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Raw oysters. Never tried them. Cannot bring myself to eat them. (I won't say what they look like to me.) The same with oyster soup. I just cannot get past the look of the oysters. Now fried oysters I can eat. I never order them when I go out for seafood here at home but I have eaten them at the beach and they weren't too bad.
Any kind of liver is another food I will not eat nor am I willing to try it. Just not going to do it.
I am so with you on this!
Some of the foods people are listing are not my idea of "mainstream" per the OP. Tripe!? Escargot!? >>shudder<<
I try never to eat anything that reminds me of pus, so I just say "no" to sour cream, milk, and mayo, and most salad dressings and tartar sauce are right out.
I am so sensitive to hot spices that I can barely touch anything with a lot of them.
I'll try just about anything as long as there isn't a "Russian Roulette" component to it. One such item is Fugu, which is deadly poisonous if it isn't prepared correctly - nope, none for me. Also, wild mushrooms picked by "someone who was shown by their grandfather" - nope, none for me.
Most other edibles I'll try. I might not ever eat them again, but I'll try them. Fried brains, tried them - nope, none for me.
I'll try just about anything as long as there isn't a "Russian Roulette" component to it. One such item is Fugu, which is deadly poisonous if it isn't prepared correctly - nope, none for me. Also, wild mushrooms picked by "someone who was shown by their grandfather" - nope, none for me.
This is my threshold as well. Although I will eat wild-picked morels. It's impossible to confuse morels for another species.
I was in a restaurant in Toronto the one and only time I ate snails. Of course, they were identified on the menu as "escargot". Can anything be more pretentious?!?
Anyway, they were awash with melted butter and garlic, so that was the taste. As far as the morsel itself, it was rather like chewing the eraser on a pencil. So I don't eat them but I also don't consider them mainstream - at least not in the U.S. of A.
They're very mainstream here, and escargot is French for snails. It's a French dish. I don't see how you got "pretentious" from that. Do you consider "coq au vin", "croissant" and "baguette" pretentious, as well?
I won't eat packaged mix things like scalloped potatoes or Suddenly Salad or other pretend foods which are a poor, and overpriced version of real food.
Once in awhile I'll use a cake mix, but only for emergencies. I will use spaghetti sauce. but I mix it with other things.
I'll try just about anything as long as there isn't a "Russian Roulette" component to it. One such item is Fugu, which is deadly poisonous if it isn't prepared correctly - nope, none for me. Also, wild mushrooms picked by "someone who was shown by their grandfather" - nope, none for me.
Most other edibles I'll try. I might not ever eat them again, but I'll try them. Fried brains, tried them - nope, none for me.
i think id skip the fried brains too
although, when younger , i was hunting with my native american indian buddy, and after he pulled out the deer heart when field dressing,, he sliced a chunk off and ate it,,,then gave me a chunk.. so i ate it too,,,wasnt too bad
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