Grossest thing you have had to eat

When I was in France I ate a lot of bizarre foods. The usual escargot, frog legs, lapin (rabbit), some nasty cheeses, but the worst had to be the traditional Easter donkey sausage. It tasted just like rotted garbage.

In Mexico I had an entire braised goat head. Eyes, tongue, brains, fur and all. There was a small fracture along the skull to crack it open and get at the brain. That was fun.

I also had an unfortunate maggot incident. I was maybe 10 or 12 and it was Halloween, and as I went through the candy I had gotten I took a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup and started to eat it. Three bites in, I look down and see maggots in the peanut butter inside. It stayed down, but needless to say I didn't finish it.
 
i once tried a fruit called a durian.(i think i spelled that right).it had the consistancy of a custard when you cut it open,unfortunatley it smelled like an outhouse in august.i managed 2 maybe 3 bites before i pushed it away.i would have to be starving to try that again. the worst would have to be LACHOY chinese food in a can.when i was growing up my mom would fix that every couple months because my dad liked it. i freaking hated it. a couple years ago i was visiting my parents one day when the subject of LACHOY got brought up,my dad says to mom "its been awhile since youve fixed that,you ought to get some for supper tonight". i told him i ate enough of that growing up and if he tried to put a plate full of that shit in front of me now and expect me to eat it, he had better have a loaded handgun in his other hand.he thought i was joking. i swear if i had hogs i wouldnt feed them that crap.
 
beta_medic88 said:
When I was in France I ate a lot of bizarre foods. The usual escargot, frog legs, lapin (rabbit), some nasty cheeses, but the worst had to be the traditional Easter donkey sausage. It tasted just like rotted garbage.

In Mexico I had an entire braised goat head. Eyes, tongue, brains, fur and all. There was a small fracture along the skull to crack it open and get at the brain. That was fun.

I also had an unfortunate maggot incident. I was maybe 10 or 12 and it was Halloween, and as I went through the candy I had gotten I took a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup and started to eat it. Three bites in, I look down and see maggots in the peanut butter inside. It stayed down, but needless to say I didn't finish it.
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Your name isn't Grant is it? If so, we might be are kin.....
 
James_Terrio said:
Is that what tapas is? The trendy yuppie bars around here have tapas nights and yahoos pay a cover to get in... guess I'm glad I'm not that hip...
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Tapas is a Spanish serving style. basically you get many different items, each in one or two bite servings. it's like hors d'eouvers, only in the U.S. people usually end up making an entire meal of them...
 
sweetbreads.

tacking on to some earlier liver discussion; my mom tried to fake me out on liver being some "normal" beef. Took a single bite and proceeded to hurl my supper on to the floor.
 
I once attended a party thrown by some local mexican immigrants. The main course was chicken soup, so I wasn't expecting anything strange. When I received my soup, the color was less than appealling, but I could handle it. I even told myself that the bit of chicken spine in the mix was an example of old-world thrift that would make my German ancestors proud. However, when I stuck my spoon in the bowl and gave it stir, I was presented with......

















A chicken foot. Yes, a foot. The whole thing, claws and all, reaching up at me like the avenging spirit of the bird rising from the soup...But of course I couldn't be rude...:barf:
 
myright said:
What does balut taste like? The people I know that have eaten it said it actually tastes "not bad"
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***THIS DESCRIPTION NOT FOR THE SQUEAMISH*****

There are several parts with corresponding textures. A tap at the base lets you suck out the clear liquid. The yolk tastes like...egg yolk, maybe stronger and firmer. The egg white part is firm, almost rubbery, but palatable. The chick(duckling) itself is mostly soft with soft bones, soft tissue and hair (only the strong look at it when eating it). It's really tasty especially as a "beer" food.

I grew up eating PB&J sandwiches in the states, but I taught myself to eat and enjoy much of what has been described here, including boiled okra, balut, dinuguan (blood pudding), kimchee (great stuff that does not belong in this category, except maybe for the fermented smell), tripe, oxtail, ligaments, bone marrow (boiled) deep fried intestines (chicharon bituka), pig knuckles cooked various ways, chicken feet (roasted or cooked chinese style), fermented fish paste or sauce, squid, octopus, roe . Never tried locusts (but I could do it if washed down with beer/alcohol). Not sure if I can eat raw meat/liver as I've seen some people do, or raw egg. Better chnace of me able to do it if I can wash it down with good beer or alcoholic drink :D
 
lvbuckeye27 said:
Tapas is a Spanish serving style. basically you get many different items, each in one or two bite servings. it's like hors d'eouvers, only in the U.S. people usually end up making an entire meal of them...
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Ohh. That sounds a lot less gross than a buffet full of pig's guts!


Some of you have mentioned lutefisk and pickled herring. I'm a Norski and my own family, although quite proud of their heritage, never inflicted lutefisk on me.

Pickled herring, on the other hand, is absolutely delicious.
 
Intersting note about the Durian (the fruit that looks like a large spikey rugby ball). Apparently it smells so bad, that several high-class hotels around the world actually have a ban on the fruit. In other words, it is not even allowed in the building, and smugglers who eat the thing in their rooms stink it up so bad that its presence is obvious, and hefty fines follow. I have heard of the smell being described as "equally as difficult to remove as that of rotting flesh, and not much more pleasant". I have never tried one myself, but I might if the opportunity was to arise. Based on what I know, , however, I would never buy A Durian and cut it open in my house, that seems like it would be a terrible and unforgivable error.

