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Title: Worst Food
Post by: microsoft windows on Fri, 25 October 2013, 10:54:26
OK, so what food do you hate the most?

I, for one, hate eating rats:
(http://www.aaanimalcontrol.com/blog/eatingrats.jpg)

Spiders don't really taste all that good either.
(http://www.thisblogrules.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/spiders-food.jpg)

So what kind of food do you hate?
Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: SpAmRaY on Fri, 25 October 2013, 10:56:00
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eating turtles makes me cry
Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: microsoft windows on Fri, 25 October 2013, 10:56:57
I ALWAYS FOUND THEIR SHELLS TO BE A BIT TOUGH TO CHEW.
Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: Halverson on Fri, 25 October 2013, 10:57:29

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eating turtles makes me cry

Me too :(
Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: Krogenar on Fri, 25 October 2013, 10:58:11
Never eaten it, but my wife describes a Filippino delicacy known as 'balot' or 'balut' (pr. BAH-loot).

Balot (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balut_%28egg%29)

Quote from: wikipedia
A balut or balot is a developing duck embryo that is boiled alive and eaten in the shell. It is commonly sold as streetfood in the Philippines. They are common food in countries in Southeast Asia, such as Laos (khai look ໄຂ່ລູກ in Lao, Cambodia (pong tia koon ពងទាកូន in Cambodian)[1] and Vietnam (trứng vịt lộn or hột vịt lộn in Vietnamese). They are often served with beer.

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The Filipino and Malay word balut (balot) means "wrapped" – depending on pronunciation.

... no thank you. Unappetizing on a lot of levels.

I win.

/thread
Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: SpAmRaY on Fri, 25 October 2013, 11:00:38
Never eaten it, but my wife describes a Filippino delicacy known as 'balot' or 'balut' (pr. BAH-loot).

Balot (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balut_%28egg%29)

Quote from: wikipedia
A balut or balot is a developing duck embryo that is boiled alive and eaten in the shell. It is commonly sold as streetfood in the Philippines. They are common food in countries in Southeast Asia, such as Laos (khai look ໄຂ່ລູກ in Lao, Cambodia (pong tia koon ពងទាកូន in Cambodian)[1] and Vietnam (trứng vịt lộn or hột vịt lộn in Vietnamese). They are often served with beer.

(Attachment)

The Filipino and Malay word balut (balot) means "wrapped" – depending on pronunciation.

... no thank you. Unappetizing on a lot of levels.

I win.

/thread

I know a guy who likes those.
Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: frvrngn on Fri, 25 October 2013, 11:26:43
I know a few people that like Balut.  They claim its a great delicacy but not for me!  They do eat it with lots of coarse salt and a squeeze of lime so I am not sure how much they taste.

As bad as that is I cant get past the smell of Durian Fruit!  Almost got past the smell enough to try Durian ice cream but just couldnt do it...
Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: Morwrath on Fri, 25 October 2013, 11:46:28
Lol Balut. You should try surströmming or hakarl. Hakarl for those who are not aware of it, is rotten shark that is then fermented for 1 to 2 months and hung out to dry for a couple of months.

Also Lutefisk, I can't get over the gelatinous consistency but A LOT of people eat it in Norway during christmas for some unkown reason.
Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: Parak on Fri, 25 October 2013, 11:48:22
Anything where I need to google an ingredient.
Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: CPTBadAss on Fri, 25 October 2013, 11:59:35
Never eaten it, but my wife describes a Filippino delicacy known as 'balot' or 'balut' (pr. BAH-loot).

Balot (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balut_%28egg%29)

Quote from: wikipedia
A balut or balot is a developing duck embryo that is boiled alive and eaten in the shell. It is commonly sold as streetfood in the Philippines. They are common food in countries in Southeast Asia, such as Laos (khai look ໄຂ່ລູກ in Lao, Cambodia (pong tia koon ពងទាកូន in Cambodian)[1] and Vietnam (trứng vịt lộn or hột vịt lộn in Vietnamese). They are often served with beer.

(Attachment)

The Filipino and Malay word balut (balot) means "wrapped" – depending on pronunciation.

... no thank you. Unappetizing on a lot of levels.

I win.

