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88 Comments:
I love smoked oysters. they come in a can similar to sardines. Everyone else I know thinks they are gross!
ThatGirl153 at 8:43AM on 02/02/07
Natto.
caley at 8:48AM on 02/02/07
Dog meat. Actually, I'm not the biggest fan but certainly better than snake.
If you know Vietnamese food, "Nem Chua". It's a pinkish-greyish pork wrapped in banana leaves. It's sort of the hot dog of Vietnam. No one really knows what it is. But it's a very good beer snack.
NSW at 9:18AM on 02/02/07
Scrapple!!
Puffy at 9:18AM on 02/02/07
what is scrapple?
ThatGirl153 at 9:33AM on 02/02/07
natural crunchy peanut butter, strawberry jam and sour cream on toasted whole wheat bread.....yum.
goingsouth at 9:46AM on 02/02/07
Puffy: Good for you! I still have some scrapple in the freezer, made last year by our neighbor. There are a *few* benefits to living on an old farm in the middle of nowhere!
ThatGirl: Scrapple is just good, and a PA Dutch standard. It's pork scraps, cornmeal, and spices formed into a loaf, which is then sliced and fried. But don't let that scare you -- it's worth a try.
EJ at 9:47AM on 02/02/07
Marrow, braunschwager (liver sausage), uni, smoked oysters, and chicken McNuggets
EatWisconsin at 9:53AM on 02/02/07
Steamers, smoked oysters (a can sitting on the counter right now).
Barbara Hanson at 10:01AM on 02/02/07
Spaghetti and scrambled eggs (mixed), corned beef hash (almost in there with the Scrapple crew, though we called it livermush when I lived in North Carolina), pork rinds, gizzards (cooked with the turkey at Thanksgiving).
Chaoss at 10:10AM on 02/02/07
ok, I am going to share two of my favorite smoked oyster appetizers with my fellow SO lovers.
Simply wrap a third strip of bacon around a smoked oyster and a whole water chestnut, secure with toothpick and bake til crispy. To die for!
Take a triscuit, smear with cream cheese. Push a smoked oyster and a green pimento stuffed olive into the cream cheese and eat with divine pleasure.
ThatGirl153 at 10:11AM on 02/02/07
BaHa, when we visited Maine I discovered Steamers! I still crave them. Once in a while I can find them here in michigan but I can't quite perfect the recipe. I would go back to the East Coast just to eat!
ThatGirl153 at 10:13AM on 02/02/07
Steamers, raw oysters, cherrystones (raw clams), any kind of liver (from liverwurst to foie gras), marrow, any kind of braised cheeks, and sweetbreads. I'm sure I've forgotten something!
Meg Hourihan at 10:41AM on 02/02/07
My husband thinks they're gross, but I love kimchi and mouth-puckering Indian pickles (NOT together).
Alaina Browne at 10:43AM on 02/02/07
Offal, menudo, mayonnaise straight from the jar and pickle juice.
homesicktexan at 10:54AM on 02/02/07
SPAM!
Lia Bulaong at 10:57AM on 02/02/07
Uni, natto, Spam, White Castle. Chicken McNuggetized McD's cheeseburgers. Ro-Tel/Velveeta cheesedip. Chicken-skin and chicken-cartilage yakitori.
Adam Kuban at 11:01AM on 02/02/07
ThatGirl, get yourself a copy of Brooke Dojny's Dishing Up Maine. It's terrific. Steamers on p. 186.
Barbara Hanson at 11:34AM on 02/02/07
Ketchup and hot sauce on Mac and Cheese. Love it!
bmints at 11:36AM on 02/02/07
I asked my wife your question just now. She's originally from Barbados, so I forgive her answers (I write with a smile on my face):
1. Mashed potatoes with Walkerswood Seriously Hot Jamaican sauce on them
2. Pizza w/pineapple slices
I love her anyway - and yeah, both those dished are gross!
Livetotravel at 11:43AM on 02/02/07
Tripe, Goat, braunschwager (especially between two slices of toast w/ scrambled egg while camping).
Alm25 at 11:58AM on 02/02/07
Dried Asian snacks, such as dried prunes, dried cuttlefish, etc.
toastykitten at 11:58AM on 02/02/07
Horse meat
Sara - Piperita at 12:01PM on 02/02/07
herring party snacks (in wine sauce)
another vote for oysters from the tin
peanut butter and dill pickle sandwiches
jogvil at 12:02PM on 02/02/07
Tongue, oysters raw or smoked, eggs basted with bacon grease, vension tartare, pickled herring, tripe, liver
krusemark at 12:12PM on 02/02/07
Nothing too terrible. Just sardines from a can. Ohhh, and the most serious, stinky and runny cheese I can get my hands on. People are really scared of some of the muensters I bring to parties.
rockchick at 12:34PM on 02/02/07
REALLY salty french fries on a plain cheeseburger.
