What is the weirdest food you've every eaten?

Tyga11 · 12-13-2021, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Minacious

Gator burger.

Just out of curiosity, did you put ketchup on it? I once tried one at Pappadeux's (sp?) when they had it on special and the waiter wouldn't serve me ketchup with it...I literally had to ask for a manager because it was so outrageous. Apparently Ketchup + Gator don't mix?

Tommy-G · 12-13-2021, 07:04 PM

I didn’t mind deep fried gator, one thing many like that I don’t is foie grais

BMWGUYinCO · 12-13-2021, 07:22 PM

When I was in Shanghai on business, my host brought me to a restaurant and served me all kinds of strange food, but the weirdest was duck tongues.
I was also walked through "wet markets" and Jesus Christ, there isn't a single part of the animal they don't sell & eat.

fwshaw · 12-13-2021, 07:29 PM

As Run Silent stated in his message...Balut is probably the strangest you ever find.

Chick Webb · 12-13-2021, 07:36 PM

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I tried some chocolate covered grasshoppers when I was in 6th grade.

Bug dinners at the Co-op in Berkeley back in '80-81 featured numerous.... let's say multi-legged delicacies. And they weren't chocolate-covered.

My #1 has to be the time that I was the round-eye of honor at a fancy mongolian bbq palace in Shenzhen and my work colleagues ordered a whole roast goat. And I mean whole. They very ceremoniously presented me with a small clay pot in which the eyes had been stewed. I ate one. They were pretty impressed.

Our03z4 · 12-13-2021, 08:08 PM

Kangaroo, very dense but delicious. Use to eat it quite a bit but our source is gone.

kscarrol · 12-13-2021, 09:21 PM

Nutria, alligator, squirrel... gator is good when prepared correctly, the other two, tried once and will never eat again!

TiMSport · 12-13-2021, 09:23 PM

Where is MsGoGoMoto ? Somehow I have a feeling she has eaten some funky stuff. Lol.

Sara · 12-13-2021, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by kscarrol

Nutria, alligator, squirrel... gator is good when prepared correctly, the other two, tried once and will never eat again!

Alligator isn’t weird! I eat it a lot ….. now nutria

kscarrol · 12-13-2021, 09:57 PM

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Alligator isn’t weird! I eat it a lot ….. now nutria

If you’re not from south Louisiana or Florida, many consider it weird…. As for nutria, it’s a little like escargot in that it wasn’t that bad but just knowing what it is makes it a no go for me. I mean who looked at a snail oozing across the ground and said “hmm…. Look tasty”.

BurtBMW · 12-13-2021, 10:03 PM

Has to be Cows tongue or plain octopus

Sara · 12-13-2021, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by kscarrol

If you’re not from south Louisiana or Florida, many consider it weird…. As for nutria, it’s a little like escargot in that it wasn’t that bad but just knowing what it is makes it a no go for me. I mean who looked at a snail oozing across the ground and said “hmm…. Look tasty”.

Someone high on ambien

I’m fighting it, good night.

Samurai of 2day · 12-13-2021, 10:55 PM

tadpoles!

My 2nd week of Ranger School.... definitely swallowed a few of those during the CWSA, as you could see them (seemingly in the hundreds) in the water by the shore line when getting smoked

antgenn · 12-13-2021, 11:20 PM

Nutria (stew), moose. We cook beef/veal/pork tongues all the time. Good as a cold cut with horseradish.

evil-G-nius · 12-14-2021, 12:39 AM

Two weirdest that come to mind are reindeer sausage and sea cucumber. Had the reindeer up in Alaska and the sea cucumber at a Chinese wedding when I was a little kid but I do remember it! I have also tried, like alot of you, aligator & escargot.

Also somewhat strange, in Alaska, I also had spruce tip beer. It was pretty good but I could not drink a whole pint of it. Just too much of that pine tree taste

Bunnny · 12-14-2021, 12:41 AM

Moose and alligator are the tastiest, out of all the game meats.

Rattlesnake was the strangest. Sort of like the grizzle on a steak, but chicken-ish flavored.

Minacious · 12-14-2021, 02:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Tyga11

Just out of curiosity, did you put ketchup on it? I once tried one at Pappadeux's (sp?) when they had it on special and the waiter wouldn't serve me ketchup with it...I literally had to ask for a manager because it was so outrageous. Apparently Ketchup + Gator don't mix?

No. I'm a mustard guy. Amusing that you had to go as far as asking for a manager just to get some ketchup on YOUR burger.

joisce · 12-14-2021, 04:52 AM

Durian fruit. It is banned by most airlines as it's smell is so horrific. Genuinely probably the worst thing I've ever had in my mouth!

hubbahubba · 12-14-2021, 06:56 AM

Rattlesnake and Rocky Mountain Oysters. Snake wasn't terrible, pan fried in garlic. RMO's were texturally the worst ever.

Sara · 12-14-2021, 07:45 AM

For me, turkey necks

zgood4u · 12-14-2021, 07:51 AM

Growing up mom made a soffrito with cow's heart and lung in a pan with garlic, onion and tomato sauce. It was delicious as a sandwich. I keep ground alpaca and mutton in the freezer now.

kscarrol · 12-14-2021, 07:52 AM

Never eaten turkey necks, we used to put them in our crab traps as bait though...