/thread

I've had the opportunity to eat this a lot. Guess what I still haven't eaten?
Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: Krogenar on Fri, 25 October 2013, 12:17:04
I've had the opportunity to eat this a lot. Guess what I still haven't eaten?

I don't know... haggis? Pig's knuckles? (My Sicilian grandfather loved pig's knuckles --- blargh.)
Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: Krogenar on Fri, 25 October 2013, 12:19:39
NO, no -- Cheddar Cheese Ice Cream.
Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: SpAmRaY on Fri, 25 October 2013, 12:22:02
NO, no -- Cheddar Cheese Ice Cream.

That actually sounds pretty appetizing right about now....
Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: microsoft windows on Fri, 25 October 2013, 12:53:02
NO, no -- Cheddar Cheese Ice Cream.

That actually sounds pretty appetizing right about now....

I guess just about anything will be appetizing when one forgets his lunch!
Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: SpAmRaY on Fri, 25 October 2013, 12:56:32
NO, no -- Cheddar Cheese Ice Cream.

That actually sounds pretty appetizing right about now....

I guess just about anything will be appetizing when one forgets his lunch!

Almost anything :thumb:
Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: microsoft windows on Fri, 25 October 2013, 13:08:11
NO, no -- Cheddar Cheese Ice Cream.

That actually sounds pretty appetizing right about now....

I guess just about anything will be appetizing when one forgets his lunch!

Almost anything :thumb:


What about some rats and spiders?
Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: SpAmRaY on Fri, 25 October 2013, 13:16:10
NO, no -- Cheddar Cheese Ice Cream.

That actually sounds pretty appetizing right about now....

I guess just about anything will be appetizing when one forgets his lunch!

Almost anything :thumb:


What about some rats and spiders?

sure!

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Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: Puddsy on Fri, 25 October 2013, 21:09:55
Vegemite
Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: Halverson on Fri, 25 October 2013, 21:18:15

Vegemite

Why'd you have to say that! I finally got over craving it....now I want it again! >.>

Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: tp4tissue on Fri, 25 October 2013, 21:31:27
NO, no -- Cheddar Cheese Ice Cream.

That actually sounds pretty appetizing right about now....

I guess just about anything will be appetizing when one forgets his lunch!

Almost anything :thumb:


What about some rats and spiders?

sure!

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I've eaten large tarantulas.. they taste similar to crab meat... there's really not much "of it".. but yea.. not bad...


I've never had mice...
Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: noisyturtle on Fri, 25 October 2013, 23:37:48
Surströmming
Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: tp4tissue on Fri, 25 October 2013, 23:44:52
Surströmming

the youtube videos are funny, is it really that bad.

I'm willing to take the challenge if someone wants to set it up... .. (http://www.cute-factor.com/images/smilies/onion/th_057_.gif)

Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: C5Allroad on Fri, 25 October 2013, 23:54:24
For the love of god don't start posting Japanese food. Like frogs, dogs, cats, and cockroaches on a stick.
Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: tp4tissue on Sat, 26 October 2013, 02:08:00
For the love of god don't start posting Japanese food. Like frogs, dogs, cats, and cockroaches on a stick.

is this about worst tasting food.... or "don't" eat the cute animals?...  because honestly.. ALL animals are pretty cute when "small"
Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: Findecanor on Sat, 26 October 2013, 03:14:29
the youtube videos are funny, is it really that bad.
The smell of surströmming is much worse than the taste. Fermentation has caused pressure inside the can, and you are supposed to open the can under water, or it could spray foul-smelling juice everywhere.

I have not tried hakar, but from what I have heard it should taste worse than surströmming.

For the love of god don't start posting Japanese food. Like frogs, dogs, cats, and cockroaches on a stick.
I thought that that was China. In Japan, people have traditionally been vegetarians plus fish and seafood.

Just handling dead animals in Japan is traditionally considered very dirty. Even though modern Japanese eat meat, there is still an underclass in Japan called "Burakumin" (derogatory term: "Eta"), who are descendants of people who had worked with preparing dead animals for various crafts (leather, cat skins and sinews for musical instruments etc.) Japanese people don't like to talk about them much. It is like invisible racism.
Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: hazeluff on Sat, 26 October 2013, 03:29:36
Never eaten it, but my wife describes a Filippino delicacy known as 'balot' or 'balut' (pr. BAH-loot).

