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Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Jan 16 2012, 11:03 AM
Since food topics are very popular in our forum 
I decided to open up a discussion regarding the nasty part of eating 
I for one, have been brought up by my folks, by learning how to enjoy all sorts of stuff, from molded cheese to seafood and other things which might seem nasty to some people. But there are things which I would be a little reluctant to eat, such as those half hatched eggs which can be encountered in some parts of Asia or beetles, or raw monkey brain.
What's your biggest food turn-off? Let's share our experiences!
Posted by: Nihilist1 Jan 16 2012, 11:15 AM
For me it is steak. I am not a big fan of red meat. I lean more towards fish than any other type of protein. It really sucks because the restaurant I work at is pretty well known in the area for its steak, so I end up cooking that a lot. I have no problem with burgers or burritos or anything else because I can hide them with lots of delicious vegetables.
I might as well be a vegetarian 
Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Jan 16 2012, 11:23 AM
I might as well be a vegetarian
The place where we performed last night is an American oriented spot and they have burgers like they cook em in the USA
just had one and it felt good - I know it's not the healthiest thing to have, but once every 2-3 months it can go by unnoticed right?
Posted by: Nihilist1 Jan 16 2012, 11:33 AM
just had one and it felt good - I know it's not the healthiest thing to have, but once every 2-3 months it can go by unnoticed right?Yup! I had one for dinner last night. We have a fast food chain down here in Southern California called In-N-Out. They are really well-known across the entire country for their food. It is the one burger I can never resist. I can manage to eat all the unhealthy foods I want because I happen to run a lot. So long as my body decides that it isn't TOO unhealthy
If that happens then my body forces me to throw up. It is really unfortunate sometimes.
Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Jan 16 2012, 11:48 AM
Not sure really, but usually foreign food have quite different taste them local, it's different chemistry all together, so it takes a while to get used to it. So, most of foreign food may taste strange in the beginning, the further I'm away from home, the worse it gets.
As far as some local specialties, tongue, brains or similar stuff.. wouldn't like to taste it
Posted by: Sinisa Cekic Jan 16 2012, 12:27 PM
Really interesting question, but I will not know until I try Old adage says - For good pig there's no bad swill 
!!
Posted by: Ulrik Jan 16 2012, 12:28 PM
I got a protein dish in Egypt 5 years ago; liver, kidney, brains... My brain will probably turn to pudding soon.
I remember going to language school in Hastings for three weeks.
We got sandwiches with SPAM, but always ended up buying burgers instead.
There is also a point in the words alcohol poisoning. I never drink more than one small drink at a party, mostly I just stay clear of it.
Not that I've ever been an alcoholic, but it just doesn't fit my image, being a physical therapist who runs marathons, and needing to
be a role model.
Oh yeah, eggs and cheese are not favorites on my breakfast table
Posted by: Azzaboi Jan 16 2012, 05:47 PM
My worst nightmare 'food' is black pudding / blood sausage, I can't stand that stuff... 
I've tried it once when I was like 12, one mouthful, spat it out and almost vomited then and there, ran to the bathroom to puke.
This was at a fine high class restaurant, lol!
Posted by: Sensible Jones Jan 16 2012, 05:59 PM
I've never met an animal I wouldn't eat!!
I think the worst thing I ever tried was a 'Rambutan', they don't taste too bad but smell disgusting!!!
Posted by: jstcrsn Jan 16 2012, 06:49 PM
all this talk is making me hungry
Posted by: Ben Higgins Jan 16 2012, 07:34 PM
Anything like snails, eel, octopus, testicles or any sort of 'delicacy' which is derived from animal faeces.
And tomotoes.
I've tried it once when I was like 12, one mouthful, spat it out and almost vomited then and there, ran to the bathroom to puke.
This was at a fine high class restaurant, lol!
Black pudding is amazing.. I'm sorry to hear you don't like it !
Posted by: AK Rich Jan 16 2012, 07:38 PM
No monkey brains for me thanks 
Posted by: Gitarrero Jan 16 2012, 08:20 PM
I try everything at least once, but raw monkey brain is a no-go
I'm not a huge fan of liver, tongue and all that stuff.
