Bizarre foods that you really enjoy

itsstillmatt · Mar 24, 2009

Originally Posted by Xiaogou

Anybody up for some pig's blood?
I've used it in sauces before. It is actually pretty standard fare. Of course, it is in boudin noir etc.

hacksul · Mar 25, 2009

Originally Posted by Largo

My mother-in-law is sort of a durian connoisseur, and there was one variety she bought all the time that barely stank at all. There was a little bit of the stench, but mostly it was sweet custardy goodness. In all fairness though, the burps still carried the full uh....aroma. Plus I've seen lots of dudes go for overripe durian, with the predictable consequences.

I think there are several species of durian with the Thai versions reputedly being less "pungent" than the Malaysian ones. In Thailand, I actually did not mind the smell (had a somewhat sickly sweet odor that wasn't unpleasant and would eat it for breakfast to the utter amazement of some of my friends). However, some of my caucasian friends would almost vomit to the smell and could smell it from across the room in the refrigerator. I think the reaction to the smell and taste of durian is a genetic one as their description to the smell is completely different from mine.

Christofuh · Mar 25, 2009

Originally Posted by Mauro

I don't think they are really bizarre but I like

Tongue
tripe
sweet breads
Brain

I want to drink cobra blood in thailand.

When it comes to food I am game for just about anything! I ate different bugs they were ok.
anyone else????

Tongue, brain, and liver taste delicious.
Whenever my local WholePaycheck store takes a rare delivery of veal tongues - I'd sweep the ficken shelf clean

The rat bastard chefs of high-end restaurants are said to be on a look-out for these things, hence the damn scarcity.
I'm cold toward tripe, tails, heads and the rest of that poor, starving peasant fare though.

acidboy · Mar 25, 2009

Originally Posted by Christofuh

Tongue, brain, and liver taste delicious.
Whenever my local WholePaycheck store takes a rare delivery of veal tongues - I'd sweep the ficken shelf clean

The rat bastard chefs of high-end restaurants are said to be on a look-out for these things, hence the damn scarcity.
I'm cold toward tripe, tails, heads and the rest of that poor, starving peasant fare though.

pork kidney, if done right has this wonderful bouncy texture and feel when you bite into it.

Gus · Mar 25, 2009

Pickled herring. It may not be bizarre to you but most people I know think it is rather weird. I love the stuff.

Bradford · Mar 25, 2009

Like many here, I love tongue, liver and gizzards.

And I can't believe I'm the first to mention it, but Mountain Oysters are delicious.

JoeWoah · Mar 25, 2009

Originally Posted by Mauro

I love some sweet breads. I am on an ever searching quest for the perfectly cooked sweetbreads.

Kwilkinson- you are correct.

The best sweet breads are from Portugal. My mom is teaching in Lisbon, I'll have her one-day some. The cheese is great too.

Christofuh · Mar 25, 2009

Without being a fan of heart or kidneys, I'd certainly polish off a plate so long as they're prepped right.
Pickled herring is pretty huge in Scandinavia. Zee Germans and Russians love it as well.
I've had on several occasions Icelandic herring fillets in wine which have been pretty obscene.
How 'bout some of that smoked eel ? Found a place selling Spanish baby eels, then damn near flipped out after hearing about their per/lb price

And that's coming from a guy who's mental enough to pay $20 for a tiny jar of DeCarlo marinated baby artichokes

bbaquiran · Mar 25, 2009

I'm no stranger to octopus, but I was surprised to see it being sold as a snack at convenience stores in Japan:

Mauro · Mar 25, 2009

I think people are thrown off by the idea of organ meats. Their loss.

Master-Classter · Mar 25, 2009

Some things are just cultural... I was in Switzerland eating lunch at the school cafetaria. The meat of the day was "Chevalle". I asked the guy next to me, "my French isn't that great, isn't chevalle horse?", he's like "yeah", I asked "does it taste any good?", he's like "yeah, why not?"... And, it's imported from Canada of all places! and yet noone here would even consider eating it.

Anyway, it tasted like beef, no biggie.

Mauro · Mar 26, 2009

I think horse is only strange here.

How did andy zimmer ( sp) host of bizarre foods get his job? Lucky ******.

KJT · Mar 26, 2009

Originally Posted by Mauro

I think horse is only strange here.

How did andy zimmer ( sp) host of bizarre foods get his job? Lucky ******.

Yeah, he's a tool. I find that the show is unwatchable because of him.

Mauro · Mar 26, 2009

I don't know if he is that bad however the way he eats buggs the **** out of me. I want to reach into the TV and slap him around a few times.
Its like he takes precaution when eating everything even if it isn't a fucked up food.
Really weird.

harry2quinn · Mar 26, 2009

Okay not nearly as bizarre as some of the other stuff here - but PB&J dipped in milk.

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