Balot (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balut_%28egg%29)

Quote from: wikipedia
A balut or balot is a developing duck embryo that is boiled alive and eaten in the shell. It is commonly sold as streetfood in the Philippines. They are common food in countries in Southeast Asia, such as Laos (khai look ໄຂ່ລູກ in Lao, Cambodia (pong tia koon ពងទាកូន in Cambodian)[1] and Vietnam (trứng vịt lộn or hột vịt lộn in Vietnamese). They are often served with beer.

(Attachment)

The Filipino and Malay word balut (balot) means "wrapped" – depending on pronunciation.

... no thank you. Unappetizing on a lot of levels.

I win.

/thread

Balut tastes good =x.
Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: iri on Sat, 26 October 2013, 04:47:17
durian tastes very nice.
Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: Elrick on Sat, 26 October 2013, 05:03:45
Been to Bangkok and tried crickets, locusts (yum), scorpions and one centipede.  Really nice when fried right with some sesame and soy sauce. The mrs hates them, won't even look at them when presented on a plate. 

That would be the food of the future when there are close to 20 billion of us on this planet, what better way to feed the population than with insects or you can always choose soylent green  ;) .
Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: mauri on Sat, 26 October 2013, 06:07:52
Surströmming

the youtube videos are funny, is it really that bad.

I'm willing to take the challenge if someone wants to set it up... ..
Show Image
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Don't kid yourself, you might be willing but certainly not able. It's like death in a can
Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: TheSoulhunter on Sat, 26 October 2013, 06:26:20
Been to Bangkok and tried crickets, locusts (yum), scorpions and one centipede.  Really nice when fried right with some sesame and soy sauce. The mrs hates them, won't even look at them when presented on a plate. 

That would be the food of the future when there are close to 20 billion of us on this planet, what better way to feed the population than with insects or you can always choose soylent green  ;) .

True! Insects have a great feed-to-yield ratio, are very nutritious, and farming em is cheap and easy...
But I guess they will be shred and turned into "shaped meat" as this will raise the acceptance of the consumer.
Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: Grim Fandango on Sat, 26 October 2013, 06:42:00
Kiviaq

Birds wrapped in seal skin left to ferment under rocks for 3 months or more, and then eaten raw. Yum.

(http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/18kwl279d7p5zjpg/original.jpg)

I tried a lot of things. Insects, snails, larvae, century eggs, pig intestine, duck tongue, frog, cow lungs, and other things.  All of it was completely fine with me. But I would not touch this with a 10 foot pole lol.

Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: zenuty on Sat, 26 October 2013, 06:45:08

 :confused: No Comment
Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: Elrick on Sat, 26 October 2013, 07:56:59
Kiviaq

Birds wrapped in seal skin left to ferment under rocks for 3 months or more, and then eaten raw. Yum.

I tried a lot of things. Insects, snails, larvae, century eggs, pig intestine, duck tongue, frog, cow lungs, and other things.  All of it was completely fine with me. But I would not touch this with a 10 foot pole lol.

I wouldn't mind trying it - with lots of Vodka.  You got to live a little otherwise you become like billions world-wide (obese), munching on fried burgers and chips.
Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: Morwrath on Sat, 26 October 2013, 08:54:00
Kiviaq

Birds wrapped in seal skin left to ferment under rocks for 3 months or more, and then eaten raw. Yum.

Show Image
(http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/18kwl279d7p5zjpg/original.jpg)


I tried a lot of things. Insects, snails, larvae, century eggs, pig intestine, duck tongue, frog, cow lungs, and other things.  All of it was completely fine with me. But I would not touch this with a 10 foot pole lol.

o.O Where the **** does that come from?
Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: tp4tissue on Sat, 26 October 2013, 11:55:35
Kiviaq

Birds wrapped in seal skin left to ferment under rocks for 3 months or more, and then eaten raw. Yum.

Show Image
(http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/18kwl279d7p5zjpg/original.jpg)


I tried a lot of things. Insects, snails, larvae, century eggs, pig intestine, duck tongue, frog, cow lungs, and other things.  All of it was completely fine with me. But I would not touch this with a 10 foot pole lol.

o.O Where the **** does that come from?

