What Is the Strangest Unusual Food You Have Tried

[William33 110]

Ohhhhhh.....Yes, in my country, Cambodia, the people eat Termites!!!! Including my parents!

Termites I hear are quite delicious. They're also called "sweet white ants" in Kenya, but I'm almost certain it's the same species. Normally the termites come out when it rains and when it gets dark. You can set a trap by covering holes of the termite mound so they all come out the same hole and then digging a hole right outside the hole you leave open. Then you beat sticks on the ground outside the termite mound to get them to come out and be caught.

I am thinking of sauteed termites, with a garlic, white wine, mushroom and butter sauce!!!

Any takers?

[gwen75 0]

i've had all sorts of weird food, everything at a sushi bar + some more like raw squid, shrimp- also had live squid once but i drowned it in sauce and chewed super fast

also had pig and beef intestines, tripe, blood sausages, cow heart, chicken gizzards, liver, frog legs, snails, fish guts, fish eggs, pigs feet, pig ears, tongue, chrysalis (cocoon bug), raw beef

im sure there's more i cant think of right now, anyways, define normal, its different for every culture!

[Dan J 277]

i've had all sorts of weird food, everything at a sushi bar + some more like raw squid, shrimp- also had live squid once but i drowned it in sauce and chewed super fast

also had pig and beef intestines, tripe, blood sausages, cow heart, chicken gizzards, liver, frog legs, snails, fish guts, fish eggs, pigs feet, pig ears, tongue, chrysalis (cocoon bug), raw beef

im sure there's more i cant think of right now, anyways, define normal, its different for every culture!

Sushi is too common even in the US, to really consider weird IMHO.

[mmarlo 1]

Chimp eating termites with his termite-catching tool.

[William33 110]

i've had all sorts of weird food, everything at a sushi bar + some more like raw squid, shrimp- also had live squid once but i drowned it in sauce and chewed super fast

also had pig and beef intestines, tripe, blood sausages, cow heart, chicken gizzards, liver, frog legs, snails, fish guts, fish eggs, pigs feet, pig ears, tongue, chrysalis (cocoon bug), raw beef

im sure there's more i cant think of right now, anyways, define normal, its different for every culture!

Sushi is too common even in the US, to really consider weird IMHO.

Roger that. In fact, we frequent the "Kona Grill", available in selected areas across the country.

http://www.konagrill.com/

The best "Sushi" and "Sashimi" we have seen, since we lived in Japan.

Delicious entrees, from Thailand, China, Japan, Hawaii and beyond

They also offer many other choices, to include a very attractive happy hour program (1/2 price).

Check for one near you, if applicable.

[mmarlo 1]

A Kenyan friend of mine who did some business in the Congo complained about an uncomfortable situation he found himself in where he was hungry, but was in a restaurant where they were serving some insect that made him sick. He couldn't remember the name of the insect in English but described it as the white insect you find in the thatch of an old thatched-roof house that has become delapidated and fallen down. Then we realized what the delicacy he was talking about was: maggots. I guess he lost his appetite.

But apparently maggots aren't a delicacy that's exclusive to the Congolese. Here are some in Borneo, Malaysia.

I'm now remembering the grossest thing I've eaten. A dish called "omena", which was essentially fried minnows, to be eaten whole, in a tomato-based stew. The texture was just too much. Fortunately, I only had a couple bites. My fiancee made the mistake of eating more, because she didn't want to disappoint our friend who had prepared them for us, but then she found herself running to the toilet all night. Our friend loves the dish so much, he ate the leftovers for breakfast the next day, with no problems. No thanks.

[eap620 0]

also had pig and beef intestines, tripe, blood sausages, cow heart, chicken gizzards, liver, frog legs, snails, fish guts, fish eggs, pigs feet, pig ears, tongue, chrysalis (cocoon bug), raw beef

Most of these foods sound like a common day here in Texas (as gross as that sounds)

Let's see....most people here have eaten some really weird stuff. I don't think I can compare to a bunch of it. But I did eat guinea pig when I was in Peru. And it was the whole body stuck on a stick and grilled. Pretty harsh...but I figured "when in Rome....."

[Killer_Clown_2009 0]

I haven't eaten any weird food. I don't eat bugs or eat raw meat. Give me a weird fruit (or even a root) and i'll try that though.

[MichelleandCraig 1]

after reading some of these, all i can say is:

WOW. We've agreed before Charles, but *never more* than now. Ewwwwwwwwwwww. I can't even *comprehend* most of these things, let alone try them! This thread could certainly serve a dieting purpose, however, as I'm decidedly queasy after reading it....yet I couldn't stop....it was fascinating! I can't even eat from a sushi bar, so I'm quite impressed with all of you! On this note, I think it might be a good time for bed--I feel like I need to lie down! Night all! M.

[mybackpages 0]

ok there's one thing i wouldn't try... elephant. thats just wroooooooooooong.

I'm curious why elephants get the exception. For me it would have to be cats and dogs

[Niels Bohr 72]

Beef intestines, and pig intestines are yummy. I love them! This includes beef tripes!

We would clean it, boil it, then eat it with a special home made sauce made from raw pickled mud fish! This cuisine is very common in Indo-China countries.

[Aymerlu 3]

I ate cow brains by accident while I was in Egypt. Nasty! I thought it was fried shrimp till I started chewing it! Definatly a texture thing for me. Ate pigeon too.....that was good

[fozzie 41]

ok there's one thing i wouldn't try... elephant. thats just wroooooooooooong.

I'm curious why elephants get the exception. For me it would have to be cats and dogs

In cambodia i ate fried spiders, in Laos i tried the rat and in Vietnam I had the Bat and............wait for it........................DOG!!!!! Not good.

[mybackpages 0]

ok there's one thing i wouldn't try... elephant. thats just wroooooooooooong.

I'm curious why elephants get the exception. For me it would have to be cats and dogs

In cambodia i ate fried spiders, in Laos i tried the rat and in Vietnam I had the Bat and............wait for it........................DOG!!!!! Not good.

I know people do eat dog and I am open to trying anything local when traveling. BUT my own social conditioning would make it difficult for me to even try dog. Did you know it was dog or did that knowledge come later?

[almaty 19]

there are some sick chopf##ks on this site..or they were when they ate some of the sh!t listed here...