What *odd* Food do you like ...

[Mrs. Shae]

i am craving right now ... and have even Googled to find something local ... and cannot find ...

Deep Fried Dill Pickles [on the menu anywhere close ... i know that i can make em ... that's not the point] ...

i know that i get *weird looks* when i mention liking them ... what other *odd* foods are out there?

[Nichole]

Hm, I can't think of an odd food off the top of my head, but I have an odd food combination that I really like: scrambled eggs with ketchup. I've eaten my scrambled eggs that way since I was a kid. :lick:

(I also eat them with salsa or hot sauce, but I like them with ketchup the best.) :biggrin:

[Karri]

Lynn - go to Boston. They sell them there and they are deeee-licious :lick:

[Bridget]

Oh we eat ketchup on eggs too. :nod:

You'll all flip (Karri's head may explode quicker than Sheila's from the Random thread...) when I announce that I used to eat Vienna Sausage and Miracle Whip sandwiches on white bread. :lick:

[Stacey]

They sell fried pickles at places here and in Louisiana too. Not at all places, but if you know where to look you can find them. :) They are so good. :nod:

I like crawfish. I don't think it's an odd food at all, but I know many do. (I don't suck the heads.)

[Bridget]

Sonic was selling fried pickles here last year. :lol: (I didn't try them though.)

Stacey, no head sucking? ;)

[Girlo]

Mmmmm....crawfish (no heads here either!) :lick:

Warning to Karri - DO NOT READ!!! - I love beef tongue and kidneys. :heee: Not many others out there that I know of that'll share a plate of either of these with me.... :shuffle:

[Karri]

love that everyone's mentioning me :shuffle:

bridget...those vile things look like fingers :puke: do you still eat them?

and shannon :errr:

stacey....i think its an acquired southern taste? one of chris's lousianian co-workers hosted a crawfish boil and he loves fish/seafood and isnt grossed out easily did not like them.

[Michele]

I too like fried pickles, and I put ketchup on my scrambled eggs...

The weirdest thing I can think of is this stuff called "Monkey Meat" that my college roommate's grandmother used to make. It is a "salad" made with bologna, mayo and sweet pickles...it is all chopped up kind of like Ham salad or something. My friend came back to school from Christmas vaca one year with a big tupperware of it, and after a night of drinking, a monkey meat sandwich on wonder bread really hit the spot.

[Alysia]

Okay so this isn't really weird but during my PG I acquired a taste for sauerkraut and I still eat it. I used to hate the stuff!!

[Karri]

michele :lol: :errr:

that reminds me of my roommate who came back from home one time w/ a jar of peanut butter/bacon/mayo mix. OMG :errr: she'd eat the spread on wonder bread and we'd all stare at her in wonder and think, "freak" :lol:

[Girlo]

Oh, Karri....... :puke: You just got me back good..... :errr:

[Sandy]

Originally posted by Stacey

They sell fried pickles at places here and in Louisiana too. Not at all places, but if you know where to look you can find them. :) They are so good. :nod:

I like crawfish. I don't think it's an odd food at all, but I know many do. (I don't suck the heads.)



Can I just be lame and say - "what she said." Cause its true.

[Silke]

I like Tartar, but haven't had it in years since it is not so safe to eat. It's raw extremely lean ground beef with raw egg, lots of onions, just pepper and salt.......add to a slice of bread.

[Bridget]

Warning to Karri - DO NOT READ!!! - I love beef tongue and kidneys. :heee: Not many others out there that I know of that'll share a plate of either of these with me.... :shuffle:

:heee: Me.

Karri, I'd be lying if I said I wouldn't still eat Vienna Sausages, but not the sandwiches, no. :lol:

[Silke]

Shannon, I like that, too. We have beef tongue cold cuts in Germany.....so good.

[Mary DK]

I can't think of anything odd... after all everybody likes menudo, right? :scan:

[Bridget]

I can't think of anything odd... after all everybody likes menudo, right? :scan:


Um, well, um, let me think.....

what the heck is menudo? :lol:

[Mary DK]

Here you go... menudo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menudo_%28soup%29)

[Silke]

Tripe...yummy :lol:

[Mary DK]

It tastes like chicken :heee:

[Girlo]

Oh Mary.... :puke: My mom (evil one) would make this sometimes.....SO gross - little bits of gross-tasting rubber in my food. :puke: She'd try to disguise it in all sorts of ways - sauces, etc. It never worked.

Yeah Bridget and Silke!! Let's have dinner soon!! :lick:

[Silke]

Yeah...yeah...yeah.........that was dog food for our dog :lol:
ETA: this is to Mary's tripe chicken flavored.

