Cultural Foods that you find gross!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Have you been to another culture or heard of another culture's food that you thought was really yucky? We always think that our culture has the best food. I know some people think it's gross to have blood gravy or blood sausage like they do in England.

What do you think?

[barbszy]

The Polish have Czarnina (Duck Blood Soup). You wouldn't get me to eat that...ever...no matter how much you paid me! LOL! :eek:

[LifeStar]

Pickled pig's feet. What the heck is up with that? I am typically not a judgemental person.. but hey let me tell you, I have seen them in jars and It's a sure way to get me out of a room.

I also think roasted pork is gross when the hooves, snout and hairs are still intact. I really don't want to be that intimate with my protein..ya know?

I also can't eat tripe. ( Just who thought of eating that in the first place?) Most any internal organ does not belong on my plate, no matter who it came from!!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

It's a sure way to get me out of a room.

I'll make sure that I don't have any of the above if you come for a visit! LOL

I believe the pigs feet are a Southern dish as I remember so many people eating that when I was growing up and I don't see people in NM eating it here in NM. As for the tripe, I love it in Menudo and it is plentiful here. However, it is pretty gross smelling when it is cooking. There are an awful lot of people, including Mexicans who do not like Menudo because of the tripe.

I've never tried the blood soup though.

[barbszy]

Val, you are a riot! Love the line about not being that intimate with your protein!

When I was in high school my family visited Ireland. This was a big deal because we never had that kind of extravagant vacation, and never did again. I have always enjoyed fish, and one night we were in this restaurant and trout was on the menu. So I ordered it. I had NO idea that it would come with the head still attached! :eek: I couldn't eat it until my dad took the head off the fish for me & removed it from my plate. Then I was fine, and it was delicious.

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Barb, how old were you?

[barbszy]

I was 15, almost 16! LOL!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

I do not know if this is true or not, but I heard that our taste buds change every 7 years. If anyone knows if this is true let me know. It would sure explain why we dislike something and then years later, we dislike it.

[cat lover]

Creamed Posuum with Coon Fat Gravy---Really:eek: ; I told you all we live back in the woods! We don't eat it believe me. Some of the things people that live around here eat; well let's just say I'd starve first! I've seen a joke thing about that meal, but some people really eat that stuff.

[barbszy]

My older son (now 14) went to a Scottish-theme Boy Scout event, where he ate HAGGIS. Most kids wouldn't even taste it. He liked it. If he thinks I'm cooking some for him, though, he can think again :eek:

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Barb, what is " HAGGIS?"

[cat lover]

Here is an explanation, I had to look it up; it SOUNDED HORRIBLE! LOL


Haggis is a traditional Scottish dish. Although there are many recipes, it is normally made with the following ingredients: sheep's 'pluck' (heart, liver, and lungs), minced with onion, oatmeal, suet, spices, and salt, mixed with stock, and traditionally boiled in the animal's stomach for approximately an hour. It somewhat resembles other stuffed intestines (otherwise known as sausages) of which it is among the largest types. There are also meat-free recipes specifically for vegetarians which supposedly taste similar to the meat-based recipes.

Haggis is traditionally served with "neeps and tatties" (Scots: turnip and potatoes), each of these being mashed, separately. (The "neep" is the yellow vegetable called 'swede' in England and 'rutabaga' in the United States

[LifeStar]

Cat Lover.. You are really Serious? That sounds like something out of a "Roadkill" cookbook! LOLOL

[barbszy]

Really, that's how you make haggis. DS said it tasted good but smelled nasty while it was cooking.

[cat lover]

How about tripe? I get goose bumps when I see it in the meat section at the grocery! You know what tripe is?------a part of the stomach; most of the time cow's! ugh!:eek:

[bjptl]

TOFU, TOFU, TOFU!!!! We had Japanese students stay with us one summer and we took them to a Japanese resteraunt as a treat. We tried TOFU at their insistance.:eek: Gag me with a spoon !!

Grama Judy

[joyann]

Everything that's been mentioned so far grosses me out. I'm in the South and no way am I eating pickled pigs feet. I have never tried escargot, but I am sure I couldn't handle that either. My dd tells me the benefits of tofu all the time, but I can't help it, it's not for me.

[cat lover]

TOFU, TOFU, TOFU!!!! We had Japanese students stay with us one summer and we took them to a Japanese resteraunt as a treat. We tried TOFU at their insistance.:eek: Gag me with a spoon !!