I saw it in this documentary... where this guy got this really long butterfly net thing.. but it's to catch birds..

He's got a secret spot on the cliffs, and just waves the thing around.. and nabs like 100s of birds per day..

And then he puts them in the seal skin sack.. tie it up, rub oil around the opening.. and buries it under some rocks.
Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: microsoft windows on Tue, 24 June 2014, 13:28:12
How do you feel about eating grasshoppers?
(http://pix.avaxnews.com/avaxnews/1d/ec/0000ec1d_medium.jpeg)
Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: Frenir on Tue, 24 June 2014, 13:34:14
How do you feel about eating grasshoppers?
Show Image
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If it means we can make a colony on Mars, then I don't mind.
Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: TheSoulhunter on Tue, 24 June 2014, 13:48:07
How do you feel about eating grasshoppers?
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No problem...
As long they get shredded and turned into breaded nuggets :3
Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: TheSoulhunter on Tue, 24 June 2014, 13:51:32
Let's kick it a step further...
How about human placenta?

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Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: paicrai on Tue, 24 June 2014, 14:43:06
Let's kick it a step further...
How about human placenta?

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isn't it trendy among mothers lately to eat their placenta
Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: bazh on Tue, 24 June 2014, 22:59:24
Dogs, always dogs, ****ing morons eating dogs should really be sent to hell
Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: iri on Wed, 25 June 2014, 01:28:46
note to self: break into bazh's house, steal rambutans, change them to dog meat.
Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: eth0s on Wed, 25 June 2014, 03:11:13
The sight of this even makes me sick.  I don't think anybody thinks of it as "food" though, so I don't know if it even qualifies for this thread.

(http://www.mcdonalds.co.uk/content/dam/McDonaldsUK/Food/Category/Food-category-header.jpg)
Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: noisyturtle on Wed, 25 June 2014, 03:32:28
Dogs, always dogs, ****ing morons eating dogs should really be sent to hell

Everything is food. If it's on this Earth and won't kill you if you eat it, it's food to someone.
Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: Elrick on Wed, 25 June 2014, 05:23:09
Everything is food. If it's on this Earth and won't kill you if you eat it, it's food to someone.

Trust me when you're lost out in a desert or jungle with no food for 3 weeks, the survivor standing next to you will suddenly look quite appetizing.

When it's cooked, stripped off the bone you can't tell the difference between pig meat or human (fact)  :thumb: .
Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: noisyturtle on Wed, 25 June 2014, 05:31:35
If we are simply talking worst dish, I'd go with something the Eskimo's apparently used to eat during tough times: a meal of seal excrement and warmed blubber swirled together with some fresh blood. I saw it on an episode of Globe Trekker once, but for the life of me have never been able to find the clip anywhere else.

Casu marzu is also something I would never eat.  :llama:
Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: phoenix1234 on Wed, 25 June 2014, 05:59:26
OK, so what food do you hate the most?

I, for one, hate eating rats:
Show Image
(http://www.aaanimalcontrol.com/blog/eatingrats.jpg)


Spiders don't really taste all that good either.
Show Image
(http://www.thisblogrules.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/spiders-food.jpg)


So what kind of food do you hate?

OMG, I didn't know that people are eating RAT out there because RAT may consist of a lot serious diseases like plague. I think usually people eat farm mice instead because they eat corn or rice.
Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: berserkfan on Wed, 25 June 2014, 07:55:12
If we are simply talking worst dish, I'd go with something the Eskimo's apparently used to eat during tough times: a meal of seal excrement and warmed blubber swirled together with some fresh blood. I saw it on an episode of Globe Trekker once, but for the life of me have never been able to find the clip anywhere else.

Casu marzu is also something I would never eat.  :llama:

Some of that stuff is eaten because people are hungry and desperate. Not because they actually think it's 'part of their culture'.

Europeans were also eating tree bark at times. It's not called cuisine; it's called famine.
Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: berserkfan on Wed, 25 June 2014, 07:56:14
Kiviaq

Birds wrapped in seal skin left to ferment under rocks for 3 months or more, and then eaten raw. Yum.

