Food that's nasty no matter how you look at it...
Oct 13, 2014, 12:52 am
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She hasn't been keen on sharing that part of my heritage with me now that I'm well into adulthood, come to think of it.
Oct 13, 2014, 9:35 am
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Andouillette de Troyes. Had it one time. Never again.
"Politics is like an andouillette it should smell a little like sh*t, but not too much."
"Politics is like an andouillette it should smell a little like sh*t, but not too much."
Oct 13, 2014, 10:16 am
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Agreed. My Father-in-law loves it and always orders it when he sees it. My 2 year old daughter's verdict on it, when offered a taste on holiday this summer, was that it smells like nappies (diapers) and was not an acceptable foodstuff. She did, however, happily sample boudin noir at the same lunch, and thinks durian is food of the gods so is far from picky.
I also strongly agree on the utter wrongness of natto.
I also strongly agree on the utter wrongness of natto.
Oct 13, 2014, 10:25 am
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However, I have seen pig brains in gravy and it made me want to spew.
Oct 13, 2014, 10:41 am
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People need to understand that offal is not food for people.
Oct 13, 2014, 11:57 am
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Nonsense, offal is lovely - it's all in preparation. Not so keen on kidneys, mind. There's little else I won't eat, though.
To me, the most vile of all substances is tomato ketchup.
To me, the most vile of all substances is tomato ketchup.
Oct 13, 2014, 12:20 pm
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To reply to the original question, although I've never had the pleasure myself, I'm told that the economy class "food" served Iberia's long-haul routes to central America is about the worst you could imagine.
Oct 13, 2014, 12:52 pm
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Oct 13, 2014, 1:47 pm
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I had it at Sushi Nakazawa last weekend. I didn't have a choice; it was part of the omakase menu. I had had it in the past and thought it absolutely disgusting. This was not nearly as bad, but I still wouldn't order it. The consistency is about the same as snot. The taste is too fishy for me.
Oct 13, 2014, 6:24 pm
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The worst food I've ever heard described is Hákarl.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A1karl
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A1karl
Hákarl is traditionally prepared by gutting and beheading a Greenland or basking shark and placing it in a shallow hole dug in gravelly sand, with the now cleaned cavity resting on a small mound of sand. The shark is then covered with sand and gravel, and stones are placed on top of the sand in order to press the shark. In this way the fluids are pressed out of the body. The shark ferments in this fashion for 6–12 weeks depending on the season.
Chef Anthony Bourdain described hákarl as "the single worst, most disgusting and terrible tasting thing" he has ever eaten.[1]
Chef Gordon Ramsay challenged James May to sample three "delicacies" (Laotian snake whiskey, bull penis, and hákarl) on The F Word; after eating hákarl, Ramsay spat it out, although May kept his down. May's only reaction was, "You disappoint me, Ramsay."[7]
On season 2's Iceland episode of Travel Channel's Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern, Andrew Zimmern described the smell as reminding him of "some of the most horrific things I've ever breathed in my life," but said the taste was not nearly as bad as the smell. Nonetheless, he did note that hákarl was "hardcore food" and "not for beginners".
Chef Anthony Bourdain described hákarl as "the single worst, most disgusting and terrible tasting thing" he has ever eaten.[1]
Chef Gordon Ramsay challenged James May to sample three "delicacies" (Laotian snake whiskey, bull penis, and hákarl) on The F Word; after eating hákarl, Ramsay spat it out, although May kept his down. May's only reaction was, "You disappoint me, Ramsay."[7]
On season 2's Iceland episode of Travel Channel's Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern, Andrew Zimmern described the smell as reminding him of "some of the most horrific things I've ever breathed in my life," but said the taste was not nearly as bad as the smell. Nonetheless, he did note that hákarl was "hardcore food" and "not for beginners".
Oct 13, 2014, 6:46 pm
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I'm not that big a fan of uni so I didn't buy any at $10 apiece. Lots of people walking around with them, though.
Oct 13, 2014, 7:36 pm
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I like sweetbreads, USA_flyer. They are great if prepared properly (which I have had in French and upscale Chinese restaurants).
Foods that were horrible:
Jellyfish -- I had it twice in Hong Kong. The first time was sort of crispy and somewhat edible. The second time was gelatinous goop. Disgusting. Alas, I was the guest of a potential client who was taking me to his favorite restaurant from his region (Fukien).
At that same meal, there was an inedible cold pigeon dish.
Avgolemono, which is is "a family of Mediterranean sauces and soups made with egg and lemon juice mixed with broth, heated until they thicken." -- I hate raw or soft-boiled eggs. I dropped off a young Greek-American woman who was one of my college classmates at her home and her parents cooked me dinner with avgolemono. I really could not get it down.
I don't love sea urchin or durian (both mentioned earlier).
Foods that were horrible:
Jellyfish -- I had it twice in Hong Kong. The first time was sort of crispy and somewhat edible. The second time was gelatinous goop. Disgusting. Alas, I was the guest of a potential client who was taking me to his favorite restaurant from his region (Fukien).
At that same meal, there was an inedible cold pigeon dish.
Avgolemono, which is is "a family of Mediterranean sauces and soups made with egg and lemon juice mixed with broth, heated until they thicken." -- I hate raw or soft-boiled eggs. I dropped off a young Greek-American woman who was one of my college classmates at her home and her parents cooked me dinner with avgolemono. I really could not get it down.
I don't love sea urchin or durian (both mentioned earlier).
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