Grama Judy


That is so funny; and my husband would agree with you! I had a hard time getting him to try it and just had to put it in front of him, he will eat it now as long as it isn't all the time! It really takes on the taste of whatever food you cook it with mostly so maybe you just had a taste were it wasn't disguised so well!LOL:eek:

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Welcome Grama Judy!Don't forget to pop in to the Introduce yourself (http://www.momsmenu.com/forums/showthread.php?t=252&page=2) thread so everyone can get acquainted with you.

I'll have to say that we eat tripe when we have menudo. DH cannot stand it. I think Mexican food has some innards that most people wouldn't touch! LOL

[cat lover]

I'll have to say that we eat tripe when we have menudo. DH cannot stand it. I think Mexican food has some innards that most people wouldn't touch! LOL


How do you get past knowing what it is and eating it?:eek: :)

[DeBora4BobbyL]

How do you get past knowing what it is and eating it?

For me it is easy because... I am a white girl who originally did not know about the Mexican culture. I did not know that they are poor and use every part of the animal they can. I found that I liked the tast of chorizo and menudo. I had been eating it for awhile before I found out what it was. Then it wasn't so hard to eat since I had already been eating it. I will say that I like the menudo better when the tripe is cut up finely.

[cat lover]

:eek: When I was a kid we used to eat oysters at the local fish shop. So when I was offered oysters later in life I ate some and then they told me what I had actually eaten! :mad: So DeBora I understand about not being told in the beginning!
Yeah, they were called Kentucky Oysters alright, but oysters they weren't! Are you ready for this one? They are actually deep fried bull testicles! yuck, yuck ,yuck, and gag me! I have been ever since then very careful about where I eat and if it is something that even looks weird I usually pass it up. The bad thing is though sometimes the darn stuff whatever it is doesn't look so bad!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

I think those are called Mountain Oysters here! LOL I think in Texas they are Cowboy Caviar.

[cat lover]

Yes I've heard them called Rocky Mountain Oysters! LOL

[DeBora4BobbyL]

One of these days, I plan on trying them just to be brave. LOL

[cat lover]

I had a friend years ago that used to eat buttered bread with sugar sprinkled on it; not toasted, just plain regular white bread!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

I've made that for my kids and my mother made that for us for breakfast, except she added cinnamon. It's not bad.

[cat lover]

We do toasted bread with cinnamon sugar on it, but the untoasted bread with just butter and white sugar just looks gross! LOL I think it just looks naked!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

I agree with you there!

[cat lover]

We have some people that come over from England every year for 2-3 months and tour. This is something they told about. Not real sure I could eat it though~ LOL
You take two slices of crusty bread and butter them, put a sliced Mars bar on it and add chunks of green apple; put on the other slice of bread and a sandwich!?!?!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

I'll agree. That is gross! I just ate some chocolate cake and I'm not used to eating sugar. I wanted to get the blood sugar problems out of the way before schools starts on Monday and I start my diet. So anything sweet doesn't sound good right now. LOL

[cat lover]

The Pennsylvania Dutch are known for this dish; Hog Mawl; it is a pig stomach stuffed with potatoes, onions, and country sausage, you bake it and slice it to serve it! I guess if you grow up with eating some of these weird things it doesn't seem too bad , but...... LOL

[cat lover]

Octopus and Potato Salad~~~~NO WAY! Any body else game to try this and let us know how it really taste?

1 medium onion, chopped
1 carrot, chopped
1 celery rib, chopped
4 quarts water
Kosher salt
1 1/2 pounds octopus tentacles
1 1/2 pounds large Yukon Gold potatoes
6 tablespoons finely chopped flat-leaf parsley
6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Freshly ground pepper
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 jalapeno, seeded and minced



In a large pot, combine the onion, carrot, celery and water. Add a small handful of salt and bring to a boil. Add the octopus and simmer over moderate heat until tender, about 45 minutes. Let the octopus cool in the broth for 30 minutes, then drain.
Meanwhile, put the potatoes in a large saucepan, cover with cold water and boil until tender, about 30 minutes. Drain and let cool slightly. Peel the potatoes and cut them into 3/4-inch pieces.
In a medium bowl, toss the potatoes with 3 tablespoons of the parsley and 3 tablespoons of the olive oil; season with salt and pepper.
4.Cut the octopus into 3/4-inch pieces and transfer to a bowl. Add the remaining 3 tablespoons of parsley, 3 tablespoons of olive oil and the garlic and jalapeño. Season with salt and pepper and toss well. Transfer the potatoes and octopus to a large platter and serve warm or at room temperature. Serves 6
MAKE AHEAD The salad can be refrigerated for up to 4 hours. Bring to room temperature before serving.