[Silke]

Yeah Bridget and Silke!! Let's have dinner soon!! :lick:
Anytime :biggrin: In Germany when you buy a whole chicken, the internals are in a small plastic bag inside (heart, liver, kidneys, also the neck)....yum..............or you can just buy it separate in bulk.

[Bridget]

Silke, the entrails are still in turkeys here... and you can still get chickens that way (my favorite is the heart :heee: )

Mary, I've eaten tripe on quite a few occasions. On its own, not my fave, but in soup or porridge it's OK. :lol:

[Bridget]

The only thing I refuse to eat or try (well off of an animal anyway) is the eye.

NO EYEBALLS.

[Mary DK]

Bridget, I wouldn't eat it by itself either :noqueno:

Silke, my grandmother used to make soup out of all that... no thanks! :errr:

[Silke]

Silke, the entrails are still in turkeys here... and you can still get chickens that way (my favorite is the heart :heee: )

Mine too. Sucking out the life force. :devil: Buahahaha...We are too much alike...this is kinda scary. :bolt:

[Silke]

Yeah, I don't mind food looking at me, but eyeballs...no thanks

There is one other thing. The gills of the fish are a delicasse. The fish is mostly served with head in Germany.

[Karri]

OMG. I think I just threw up a little bit.:puke:
Heart? HEART?! Bridget...I dont think that comes in all birds. I remember being commissioned to make a turkey the first year we had a house and hosted t-giving. I may be blockin it out, but there wasnt all that shit in there.

Can I ask...how do you (general) get past the "i am eating xxx" to enjoying that stuff

[Jayne]

The weirdest thing I can think of is this stuff called "Monkey Meat" that my college roommate's grandmother used to make. It is a "salad" made with bologna, mayo and sweet pickles...it is all chopped up kind of like Ham salad or something. My friend came back to school from Christmas vaca one year with a big tupperware of it, and after a night of drinking, a monkey meat sandwich on wonder bread really hit the spot.

We call that Sandwhich fill. Mom makes it all the time. I am not a fan of it but they love it.

Right now the only think I can think of that most people thing is gross is that I love to dip my fries in Mayo (I know..heart attach waiting to happen). I love this with Chick-fil-A fries!

[Cami]

Karri, some brands remove the inside crap before they package it.

My husband hates to even see a whole cooked turkey/chicken/etc. He prefers to have it pre-cut and pretend it's not a real animal.

[Trish]

The weirdest thing I can think of is this stuff called "Monkey Meat" that my college roommate's grandmother used to make. It is a "salad" made with bologna, mayo and sweet pickles...it is all chopped up kind of like Ham salad or something. My friend came back to school from Christmas vaca one year with a big tupperware of it, and after a night of drinking, a monkey meat sandwich on wonder bread really hit the spot.That kind of sounds like this thing my mom makes called "ground bologny" I do not eat it, but both of my parents love it.

I do like pickled bologny, though :nod:

And, I think deep-fried pickles are dee-lish! :lick:

[Mrs. Shae]

The weirdest thing I can think of is this stuff called "Monkey Meat" that my college roommate's grandmother used to make. It is a "salad" made with bologna, mayo and sweet pickles...it is all chopped up kind of like Ham salad or something. My friend came back to school from Christmas vaca one year with a big tupperware of it, and after a night of drinking, a monkey meat sandwich on wonder bread really hit the spot.

OMG ... and i thought my mom was the only one that made this ... although my brother called it "Dog Food" :lol:

[Barb]

The only thing I can think of is something I don't eat anymore. As a kid I liked peanut butter and marshmallow creme sandwiches. The thought grosses me out now.

[Girlo]

mmmmmmm.......fluffernutter sandwich.......... :lick: Yum, Barb!!!

[Mrs. Shae]

I remember being commissioned to make a turkey the first year we had a house and hosted t-giving. I may be blockin it out, but there wasnt all that shit in there.

my mom teases me to this day ... about when i made my first furkey ... i was on the phone with her getting step-by-step instructions ... i had rubber gloves on ... and remember asking her "what kinda person thinks to cut parts of the turkey off and shove it up it's butt ... that's wrong!"

[Mary DK]

I have never cleaned or baked a turkey yet... to tell you the truth I'm not looking forward to it (ever!!) since I don't even like the smell of uncooked chicken :dead: I have to buy frozen parts (mostly breast) somehow those don't smell as bad when thawed out :dunno:

[Bridget]

OMG. I think I just threw up a little bit.:puke:
Heart? HEART?! Bridget...I dont think that comes in all birds. I remember being commissioned to make a turkey the first year we had a house and hosted t-giving. I may be blockin it out, but there wasnt all that shit in there.

