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yuiyoshida

(41,818 posts) Sat Mar 25, 2017, 12:43 AM Mar 2017

STRANGEST DISH YOU EVER ATE... (Something rarely found on a restaurant menu) [View all]

Just pick one item that you think was the strangest thing you ever ate. I will go first:

This is called "uni" in Japanese. うに aka Sea Urchin. This was very strong tasting, and a bit hard on the tummy, but it was good. Your Turn!

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STRANGEST DISH YOU EVER ATE... (Something rarely found on a restaurant menu) [View all] yuiyoshida Mar 2017 OP

Alligator is the only thing that comes to mind TexasBushwhacker Mar 2017 #1

Its hard to explain but its a very very yuiyoshida Mar 2017 #3

The MRE meal Chicken A La King. Aristus Mar 2017 #2

For me GP6971 Mar 2017 #57

In cans? jpak Mar 2017 #59

Nope. In pouches GP6971 Mar 2017 #60

I loved every MRE I ate jpak Mar 2017 #58

Haggis truebluegreen Mar 2017 #4

I almost tried it, but I yuiyoshida Mar 2017 #5

I'm a Scot by ancestry truebluegreen Mar 2017 #9

Did you know that yuiyoshida Mar 2017 #11

Yup. truebluegreen Mar 2017 #19

I'm Welsh, by ancestry, tried Haggis, and it wasn't bad, at all Siwsan Mar 2017 #94

I didn't actually dislike the dish, truebluegreen Mar 2017 #99

I've tried Haggis a few times, at the Highland Games here in Kansas City LongTomH Mar 2017 #101

Authentic Haggis is banned, in the States, because of the sheep's lung ingredient Siwsan Mar 2017 #104

Seconded...I once tried this... First Speaker Mar 2017 #43

I liked it - having grown up on slovenian blood sausage - ev european peasant cuisine features some Kashkakat v.2.0 Mar 2017 #113

Pork Brains or Pigeon Pot Pie radical noodle Mar 2017 #6

I knew a restaurant in Salt Lake City Utah yuiyoshida Mar 2017 #7

Yeah, my grandfather used to eat scrambled brains & eggs TexasBushwhacker Mar 2017 #10

It took me a long time to eat cow tongue. Doreen Mar 2017 #12

Think I would pass on that too... yuiyoshida Mar 2017 #14

I have also had sea urchin too. Doreen Mar 2017 #18

Tongue is good. nt tblue37 Mar 2017 #63

If cooked properly it is like it melts in your mouth. Doreen Mar 2017 #66

Its really good. Its a french favorite. drray23 Mar 2017 #96

My parents grew up in the depression radical noodle Mar 2017 #17

Interesting, thanks for sharing ... yuiyoshida Mar 2017 #21

I've been to Hawaii twice but never had poi. radical noodle Mar 2017 #23

Pretty much! yuiyoshida Mar 2017 #24

I make this for my nieces and nephews jpak Mar 2017 #50

I understand Spam is still popular in the Hawaiian Islands LongTomH Mar 2017 #103

Yum jpak Mar 2017 #49

I've got old recipe books Marthe48 Mar 2017 #64

Rocky mountain oysters. Doreen Mar 2017 #8

You had those? yuiyoshida Mar 2017 #13

Yeah, my friends step mother knew how to cook them ( she was not drunk ) Doreen Mar 2017 #15

Sounds yuiyoshida Mar 2017 #16

I grew up in a cattle ranching area Nac Mac Feegle Mar 2017 #40

I am not sensitive to texture when it comes to food so that is not a problem. Doreen Mar 2017 #44

Mexico loves bugs. tecelote Mar 2017 #92

I once described them to a "friend" as having a "nutty flavor" lapfog_1 Mar 2017 #80

I ate them in Wyoming mainer Mar 2017 #98

Finnan haddie and Hagis Hamlette Mar 2017 #20

Speaking of nasty smell.... yuiyoshida Mar 2017 #22

There's a boba joint in town that has a durian boba sweetloukillbot Mar 2017 #29

In Thailand the hotels forbid people to keep durian in their rooms--for the same reason. flor-de-jasmim Mar 2017 #89

I love finnan haddie cream sauce on toast! jpak Mar 2017 #55

Next time I will ask for whipped cream yuiyoshida Mar 2017 #90

Igauna Lizard.. HipChick Mar 2017 #25

Lemme guess ... yuiyoshida Mar 2017 #26

Well HipChick Mar 2017 #27

A four star Japanese restaurant will definately yuiyoshida Mar 2017 #32

There's the story (probably apocryphal) of the Australian Bushman COLGATE4 Mar 2017 #36

Snake Chicken woody44 Mar 2017 #117

Hog Maw sweetloukillbot Mar 2017 #28

Veal shin Freddie Mar 2017 #61

Hmm. I never saw that (thankfully) sweetloukillbot Mar 2017 #83

I might know someplace you could get it. Kali Mar 2017 #73

Barbecued chicken feet pfitz59 Mar 2017 #30

balut pfitz59 Mar 2017 #31

Balut is DUCK egg with the baby duck yuiyoshida Mar 2017 #33

The only thing mentioned here I have not tried GulfCoast66 Mar 2017 #46

Calves brains. no_hypocrisy Mar 2017 #34

If drinking something counts, then put me down for Chicha COLGATE4 Mar 2017 #35

Enjoyed campfire roasted possum and wild hog for Thanksgiving in Florida. mia Mar 2017 #37