I gotta say I liked the fried grasshopper I tried in Thailand and I like every kind of seafood, including eel and octopus. And I love snails. Maybe we shouldn't go out together for dinner, Ben. Oh wait...let's go to Dunkin' Donuts together! The question is, will there be a donut left for me...?
Posted by: MonkeyDAthos Jan 16 2012, 09:23 PM
Snails.
Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Jan 16 2012, 09:55 PM
I've never liked fish too much... however my mother prepaired "Salmon" for the end of years and I decided to taste it. It's not my favourite foo but I like it. One month ago I decided to taste sushi and I disliked it a lot!! I was near to vomit...
Posted by: Gitarrero Jan 16 2012, 10:15 PM
Sushi is the best!!
Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Jan 16 2012, 10:42 PM
hahahah no!!
Posted by: Ben Higgins Jan 17 2012, 09:21 AM
I had a dream last night where I was in some computer game and there was this part where we could make donuts.. it didn't work very well and for some reason everybody was tiny and the environment was huge.
Maybe because I watch the film Ratatoullie a few weeks ago it made me think of being a miniture creature in a kitchen ?!
Posted by: Nihilist1 Jan 17 2012, 10:04 AM
I would eat it every day if Mercury Poisoning didn't exist!
Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Jan 17 2012, 10:46 AM
I remember going to language school in Hastings for three weeks.
We got sandwiches with SPAM, but always ended up buying burgers instead.
There is also a point in the words alcohol poisoning. I never drink more than one small drink at a party, mostly I just stay clear of it.
Not that I've ever been an alcoholic, but it just doesn't fit my image, being a physical therapist who runs marathons, and needing to
be a role model.
Oh yeah, eggs and cheese are not favorites on my breakfast table
I love eggs and cheese
and eat them almost EVERY morning but mate, what is SPAM? Other than unwanted information received over the internet I've tried it once when I was like 12, one mouthful, spat it out and almost vomited then and there, ran to the bathroom to puke.
This was at a fine high class restaurant, lol!
What does the black pudding contain?
I think the worst thing I ever tried was a 'Rambutan', they don't taste too bad but smell disgusting!!!
It looks like a sea urchin, is it?
I love salmon but I never had sushi - my girl is a big fan though and I'm a curious fellow
Posted by: Ulrik Jan 17 2012, 11:00 AM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spam_(food)
You can read, that SPAM is sent away from Denmark, because we do not want it.
Posted by: tonymiro Jan 17 2012, 11:08 AM
Black pudding is amazing.. I'm sorry to hear you don't like it !
Can depend on the black pudding though Ben
. I like hard Irish black pudding, particularly from Clonakilty much more than the similar English one. Spanish black pudding though is different again, much softer and more buttery. They do a particularly nice one in Graselema.I'm not particularly squeemish about what I eat so happiy eat all sorts of offal including tripe, black and white puddings, testicals and brains. I love fish and sea food and I've eaten sea urchin and other 'odd' things like that. We eat snails when they're in season though I prefer them in a picante salsa rather than as caldo (sort of like snail tea).
Things that I don't/can't eat/drink tend to be because of allergies - strawberries and red wine.
Apart from that I refuse to eat at McDonalds/Burger King and so on on principle.
Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Jan 17 2012, 11:34 AM
. I like hard Irish black pudding, particularly from Clonakilty much more than the similar English one. Spanish black pudding though is different again, much softer and more buttery. They do a particularly nice one in Graselema.I'm not particularly squeemish about what I eat so happiy eat all sorts of offal including tripe, black and white puddings, testicals and brains. I love fish and sea food and I've eaten sea urchin and other 'odd' things like that. We eat snails when they're in season though I prefer them in a picante salsa rather than as caldo (sort of like snail tea).
Things that I don't/can't eat/drink tend to be because of allergies - strawberries and red wine.
Apart from that I refuse to eat at McDonalds/Burger King and so on on principle.
Tony, I am honestly sorry that you cannot taste the incredibly exquisite flavor of the red wine
Posted by: tonymiro Jan 17 2012, 03:12 PM
Thanks Cosmin
. My wife very kindly always tells me how good her red wine is
. Oh well, I do like and enjoy white wine .