I tried a lot of things. Insects, snails, larvae, century eggs, pig intestine, duck tongue, frog, cow lungs, and other things.  All of it was completely fine with me. But I would not touch this with a 10 foot pole lol.

I wouldn't mind trying it - with lots of Vodka.  You got to live a little otherwise you become like billions world-wide (obese), munching on fried burgers and chips.

I'll eat it - After consuming lots of vodka. Without being utterly drunk, there's no way to force me to eat something like that.

And I am reasonably adventurous in eating.
Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: microsoft windows on Wed, 25 June 2014, 09:10:47
The sight of this even makes me sick.  I don't think anybody thinks of it as "food" though, so I don't know if it even qualifies for this thread.

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(http://www.mcdonalds.co.uk/content/dam/McDonaldsUK/Food/Category/Food-category-header.jpg)


I love McDonalds! They even have free wi-fi, so I can go on the Net with a different IP address when needed.
Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: bazh on Wed, 25 June 2014, 09:14:51

Everything is food. If it's on this Earth and won't kill you if you eat it, it's food to someone.

Trust me when you're lost out in a desert or jungle with no food for 3 weeks, the survivor standing next to you will suddenly look quite appetizing.

When it's cooked, stripped off the bone you can't tell the difference between pig meat or human (fact)  :thumb: .

So there should be no thread like this exist because when you're about to die, no foods are bad, arcording to your logic
Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: berserkfan on Wed, 25 June 2014, 10:44:45
The sight of this even makes me sick.  I don't think anybody thinks of it as "food" though, so I don't know if it even qualifies for this thread.

Show Image
(http://www.mcdonalds.co.uk/content/dam/McDonaldsUK/Food/Category/Food-category-header.jpg)


I love McDonalds! They even have free wi-fi, so I can go on the Net with a different IP address when needed.

Free wi-fi is about the only reason (other than free use of toilet) to love McDonalds.

As for the stuff they serve you, look on the bright side. It's not fit for human consumption but it is genuine organic material. Sure beats eating melamine fried in recycled motor oil, which you get in some Chinese establishments.

BTW if you're in Asia, Kentucky Fried Chicken is the place to go if you need to go.

ps why do I have this nasty little feeling about your comment that you sometimes need to use a different IP address? You don't do shill bids on ebay, do you?
Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: dante on Wed, 25 June 2014, 11:28:39
Hard Boiled Eggs: I'll eat eggs many different ways except this method.  Can't stand the smell or texture.  And yes, before you chime in with "deviled" I can't stand them that way either.
Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: Elrick on Wed, 25 June 2014, 21:43:32
So there should be no thread like this exist because when you're about to die, no foods are bad, arcording to your logic

Exactly.  Your survival instinct is such that you forget about morals and religious dogma when it comes to simply staying alive above all else.

It's nice in the western world to judge others for anything that is committed yet non have gone through those same circumstances.  There are places on earth that is extremely tough to survive off the landscape, simply because we never grew up in that environment. 

The indigenous populations have no fear of living off the land yet they too come across bad seasons where nothing is available to eat.  It's rare but it happens, yet there is no moral outrage in their societies for surviving by any means possible.
Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: tp4tissue on Wed, 25 June 2014, 22:00:28
So there should be no thread like this exist because when you're about to die, no foods are bad, arcording to your logic

Exactly.  Your survival instinct is such that you forget about morals and religious dogma when it comes to simply staying alive above all else.

It's nice in the western world to judge others for anything that is committed yet non have gone through those same circumstances.  There are places on earth that is extremely tough to survive off the landscape, simply because we never grew up in that environment. 

The indigenous populations have no fear of living off the land yet they too come across bad seasons where nothing is available to eat.  It's rare but it happens, yet there is no moral outrage in their societies for surviving by any means possible.


Nothing that has ever happened could've happened any other way..

This remark isn't to denounce free will or your choice for your future..  Merely to alleviate you from ever wasting time looking for scapegoats for which is all nicely summed up by -a force of nature-

Move on..


How interpersonal negotiations occur is separate from the eat or be eaten fact at our CORE..  Nothing will change that..   

