thisonetimeatthegym Posts: 1,977 Member
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    thisonetimeatthegym wrote: »
    Goat
    Ox tail
    Pig tail

    I made a kick *kitten* oxtail stew last month...it's another popular item throughout the Caribbean...never had goat but have had lamb quite a bit...never had pig tail.
    thisonetimeatthegym wrote: »
    Deer

    My uncle is a hunter...I've been eating deer since I was a baby...

    We need to do better than this...

    We read a book about American pioneers, and they had several pages about roasting pig tails. My kids begged me to make them. So I did. I got this response from one of them - "this actually tastes good!"
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Alatariel75 wrote: »
    Kangaroo, Emu, Crocodile, Camel, Witchey Grubs, Escargot, Frogs Legs, Christmas Beetles, squid ink...

    Oooh...I forgot, I rather enjoy Escargot...my wife and I go to this little French place here and get it...I want to try all of that other stuff except maybe not the squid ink...and maybe not the beetles (I've tried other bugs...not a fan)...and I don't think I could handle the grubs...

    I try everything else though...Frogs Legs have been on my culinary bucket list for awhile....

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