[Mezzaluna]

Oy vey, DOG. I know there's a cultural bias in my reaction, but I'd have no qualms about declining. Was the dog on a bet, too? I've eaten Chinese preserved eggs (never again), various raw fish (but no urchin), eels prepared three or four ways (never again after seeing them prepared on Iron Chef) and plenty of boiled tongue (I begged my mom to be allowed to do the skinning), but I'd draw the line on that one. There are other foods I'd also refuse to eat, but there isn't enough time to waste listing them.

[Kimmie]

The first time I was served Sashimi, I thought it was pretty odd food...and now I love it!

[katbalou]

miahoyhoy,
according to my chinese friend, "black dog, best dog- yellow dog second best." perhaps you had the yellow dog?
kat

[Rachel]

I have lived the past five years of my life thinking that cottage cheese and tinned peaches was something unique in the twisted mind of the catering staff of Jordanhill College in Glasgow. I didn't realise that it was American import!
And Chrose I have heard of peaches with yoghurt in an effort to change a body - but to volunteer to eat peaches and cottage cheese? It takes all sorts.

[DaveB]

My favorite "wierd food" stories is one that my mother tells. She grew up in Brooklyn in the 1930's and 40's and the only fish she ever ate were salt water varieties (mostly flounder). My father was from Iowa and the summer after their wedding, she was taken home to meet the family (Dad was attending college in NY).

The first big family dinner featured fried catfish. As the guest of honor, she was served first and urged to tast the local delicacy.

It was awful and tasted of oil (the petroleum kind) and kerosene. Having NO idea what catfish was supposed to taste like she choked it down and allowed as how it was rather good.

No sooner had she said so than my uncle spat his fish back onto his plate and complained loudly "who the ****'s been dumping crankcase oil in the damned lake?"

[sammiemom]

Eeewww!

I would have to say the worst thing I have eaten is either dinner at a buffet restaurant we went to, or my MIL's cooking.

Both the same, out of cans.

[Isa]

Mignonettes d'agneau.



Lamb testicules.



I didn't eat it.

[GSquared]

A local delicacy is mopanie worms. During springtime, these worms hatch(?) and feed on the leaves of the mopanie tree. They are harvested, then sundried and cooked in a sort of stew with marog (spinach-like leaf) and tomatoes. Great source of protein - taste is rather bland, although the crunchy texture is quite interesting. Available tinned, although the texture is somewhat soggy.

[Suzanne]

They sure look a lot like crosnes!

[Rachel]

Thanks GSquared, suddenly deep fried mars bars and cottage cheese with tinned peaches seems appealing. . .in fact I may even try those ducks' feet - even if they are standing up in a row on a roasting tin.

Whatcha Jock!

OK. I vote for Haggis.

Some may call it weird, and others say it's delicious. I'm with the "others." One I haven't tried yet is called: Haggamuggie. A simplified version of haggis made with fish liver.

How about you?

[tigerwoman]

I picked up an interesting cookbook/travel log by Anik See (cann't remember title) about experiences travelling around the world as related to food. In the section about Indonesia she tells of how she and her sister order satay from a street vendor who gives them funny looks. As they sit on the side eating the meat it suddenly dawns on them to ask what kind of meat it is since a. they know it's not pork or beef - turns out to be dog.

Years ago in college, I had a friend who was a hunter and butchered the deer meat, made a bunch of scallopine and left in in his fridge - his girlfriend came over - let her self in and proceeded to nibble on the food in fridge - loved it until she realized she had eatened "bambi's mom" and spent the night barfing in the bathroom.

It's all a matter of what we are used to and previously what was neccessary for survival...

[marmalady]

Forget duck feet - what the heck do ya do with duck tongue???? Yep, seen 'em in the Asian supermarket, all lined up neatly in that little yellow styrofoam package!! Or - this is gross - pig uterus?!! While I certainly applaud a culture for using every part of the animal, aren't there limits? Guess not!

Disclaimer - Never had 'em, never will!

[GSquared]

A plate of Duck tongue - the pointy bits are the back of the tongue.

[ShawtyCat]

I have a nice philosophy about eating out. "Unless its poisonous, dont tell me what it is" Those duck tongues look edible....but I wouldn't eat much of them (unless they tasted really good) now that I know.

Heck...I eat beef tongue. How bad can duck tongue be??