Weirdest Food You Enjoy Eating

[Buster]

for me....

I can only think of a few food products that sound less appetizing than pork brains in milk gravy - fermented shark springs to mind - but this is certainly near the bottom of the list. The interesting thing to note about this product is its nutritional information. One can, which is about 2/3 cup, has only 150 calories and 5 grams of fat. It also has 3,500mg of cholesterol, which is 1170% of the recommended daily allowance. Yikes!

 

[Betallsports]

Pork Brains


It's exactly what it sounds like and is extremely common (but very seldom spoke of) in the south. For some reason pork brains are canned in milk gravy and sold in many grocery stores around the south. Unlike many "specialty foods", you are more likely to find pork brains in a small-town grocery store. It can usually be found in the same vicinity of potted meat product or other canned meat/meat parts. On the front of the can pork brains are being served atop scrambled eggs... and that's just how I had them (ahh... the power of advertising). When I was 7 or 8 years old, I was forced fed a heaping spoonful of this grey matter w/scrambled eggs by my "best friend". It looked like fried cat food and tasted even worse. I guess it's an "acquired" taste. uke1:uke1:

 

[Marco]

I don't know that I eat anything weird, but I have a habit of eating the same one or two items at certain places I go. If someplace has an item that I think they excel on then I eat that whenever I go there. Some other place I eat what I really like there. So it's more like a predictability, like your bartender knows what you always drink. If they were my bartender some places would have a cheeseburger waiting in front of me and some places would have chicken strips for me.

I tend to get the same cut of steak at certain places also. So call me boring already.

 

[InsideThePylons]

 

[NES]

 

[Betallsports]

<TABLE cellPadding=7><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top>Alligator on a Stick
(US South)</TD><TD vAlign=top>Chucks of deep fried alligator (tail part, battered in corn meal, seasonings, probably similar to snake recipe) served on a 10 inch wooden skewer. Seen mostly at outdoor festivals. Has a chewy consistency like undercooked pork. Tastes like alligator.
Most people balk at the thought of eating one of these large lizards. When washed well, these can be cooked as anything you like and flavor is close to fried fish, chicken nuggets, or roast BBQ ribs. Mainly from South Louisiana.</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

 

[Marco]

<TABLE cellPadding=7><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top>Alligator on a Stick
(US South)
</TD><TD vAlign=top>Chucks of deep fried alligator (tail part, battered in corn meal, seasonings, probably similar to snake recipe) served on a 10 inch wooden skewer. Seen mostly at outdoor festivals. Has a chewy consistency like undercooked pork. Tastes like alligator.
Most people balk at the thought of eating one of these large lizards. When washed well, these can be cooked as anything you like and flavor is close to fried fish, chicken nuggets, or roast BBQ ribs. Mainly from South Louisiana.
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Doesn't sound weird, sounds delicious.......beats pork brains in a can.

Might have to try those sometime.....somewhere in the future a gator might be missing a tail.

 

[NES]

Im a big fan of alligator, squirrel, and crawfish, but thats pretty standard in the south.

 

[Betallsports]

Doesn't sound weird, sounds delicious.......beats pork brains in a can.

Might have to try those sometime.....somewhere in the future a gator might be missing a tail.

It might sound good to Most, i'm just a very Picky person when it comes to Food.

 

[HunterS.Thompson]

Maguey worms mmm mmm mmm!

 

[Marco]

Anybody ever try those "Witchy Grubs" that Les Stroud ate on an Australian trip on "Survivorman"????

He cut them out of trees with a machete, cooked them up, and said they tasted like peanut butter. Even had a pleasant face when he ate them, as opposed to the times where I've seen them eat grubs and then have a "bitter beer face" expression afterwards. Looked like crinkle cut french fries after cooking and sounded like the actually tasted good.

 

[billsfan]

One of my favorite soups.....chicken wing soup....

 

[bigbet1234]

What happen to my pic? it is a filipino dish, balut

 

[bigbet1234]

 

[Betallsports]

Anybody ever try those "Witchy Grubs" that Les Stroud ate on an Australian trip on "Survivorman"????

He cut them out of trees with a machete, cooked them up, and said they tasted like peanut butter. Even had a pleasant face when he ate them, as opposed to the times where I've seen them eat grubs and then have a "bitter beer face" expression afterwards. Looked like crinkle cut french fries after cooking and sounded like the actually tasted good.

<TABLE cellPadding=7><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top>Witchety Grub
(Australia)</TD><TD vAlign=top>In Oz now it is considered patriotic to eat Witchety Grub, a plump insect which has become the symbol of Aboriginal cuisine. It is served in fancy restaurants, but I don't think many Oz have actually screwed up the courage to sample it. On the subject of witchety grubs, I had been to Ayres Rock on my first trip to Australia (my Mum is a former Aussie... we were visiting family mostly,) and the tour guide was honest enough to tell us WHAT the grubs were and something about their background before trying to talk us into trying it. About 10 years later, I went back to catch up on the family and discovered (in a newspaper ad) that there is a resort near Ayres Rock now... and on their list of exotic resort fare are WITCHETY GRUBS! This went from a weird oddity only eaten by Aborigines and desperate bushmen to resort food in only ten years!</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

 

[bigbet1234]

Above is a filipino dish, balut. it is a chicken egg where the chick is just forming. dont knock it till you try it

 

[Betallsports]

Rootworm Beetle Dip

1. 2 cup low-fat cottage cheese
2. 1 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
3. 2 tablespoons skim milk
4. 1/2 cup reduced calorie mayonnaise
5. 1 tablespoon parsley, chopped
6. 1 tablespoon onion, chopped
7. 1 1/2 tsp. dill weed
8. 1 1/2 tsp. Beau Monde
9. 1 cup dry-roasted rootworm beetles
10. Blend first 3 ingredients. Add remaining ingredients and chill.

 

[RaoulDuke]

That actually looks pretty tasty...

 

[$tinky]

I drink olive juice and eat quail eggs. thats as weird as i get

 

[Buster]

can't wait to get home in the morning and have brains and eggs for the 2nd day in a row...