12-13-2021, 07:04 PM	#24
Tommy-G Captain 4686 Rep 694 Posts Drives: 2015 435 Vert Alpine White Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Bradenton FL iTrader: (0)	I didn’t mind deep fried gator, one thing many like that I don’t is foie grais
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BMWGUYinCO Second Lieutenant 4463 Rep 284 Posts Drives: 22 M850 Convertible '23 X3 M40 Join Date: Apr 2020 Location: Colorado iTrader: (0)	When I was in Shanghai on business, my host brought me to a restaurant and served me all kinds of strange food, but the weirdest was duck tongues. I was also walked through "wet markets" and Jesus Christ, there isn't a single part of the animal they don't sell & eat.
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12-13-2021, 07:29 PM	#26
fwshaw New Member 14 Rep 27 Posts Drives: BMW X5 xDrive 40i Join Date: May 2021 Location: U.S.A. iTrader: (0) Garage List 1999 Honda Prelude [0.00] 2021 X5 iDrive40i [0.00]	As Run Silent stated in his message...Balut is probably the strangest you ever find.
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Our03z4 Captain 1765 Rep 694 Posts Drives: 2008 BMW Z4 3.0si Coupe, Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	Kangaroo, very dense but delicious. Use to eat it quite a bit but our source is gone.
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12-13-2021, 09:21 PM	#29
kscarrol Brigadier General 9965 Rep 4,145 Posts Drives: 2021 X3 M40i, 1974 2002 Tii Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Greenville, SC iTrader: (0)	Nutria, alligator, squirrel... gator is good when prepared correctly, the other two, tried once and will never eat again! __________________ 2021 X3 M40i 1974 2002tii, Inka, 5 sp manual BMWCCA # 327475
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TiMSport Banned 12853 Rep 2,983 Posts Drives: '21 M340i xDrive, '17 Audi S3 Join Date: Feb 2021 Location: ATL iTrader: (0)	Where is MsGoGoMoto ? Somehow I have a feeling she has eaten some funky stuff. Lol.
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Samurai of 2day Major 2339 Rep 1,266 Posts Drives: '22 X6M/'21 S1Krr Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Everywhere and Nowhere iTrader: (0)	tadpoles! My 2nd week of Ranger School.... definitely swallowed a few of those during the CWSA, as you could see them (seemingly in the hundreds) in the water by the shore line when getting smoked __________________ Too smart for my own good...
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12-13-2021, 11:20 PM	#36
antgenn Enlisted Member 342 Rep 39 Posts Drives: 2023 X3 M40i Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: PA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2023 X3 M40i [0.00] 2016 Infinity Q50 [0.00] 2016 BMW X3 [0.00]	Nutria (stew), moose. We cook beef/veal/pork tongues all the time. Good as a cold cut with horseradish.
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12-14-2021, 12:39 AM	#37
evil-G-nius Broke A$$ Super Hero 2246 Rep 248 Posts Drives: Infiniti G37 S Coupe Join Date: Jan 2021 Location: PSL Florida iTrader: (0)	Two weirdest that come to mind are reindeer sausage and sea cucumber. Had the reindeer up in Alaska and the sea cucumber at a Chinese wedding when I was a little kid but I do remember it! I have also tried, like alot of you, aligator & escargot. Also somewhat strange, in Alaska, I also had spruce tip beer. It was pretty good but I could not drink a whole pint of it. Just too much of that pine tree taste
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Bunnny Private 219 Rep 63 Posts Drives: 2015 M4 & 2002 330ci e46 Join Date: Feb 2020 Location: AB, Canada iTrader: (0)	Moose and alligator are the tastiest, out of all the game meats. Rattlesnake was the strangest. Sort of like the grizzle on a steak, but chicken-ish flavored.
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joisce Registered 0 Rep 4 Posts Drives: E90 320d (2011) Join Date: Dec 2021 Location: England iTrader: (0)	Durian fruit. It is banned by most airlines as it's smell is so horrific. Genuinely probably the worst thing I've ever had in my mouth!
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hubbahubba Captain 12118 Rep 879 Posts Drives: M3CX Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Az iTrader: (0)	Rattlesnake and Rocky Mountain Oysters. Snake wasn't terrible, pan fried in garlic. RMO's were texturally the worst ever.
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Sara Lieutenant General 5870 Rep 17,879 Posts Drives: A car Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Nola iTrader: (6)	For me, turkey necks
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zgood4u Second Lieutenant 498 Rep 240 Posts Drives: 06 Z4MC BSM Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Alpharetta,GA iTrader: (0)	Growing up mom made a soffrito with cow's heart and lung in a pan with garlic, onion and tomato sauce. It was delicious as a sandwich. I keep ground alpaca and mutton in the freezer now.
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kscarrol Brigadier General 9965 Rep 4,145 Posts Drives: 2021 X3 M40i, 1974 2002 Tii Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Greenville, SC iTrader: (0)	Never eaten turkey necks, we used to put them in our crab traps as bait though... __________________ 2021 X3 M40i 1974 2002tii, Inka, 5 sp manual BMWCCA # 327475
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