Ok, so what would you NOT eat?
Ok, we've heard the list of foods we all should try at least once....but what's on your list of foods you would never try?
List them below. Here's mine:
-dog
-whole insects
-roadkill
-fugu (out of fear of being poisioned)
-curried goat (just sounds gross to me)
-snake
Hillary
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30 Comments:
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allakarasik at 4:55PM on 08/29/08
Hilary,
I've had the whole insects, curried goat and snake--
you won't miss all that much in my opinion.
(Goat especially tastes musky to me and smells of a barn).
I agree with your roadkill and fugu listings and would add:
- cat
- elephant (seems wrong)
- bologna
- north american hot dogs
- half-developed embrios (from any species...eeew)
hungrychristel at 5:01PM on 08/29/08
I'll try almost anything......with maybe 2 exceptions
1. Roadkill
1. Balut
onepercent99 at 5:09PM on 08/29/08
It'll try anything...I mean ANYTHING, with the exception of roaches.
Of course, if it's steeped in garlic and onions, I won't even touch it -- but that's a different topic. :)
Cassaendra at 5:41PM on 08/29/08
All of these things you guys are naming are food items not even on the radar of most Americans. There's a pretty decent sized list of some conventional things that I won't try:
Liver.
Spam or canned "meat" of any kind.
Headcheese.
Brains; my southern boyfriend's family eats them with scrambled eggs and my Mexican dad eats them in tacos- gross.
Cheese Wiz or Velveeta.
I'm sure there are a few others, but that's just what immedietly comes to mind.
PumpkinBear at 5:57PM on 08/29/08
I have to mention here- I have had some AMAZING **curried goat- in fact I'm drooling just thinking bout it. **Jamaican style with coconut rice & black beans- the spice cuts that "barn" taste.
But as for my no-go list:
Roadkill
Eyeball anything
Pickled feet
Balls- nope I won't eat balls- and we got em here in the Rockies.
Durian- only on reputation alone not through any experience
I'm sure there's a thousand other things I wouldn't eat- these are just toppers of the list.
bisbee at 6:05PM on 08/29/08
@onepercent--my husband grew up in the Philippines and he won't eat Balut, either.
As for me, I won't eat anything that comes off of a pig. Also mushrooms, liver, any kind of insect, or basically anything that would appear on Fear Factor. Come to think of it, I believe Balut was on the show once.
buffy at 6:34PM on 08/29/08
Cube steak
animal penises (sorry, Bourdain & Zimmern)
mackerel
Spam
BITTER at 7:24PM on 08/29/08
Sea Urchin. I know some people love it, but I just can't do it.
Jelly fish. Only because I can't imagine how you would prepare it.
Organ meats. Again- either you love them or you hate them.
Mayo-can't get past the smell.
Oysters
Cream of wheat--it's just mushy.
beth1 at 8:23PM on 08/29/08
that's a very long list, as I'm as picky as a child... it's probably a shorter list to say what I WOULD eat.
Southern_bella at 8:27PM on 08/29/08
Everything that everyone has mentioned above except I will eat Spam, Velveeta cheese, cheese whiz, some parts of a pig, headcheese, Europeon bologna and good quality hotdogs. The other things I will not eat is gizzards, anthing game, lamb, oysters, tripe, octopus, squid, mussels, clams, most any kind of fish, tomatos, sea urchins, escargot, rabbit and anything with beets in them.
pjracz10 at 8:38PM on 08/29/08
A lot of the stuff listed here is literally some of my favorite foods!
BangieB at 8:56PM on 08/29/08
I'm witchas, BangieB. Leaves more for us.
lemons at 9:03PM on 08/29/08
@bitter.........what's wrong with cubed steak?
onepercent99 at 9:22PM on 08/29/08
I lived 16 months in South Korea and LOVE Korean food . . . except for BUNDAEGI . . . that putrid stench wafting from a few sidewalk stands in the cooler months - hot roasted larvae served up in a paper cone. People would just snack on it like popcorn. My innards would go into spasms at the first aroma. I thought I'd conquer this one and make myself try it, since I've had no problem eating other "unusual" foods, until I saw one unfortunate man empty his entire stomach contents into the street after trying one.
yankeesgal at 10:25PM on 08/29/08
Puffin heart (or any other part of a puffin)
Cat
Dog
Horse...you'll never hear me say that I'm so hungry I could eat a horse
Most organs from most animals
Chitlins/chitterlings
Roadkill
holdthemayo at 9:16AM on 08/30/08
I'm with yankeesgal!