While I hear it is not gross so much as potentially dangerous, has anyone ever tried properly prepared blowfish/puffer fish? A friend of mine spent some time in Singapore and said he tried it. He is still alive to testify that the taste is quite amazing. Myself, however, I would rather eat sand all my life if I knew it wouldn't kill me rather than take a chance on some stupid exotic fish.

By the way, I had a great laugh when reading all the posts! Some truly gross stuff out there that passes as "food".
 
I was unable to eat Durian, I tried but my big nose protested too much. :D

Not necessarily gross but just weird was in Malaysia they like to use sweet corn for a desert. I remember this weird thing that looked like a snow cone generously sprinkled with corn. Just not enjoyable.
 
The REAL Commander said:
Intersting note about the Durian (the fruit that looks like a large spikey rugby ball). Apparently it smells so bad, that several high-class hotels around the world actually have a ban on the fruit. In other words, it is not even allowed in the building, and smugglers who eat the thing in their rooms stink it up so bad that its presence is obvious, and hefty fines follow.
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You see signs all over Singapore and Malaysia forbidding Durian onto buses and trains, and forbiden in almost ALL hotels, not just high class ones! Big fines in S'pore for bringing it into public buildings!

I have heard of the smell being described as "equally as difficult to remove as that of rotting flesh, and not much more pleasant". I have never tried one myself, but I might if the opportunity was to arise.
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I don't find the taste of Durian bad at all. It's not my favorite fruit, and the smell is a very powerful one that takes a long time to aquire, but over all, I'd rather have Durian than star fruit. But I'd only eat it outdoors... :p

While I hear it is not gross so much as potentially dangerous, has anyone ever tried properly prepared blowfish/puffer fish? A friend of mine spent some time in Singapore and said he tried it.

Fugu (blowfish0 is really over rated, both in taste and in fear. True, if you eat one that has been gutted improperly you can die, but there are very few people who would try to gut one themselves. Most of the larger markets here (I live in Japan) have fugu swiming in tanks along with all the other fish, and when you choose one, a trained and licensed butcher will clean the fish and slice it for you. No worries. The problem is a poison (tetrodotoxin) that 'can' be found in the fish's reproductive organs so the cleaner needs to be careful not to nick or cut them when gutting the fish. The taste of fugu... or rather... the lack of taste of fugu makes me wonder why people spend so much for it. Then when eating it, they do so with togorashi (red pepper paste) which covers any possible chance of finding the flavor of the fish!

By the way, I had a great laugh when reading all the posts! Some truly gross stuff out there that passes as "food".
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There really is!
Living in SE Asia for the past 19 years, and traveling all over, I've tasted most of what's been mentioned here. While the majority 'tasted' OK, the visual of it or the mental image was really repulsive to my Western mind. I learned a long time ago never to ask what I was being served until after I finished the meal, and try NOT to look at what was on my plate. These days, if it stays in my plate or bowl and can't move off under it's own power, I'm happy to eat it.

I will confess to a 'fear' of Vegimite. I have this mental image of Vegimite oozing over the edge of the jar, spreading itself across the counter, eventually growing and consuming us all... I do try not the eat the stuff. :o
I try not to watch my wife eat natto and raw egg for breakfast. I enjoy the soup, seaweed, and fish, but I have to draw the line somewhere. I do so at 'slime.'

Stitchawl
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theonew said:
You need to take them out of the can before eating :rolleyes:

:D
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I thought they were a little crunchy.

Let's just say they did not agree with me. This was when I was maybe 13 or 14. I was on a CAP encampment in a swamp. My bowels felt like they were about to burst, so I wandered a goodly distance away and let fly on a tree. . . Of course what direction do we walk come morning? Right past that tree. :D
 
One of my neighbors fought in the Pacific and was wounded on Guadalcanal. He would get physically sick at the smell of Vienna Sausages because the soldiers got so many of the awful things (and probably not even a "good" brand) and sometimes the choice was eat them or starve.

DancesWithKnives
 
stitchawl said:
I will confess to a 'fear' of Vegimite. I have this mental image of Vegimite oozing over the edge of the jar, spreading itself across the counter, eventually growing and consuming us all... I do try not the eat the stuff. :o

Stitchawl
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HTFU, mate! :D
There is a knack to Vegemite. Don't spread it thickly on your toast. FFS, no-one in Australia does that. It's basically yeast sludge from a brewery or something, but it's chock-full of Vitamin B, and SALT.

Here's what you do:

Toast a slice of bread.

Spread real butter on it or drizzle on some extra virgin olive oil.

Spread a THIN layer , like 0.2mm of Vegemite or thinner

Drink coffee, eat toast, read morning newspaper. :)
 
Vegemite is not pleasant, but hardly offensive to me. In my mouth, it came across as mouldy bread, and in paste form, reminds me of unfiltered shine. Either way, I hate the stuff, but I will confess I ate my fair share. I'd rather eat that than unwittingly gobbling maggots, however. ;)
 
Wow, I didn't realise vegemite was that bad to you guys. Like SteelIsReal said, the key is to spread it very thin with butter. Then it actually tastes nice. Or, depending on how mean you are, you could tell tourists who have not had the pleasure of trying it before that it tastes just like chocolate, and you can eat it right out of the jar :D
 
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