One food that you will never eat is...

[csbrewfisher]

...balut. This horrid abomination (which I'm certain many of you will promote as delicious) is the Philippine national delicacy. It's a fully developed duck egg (17-18 days old) that has been boiled. I saw these years ago in Subic Bay when I was in the Navy. The bars all sell them.
:pu

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/BALUT.jpg/450px-BALUT.jpg

Running a close second would be the "century egg", also asian and also wretched. Basically, it's an egg that has been preserved in alkaline for much too long of a time (in this case, any time would be too long). It turns to gray-green gelatin that reeks of ammonia and sulphur. Can you say good eats? NOT!
:pu

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/63/Century_egg_sliced_open.jpeg

[Ace$nyper]

Black pudding/Blutwurst

[landhoney]

..any part of an animal that is used for reproduction.

[white_s2k]

..any part of an animal that is used for reproduction.

:tpd: :pu

[csbrewfisher]

this thread is useless w/o pictures

[ucla695]

Balut would definitely top my list, but since you already mentioned it, I’ll go with anything that is still squirming or moving when it’s served to me. Let’s take octopus for instance. There are some Korean restaurants in L.A. that serve fresh cut-up tentacles that are still moving when it’s served. If that’s not bad enough, the server will warn you to watch out of the suction cups because they are still active and can cause you to choke/asphyxiate if one gets caught in the back of your throat. Check out this video and you’ll get the point

http://travel.latimes.com/articles/la-trw-extreme-dining-los-angeles6sep07

Another thing would be a beating cobra’s heart. That’s just plain disgusting.

Oh, pretty much that Andrew Zimmern on Bizarre Foods eats is on my list. :D

[High 5]

Like the one cannibal said to the other "No humans for me anymore, mate. I have seen how they are made..."

[landhoney]

Oh, pretty much that Andrew Zimmern on Bizarre Foods eats is on my list. :D

:tpd: I would not eat most of the things he does on that show....but I still LOVE to watch it. I find it extremely interesting to see the weird foods people eat around the world.

[ucla695]

:tpd: I would not eat most of the things he does on that show....but I still LOVE to watch it. I find it extremely interesting to see the weird foods people eat around the world.


Great show for sure. I got a kick out of the few times he wasn’t able to eat something (Stinky Tofu hamburger in Taiwan and that really stinky fruit called durian)

[Mugen910]

hahah Go to any asian market for duck/chicken eggs...I personally don't like the taste but to each his own...Same goes for Durian...I really don't like coagulated pig blood...:pu I have no idea why we put it in our soups!!!

[Demented]

Balut:pu that would be the one. Reminds me of Masisi Blvd and Olongapo.

[Tio Gato]

I saw Anthony Bourdain in Africa, (the show) he was with the Bushmen and they killed a wild hog. They tore out the large intestine, squeezed out what was inside and roasted it over open flame. They did not wash it at all.
They ate it next to the pile of dung they squeezed out of the pig.
I think that is where I would draw the line.
Tony described it as "hot roasted poop chute".

I like to think that I'll try anything once, but those big honking white crubs that Andrew Zimmerman eats really turn me off. I'm pretty sure I could not eat those. He is the man.:pu

[taltos]

Liver makes my list as does lutefisk (fish poached in lye).

[LasciviousXXX]

Mmmm I love me some good goose liver. Nothing better in the world than foie gras IMO

[TonySmith]

I wouldn't eat any of the items mentioned in this thread. Not mentioned yet, but I wouldn't eat monkey brains (or any other brains) either

[Ace$nyper]

I wouldn't eat any of the items mentioned in this thread. Not mentioned yet, but I wouldn't eat monkey brains (or any other brains) either
Really?

I plan on eating a monkey, there by gaining it's powers.
Joking aside I do want to do the live monkey brain thing, cause it's just so.... wild.

For the record I've tried the blutwurst/black pudding before and it's awful. Think, if you ever bit your tounge really hard, flavor that with a gross bran meal..

[ucla695]

I wouldn't eat any of the items mentioned in this thread. Not mentioned yet, but I wouldn't eat monkey brains (or any other brains) either

I've eaten sesos tacos (cow brains) before in East L.A. They weren't bad once you got over the texture and the fact that, well, they look like brains. Been there, done that, so need to eat them again. :D

[fxpose]

Natto- fermented soy beans.

[qwerty1500]

Pickled beets ... don't know why but I can't even stand the smell of them.

[icehog3]

McDonalds. ;)

[theycallmedan'lboone]

McDonalds. ;)

:r:r:r
Taco HEll I mean bell.

[md4958]

http://asthecheeseturns.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/rotten-cheese.jpg
This cheese from Sardinia, Italy is known locally as “casu marzu.” It’s is famous for the cheese fly larvae found inside. The cheese goes beyond the normal fermentation process to near decomposition, a result of the digestive action of the larvae. The insects are introduced into the cheese in order to get it to this stage. Some people clear the larvae before eating but some enjoy this cheese with a side of larvae. Seconds anyone?

[Langod]

Insects.

I hear about people in extreme survival situations eating bugs. yeerch.
I don't think I could do that no matter how close to starving to death I was.
A big ol' freakin spider, or a centipede or something? No thanks, I'll starve.

[MithShrike]

I'm with the OP. Balut and century eggs... yech.

[Ace$nyper]

Insects.

I hear about people in extreme survival situations eating bugs. yeerch.
I don't think I could do that no matter how close to starving to death I was.
A big ol' freakin spider, or a centipede or something? No thanks, I'll starve.

Dont knock soy covered crickets till you try them lol.

I know, I'm weird.