Fruit bat. In micronesia mainer Mar 2017 #38

My new gf says she likes Fruit bat yuiyoshida Mar 2017 #70

Linked to BMAA which is linked to early onset Alzheimer's... hay rick Mar 2017 #72

Which is exactly why I'll never eat it again mainer Mar 2017 #97

Uni spaghetti is really tasty mainer Mar 2017 #39

Elephant and pineapple milestogo Mar 2017 #41

Whale.... Adrahil Mar 2017 #42

They sell seal meat out of the backs of trucks in NFLD jpak Mar 2017 #51

Pelican, while in China benld74 Mar 2017 #45

Sooty shearwater - Maori NZ jpak Mar 2017 #53

Czarnina.................. mrmpa Mar 2017 #47

This. Lilyhoney Mar 2017 #69

Ate a boatload of uni in Chile jpak Mar 2017 #48

thank you for this thread. I did want to go snack, but I have no appetite now :P luvMIdog Mar 2017 #52

Speaking of snacks, yuiyoshida Mar 2017 #71

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL pangaia Mar 2017 #78

Lamb's Brains---Cervelles D'Agneau. Yum! WinkyDink Mar 2017 #54

No brains for me - prions jpak Mar 2017 #56

Well, it's been about 20 years. And I haven't touched any beef/veal for WinkyDink Mar 2017 #125

Nastiest thing I've ever been served , was for Christmas dinner at my College girlfriends Grandmas.. pkdu Mar 2017 #62

Presentation matters..... Red Mountain Mar 2017 #67

I worked at a Jewish deli in college Freddie Mar 2017 #108

Boiled is hardly the way to do most meat, but for tongue that's a sin. vixengrl Mar 2017 #128

Boiled , served knobbly side up pkdu Mar 2017 #130

Chocolate Covered Ants Ccarmona Mar 2017 #65

Squirrel brains. GulfCoast66 Mar 2017 #68

sea cucumbers Kali Mar 2017 #74

Yeah, I had sea cucumber in Guangzhou at a big banquet... pangaia Mar 2017 #79

Puffin cabot Mar 2017 #75

That's easy. Lutefisk. longship Mar 2017 #76

It's probably damned good if you're starving Warpy Mar 2017 #86

It's rubbish. Lutefisk is inedible. Especially with cream sauce. longship Mar 2017 #91

Oh I love uni. pangaia Mar 2017 #77

In Afghanistan.... Docreed2003 Mar 2017 #81

Fresh Peyote Smoothie WheelWalker Mar 2017 #82

interesting... yuiyoshida Mar 2017 #88

VILE! Extra points if you managed to keep it down for any length of time nt Kashkakat v.2.0 Mar 2017 #115

Ding, ding ding! We have a winner ! Vile beyond imagining. Could not get down, let alone WheelWalker Mar 2017 #118

Suri Richard D Mar 2017 #84

People I know who like sea urchin Warpy Mar 2017 #85

Pigtails and Dumplings (serious southern soul food) aikoaiko Mar 2017 #87

I bake the pig tails simply with salt and garlic. revmclaren Mar 2017 #132

Probably Black (blood) Pudding, which is actually like a sausage Siwsan Mar 2017 #93

That's my strangest food, too--Blood Sausage. Ate it for breakfast while in Ireland. Mrs. Overall Mar 2017 #105

Rattlesnake alphafemale Mar 2017 #95

I've also had rattlesnake flyingfysh Mar 2017 #102

Rattlesnake, whale, frog legs, and squirrel thecrow Mar 2017 #110

Had Rattlesnake Too Best_man23 Mar 2017 #127

Wild Game Feed PufPuf23 Mar 2017 #100

please tell me how your horse tasted oldcynic Mar 2017 #123

The horse in Paris was very tender and sweet as you noted. PufPuf23 Mar 2017 #124

Not strange to me, but it seems to disturb people--peanut butter and mayonnaise sandwiches. Mrs. Overall Mar 2017 #106

OMG I LOVE yuiyoshida Mar 2017 #107

Sliced bananas Freddie Mar 2017 #109

mmm, sounds good - try pnut butter and green salsa on ricecake - yum! Its a kinda african combo nt Kashkakat v.2.0 Mar 2017 #114

Cuttlefish, in Korea jmowreader Mar 2017 #111

In Peru, guinea pig is considered a delicacy. mnhtnbb Mar 2017 #112

Thousand year old egg - usually am adventurous but could not get beyond smell and appearance - it Kashkakat v.2.0 Mar 2017 #116

nothing is as bad as okra oldcynic Mar 2017 #119

OKAY But the question is what is the most yuiyoshida Mar 2017 #120

my list wasn't strange enough for you? oldcynic Mar 2017 #122

aw thank you! yuiyoshida Mar 2017 #131

Okra isn't slimy when you marinate and grill it pinboy3niner Mar 2017 #126

Meat. I ate it 40 years ago, and it still strikes me as unpleasant, 40 years later. NNadir Mar 2017 #121

I discovered I like tripe thanks to my husband. vixengrl Mar 2017 #129