Anything with bundaegi-- the soup or in a cup, no thanks, silk worms aren't my thing
It's everywhere here, ew
machellebelle at 9:44AM on 08/30/08
animal flesh, insects, offal
most processed foods
anything reheated or cooked in a plastic or styrofoam container
hydrogenated fats
anything containing gluten
Brownie at 1:28PM on 08/30/08
@onepercent - re: cubed steaks - it is just that I ate them so much as a kid that I can't stand the sight of them now. Just like I despise Spam 'cause I ate so, so much of it in the US Navy; I can't look at it without getting nauseous....
BITTER at 7:20PM on 08/30/08
tofu
tripe
most organ of any kind, from any end...
tongue
sushi no matter how pretty it looks
any pet grade animal, (kitties, puppies, horses, guinea pigs)
and brussel sprouts!
DeaconVolker at 11:06PM on 08/30/08
- Anything alive at the time I'm eating it
- Any primates
- Any animals that have shown the ability to think in the abstract (dolphin, elephant)
marzipanda at 1:19AM on 08/31/08
Balut
Andouilette/Chitterlings
Everything else is fair game.
browntown at 2:09AM on 08/31/08
I second the balut! Make that anything used as a challenge food on Survivor or Fear Factor. We were watching an old episode lest night where family members had to eat things to try and spend 24 hrs with the contestant. I just about lost my dinner when they got to the tarantulas...
Oh, and anything I see alive before I am expected to consume that exact creature (no, do NOT bring the lobster to the table first; I don't care how impressive it is!!!)
cowprintrabbit at 9:59AM on 08/31/08
rancid meat with maggots
rat pate
unwashed intestines of any animal
40 year old can of underwood deviled ham
soda bread
rice krispies with orange juice instead of milk
human toes
negtiveEclipse at 12:42PM on 08/31/08
Balut is a little too much for me. Beyond that, I'll try just about anything.
(As an aside: I'm amused to see how many folks won't eat roadkill. I grew up eating many a deer killed by a car - if it's fresh and relatively intact, what's the problem?)
jenilowrance at 11:26PM on 08/31/08
I would pretty much try anything once. I am pretty weary of domesticated pets, however. I also am afraid of the side effects of eating rancid meat after seeing what it did to one of my best friends. She hadn't realized that her lunch meat had been expired for almost two months!
hefloats at 1:31AM on 09/01/08
What is balut? I wouldnt eat any animal that is considered a pet ie: cat, dog, etc.. or any animal that is zoo like.. elephant etc.. Goat and lamb taste musky too. Eeewwwww! Other than that its all pretty much good. Boiled okra is a bit too slimy too.
floridagirl at 8:49AM on 09/01/08
@floridagirl - I have only seen it on TV, but I believe balut is a duck embryo pretty close to hatch time.
cowprintrabbit at 10:45AM on 09/01/08
I have had curried goat, and it's delicious.
missjess at 11:54PM on 09/05/08
from the list? roadkill. thats just plain unspeciphic, and whatever animal it was I would try NOT dead and festering on the side of the road. I live in Louisiana, and seen my fair shair of busted-armadillo meatspots. I try to call myself an omnivore, but I would only eat that if I were to die otherwise. its just not food to me.
I am indecisive about fugu. I really don't know. I might.
I'm pretty much open for anything I guess! My boyfriend and I decided to go on a life long mission to collectively find out what everything tastes like. So far all he has done to contribute is dip chips-ahoy cookies in various liquids- jack daniels, apple juice, green tea, and coke.
delilah at 12:50AM on 09/08/08