[Don Fernando]

and that really stinky fruit called durian)

I tried that when I was in Jakarta, as a desert after my Cobra sate and Gekko sate dinner :cb

[dunng]

:tpd: Pretty much everything that was posted above... :ss

[borndead1]

In addition to everything listed so far...




I can't bring myself to eat anything that is higher on the food chain than we are. Bear comes to mind. I would never eat bear. Pretty much any carnivore.


And for those who say they would never eat insects...ever eat lobster? Shrimp? Crabs? All they are is GIANT BUGS THAT LIVE IN THE OCEAN!!! "No, they're crustaceans," people say. My a$$. They have a bunch of legs, an exoskeleton, and antennae sticking out of their heads. They are BUGS! :pu

[livwire68]

I am open to most things at least once or twice but I have no desire for the 100 year egg either!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Century_egg

[livwire68]

Insects.

I hear about people in extreme survival situations eating bugs. yeerch.
I don't think I could do that no matter how close to starving to death I was.
A big ol' freakin spider, or a centipede or something? No thanks, I'll starve.

Heck I eat them once in awhile, honest to god just for the fun of it (usually drunk) there is a place I reccommend here in the states which is on the mild end. http://www.hotlix.com/ I have been known to grab a live cricket once in awhile and have a snack (last time I was too drunk and he did not stay down, ask Andy aka Dooge) They say you consume so many a year while you sleep:dr

[Cigary]

Any of these canned goods,,,,except for the squirrel,,mmmmmmm good

http://www.cigaroutcast.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=28&pictureid=338

[Starscream]

McDonalds. ;)

:r
If only I didn't have kids...

[NCRadioMan]

Poi, gari, natto, and lutefisk to name a few.

[hotreds]

A lot of the stuff I see posted in "good eats" here! And, most of the stuff posted in this forum. I'm a picky eater, but what I do like, I eat too much of!

[ucla695]

Insects.

I hear about people in extreme survival situations eating bugs. yeerch.
I don't think I could do that no matter how close to starving to death I was.
A big ol' freakin spider, or a centipede or something? No thanks, I'll starve.

I've eaten bugs before and didn't really mind it. There's a place in L.A., Typhoon (http://www.typhoon.biz/), that specializes in it. We started off with a small bowl of ants. They weren't my favorite since they were kind of bitter. Then they brought out crickets with shoe string potatoes and garlic. Quite tasty and a good play on textures. Then we progressed to the chicken stuffed waterbugs. Man, those came out the same way they went in. :D Anyway, it was our first time eating insects so we also ordered some 'normal' food.

I tried that when I was in Jakarta, as a desert after my Cobra sate and Gekko sate dinner :cb

Is it as pungent as everyone says?

[csbrewfisher]

Any of these canned goods,,,,except for the squirrel,,mmmmmmm good

http://www.cigaroutcast.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=28&pictureid=338

My grandpappy made some squirrel stew when I was a youngin. At least that's what he said it was. The whole meal was game...duck, venison, pheasant...and squirrel stew. Good vittles.

[borndead1]

chicken stuffed waterbugs.





Were they really waterbugs? Or were they those giant L.A. cockroaches that scuttle around on the sidewalks at night? :r

[Seanohue]

Seafood. I'm really picky lol. So you can imagine I will not touch anything else in this thread :D

[vicvitola]

Mmmm I love me some good goose liver. Nothing better in the world than foie gras IMO

:tpd: Foie Gras is so good!

I guess Haggis doesn't exactly call my name and that Century egg does kinda sound digusting but other than that there isn't too much I can think of. Dog maybe? I don't think I would eat dog.

[csbrewfisher]

I'm really picky

Wow, that really limits your life experience, my friend. I sorta feel sorry you, but if you're content with your diet, that's what matters...as long as it doesn't kill ya.

[VirtualSmitty]

Haggis :hn

[Seanohue]

Wow, that really limits your life experience, my friend. I sorta feel sorry you, but if you're content with your diet, that's what matters...as long as it doesn't kill ya.

If it were feasible, I would eat pizza and drink Pepsi everyday of my life :tu

[goalie204]

I would also not try that unhatched chicken embryo thing or whatever it was. But i like all other foods

[ucla695]

Were they really waterbugs? Or were they those giant L.A. cockroaches that scuttle around on the sidewalks at night? :r

Giant L.A. cockroaches - the type that would make my wife run for cover. :D

[taltos]

If you want giant roaches, check out the palmetto bugs in SC and south of there, you could put saddles on these critters.:ss

[Ashcan Bill]

I came close to trying Balut in a wet market in Manila, but wasn't quite hammered enough. Settled for watching my brother in law slurp one down. :r

One thing that's never appealed to me are Mountain Oysters. No interest there at all. Do we have any Mountain Oyster munchers around? :D

[csbrewfisher]

I came close to trying Balut in a wet market in Manila, but wasn't quite hammered enough. Settled for watching my brother in law slurp one down. :r

One thing that's never appealed to me are Mountain Oysters. No interest there at all. Do we have any Mountain Oyster munchers around? :D

Although I believe that people have consumed bull testicles (mountain oysters), they have become urban legend. I've been to a LOT of restaurants and stores throughout this state since moving here in 1994, and I have yet to see ONE. I also would be very interested (and very skeptical) to hear of a real experience with them.

On the other hand, you can get balut in just about any market or bar in the Philippines.

[perogee]

Natto- fermented soy beans.

hey, this is one of my favorite (rare) treats. I have it once or twice a year (after that, I would not want it any more)

[perogee]

Ok, so perhaps I am just really strange, but most (not all) of what was listed here I would try, or already like (GO HAGGIS!!!)

[Darrell]

African cave dwelling spiders.