The misplaced angst in judgement you speak of is the result of the imperfect communication capacity of individual humans..

That is not the result of a choice.. it is a feature.. (http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/robot-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862517)
Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: microsoft windows on Thu, 26 June 2014, 12:49:27
Hard Boiled Eggs: I'll eat eggs many different ways except this method.  Can't stand the smell or texture.  And yes, before you chime in with "deviled" I can't stand them that way either.

You're weird. I love deviled eggs!
Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: Findecanor on Fri, 27 June 2014, 05:30:45
Birds wrapped in seal skin left to ferment under rocks for 3 months or more, and then eaten raw. Yum.
I believe I saw a documentary on that too. The birds are puffin. Some indigenous people in the Arctic do that. Catch the birds in the summer, save them until winter, if I recall correctly.

Hard Boiled Eggs: I'll eat eggs many different ways except this method.  Can't stand the smell or texture.
Smell? ... Hard boiled eggs can be overcooked. I don't like boiled eggs either, except when chopped/mashed with chopped parsley and black pepper on a piece of toast.
Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: iri on Fri, 27 June 2014, 05:45:58
since there is no "surströmming" on this page: surströmming.

plus hákarl.

russia also contributes with karelia's lovely kevätkala.
Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: noisyturtle on Fri, 27 June 2014, 05:55:03
since there is no "surströmming" on this page: surströmming.

plus hákarl.

russia also contributes with karelia's lovely kevätkala.

Naader The Machine vs a full can of surströmming. For my bros over at WE  :) :

Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: Findecanor on Fri, 27 June 2014, 09:06:08
When I was in 7th grade, another student thought it was funny to bring a ripe can of Surströmming to school. It stunk up the whole school building ...

I am a vegetarian, so I have never tried it, but I have heard it tastes much better than it smells. If you ever get hold of a can, remember to open it under water and rinse the herrings before you eat them.
Herring in Sweden is served with potatoes (almond potatoes with surströmming), sourcream, dill, chopped chives (or red onion), butter, flatbread and of course lots of vodka. Don't drink milk -  surströmming will react badly with milk and upset your stomach.
Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: paicrai on Sun, 29 June 2014, 10:22:04
surstrømming is essentially chemical ****ing warfare
Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: Frenir on Sun, 29 June 2014, 10:52:06
Call me weird but I would really like to try Surströmming.

 It would have to be in the traditional way with the bread and the creme fraice (I don't think that's what it is), not like how the Americans in various youtube videos do it - just eating them straight out the can.
Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: berserkfan on Wed, 02 July 2014, 01:27:37
When I was in 7th grade, another student thought it was funny to bring a ripe can of Surströmming to school. It stunk up the whole school building ...

I am a vegetarian, so I have never tried it, but I have heard it tastes much better than it smells. If you ever get hold of a can, remember to open it under water and rinse the herrings before you eat them.
Herring in Sweden is served with potatoes (almond potatoes with surströmming), sourcream, dill, chopped chives (or red onion), butter, flatbread and of course lots of vodka. Don't drink milk -  surströmming will react badly with milk and upset your stomach.

I wonder what's worse, stinky tofu or surstroemming.
I really detest stinky tofu.
That said, I eat durians, and durians are banned in many Singapore public buildings. Smell takes weeks to disperse, and for some reason, the molecules will decompose or something, ie the smell gets worse before it vanishes.

Swedish being a Germanic language, your o with two dots should be the same as the German umlaut making it oe, right?
Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: bazh on Wed, 02 July 2014, 11:49:13
heard about that surstromming once on Discovery, they said its smell is so strong that it should be opened far from the house...


Although the way they make it looked a lot like what with the fish sauce (and others like shrimp, crab,... types) in Vietnam, that level of smell is so far the craziest :))
Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: microsoft windows on Fri, 25 July 2014, 12:03:19
Any arachnid eaters around here?

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Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: tp4tissue on Fri, 25 July 2014, 12:55:23
Any arachnid eaters around here?

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Spiders taste like crabs..

and Roaches taste like Lobster..

Scorpions...  I'm not sure... but i'd imagine, probably like crab..
Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: FrostyToast on Fri, 25 July 2014, 12:56:59
Any arachnid eaters around here?