Acme Instant Food at 12:35PM on 02/02/07
Oh there are so many things... althought my friends aren't the most adventurous eaters. Luckily, at least my husband is.
I'd have to say natto, SPAM and chicken feet.
JadedOne at 12:40PM on 02/02/07
Lamb kidneys and/or liver
johnny7 at 12:54PM on 02/02/07
I'm not sure as it's 'gross' like foul to most people. But the thing I love that most people have a mixed reaction too is Cincinnati Chili. My wife thinks, I tend to a agree, that its an acquired taste or at least a shift in expectations. I'm from the city and its a bit different. It's sort of a greek style spaghetti sauce. It's served over noodles and cheese. So no red chili or beans here. And the meat is even just boiled, noodles are usually way past al dente, and the sauce has chocolate in it... its just a bit different then you expect.
Husband at 12:57PM on 02/02/07
Durian, scrapple, fried grasshoppers, naam,
Mydree at 12:58PM on 02/02/07
liver
NYminknit at 1:01PM on 02/02/07
canned sardines, either straight from the can or fried until they're almost crisp.
jscheck at 1:02PM on 02/02/07
almost rotten apples
ohtorvald at 1:21PM on 02/02/07
turkey tush
raw oysters
live scallop
sweetbreads
Bosmer at 1:29PM on 02/02/07
salt and vinegar potato chips with vanilla ice cream. The combo is sort of minty.
monica at 1:38PM on 02/02/07
I recently went to Seoul and had grilled intestines and beef heart. Although they look a bit gross, they are soooo good!
I also tried dog meat (i) braised and (ii) spicy soup - it was tender (tasted like lamb), but I didn't enjoy it at all.
soyskimlatte at 2:20PM on 02/02/07
tripe
jellied gelatinous cow parts
natto
sweetbreads
stir fried silk worm pupae
pickled crab
sea cucumber
Eat! Drink! at 3:01PM on 02/02/07
i love canned corned beef hash...
phoebe lawless at 3:10PM on 02/02/07
Husband - I love Gold Star and Skyline!!! (born and raised in Greenhills).
Livetotravel at 4:24PM on 02/02/07
Phoebe Lawless, I am with you. My fave is corned beef hash fried with egg and eaten on sweet San Francisco sourdough. (
Also, I suppose I should ammend my love of liver to specify: liverwurst, from a can.
NYminknit at 5:07PM on 02/02/07
although i've never known anyone to call it gross after they've tried it, many people scrunch their noses at the thought of cooked kimchi (kimchi chigae) with hotdogs. it's not well known, but kimchi and hot dogs make a surprisingly scrumptious combination! let me know if you want a recipe!
jbeach at 5:10PM on 02/02/07
yeah Lia, SPAM!
tripe, chicken feet, pig stomach, dried squid....
Ultrateg at 5:26PM on 02/02/07
tripe, pig feet (stewed), sea cucumber, sweetbreads, jellyfish...there's more but I just can't think of them right now.
tina.w at 5:33PM on 02/02/07
A number of my friends are thoroughly horrified and digusted by the notion of cooking in rendered duck fat. I love alligator and conch (Floridian, can you tell?), and have finally been converted to eating tinned anchovies, at least sometimes. Brussels sprouts.
thepictsie at 5:34PM on 02/02/07
@jbeach: The kimchi hotdog sounds great. I think that guy on Top Chef -- the food cart dude, Sam, used to make kimchi hotdogs at his cart. I'd love to see your recipe! Care to share it?
Adam Kuban at 5:43PM on 02/02/07
Fruitcake! Anyone say chitlings yet? And ditto with SPAM, uni, smoked oysters.
femmebot at 6:53PM on 02/02/07
Offal, including brains (although it's been a while).
I drink warm/hot water too to stay warm--most people think that's pretty gross.
Lucia at 7:06PM on 02/02/07
Ooh not just duck fat thepictsie, goose fat too! I knew I forgot something. And of course, Brussels sprouts. Mmmmmmm!
Meg Hourihan at 7:11PM on 02/02/07
Hey Lucia, me too! I always drink warm water, I find it much more soothing than cold water.