Posted by: Ben Higgins Jan 17 2012, 06:08 PM
It sounds like it really should not work, but it does..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_pudding
If you scroll down, that picture of the English breakfast with eggs, beans etc.. that's what the black pudding looks like that we generally eat over here. It already looks black when you get it and it just gets blacker as you fry it
Posted by: Azzaboi Jan 17 2012, 06:12 PM
I would of never even had tried a mouth full (having to spit it out) if I knew back then!
Black Pudding, also known as Blood Sausage, contains Meat(s)/Fat, Pig Snout, Suet (Hard fat found around the loins and kidneys), sweet potato or rice, onion, chestnut, barley, parsley and oatmeal. This is all processed and stuffed into a cow's or pig's intestine to form something which is spos to be a sausage but ends up looking more like a doggy doo doo.
That's not the worst part, Pig, cattle, sheep, duck or goat blood is used, cooked in that as the blood congealed into a thick gooey black paste. Locking in all that bloody favour! The congealed blood is kept to use as the sauce.
Oh Ben answered it as I did, cheers, but you must have a strong stomach if you enjoy that stuff! Maybe Ben is a vampire, I can see how they might like it?!!!?!!!
Posted by: Ben Higgins Jan 17 2012, 06:16 PM
Black Pudding, also known as Blood Sausage, contains Meat(s)/Fat, Pig Snout, Suet (Hard fat found around the loins and kidneys), sweet potato or rice, onion, chestnut, barley, parsley and oatmeal. This is all processed and stuffed into a cow's or pig's intestine to form something which to spos to be a sausage but ends up looking more like a doggy doo doo.
That's not the worst part, Pig, cattle, sheep, duck or goat blood is used, cooked in that as the blood congealed into a thick gooey black paste. Locking in all that bloody favour! The congealed blood is kept to use as the sauce.
I totally sympathise with you here Azza.. I'm one of the most squeamish people ever, especially when it comes to food. But for some reason, I never had that problem with black pudding. Even though I know what it is, my mind has never made the association with the taste of it and what it is.. thankfully !
Posted by: The Uncreator Jan 17 2012, 07:16 PM
As long as it doesn't move when I try to eat it, or be potentially deadly to me, I'll try it.
That being said, I will never Feta Cheese, its automatic vomit cheese to me!
Posted by: Todd Simpson Jan 17 2012, 08:28 PM
just had one and it felt good - I know it's not the healthiest thing to have, but once every 2-3 months it can go by unnoticed right?Todd here
What are Burgers done like in Europe? Are they quite a bit different than how we do it? We usually start a quarter pound of beef and go up from there. Below that, it's not really a burger. It's a sliver and a bun My fav local place YEAH BURGER, does BISON BURGERS! They start at 1/3 Pound of Pure Bison Meat! YUM!
http://www.yeahburger.com/documents/YEAH!-BURGER-Menu.pdf
Posted by: Gitarrero Jan 17 2012, 09:03 PM
Burgers are done the same way here in Germany, Todd. Though we don't have as many great burger places as you guys in the US. Usually you can get them in a steakhouse or a sportsbar with restaurant, where the emphasis is on the restaurant
Man, I remember the days when I was driving through california. I think I had a burger every night. And my breakfast was eggs benny most of the time Needless to say I gained weight during these 3 weeks.
Posted by: Ben Higgins Jan 18 2012, 10:34 AM
When a place is called YEAH BURGER ! you know it's automatically going to be awesome !
Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Jan 18 2012, 10:47 AM
Man, I remember the days when I was driving through california. I think I had a burger every night. And my breakfast was eggs benny most of the time
Needless to say I gained weight during these 3 weeks.what's eggs benny?
Posted by: Ben Higgins Jan 18 2012, 10:52 AM
I thought you were asking me a question until I re-read Todd's post !
I thought 'I didn't even say anything about eggs !'
Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Jan 18 2012, 11:01 AM
I feel sorry for the poor bisons
weren't they supposed to be an endangered species?
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