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23. I've been to Hawaii twice but never had poi.

Sat Mar 25, 2017, 01:37 AM

Mar 2017

Hawaii is the most beautiful place I've ever been. We were jokingly told that the traditional dish now is Spam. (which is another "dish" we had in our family). LOL!

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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