Meg Hourihan at 7:12PM on 02/02/07
Lobster tomalley--even Alton Brown doesn't like that. Chicken feet, although I only use them to make soup. Even people who love my soup don't want to know that. And when I cook with bacon fat, people act as if I just told them i like char-broiled baby human. Folks are too judgemental these days.
annien at 7:27PM on 02/02/07
Spam, ketchup on mac and cheese, and sardines packed in tomato sauce on white rice are things I like that seem to get a rise out of people. And durian scrapple. Ok, I just made that last one up.
andrew at 7:31PM on 02/02/07
Hey, I eat ketchup on my mac and cheese too.
And to those who aren't still quote clear on what scrapple is, we have a saying here in Philly, where it is very popular: Scrapple is... what it sounds like.
I've never seen it homemade but commercial scrapple looks grey in the package. Yum, grey meat!
newbatgirl at 10:25PM on 02/02/07
megnut -- After the duck fat conversation, I have neglectic to mention goose fat.
thepictsie at 10:48PM on 02/02/07
I can't believe there are people who don't know the glory of smoked oysters.
I too love peanut butter and dill pickle sandwiches.
But the top "gross" thing I eat is anchovies.
AdamH at 11:10PM on 02/02/07
crispy chicken skin, white bread and butter
l'ecole at 12:27AM on 02/03/07
wow! (almost) all of the above & chittlins ( only my own recipe,delecious, & non gross at all), brains 'n eggs...better than green eggs 'n ham-lol !
By the way, what is natto?
joturtle at 3:53AM on 02/03/07
kiwis eaten whole, skin and all -- so tart and yummy!
Meg at 4:12AM on 02/03/07
Scrapple for me, too! It is basically a mix of all the unused pig parts, flattened and fried like sausage for breakfast. If you don't think about what you are eating, you are bound to love it.
HFike at 6:58AM on 02/03/07
A grilled cheese sandwich dipped in a mixture of half ketchup and half pickle juice. (Or Menudo)
Carmen at 7:47AM on 02/03/07
Okay, the last one sounds like something a pregnant woman would crave.
femmebot at 9:13AM on 02/03/07
Goodness, yes, fruitcake! Love it.
Barbara Hanson at 10:28AM on 02/03/07
Wait, kiwis eaten whole? You can eat the skin, Meg? I didn't know that. Interesting.
andrew at 2:41PM on 02/03/07
circus peanuts!
j at 2:51PM on 02/03/07
By the way, what is natto?
joturtle, here's a post on natto from the other day. I try not to be too judgmental about food, but to me it's pretty nasty stuff.
Lia Bulaong at 3:10PM on 02/03/07
I LOVE LOVE LOVE alligator meat stewed into a gumbo or in a jambalaya! Yay deep south!
weezyanna at 3:41PM on 02/03/07
UNI(SEA URCHIN)! MMM,MMM! AND FOIE GRAS
lamby at 5:36PM on 02/03/07
LOL!!! I'm pretty sure foie gras doesn't qualify as a food most people call gross!
As for me, I, too, like canned, corned beef hash with fried eggs. But the thing very few people outside of my Dad's family can eat is leftover spaghetti and eggs fried over easy. However, the spaghetti has to have sauce made with ground beef, onions and Lawry's spaghetti sauce mix. I don't like it with any other sauce. There is just something about the way the sauce and the runny egg yolk interact that makes it one of those yummy comfort foods from my childhood. My mother can't stand it, but she would make it for my Dad and me.
Calichef at 7:07PM on 02/03/07
Broccoli or string beans with barbecue sauce, sweet breads, kangaroo, a few rank cheeses,
CaraF at 8:23PM on 02/03/07
Okay, even I can't stomach these but Filipino friends enjoy balut (boiled, fertilized duck egg with the developing chick inside...sometimes with baby feathers see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balut); bagoong (fermented shrimp paste); Buro (some other fermented thing)
femmebot at 8:45PM on 02/03/07
I'm with Puffy, EJ, and HFike. Scrapple it is. Everyone gives me a look of disgust when I admit my secret, but really there's nothing like it. Crispy on the outside with a delicate creaminess to the pork inside. Mmm. On Sunday mornings, when we were young, my father always liked to fire up the skillet, take a bite and say, "Everything but the oink!" Rapa would do, but he gets his from a local farmer friend. He'd also make fried green tomatoes while he was at it. Breakfast of champions!
