whats the most exotic food that u have forced yourself to try?? (shrimp, diner)

[Baja Boomer]

In my teens, on a 'survival' camping trip, I ate some raw grasshoppers. You twist their little heads off, and their guts come right out attached to the head. Not for the squeamish, lol. The first one was hard to get down, but after that it wasn't so bad. They tasted like walnuts. I doubt that I'd ever do it again-- unless I was really really hungry.

Don't know if you could really call it 'exotic', but my mom used to fix the dreaded lutefisk every year around Christmas time, to please her Swedish mother (who lived with us). The side dish was always creamed peas and new potatoes, and she used the water she cooked the lutefisk in to make the cream sauce. Foul! For us kids (and even the dog!) that was a stressful time of year, lol. Mom swore she loved it, but we all noticed that after granny had passed away mom never fixed it again. We tacitly agreed to never mention it, for fear that she had just forgotten about it and might restart the tradition if reminded.

Even that guy on the Food Network who specializes in eating disgusting food had trouble with lutefisk. So if you're ever invited over for dinner at the home of Scandinavians around Christmas time-- RUN!

[cruxan]

Originally Posted by Baja Boomer

In my teens, on a 'survival' camping trip, I ate some raw grasshoppers. You twist their little heads off, and their guts come right out attached to the head. Not for the squeamish, lol. The first one was hard to get down, but after that it wasn't so bad. They tasted like walnuts. I doubt that I'd ever do it again-- unless I was really really hungry.

Don't know if you could really call it 'exotic', but my mom used to fix the dreaded lutefisk every year around Christmas time, to please her Swedish mother (who lived with us). The side dish was always creamed peas and new potatoes, and she used the water she cooked the lutefisk in to make the cream sauce. Foul! For us kids (and even the dog!) that was a stressful time of year, lol. Mom swore she loved it, but we all noticed that after granny had passed away mom never fixed it again. We tacitly agreed to never mention it, for fear that she had just forgotten about it and might restart the tradition if reminded.

Even that guy on the Food Network who specializes in eating disgusting food had trouble with lutefisk. So if you're ever invited over for dinner at the home of Scandinavians around Christmas time-- RUN!

i will be shure to remember that addvice!!!

i think the guy you are mentioning is jim zimmeman bizzar foods

[Baja Boomer]

That's the guy! Only I think it's Andrew Zimmern, couldn't think of his name until you posted that. Thanks. What a way to make a (very good) living, lol.

[cruxan]

Originally Posted by Baja Boomer

That's the guy! Only I think it's Andrew Zimmern, couldn't think of his name until you posted that. Thanks. What a way to make a (very good) living, lol.

ya thats it andrew zimmerman bizzar foods

[Debsi]

Kimchi is really yummy.

I can't believe I've eaten something Moosketeer hasn't tried, how 'bout that?!

I like salty, vinegary - in a word, pickled - foods. This one is also very spicy so that's another plus.

It's a very nice side dish with barbecued meat.

[gentlearts]

For me, it's escargot and conch, too. Snails taste like dirt smells, and if I hadn't seen conch on roadside stands looking like a big old penis rising out of a shell, I would have been ok with it.
I would not eat any of that creepy stuff that Zimmerman guy eats..ever.

[George Chong]

Originally Posted by Mooseketeer

I've never had Kimchi, what is it like ? I know it is supposed to smell vile but does the taste go with the smell ?

Originally Posted by Debsi

Kimchi is really yummy.

I can't believe I've eaten something Moosketeer hasn't tried, how 'bout that?!

I like salty, vinegary - in a word, pickled - foods. This one is also very spicy so that's another plus.

It's a very nice side dish with barbecued meat.

Wow Debsi, we are both up on Moosketeer! Who would have thunk that

I agree with Debsi, it is yummy. It is not all smelly and there there is even a vinegar based one called "water kimchi". It is lovely for the summer as it is crunchy and cool tasting.

Kimchi is also suppose to have health benefits. Kimchi: Why This Delicious Korean Staple is Also a Health Wonderfood (Includes a Kimchi Recipe!)

Honestly, if you have never had it before, it is quit odoriferous but after the first bite, you don't smell it anymore. No the fermented smell does not match the smell

My mother says that I was switched at birth from a Korean family

[Gerania]

Was that the show where Anthony Bourdain traveled the world (for Food Network I think) eating, uh, unusual things. I could not continue to watch the show in which he was contemplating eating monkey's brains, still warm, on the half...skull. Oh.

Originally Posted by cruxan

sounds delicious where can i get some rotten shark

i saw a food show about stuff like that it realy sounds horrible..

in japan they eat stinky tofu it's absolutely horrible it's formented in rotten vegetable matter for like 3 months.

[lindaintennessee]

i love
liver and tongue but i guess they don't count

lindatn

[Hunter Wold]

Being Scandahovian...we love Lutefisk..made right...and raw oysters etc.
And If you catch your first Yellowtail (calif) or Albacore you must eat the raw fresh beatin heart...a tradition..

BUT HAVE YOU EVER TRIED A REAL COWBOY FAVORITE...
HOW ABOUT SOME CALF FRIES OR ROCKY MOUNTAIN OYSTERS...
FRESH THIS TIME OF YEAR AS BRANDIN AND CUTTIN GOES ON...

A REAL 4TH FAVORITE...

JUST CUT UM OUT AND FRY IN OIL OR BBQ...YMMMM...MIGHT ADD SOME SECRET SAUCE AND A COUPLE COLD COOR'S...
A REAL COWBOY FAVORITE..NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART.



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