Can I ask...how do you (general) get past the "i am eating xxx" to enjoying that stuff

Three part answer/comment:

Sorry Karri I figured I'd gross you out for all time. :blush:

I think we always make sure to buy the birds "with" giblets so that's how we get them. :nod:

As for "getting past it" it's just like having your kid puke on you (OK bad analogy)... it's just mind over matter. :lol:

In some cases, it's less mind over matter than a total reliance on politeness (so as not offend the maker of said weird food). I am a pretty adventuresome eater, so I'm willing to try anything (important to my husband's family). Generally what you find is that the food tastes fine, it just sounds/looks weird or gross. Sometimes it's also a case of getting used to a new type of flavors or texture. Some things you have to learn to like... but it can be done! :lol:

I have to say that regular tripe (i.e., not in a soup or porridge) -- not my favorite. I also do not like this weird soup made out of bamboo that I call "witch finger soup". It stinks and it tastes stinky too.

I also do not like chocolate. :lol: Maybe the lack of the chocolate gene makes it easier to eat bizarre stuff.

My husband had to eat scorpions once and also duck foot soup and those were both :puke: according to him.

[Mandi]

Oh man Mary, nothing nastier than menudo. :puke: Everyone here raves about it's ability to get rid of hangovers though. :lol:

The only odd thing I can think of that I've tried and liked was alligator. :dunno: But I haven't had it in years.

[Nichole]

Urgh, menudo. :dead: If you walk into a little Mexican market on weekend mornings, there's always a little cauldron of that stuff bubbling away. :puke:

My granny loves turkey necks! Every Thanksgiving, she calls dibs on the neck and we're all "hey, have at it, granny!" :lol:

[schwanda]

I love crawfish and I'm not remotely Southern!
I get a bit grossed out by "scary sounding" food so I don't think I eat too much that's weird....
My husband LOVES gefilte fish which is the nastiest substance in the world.

Amanda

[LISA]

Not weird to me but I like calamari aka squid grilled not deep fried with breading, octopus, tentacles and all and snails actually periwinkles(smaller version of snails) my mom makes them in a wine garlic "sauce" that is to die for..I was eating them since I was 3 :lol: I love mussels but won't touch a raw oyster if my life depended on it :puke:

[bunybomb]

Dry italian salami with cream cheese on real sourdough bread. Please add some alfalpha sprouts!


I think Friday's is serving fried pickles these days. Never tried them though.

[Bridget]

I love mussels but won't touch a raw oyster if my life depended on it :puke:

Raw oysters = my favorite food!!

[Stacey]

stacey....i think its an acquired southern taste? one of chris's lousianian co-workers hosted a crawfish boil and he loves fish/seafood and isnt grossed out easily did not like them.
I think the biggest reason people in southern Louisiana like seafood is b/c it's actually very good there. It's fresh, and it tastes damn good. I have had bad seafood, and I understand why some people don't like it if they've only ever had bad seafood.

[Karri]

Bridget - guess I'll just go on offending people :lol:

Chris's entire consulting group knows about me and my "eating habits." The person who plans their little parties wanted to do a brazilian steakhouse and Chris was like, "dude...no way. wife won't even set foot in there. She'd vomit." I couldn't even smile and nod :lol:

[Lynn]

Yumm...pickled bologna! :lick:

[Mrs. Shae]

I think Friday's is serving fried pickles these days. Never tried them though.

:bolt: off to check ... but :sad: not listed on their menu online ... the are however still showing their Crispy Green Bean Fries ... which are really, really good ...

Menudo = :puke: to me ... no way, no how ...

[EricaW]

Lyyn - I was just checking the Applebees menu for dinner tonight and they are now serving fried pickles in Utah.

[Mrs. Shae]

Lyyn - I was just checking the Applebees menu for dinner tonight and they are now serving fried pickles in Utah.

:bawl: ... not here ... but i am heading to SLC a week from sunday ... unfortunately ... my dinner plans for both nights are already made ... and i see there is one at the Gateway ... but i don't think i should have the Fried Pickles as an appetizer before heading to Fleming's for dinner ...

[Nichole]

Ooh, I just thought of one! Pickled eggs. Yum! :lick: (but not just any pickled eggs; only the ones my mom used to make or the ones my grandma makes [same recipe ;)]. the ones anywhere else scare me. :lol: )

[Mrs. Shae]

okay ... putting this out as *odd* but not something i *like* ...

hubby went out this morning to get us coffee ... and he went to the bagel store ... he brought us back Scrambled Egg Bagel sammiches ... sounds good so far ... eh ... i mean ... Eggs, Cheese and Bacon ... except ... he had mine made on the type of bagel that i normally get ... as *just a bagel toasted and buttered* ... a Cranberry Orange Bagel :wtf: was he :thinking2 ... i was a nice wifey and ate the inside out of it ... and hid the bagel under my napkin ...

[Silke]

ewww....Lynn...that's nasty...sweet bagel with eggs. :lol: