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Other Discussions => Entertainment => Off Topic => Other Entertainment / Hobbies => Topic started by: Eja117 on October 30, 2009, 09:07:06 AM
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Nothing too impressive for me. I have a small amount of pride that I ate from all 5 vertebrate groups
I guess whole baby octopus. Not too bad, but not doing it again
chicken feet. Not so good and not doing it again
human flesh when I was in the Andes....delicious!
I had some sort of pork fillet and hollandaise pizza at this place
http://www.cili.lt/index.php/about_cili/history/230
Also a banana and chicken at a place called Yellow Submarine Pizza in Utena. The place has a Beatles theme
They were very good
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This is a different kind of notable but once I ate three super burritos from Anna's Taqueria.
The best meals I ever had in no particular order have been at Hamersleys in Boston, A tiny Italian restaurant on the border of Italy and France and an Italian restaurant in Montreal that had a wall of famous people who went there and was set in a dimly lit wine cellar type area.
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When I was a kid I used to eat peanut butter & tuna fish sandwiches. :D
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When I was a kid I used to eat peanut butter & tuna fish sandwiches. :D
eeewwwwww. were they good? Must've been if you kept eating them
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When I was a kid I used to eat peanut butter & tuna fish sandwiches. :D
eeewwwwww. were they good? Must've been if you kept eating them
I probably ate them for about a year then all of a sudden thought they were gross, haha.
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Turtle Burger
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Turtle Burger
woah. I must know everything
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The "Fat Chick"
eat the whole thing in under 30 minutes & get a free t-shirt!The "Fat Chick"
20oz of breaded chicken breast, way too much grilled bacon, loads of melted monterey jack cheese and a mound of sauteed onions served on a toasted kaiser roll with what can only be described as an excessive amount of French-fries. Eat the whole thing in under 30-minutes & get a free t-shirt!
This resulted in my having a sweet t-shirt and spending a good ammount of time in the bathroom following.
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I once ate a glutton burger from here
http://local.yahoo.com/info-11759140-orbakers-drive-in-williamson
The Glutton burger consists of 2 steak burgers, 3 slices of ham, 4 slices of swiss cheese, 4 slices of bacon, lettuce, tomato, mustard, special sauce, relish, and hot sauce on a toasted bun.
Basically if there is a "pancake challenge" or "steak challenge" or "burger challenge" I will do it.
If it is a hot challenge or wing challenge I will not. Eating more than 20 wings in a sitting should be a sin punishable by flogging, and there is nothing fun about sitting around in a pool of your own sweat and tears after you just tried the "six wing" challenge but they neglected to tell you that all the wings were dosed in mad dog 357.
As far as weird things, I've eaten alligator, squirrle, squid, sweetbreads of most major domesticated animals, I dunno..I've eaten a lot of stuff.
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Haven't really done the eating challenge thing.
But I have ate both alligator and rattlesnake.
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A couple of weeks ago I ate 16 soft taco's from taco bell...gross
grub worms in australia...
sweatbreads
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Used to eat Friskies when I was a kid... I went to Hell night at a Boston bar which is a hot food eating contest. I ate a plate of habernero pasta which was about 3/4 sliced haberneros and 1/4 pasta. I managed to get it down and won a prize. I was drenched with sweat, my nose was running, and my eyes were red and watering. But before I went home I had to empty the contents of my stomach in the toilet. It was brutal.
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and for anyone that lives in or near Rhode Island, there is a new resteraunt that I would suggest challenging yourself at. some of the options:
Frankenstein - A MONSTER SANDWICH of 2 Gold Label Burgers, Jumbo Kosher Hot Dog, Double Smokehouse Bacon, Double American Cheese, Piled High with Sirloin Chili, Cole Slaw & Sweet Relish on 2 Buttered Rolls
Fatty Melt - Gold Label Burger Served Between 2 Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
Double Bypass - 2 Gold Label Burgers, Double Cheddar Cheese, Smokehouse Bacon, Fried Egg, Mayonnaise, Lettuce, Tomato
http://www.luxeburgerbar.com/meat_the_burgers.php
The best part - when you eat those incredibly large items, they time you, and the fastest goes on the wall. and it should be noted, these arent mcdonalds burgers...they are big. I think, if I remember correctly, someone at the fatty melt in like 2 minutes...
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I once ate a glutton burger from here
http://local.yahoo.com/info-11759140-orbakers-drive-in-williamson
The Glutton burger consists of 2 steak burgers, 3 slices of ham, 4 slices of swiss cheese, 4 slices of bacon, lettuce, tomato, mustard, special sauce, relish, and hot sauce on a toasted bun.
Basically if there is a "pancake challenge" or "steak challenge" or "burger challenge" I will do it.
If it is a hot challenge or wing challenge I will not. Eating more than 20 wings in a sitting should be a sin punishable by flogging, and there is nothing fun about sitting around in a pool of your own sweat and tears after you just tried the "six wing" challenge but they neglected to tell you that all the wings were dosed in mad dog 357.
As far as weird things, I've eaten alligator, squirrle, squid, sweetbreads of most major domesticated animals, I dunno..I've eaten a lot of stuff.
what's squirrel like?
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My girlfriend has been in Guatemala for the Peace Corps and one of the family that has been taking care of her has made her eat some pretty crazy stuff. Bull tongue (not bad) but bull's testicles! Pig head! Pig blood (actually we have it in Brazil, it's like a mix of Slim Jim and sausage). The funniest thing is, those aren't really native food of Guatemala. The family was just playing with her and see how far she'd go.
Also, it's not gross and I absolutely love it. In Brazil we have "Feijoada", which is basically a bean stew. The history behind it is that during the slavery times in Brazil, the owners would give the slaves a lot of beans and rice to eat (nice cheap food). However, sometimes the owners would feast on a whole pig, so they would give the slaves all the parts they don't use, you know, the feet, ears, tail... Well, the slaves would dump it all in the beans and make a stew out of it. Today it's one of Brazil's most authentic food and it is really delicious. THey have added more meat to it, but the flavor of the pig on the stew makes truly amazing.
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I'm not the biggest fan of turning food into a speed thing. Not overly judging anyone. I'm just sayin.
Some of the stories you guy have are startin to scare me.
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Haven't really done the eating challenge thing.
But I have ate both alligator and rattlesnake.
Is the rattle snake kinda like gator? What's snake like?
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Haven't really done the eating challenge thing.
But I have ate both alligator and rattlesnake.
Is the rattle snake kinda like gator? What's snake like?
They're both pretty chewy but a relatively normal taste. Nothing exotic tasting.
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I had beet and milk stew soup once and it was way better than I thought it would be
I had cold salami with root beer and illegal home made vodka that the cop made and showed up with when my brother in law took me and the crew "fishing"
That's about 4 days of my life I wish I had back
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Never really eaten anything too notable - gator and rattlesnake as some have mentioned. I ate raw salmon right out of the stream on a trip to Alaska, and that was amazingly good. Most remarkable eating habit was probably during my protein loading days, I was going through 20-25 cans of tuna fish a week, for about a year and a half or so. No mayo, just the fish and usually some cayenne. It's a miracle anyone wanted to kiss me those days. Got no taste for the stuff now, of course.
Most notable thing I ever drank was genuine North Carolina backwoods moonshine out of a Mason jar with a cinnamon stick in it, heated up on an outdoor grill. It was tasty and surprisingly smooth.
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Never really eaten anything too notable - gator and rattlesnake as some have mentioned. I ate raw salmon right out of the stream on a trip to Alaska, and that was amazingly good. Most remarkable eating habit was probably during my protein loading days, I was going through 20-25 cans of tuna fish a week, for about a year and a half or so. No mayo, just the fish and usually some cayenne. It's a miracle anyone wanted to kiss me those days. Got no taste for the stuff now, of course.
Most notable thing I ever drank was genuine North Carolina backwoods moonshine out of a Mason jar with a cinnamon stick in it, heated up on an outdoor grill. It was tasty and surprisingly smooth.
TP for the fish and moonshine
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My grandmother once served me some kind of testicle. I don't remember what animal it was from, maybe a sheep, maybe a pig. I didn't eat it, but she did and said with gusto, "I love testicles!" Obviously a horrifying moment on many levels.
I have an aunt from Mexico who served me fried blood, but couldn't eat that either.
In terms of quantity, when I used to live in Tennessee there was a place that had all-you-can-eat pork ribs on Tuesdays. I went there not every week, but almost. I think the most I ever ate was between 40 or 50 ribs.
Best meal I ever had was a kobe steak paired with a merlot from Washington State with chocolate creme brulee for dessert.
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My grandmother once served me some kind of testicle. I don't remember what animal it was from, maybe a sheep, maybe a pig. I didn't eat it, but she did and said with gusto, "I love testicles!" Obviously a horrifying moment on many levels.
I have an aunt from Mexico who served me fried blood, but couldn't eat that either.
In terms of quantity, when I used to live in Tennessee there was a place that had all-you-can-eat pork ribs on Tuesdays. I went there not every week, but almost. I think the most I ever ate was between 40 or 50 ribs.
Best meal I ever had was a kobe steak paired with a merlot from Washington State with chocolate creme brulee for dessert.
You should try fried blood, it's not bad at all. We have it in Brazil and it's kind of like Slim Jim. We have a lot of street vendors selling those, but those are a little more questionable.
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Most notable thing I ever drank was genuine North Carolina backwoods moonshine out of a Mason jar with a cinnamon stick in it, heated up on an outdoor grill. It was tasty and surprisingly smooth.
I've been able to drink moonshine on multiple occasions and everytime afterwards I reached the conclusion that if given the choice between being kicked in the man parts or drinking the moonshine, I would choose the former.
What's squirrel like?
It was kinda like a nutty version of chicken. I don't know how else to describe it. I would say if I hadn't of known it was squirrle and just based it on taste alone the meal would've been completely uneventful.
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Hey are there certain religions that can't have the blood thing? I don't want to offer some to the wrong guy, not that I have it much.
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Turtle Burger
My mom used to make turtle soup. One time she made it with bad meat, it never made the menu again.
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Cheerios and Red Bull.
We had no milk.
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Cheerios and Red Bull.
We had no milk.
was it good?
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Cheerios and Red Bull.
We had no milk.
was it good?
Horrible.. Like I gagged.
It was for a series me and my friend are working on for youtube called "What May (or may not) go good with Red Bull."
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Cheerios and Red Bull.
We had no milk.
was it good?
Horrible.. Like I gagged.
It was for a series me and my friend are working on for youtube called "What May (or may not) go good with Red Bull."
TP for the attempt. if it had worked you would have revolutionized breakfast worldwide for generations to come.
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Cheerios and Red Bull.
We had no milk.
was it good?
Horrible.. Like I gagged.
It was for a series me and my friend are working on for youtube called "What May (or may not) go good with Red Bull."
TP for the attempt. if it had worked you would have revolutionized breakfast worldwide for generations to come.
Haha, all you can do is try. Surprisingly, though.. The best steak I ever had was marinated in Red Bull.
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Roasted Peanut Encrusted Pork Chop, Carmalized Sweet Potato Fries- City grocery, Oxford MS
Shrip 'n Grits- Boure, Oxford MS
The Big Easy ( Chicken Fried Steak, Mashed Potatoes and Butter Beans on a Bulky Roll) - Ajax Diner, Oxford MS
They were amazing.
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Most notable thing I ever drank was genuine North Carolina backwoods moonshine out of a Mason jar with a cinnamon stick in it, heated up on an outdoor grill. It was tasty and surprisingly smooth.
I've been able to drink moonshine on multiple occasions and everytime afterwards I reached the conclusion that if given the choice between being kicked in the man parts or drinking the moonshine, I would choose the former.
Surprisingly I had no notable hangover, and I was already pretty drunk when the jar got broken out. I got the impression this was extremely high-quality moonshine though.
Was this NNY moonshine by the way? I never knew there was such a thing, though it doesn't surprise me.
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You're going to wish you hadn't asked this question by the time I tell you! ;) I spent last year in the Philippines, and I made a promise to my fiance' that I would try anything/everything at least once, (much to my own regret, at times). I was also not about to offend her mother when we visited the Province by not eating what was given to me, and I was also raised in a very strict household and taught that, when you are a guest somewhere, you eat whatever is put before you. Here are some of the "delicacies" I was taught to appreciate, (for the mere fact that when you're starving, as many filipinas are, your list of what's edible and what's not, increases a great deal).
1) Balut
What It Is - The "notorious" boiled fertilized duck's egg. Duck's egg usually takes 28 days to hatch but the perfect balut is boiled at 17 days, when the chick is still wrapped in white and showing no beak or feathers.
Where You'll Find It - The town of Pateros and neighboring towns of Rizal and all through Metro Manila.
Dish On The Dish - There is an art to eating balut. First, make sure it's hot. hold up the egg and determine the wider end; lightly tapping it here will allow you to savor the balut's tasty broth. Break off a piece of eggshell and then take a sip - you may want to salt it before doing so. Once all the soup has been sipped, crack the rest of the egg, peel it open and sprinkle it with rock salt. The yolk is firm yet tender and the chick should go down smooth and sweet. Balut is traditionally sold by vendors who do their rounds on the streets peddling the eggs in baskets in the evening, bellowing, "Baluuuuuuuut!" Every night, while trying to go to sleep, you can hear the call of the balut vendor. (It is sold at night because it is considered a strong aphrodesiac). The menfolk like to gather at street corner sari-sari stores with their bottles of beer or gin and balut as pulutan (bar chow), spending many a happy happy hour.
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2) Tamilok
What It Is - Woodworm found in driftwoods.
Where You'll Find It - Agusan, Surigao and Davao provinces ... people travel to Cebu just to eat this delicacy!
Dish On The Dish - Tamilok is not for the squeamish nor the faint of heart. The experience of eating it is more risque than eating sushi. Forget raw; these worms are eaten alive. The driftwood is chopped so you are able to extract pink juicy worms measuring six to eight inches long ... they also find them by peeling the bark off mangrove trees. The worms are then washed then dropped onto the tounge. Fans love the clean taste and the tingling sensation through the digestive tract.
The taste was really not bad ... the problem I had was getting used to the things moving in my stomach once I swallowed them ... a bit unnerving, to say the least.
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3) Kamaro
What It Is - A mole cricket that burrows in the moist soil of growing rice fields.
Where You'll Find It - Pampanga, Tarlac other Provinces
Dish On The Dish - These mole crickets are the most delicious pulutan in Pampanga, a foodie province known for delicious dishes, the country's best cooks and most discriminating gourmands. The kamaro catchers stomp their bare feet on the soil to make the crickets surface, causing them to jump and fly awkwardly, making them easy to catch. cooking them is even more laborious.
The cricket's legs and wings must be removed, after which the body is boiled in vinegar and garlic. It is then sauteed in oil, chopped oinion and tomatoes until they are chocolate brown in color. Kamaro is a party in your mouth with every bite: the initial crunch gives way to a moist interior, making it a perfect pairing with ice-cold beer. Without the wings and legs, there is no scratchy texture.
Once again, it was a texture thing for me, because the flavor itself is very good ... I've found that aversion to food is all in the "mind", of course, but unfortunately, the mind is in constant and direct contact with the stomach and all it's reflexes!
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4) Sinarapan
What It Is - The world's smallest fish.
Where You'll Find It - Lake Buhi, Camarines Sur
Dish On The Dish - At a mere six to eight millimeters when fully grown, the sinarapan is definitely the world's smallest edible fish. These diminutive creatures are endemic to this lake, and swim in massive schools of 100,000 to 500,000 fish. Their minute bodies are transparent so only their black eyes are visible. To give you a clearer idea of how small they are, just imagine that a tablespoon holds over a thousand of them! The best time to catch sinarapan is two hours before dawn or at three or four in the afternoon.
These fish are said to be an aphrodisiac when eaten raw with salt and a few squeezes of lime juice. It is quite amusing as its name seems to come from the root word, sarap, which means "delicious" in Filipino - a word that is used to describe both food and sex. Sinarapan are usually added to an omelet for breakfast or cooked Bicolano (is what the locals are called in the province of Bicol) style with coconut milk, vegetables and chili. Unfortunately, they may soon become extinct due to over-fishing. This was fairly palatable, as the sauce I had them with, (vinegar, salt and lemon juice), is what you taste ... again a texture thing for me.
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5) Paniki
What It Is - A fruit bat that feeds on over-ripe lanzones, jackfruit, durian and other tree fruit.
Where You'll Find It - The Philippines has over 50 species of fruit bats found throughout the country, including Subic, tha Samal Caves in Davao ans San Juan, Batangas
Dish On The Dish - Batman, beware! Nothing is spared of the fruit bat once it's been caught. To prepare it for cooking, the entire bat is skinned, and the two glands found at the base of its limbs are removed. It is then chopped into bite-sized pieces, sauteed in oil, garlic, vinegar, tomatoes, pepper, laurel leaves and simmered until the broth has almost dried out.
Although some Filipinos consider these fruit bats a delicacy, eating them must be stopped since many bat species are close to becoming endangered. These fruit bats play an important role as they help to maintain the biodiversity of the Philippines' ecological system by propagating fruit-bearing trees. I was fed it for the sake of "International Relations", as you can NOT be a westerner in the Philippines without tasting paniki! (It was actually good, but I'll stick to preserving the species).
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6) Betute Tugak
What It Is - Stuffed frog
Where You'll find It - Everywhere, esp. Provinces
Dish On The Dish - Farmers used to depend on rain water to irrigater their farms. Children would then catch the frogs, which came out during the rainy season, while their parents cultivated the land or planted rice. Outwitting the frogs has been a traditional "family bonding" ritual. Betute is a play of words on butete, which means "tadpole" in the local dialect. Betute is the entire frog stuffed with minced pork - so it looks like a very fat frog. It is then deep-fried in oil.
This, I must admit, (after my initial aversion to eating something I used to find "cute and playful" as a kid), is absolutely delicious. I found myself relishing this with great anticipation whenever heading to Rose's, (my fiance'), mom's in the province of Tarlac, as this was one of her "specialties". My own mother has still not forgiven me for this atrocity, as frogs are her favorite animal, and I am now seen as a traitor. ;)
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7) Abu-os
Ant Eggs
What They Are - The eggs of tree ants
Where You'll Find Them - Ilocos Norte
Dish On The Dish - Known as the caviar of Ilocos' wealthy set, they are found on the branches of certain mango trees where these ants make their homes. You need an expert who can detect them from under the trees branches. Gathering them requires a light hand and fleet feet as the sound of foot steps makes these ants hide their eggs. Flat baskets are attached under the branches and the tree is shaken vigorously until the eggs fall into the baskets.
These are fried in butter. the result: A crisp shell on th outside and creamy filling on the inside. I have to admit, (again after initial aversion), that this stuff is very good, and once the texture thing is overcome, the flavor in itself is amazing. I was told it's "all how you serve it", so I have to take that at their word ... I only has it once, and served one way, so it's not like I'm an expert.
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I'm going to stop there for now, as these are the definite highlights ... I did also eat rat, (which is very common), but I didn't know it at the time, so it's not really a fair critique.
As far as what the results of eating these things was, I'll leave that up to the imagination. I will say that I only tasted one of these dishes twice, (if you know what I mean ... once on the way down, once on the way up), but that was purely by choice and my own initiation. ;)
To keep it all in proper perspective, I had friends there who, if they did not sell enough at the market during the day, did not eat at night ... and their replacement food at those times was salt ... period. I also knew some whose family pets had disappeared permanently ... and I'll let you guess why.
Be very thankful this Thanksgiving, that you have food on your table and a full stomach ... and a roof over your head ... and a warm, dry place to sleep at night ... and a decent hospital down the street ... and decent clothes on your back ... and air conditioning when it's hot ... and a mattress and soft pillow to sleep on ... and comfortable shoes ... and electricity ... and running water ... and an inside toilet that flushes ... because for most people on this earth, those things are not a given, and it's a daily struggle to have even those basic things we take for granted.
I have seen so much in a short time that has changed my view of life and what's truly important, and I pray that no one here takes those things for granted that I always have, and that we all realize how truly blessed we are to live in a country so great and so rich and so full of hope and promise ... where the next meal is not the only thing we're worrying about all day long. God has been so good to me, and I pray he is such to you as well ... and that this Thanksgiving is the best ever. But I also hope when you sit down to eat on the 26th, you'll think of those who are eating only salt, (or nothing at all), and say a prayer for them and theirs.
God bless.
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Well for certain only Asia and Africa beats Centralamerica
in interesting foods.
Some of those are not tasty even for me Bakhu man. ;D
The good thinhg is after all
Everything tastes like chicken ;)
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I was gonna say it was a showdown between Baku and Edgar, but when I got down around the bat I think Baku won the deal
Geez
and I thought the sauerkraut and mushroom soup I had in Slovakia was kinda edgy.
Holy geez.
And Edgar. You ate monitor lizard? And is that a pickled grub at the bottom?
i don't know how I'd do eating something alive like Baku over here and veal is about the closest I've gone to anything fetal.
[dang]
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On my 16th birthday I ate a steak called "The Gambler" at a local favorite steakhouse... was 36oz. of the tastiest steak I've ever had. Cost $40 but price was cut in half because I finished it. I also ate my free birthday sundae and some appetizers before it. I did The Gambler again a couple year later.
Also when I was 16, during the NFC Championship game between the Vikings and Giants, I was depressed at the Vikings losing 41-0 and asked the bartender at the popular diner I watched the game at if I could get the Monster Burger (1lb beef) doubled in size. It was 24oz of meat, several cheese slices, 13 pickle slices, 6 tomato slices, and about a half inch thick of lettuce. It was awesome.
Ate an 8x8 at In N Out burger. Delicious.
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I was gonna say it was a showdown between Baku and Edgar, but when I got down around the bat I think Baku won the deal
Geez
and I thought the sauerkraut and mushroom soup I had in Slovakia was kinda edgy.
Holy geez.
And Edgar. You ate monitor lizard? And is that a pickled grub at the bottom?
i don't know how I'd do eatin gsomething alive like Baku over here and veal is about the closest I've gone to anything fetal.
[dang]
Its a garrobo not a monitor more like an iguana.
and I still have one or two foods under my) sleeve ;)
(http://www.knowyoursto.com/images/genusopossums/didelphis-albiventris01.jpg) tacuazin for example.
the thing that looks like a goat is not a lamb nor a goat is a pelibuey
I swear one of this days I will try orangutans favorite food the durian I envy Bakhu for that one
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Well for certain only Asia and Africa beats Centralamerica
in interesting foods.
Some of those are not tasty even for me Bakhu man. ;D
The good thinhg is after all
Everything tastes like chicken ;)
LOL! Yeah ... exactly, Edgar ... it's all in the mind! ;) (TP) I did also eat goat, iguana, squid, and conch, and they were all very good. The conch soup, (calaloo), was AMAZING! I've had squid here in the US, too, but the way they cook it there is so much better!
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Edgar what was that bowl of red stuff? And was that a piranha?
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Edgar what was that bowl of red stuff? And was that a piranha?
Nope is a scorpion fish a very venneous one very used in asian food
The black thing are a molusco called curil u eat them alive and the black stuff is their blood.
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tepezcuintle what is a small capibara a.k.a. another kind of rat
here in el salvador we have a coule of restaurants where u can find almost all that i show u in one place
almost everything is barbeque cooked without the classic sauce u all know
Ahh and eggs of almost every single reptile and quelonios
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On my 16th birthday I ate a steak called "The Gambler" at a local favorite steakhouse... was 36oz. of the tastiest steak I've ever had. Cost $40 but price was cut in half because I finished it. I also ate my free birthday sundae and some appetizers before it. I did The Gambler again a couple year later.
Also when I was 16, during the NFC Championship game between the Vikings and Giants, I was depressed at the Vikings losing 41-0 and asked the bartender at the popular diner I watched the game at if I could get the Monster Burger (1lb beef) doubled in size. It was 24oz of meat, several cheese slices, 13 pickle slices, 6 tomato slices, and about a half inch thick of lettuce. It was awesome.
Ate an 8x8 at In N Out burger. Delicious.
A while ago I used to work at a steakhouse that served a 40 oz steak...eat it all get your name on a plaque. So I am in there and this guy decides 40 isnt enough, so he ordered 4 24 oz steaks (92 oz's). he ate all of it...every bite (it's almost 6 pounds of meat!) that was pretty gross to see
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On my 16th birthday I ate a steak called "The Gambler" at a local favorite steakhouse... was 36oz. of the tastiest steak I've ever had. Cost $40 but price was cut in half because I finished it. I also ate my free birthday sundae and some appetizers before it. I did The Gambler again a couple year later.
Also when I was 16, during the NFC Championship game between the Vikings and Giants, I was depressed at the Vikings losing 41-0 and asked the bartender at the popular diner I watched the game at if I could get the Monster Burger (1lb beef) doubled in size. It was 24oz of meat, several cheese slices, 13 pickle slices, 6 tomato slices, and about a half inch thick of lettuce. It was awesome.
Ate an 8x8 at In N Out burger. Delicious.
A while ago I used to work at a steakhouse that served a 40 oz steak...eat it all get your name on a plaque. So I am in there and this guy decides 40 isnt enough, so he ordered 4 24 oz steaks (92 oz's). he ate all of it...every bite (it's almost 6 pounds of meat!) that was pretty gross to see
Did he weigh like 900 lbs?
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On my 16th birthday I ate a steak called "The Gambler" at a local favorite steakhouse... was 36oz. of the tastiest steak I've ever had. Cost $40 but price was cut in half because I finished it. I also ate my free birthday sundae and some appetizers before it. I did The Gambler again a couple year later.
Also when I was 16, during the NFC Championship game between the Vikings and Giants, I was depressed at the Vikings losing 41-0 and asked the bartender at the popular diner I watched the game at if I could get the Monster Burger (1lb beef) doubled in size. It was 24oz of meat, several cheese slices, 13 pickle slices, 6 tomato slices, and about a half inch thick of lettuce. It was awesome.
Ate an 8x8 at In N Out burger. Delicious.
A while ago I used to work at a steakhouse that served a 40 oz steak...eat it all get your name on a plaque. So I am in there and this guy decides 40 isnt enough, so he ordered 4 24 oz steaks (92 oz's). he ate all of it...every bite (it's almost 6 pounds of meat!) that was pretty gross to see
Did he weigh like 900 lbs?
Surprisingly no - he was fairly 'fit' looking. I didnt think there was any way he was going to be able to do it, but he just kept going. I am sure it was a painful night for him
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and for anyone that lives in or near Rhode Island, there is a new resteraunt that I would suggest challenging yourself at. some of the options:
Frankenstein - A MONSTER SANDWICH of 2 Gold Label Burgers, Jumbo Kosher Hot Dog, Double Smokehouse Bacon, Double American Cheese, Piled High with Sirloin Chili, Cole Slaw & Sweet Relish on 2 Buttered Rolls
Fatty Melt - Gold Label Burger Served Between 2 Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
Double Bypass - 2 Gold Label Burgers, Double Cheddar Cheese, Smokehouse Bacon, Fried Egg, Mayonnaise, Lettuce, Tomato
http://www.luxeburgerbar.com/meat_the_burgers.php
The best part - when you eat those incredibly large items, they time you, and the fastest goes on the wall. and it should be noted, these arent mcdonalds burgers...they are big. I think, if I remember correctly, someone at the fatty melt in like 2 minutes...
Thanks for the heads up!! That's close to wear I work. I'll have to try it out.
For me, weirdest thing I've had was Pigeon Pie in Morrocco. One of the absolutely best things I've ever had.
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I want to nominate this for thread of year watch list. Just the Edgar and Baku parts alone would probably qualify
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human flesh when I was in the Andes....delicious!
Please explain...
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human flesh when I was in the Andes....delicious!
Please explain...
Rule #1 of Crashed Rugby Plane Club is you do not talk about Crashed Rugby Plane Club.
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Human flesh isnt that good, Human blood in the other hand......
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I want to nominate this for thread of year watch list. Just the Edgar and Baku parts alone would probably qualify
to be honest eja I really really love this thread specially because I feel like an experienced and willing to share erudit ..lol...on this topic of eating strange unortodox things
Bakhus descriptions are great, i will try to elaborate mine a little more later on.
For now I will leave you with
(http://www.fotosdeelsalvador.com/fotos/water/9ceef62c480a0212cdbdabbc8913e1e5.jpg)
yuca con curtido y pepescas you will see the site is named fotos de El Salvador
Is a delicious plate of yuca (something like a potato but with more texture) and pepesca ( some small fried fish just like the ones bakhu pointed) and curtido that last one is very common in all our tipical dishes
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My words...
...at the end of last season when I swore not to post until KG was back on the floor.
Dark Lord had to talk me back when KG actually showed back up "on the floor" in street clothes.
;D
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i was going to leave a comment but your guys have totally grossed me out!!!
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Bahku and Edgar..
In these places do the people sorta know or admit it's "unusual food" or is it just like eating pumpkin pie or something?
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You're going to wish you hadn't asked this question by the time I tell you! ;) I spent last year in the Philippines, and I made a promise to my fiance' that I would try anything/everything at least once, (much to my own regret, at times). I was also not about to offend her mother when we visited the Province by not eating what was given to me, and I was also raised in a very strict household and taught that, when you are a guest somewhere, you eat whatever is put before you. Here are some of the "delicacies" I was taught to appreciate, (for the mere fact that when you're starving, as many filipinas are, your list of what's edible and what's not, increases a great deal).
1) Balut
What It Is - The "notorious" boiled fertilized duck's egg. Duck's egg usually takes 28 days to hatch but the perfect balut is boiled at 17 days, when the chick is still wrapped in white and showing no beak or feathers.
Where You'll Find It - The town of Pateros and neighboring towns of Rizal and all through Metro Manila.
Dish On The Dish - There is an art to eating balut. First, make sure it's hot. hold up the egg and determine the wider end; lightly tapping it here will allow you to savor the balut's tasty broth. Break off a piece of eggshell and then take a sip - you may want to salt it before doing so. Once all the soup has been sipped, crack the rest of the egg, peel it open and sprinkle it with rock salt. The yolk is firm yet tender and the chick should go down smooth and sweet. Balut is traditionally sold by vendors who do their rounds on the streets peddling the eggs in baskets in the evening, bellowing, "Baluuuuuuuut!" Every night, while trying to go to sleep, you can hear the call of the balut vendor. (It is sold at night because it is considered a strong aphrodesiac). The menfolk like to gather at street corner sari-sari stores with their bottles of beer or gin and balut as pulutan (bar chow), spending many a happy happy hour.
(http://z.hubpages.com/u/661604_f496.jpg)
2) Tamilok
What It Is - Woodworm found in driftwoods.
Where You'll Find It - Agusan, Surigao and Davao provinces ... people travel to Cebu just to eat this delicacy!
Dish On The Dish - Tamilok is not for the squeamish nor the faint of heart. The experience of eating it is more risque than eating sushi. Forget raw; these worms are eaten alive. The driftwood is chopped so you are able to extract pink juicy worms measuring six to eight inches long ... they also find them by peeling the bark off mangrove trees. The worms are then washed then dropped onto the tounge. Fans love the clean taste and the tingling sensation through the digestive tract.
The taste was really not bad ... the problem I had was getting used to the things moving in my stomach once I swallowed them ... a bit unnerving, to say the least.
(http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a184/skylee_swoop/Palawan%202008/PICT0017.jpg)
3) Kamaro
What It Is - A mole cricket that burrows in the moist soil of growing rice fields.
Where You'll Find It - Pampanga, Tarlac other Provinces
Dish On The Dish - These mole crickets are the most delicious pulutan in Pampanga, a foodie province known for delicious dishes, the country's best cooks and most discriminating gourmands. The kamaro catchers stomp their bare feet on the soil to make the crickets surface, causing them to jump and fly awkwardly, making them easy to catch. cooking them is even more laborious.
The cricket's legs and wings must be removed, after which the body is boiled in vinegar and garlic. It is then sauteed in oil, chopped oinion and tomatoes until they are chocolate brown in color. Kamaro is a party in your mouth with every bite: the initial crunch gives way to a moist interior, making it a perfect pairing with ice-cold beer. Without the wings and legs, there is no scratchy texture.
Once again, it was a texture thing for me, because the flavor itself is very good ... I've found that aversion to food is all in the "mind", of course, but unfortunately, the mind is in constant and direct contact with the stomach and all it's reflexes!
(http://docgelo.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/img_3365.jpg)(http://blogs.knoxnews.com/knx/pineda/kamaro.jpg)
4) Sinarapan
What It Is - The world's smallest fish.
Where You'll Find It - Lake Buhi, Camarines Sur
Dish On The Dish - At a mere six to eight millimeters when fully grown, the sinarapan is definitely the world's smallest edible fish. These diminutive creatures are endemic to this lake, and swim in massive schools of 100,000 to 500,000 fish. Their minute bodies are transparent so only their black eyes are visible. To give you a clearer idea of how small they are, just imagine that a tablespoon holds over a thousand of them! The best time to catch sinarapan is two hours before dawn or at three or four in the afternoon.
These fish are said to be an aphrodisiac when eaten raw with salt and a few squeezes of lime juice. It is quite amusing as its name seems to come from the root word, sarap, which means "delicious" in Filipino - a word that is used to describe both food and sex. Sinarapan are usually added to an omelet for breakfast or cooked Bicolano (is what the locals are called in the province of Bicol) style with coconut milk, vegetables and chili. Unfortunately, they may soon become extinct due to over-fishing. This was fairly palatable, as the sauce I had them with, (vinegar, salt and lemon juice), is what you taste ... again a texture thing for me.
(http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w301/buangayam/sinarapan%20ride%2009/IMG_0539.jpg)(http://z.hubpages.com/u/662465_f248.jpg) (On the far left)
5) Paniki
What It Is - A fruit bat that feeds on over-ripe lanzones, jackfruit, durian and other tree fruit.
Where You'll Find It - The Philippines has over 50 species of fruit bats found throughout the country, including Subic, tha Samal Caves in Davao ans San Juan, Batangas
Dish On The Dish - Batman, beware! Nothing is spared of the fruit bat once it's been caught. To prepare it for cooking, the entire bat is skinned, and the two glands found at the base of its limbs are removed. It is then chopped into bite-sized pieces, sauteed in oil, garlic, vinegar, tomatoes, pepper, laurel leaves and simmered until the broth has almost dried out.
Although some Filipinos consider these fruit bats a delicacy, eating them must be stopped since many bat species are close to becoming endangered. These fruit bats play an important role as they help to maintain the biodiversity of the Philippines' ecological system by propagating fruit-bearing trees. I was fed it for the sake of "International Relations", as you can NOT be a westerner in the Philippines without tasting paniki! (It was actually good, but I'll stick to preserving the species).
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2412/1599942395_9e2f0e8a61.jpg)(http://z.hubpages.com/u/662485_f248.jpg)
6) Betute Tugak
What It Is - Stuffed frog
Where You'll find It - Everywhere, esp. Provinces
Dish On The Dish - Farmers used to depend on rain water to irrigater their farms. Children would then catch the frogs, which came out during the rainy season, while their parents cultivated the land or planted rice. Outwitting the frogs has been a traditional "family bonding" ritual. Betute is a play of words on butete, which means "tadpole" in the local dialect. Betute is the entire frog stuffed with minced pork - so it looks like a very fat frog. It is then deep-fried in oil.
This, I must admit, (after my initial aversion to eating something I used to find "cute and playful" as a kid), is absolutely delicious. I found myself relishing this with great anticipation whenever heading to Rose's, (my fiance'), mom's in the province of Tarlac, as this was one of her "specialties". My own mother has still not forgiven me for this atrocity, as frogs are her favorite animal, and I am now seen as a traitor. ;)
(http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1155/1091549245_2587dfdc3c.jpg)(http://z.hubpages.com/u/662549_f248.jpg)
7) Abu-os
Ant Eggs
What They Are - The eggs of tree ants
Where You'll Find Them - Ilocos Norte
Dish On The Dish - Known as the caviar of Ilocos' wealthy set, they are found on the branches of certain mango trees where these ants make their homes. You need an expert who can detect them from under the trees branches. Gathering them requires a light hand and fleet feet as the sound of foot steps makes these ants hide their eggs. Flat baskets are attached under the branches and the tree is shaken vigorously until the eggs fall into the baskets.
These are fried in butter. the result: A crisp shell on th outside and creamy filling on the inside. I have to admit, (again after initial aversion), that this stuff is very good, and once the texture thing is overcome, the flavor in itself is amazing. I was told it's "all how you serve it", so I have to take that at their word ... I only has it once, and served one way, so it's not like I'm an expert.
(http://z.hubpages.com/u/662527_f248.jpg)(http://z.hubpages.com/u/662526_f248.jpg)
I'm going to stop there for now, as these are the definite highlights ... I did also eat rat, (which is very common), but I didn't know it at the time, so it's not really a fair critique.
As far as what the results of eating these things was, I'll leave that up to the imagination. I will say that I only tasted one of these dishes twice, (if you know what I mean ... once on the way down, once on the way up), but that was purely by choice and my own initiation. ;)
To keep it all in proper perspective, I had friends there who, if they did not sell enough at the market during the day, did not eat at night ... and their replacement food at those times was salt ... period. I also knew some whose family pets had disappeared permanently ... and I'll let you guess why.
Be very thankful this Thanksgiving, that you have food on your table and a full stomach ... and a roof over your head ... and a warm, dry place to sleep at night ... and a decent hospital down the street ... and decent clothes on your back ... and air conditioning when it's hot ... and a mattress and soft pillow to sleep on ... and comfortable shoes ... and electricity ... and running water ... and an inside toilet that flushes ... because for most people on this earth, those things are not a given, and it's a daily struggle to have even those basic things we take for granted.
I have seen so much in a short time that has changed my view of life and what's truly important, and I pray that no one here takes those things for granted that I always have, and that we all realize how truly blessed we are to live in a country so great and so rich and so full of hope and promise ... where the next meal is not the only thing we're worrying about all day long. God has been so good to me, and I pray he is such to you as well ... and that this Thanksgiving is the best ever. But I also hope when you sit down to eat on the 26th, you'll think of those who are eating only salt, (or nothing at all), and say a prayer for them and theirs.
God bless.
im from the philippines but i havent tried some of those. maybe because im a manileņo. wellm all except for balut and sinarapan (my province is in bicol thats why). balut is one of my faves but i once had a balut that had a chick with a beak :-X. since then i always check the chick for beaks.
have you tried isaw? tmac did and ate rather a lot. since his stomach isnt used to the food he had a slight fever. isaw is filipino for intestine, and barbequed chicken or pork intestine is one of my favorites!
one of the most notable things i ate was my favorite dinuguang manok, dinuguan is a dish made from meat and blood. it lasts for weeks on the fridge without spoiling. dinuguang manok is made from native chicken meat, and its blood with lots of chili and young papaya. btw, dugo means blood ;)
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My cousin's had cow stomach, shark and alligator lol nothing crazy weird for me though.
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im from the philippines but i havent tried some of those. maybe because im a manileņo. wellm all except for balut and sinarapan (my province is in bicol thats why). balut is one of my faves but i once had a balut that had a chick with a beak :-X. since then i always check the chick for beaks.
have you tried isaw? tmac did and ate rather a lot. since his stomach isnt used to the food he had a slight fever. isaw is filipino for intestine, and barbequed chicken or pork intestine is one of my favorites!
one of the most notable things i ate was my favorite dinuguang manok, dinuguan is a dish made from meat and blood. it lasts for weeks on the fridge without spoiling. dinuguang manok is made from native chicken meat, and its blood with lots of chili and young papaya. btw, dugo means blood ;)
This is so cool ... no way did I think someone here would have also eaten these things and relate to them! Yeah ... I did have dinuguang manok, and the flavor is amazing ... it was the texture that was a little hard to get used to, but it's one of my fiance's favorite dishes ... also ate minudo and calderetta a lot. One of my favorite things was the ice cream made from that purple yam, called ube ... I love it! It's very hard to find here in Maine, but I did have some shipped. I also learned some great cooking techniques like using Sprite as a marinade ... and cooking rice in coconut milk instead of just water ... so good!
I really fell in love with filipina cuisine, (well, most of it), and it's very healthy food. Did I know you were filipina, RR? My fiance' is from Paniqui, in Tarlac Province, but she has lived in Santa Cruz part of Manila for a number of years, and worked in Makati. That's where I lived while I was there ... and we spent a lot of time in Paniqui, and traveled to Cebu, Boracay, etc. ... wow, would I love to retire to Boracay!
Kaawan ka ng diyos palage ;)
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yeah i think you do. back then when you still have flags next to your avatars. we have ube planted in our backyard. we use it for halaya. a big part of filipino cuisine is spanish, just like menudo.
cooking rice in coconut milk, that i havent tried yet ;D
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Ok, I guess I got a tame one. I used to cook ostrich for the hotties.
Worked great
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Ok, I guess I got a tame one. I used to cook ostrich for the hotties.
Worked great
hotties? ;D
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Ok, I guess I got a tame one. I used to cook ostrich for the hotties.
Worked great
hotties? ;D
Well that was my preference at the time you see. Coldies are just..they aren't for me.
Also I didn't want to say chicks seeing as how there are two pictures of fetal duck on the thread. It just felt weird
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Some very interesting responses. I am definitely not into eating most of the stuff you guys have...the most notable thing I've ever eaten was pretty disgusting. About 10 years ago, I was at six flags with a couple of friends and they got some people to chip in a dollar each (for a total of $7) for me to eat a half smoked cigarette that was sitting in a puddle. Looking back, that probably wasn't the best choice, but at least I won't ever forget it.
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Some very interesting responses. I am definitely not into eating most of the stuff you guys have...the most notable thing I've ever eaten was pretty disgusting. About 10 years ago, I was at six flags with a couple of friends and they got some people to chip in a dollar each (for a total of $7) for me to eat a half smoked cigarette that was sitting in a puddle. Looking back, that probably wasn't the best choice, but at least I won't ever forget it.
You did that for $7? Geeze dude. That's like Kenny from South Park stuff
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Some very interesting responses. I am definitely not into eating most of the stuff you guys have...the most notable thing I've ever eaten was pretty disgusting. About 10 years ago, I was at six flags with a couple of friends and they got some people to chip in a dollar each (for a total of $7) for me to eat a half smoked cigarette that was sitting in a puddle. Looking back, that probably wasn't the best choice, but at least I won't ever forget it.
You did that for $7? Geeze dude. That's like Kenny from South Park stuff
You'd starve where I'm from. $7 doesn't get you to eat day old hamburger helper.
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When I was a kid I used to eat peanut butter & tuna fish sandwiches. :D
One very late night/morning while feeling no pain a bunch of us decided it would be a swell idea to honor Chevy Chase's line from Caddyshack and whipped up a batch of Tuna Coladas.
My bro and also cleaned out the cupboard making the brine for a really nasty batch of pickled eggs that were eaten months later under similar circumstances.
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Some very interesting responses. I am definitely not into eating most of the stuff you guys have...the most notable thing I've ever eaten was pretty disgusting. About 10 years ago, I was at six flags with a couple of friends and they got some people to chip in a dollar each (for a total of $7) for me to eat a half smoked cigarette that was sitting in a puddle. Looking back, that probably wasn't the best choice, but at least I won't ever forget it.
Ahhh ... non-food items, huh? Well, I did eat a box of donuts and the box in college, (the kind with 6 donuts wrapped in plastic and the little plastic window in the box), but that was a frat thing ... I HAD to! (It was that or my life!) ;)
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I had a roommate one time who ate 6 earthworms to win an autographed Tesla guitar. Personally though, just the normal out of the ordinary stuff like rabbitt, squirel, frog legs, pigs feet and that is all.
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I ate Kangaroo one time and I thought it was good.
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I ate Kangaroo one time and I thought it was good.
was it kinda like venison?
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Alligator, ostrich, frogs legs all aren't bad (I thought Ostrich tasted a little too bloody though). Chicken's feet were terrible. I usually enjoy tripe (cow stomach lining) when prepared at Asian restaurants.
As for things that were eaten on dares...
I tried to drink a gallon of gravy on a bet. I got about 1/3 through and threw up. Everyone tried to pull their money off the table and I drunkenly shouted "I didn't say I was done!!" and drank about another 1/3. Then I couldn't go anymore. Out of respect for my heroic effort, I was given the money to keep. That was awful, just awful.
An ashtray full of cigarrette ash, poured into a glass of water. That actually wasn't too awful.
I bit off half a bar of soap and ate that to make a point. People were complaining. I wanted to show them what huge sissies they were. They shutup and worked after that.
A can of miller lite put through an industrial dishwasher. Piping hot flat beer, mmmMMmmm.
I've taken shot glasses full of tobasco plenty of times. I use it to clean out my sinuses in extreme cases.
I've used shot glasses of A1 steak sauce as a chaser when drinking Whiskey. Either that or the Whiskey caused one of the worse hangovers of my life.
I'm forgetting a lot of stuff here. And intentionally leaving some off too. This post should tell you two things. First, I have an amazing stomach. Second, I have a not so amazing brain.
EDIT: Oh, the worst thing I ever ate was probably a McDonald's cheeseburger. 1/3 filler, 1/3 beef, 1/3 poison. Yummmm.
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This was an awesome thread
I just remembered I ate shredded pig ear once and hated it, but all my meals combined has nothing on an average meal that Bakhu and Edgar are discussing.
Still some questions to be answered
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I studied abroad in Ireland for a semester, and that included doing my own shopping. I was at the grocery store with one of my Irish roommates, who was living on his own for the first time.
We were in the freezer aisle, trying to stretch our money as far as possible, when we saw "30 hamburger patties" for the equivalent of about $4.
We thought we scored, until we got home. The "hamburger" was white and looked chalky, and didn't look like any beef we'd ever eaten. At that point, I read the box, and there was a small box on there that said something along the lines of "Does not contain more than 40% sawdust". Seriously. Sawdust.
Undaunted, we both decided to be adventurous, assuming that they weren't *that* bad. They were. We couldn't eat those things even when completely blitzed. We tried pawning them off on other roommates, friends, etc., but nobody could get one down.
It's definitely not as cool a story as some of here, but it still cracks me up.
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I studied abroad in Ireland for a semester, and that included doing my own shopping. I was at the grocery store with one of my Irish roommates, who was living on his own for the first time.
We were in the freezer aisle, trying to stretch our money as far as possible, when we saw "30 hamburger patties" for the equivalent of about $4.
We thought we scored, until we got home. The "hamburger" was white and looked chalky, and didn't look like any beef we'd ever eaten. At that point, I read the box, and there was a small box on there that said something along the lines of "Does not contain more than 40% sawdust". Seriously. Sawdust.
Undaunted, we both decided to be adventurous, assuming that they weren't *that* bad. They were. We couldn't eat those things even when completely blitzed. We tried pawning them off on other roommates, friends, etc., but nobody could get one down.
It's definitely not as cool a story as some of here, but it still cracks me up.
I think sawdust was on the list of wierd things in Taco Bell meat.
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I studied abroad in Ireland for a semester, and that included doing my own shopping. I was at the grocery store with one of my Irish roommates, who was living on his own for the first time.
We were in the freezer aisle, trying to stretch our money as far as possible, when we saw "30 hamburger patties" for the equivalent of about $4.
We thought we scored, until we got home. The "hamburger" was white and looked chalky, and didn't look like any beef we'd ever eaten. At that point, I read the box, and there was a small box on there that said something along the lines of "Does not contain more than 40% sawdust". Seriously. Sawdust.
Undaunted, we both decided to be adventurous, assuming that they weren't *that* bad. They were. We couldn't eat those things even when completely blitzed. We tried pawning them off on other roommates, friends, etc., but nobody could get one down.
It's definitely not as cool a story as some of here, but it still cracks me up.
That is one of the funniest stories I ever heard and I will repeat it to many many people
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I once ate a full habanero pepper raw when I was 15. The results...well...they weren't so pretty.
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Best meal I ever had was a chateau briand steak with bernaise sauce from Twin Oaks in Rhode Island. Very tender, good cut of meat. The sauce served with it was very good, too.
In terms of quanity, I once ate 18 eggs cooked sunny side up, homefries and 8 pieces of white toast.
Also, 8 bacon cheeseburgers in one sitting, as well.
2 weeks ago had a 1.5 lb ribeye steak with salad, potatoes and chili at Texas Roadhouse.
Nothing crazy like rattlesnake or pig feet, but I've never been much of a venturer when it comes to food.
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I ate the Hanuka Armadillo and survive
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anyone ever have deep fried Kool Aid? How'd that go? I find the concept amazing. Is it still in sugar form or something?
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I guess there's also deep fried beer and deep fried lemonade. Any experience with that?
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I studied abroad in Ireland for a semester, and that included doing my own shopping. I was at the grocery store with one of my Irish roommates, who was living on his own for the first time.
We were in the freezer aisle, trying to stretch our money as far as possible, when we saw "30 hamburger patties" for the equivalent of about $4.
We thought we scored, until we got home. The "hamburger" was white and looked chalky, and didn't look like any beef we'd ever eaten. At that point, I read the box, and there was a small box on there that said something along the lines of "Does not contain more than 40% sawdust". Seriously. Sawdust.
Undaunted, we both decided to be adventurous, assuming that they weren't *that* bad. They were. We couldn't eat those things even when completely blitzed. We tried pawning them off on other roommates, friends, etc., but nobody could get one down.
It's definitely not as cool a story as some of here, but it still cracks me up.
That is one of the funniest stories I ever heard and I will repeat it to many many people
I told the truth and did repeat this story to many people
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When I went to DC for the first time with my mom and dad as a family trip, and my dad thought it would be hilarious to trick me into eating chocolate covered crickets. Suffice it to say after that incident at 9, I have a cool way to freak people out.
I will basically try any form of insect to mess with those around me. I once ate a live scorpion with the stinger removed (granted scorpions are technically arachnids.) Swallowed it whole to the cheers of the locals who watched the tall white guy embracing their culture.
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Alligator tacos. Alligator tasted like dry chicken tbh.
And then have had some interesting stuff from my Greek heritage:
Kokoretsi: lamb intestines wrapped around sweetbreads & other innards. It's actually quite good. It's not Greek Easter until you have it.
Magiritsa: Basically the same ingredients as kokoretsi but in a stew with some leaks/veggies. Personally, I've tried it once. I'm all set on it lol.
Patsa (tripe soup). Sounds gross. Kind of looks gross. Tastes good though. Thought my old man was nuts when he told me it was a popular hangover/post partying food in Greece. Shocked to find that he was right.
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I'm trying to make a Jamaican beef patty gyro to see what will happen
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back when I wasnt vegetarian (or rather a non-meat eater) I had kangaroo meat and turtle soup.
Roasted lamb head was arguably the fave dish of my non vegetarian self. Particularly enjoyed the tongue and eyes.
Btw, snails as well as octopuses are pretty common in Greece, and IMO they are both delicious if properly prepared (in the case of octopus, grilling is the best option IMO).