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I see Sifo took a break from eating dogs.
Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: hwood34 on Fri, 25 July 2014, 13:10:57
heard about that surstromming once on Discovery, they said its smell is so strong that it should be opened far from the house...


Although the way they make it looked a lot like what with the fish sauce (and others like shrimp, crab,... types) in Vietnam, that level of smell is so far the craziest :))
I shelled out around $20 just to get a can of surstromming from sweden (nowhere to get it here :p). It was one of the worst things I had ever smelled in my entire life, but suprisingly, the taste, while god awful, was not as gut-wrenchingly putrid as people would have you believe
Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: tp4tissue on Fri, 25 July 2014, 14:10:34
heard about that surstromming once on Discovery, they said its smell is so strong that it should be opened far from the house...


Although the way they make it looked a lot like what with the fish sauce (and others like shrimp, crab,... types) in Vietnam, that level of smell is so far the craziest :))
I shelled out around $20 just to get a can of surstromming from sweden (nowhere to get it here :p). It was one of the worst things I had ever smelled in my entire life, but suprisingly, the taste, while god awful, was not as gut-wrenchingly putrid as people would have you believe

lots of things smell bad.. but taste ok..

the reason for that is...  Technically your tongue only does 5 things.  but there is a smell sensor on the back of your soft palate,   and in combination with "odor"  completes your sensation of food..


But you really only have 5 tastes on the tongue..


so if you mentally nullify  "smell"...  then ANY food will fall into  the 5 taste, and so.. can't possibly be "bad"..
Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: hashbaz on Fri, 25 July 2014, 14:45:07
Never eaten it, but my wife describes a Filippino delicacy known as 'balot' or 'balut' (pr. BAH-loot).

Balot (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balut_%28egg%29)

Quote from: wikipedia
A balut or balot is a developing duck embryo that is boiled alive and eaten in the shell. It is commonly sold as streetfood in the Philippines. They are common food in countries in Southeast Asia, such as Laos (khai look ໄຂ່ລູກ in Lao, Cambodia (pong tia koon ពងទាកូន in Cambodian)[1] and Vietnam (trứng vịt lộn or hột vịt lộn in Vietnamese). They are often served with beer.

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The Filipino and Malay word balut (balot) means "wrapped" – depending on pronunciation.

... no thank you. Unappetizing on a lot of levels.

I win.

/thread

I've had balot, can confirm it is horrendous.  My little duckling had embryonic feathers and felt like eating a bag of salty dirt in chicken broth.  I forget whether I got the yolk down or not.
Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: tp4tissue on Fri, 25 July 2014, 14:48:20
Never eaten it, but my wife describes a Filippino delicacy known as 'balot' or 'balut' (pr. BAH-loot).

Balot (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balut_%28egg%29)

Quote from: wikipedia
A balut or balot is a developing duck embryo that is boiled alive and eaten in the shell. It is commonly sold as streetfood in the Philippines. They are common food in countries in Southeast Asia, such as Laos (khai look ໄຂ່ລູກ in Lao, Cambodia (pong tia koon ពងទាកូន in Cambodian)[1] and Vietnam (trứng vịt lộn or hột vịt lộn in Vietnamese). They are often served with beer.

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The Filipino and Malay word balut (balot) means "wrapped" – depending on pronunciation.

... no thank you. Unappetizing on a lot of levels.

I win.

/thread

I've had balot, can confirm it is horrendous.  My little duckling had embryonic feathers and felt like eating a bag of salty dirt in chicken broth.  I forget whether I got the yolk down or not.

do they salt it in brine first,  or did you add the salt afterwards.
Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: heedpantsnow on Fri, 25 July 2014, 22:35:51
My buddy says to pour a bunch of salt in the shell before you eat it. He's a white guy married to a girl from the Philippines. Watches foreign dudes try it all the time. Told him he should start a photostream of it lol.
Title: Re: Worst Food
Post by: SpAmRaY on Fri, 25 July 2014, 22:40:38
The sight of this even makes me sick.  I don't think anybody thinks of it as "food" though, so I don't know if it even qualifies for this thread.

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I had that for dinner tonight along with the new double jalapeno burger it was excellent.