Adrienne at 9:16PM on 02/03/07
Oh there are so many! Thousand year old egg, snails stir-fried with black bean & garlic sauce, stir-fried duck tongue with peppers. Actually love alot of the foods already mentioned. Never tried scrapple though but I have seen it in the supermarket.
JubileeNYC at 2:06AM on 02/04/07
just posed this question to my boyfriend, who comes from the Lofoten archipelago (Northern Norway), and this is what he said:
lutefisk
reindeer with brown cheese
whale steak
blood pudding
'plane crash' - that's mackrel in tomato
Um, gross.
caley at 6:28AM on 02/04/07
definately liver. Slighty underdone with lots of roasted garlic.
Tatu at 8:05AM on 02/04/07
flash-fried baby crabs - like popcorn! I even ate a live one once (the sushi chef said he'd buy me a beer if I did, one of those big Kirin Ichibans). He served it in a martini glass and it got out and went all over the sushi bar before I could catch it and put it in my mouth. Everyone thinks that's REALLY gross! I'd have to say I prefer the flash-fried ones, but if you dare me I'll eat a live one again.
Also I've only had this once, in Spain, but squid in its own ink. It comes out on the plate looking like tar. But it was good, and once I got used to the sauce I was mopping it up with the rest of my bread!
Jeana at 12:53PM on 02/04/07
I love corned beef hash in a can too, cooked well and crispy. My new thing is to roast edamame w/ some garlic, sea salt & pepper, then eat with sharp cheddar cheese crumbles.
My dad was out visiting and made 4 spam sandwiches for hiking w/ just white bread slathered with butter and a thick slice of uncooked spam.
mel at 12:59PM on 02/04/07
"squishdines" sandwich: tinned sardines with bones & skin mashed with malt vinegar, salt & white pepper on buttered brown bread
chefchristine at 1:36PM on 02/04/07
tuna fish, mayo & salsa
mingtzu at 2:57PM on 02/04/07
holysh*t NYminknit!!!!!
you did say fried eggs...right?
I've got to have rye toast saturated with butter instead of sourdough...and lotsandlots of ketchup...cold ketchup to be exact
and liverwurst???my mom used to make me sandwiches with wurst, mayo and onions...heaven!!
phoebe lawless at 3:07PM on 02/04/07
goetta
dab at 12:05AM on 02/05/07
Who can eat spinach without ketchup?
I know i can't.
www.forgotten-ny.com
Kevin Walsh at 12:42AM on 02/05/07
Femmebot: I asolutely adore balut. Growing up in Jersey City, NJ, it was a great midnight snack with a bowl of rice, eaten kamayan (with your hands.)
My first favorite food was and always will be chicharon bulaklak, the greater omentum (outer lining of the stomach) of pork first rendered and then deep fried in its own fat. Sooo good. Although none of my friends ever eat it when I invite them over my house for special occasions.
AHoboJetSpy at 6:22AM on 02/05/07
Stuffed pig trotters are quite a treat, and I'll eat them whenever I see them on a menu. I also adore ama ebi (sweet raw shrimp and a deep-fried fish head, crispy and creamy) and salt-and-pepper prawns. Tripe, sweetbreads, kidneys (steak and kidney pie), and foie are all good, as is any form of raw fish.
My father lives to hunt. Instead of chicken, pork, and beef in the deep-freeze, my family was well stocked with game—pheasant, duck, elk, deer, grouse, quail, and mourning doves (there is exactly one bite of meat on each side of the breastbone).
And one of my favorite sandwiches: salami, cheddar, and raspberry jelly.
jshepard at 9:39AM on 02/05/07
sweetbreads, stovetop-brand stuffing, and canned peas! (though, thankfully, not all at once!)
ruiniste at 3:16PM on 02/05/07
Femmebot: I asolutely adore balut. Growing up in Jersey City, NJ, it was a great midnight snack with a bowl of rice, eaten kamayan (with your hands.)
Wow! You ARE a serious eater! I like balut too -- just without the fetal chick. I also like the red salted pickled eggs. Yum!
femmebot at 9:47PM on 02/05/07
On Survivor a few seasons back, one of the challenges involved eating large amounts of Balut. Not to be one of "those people" but they look so gross! what do they taste like? are there feathers and bones involved?
ThatGirl153 at 11:02AM on 02/06/07
stay tuned for kimchi w/hot dogs recipe.
jbeach at 1:33PM on 02/06/07
Ok, mine isn't as gross as others, but peant butter with american cheese sandwich mmmm... and the combination of veggie pizza with a lot of OJ (that was before I got heartburn) *sigh*
jenki at 11:30PM on 02/09/07