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re: Things that sounded nasty, till you tried it

Posted on 7/3/24 at 2:39 pm to
Posted by dsides
Member since Jan 2013
6152 posts
Posted on 7/3/24 at 2:39 pm to
quote:

Yep, my post should have read cottage cheese. Thanks for pointing that out.


No problem. And I agree it looks nasty
Posted by moontigr
Commanders/LA Kings/Detroit Tigers
Member since Nov 2020
6972 posts
Posted on 7/3/24 at 6:19 pm to
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Growing up, we always had this with cottage cheese or shredded cheese, not mayo.


I ordered "fruit salad" as a side dish at the Crystal Grill in Greenwood, MS and I was served the pears/mayo/cheese combo. I tried it because I'm not one to waste food and I've liked it ever since.
Posted by SpotCheckBilly
Member since May 2020
8191 posts
Posted on 7/3/24 at 8:45 pm to
sour kraut on mashed potatoes.

My in-laws, coming from near Pennsylvania Dutch territory, served this at Thanksgiving. The sour kraut is heated up, which mellows the pungency. I liked these things separately but the thought of putting them together seemed nasty. Actually, it's pretty good, better with Bavarian style sour kraut.
Posted by moontigr
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Member since Nov 2020
6972 posts
Posted on 7/3/24 at 11:32 pm to
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sour kraut on mashed potatoes.


I grew up eating this. For lunch at school every once in a while we'd be served meatloaf w/ the ketchup glaze, sauerkraut, and mashed potatoes. Still love it. Actually had it a few weeks ago when we stopped at Lambert's Cafe.

This post was edited on 7/3/24 at 11:35 pm
Posted by TigerFanatic99
South Bend, Indiana
Member since Jan 2007
34527 posts
Posted on 7/3/24 at 11:35 pm to
Large and small intestine on the Korean bbq griddle. shite was amazing.
Posted by CHEDBALLZ
South Central LA
Member since Dec 2009
23070 posts
Posted on 7/4/24 at 12:36 am to
Ketchup on white beans.

When I was a kid my dad ate sardines in Hot Sauce on a cracker with a little yellow mustard. I was always to afraid to try it. Now when the wife ain't around I'll eat some.
Posted by SammyTiger
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Feb 2009
78159 posts
Posted on 7/4/24 at 5:42 am to
Hogs Head Cheese

i honestly never wanted to try it based solely on the name and then I saw how it was made and was like “ok
i’ll give it a go”

love the stuff
Posted by SpotCheckBilly
Member since May 2020
8191 posts
Posted on 7/4/24 at 11:22 am to
Ceviche and sushi

I was skeptical about citrus juice cooking the fish -- and eating "bait" in general. I like both now, and aquachile too.
Posted by caro81
Member since Jul 2017
5993 posts
Posted on 7/5/24 at 11:12 am to
tendon and tripe. Done correctly both are delicious
sea urchin is their gonads. one of my favorite things to eat
Hog head cheese and scrapple (kinda similar)
blood sausage
crab and crawfish "fat"
huitlacoche

hell my motto is ill try anything twice.

things that sound gross and ARE gross
balut
durian
Posted by 81Tiger
LSU Alumnus
Member since Sep 2009
6816 posts
Posted on 7/5/24 at 8:16 pm to
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Large and small intestine

shite was amazing


This post was edited on 7/5/24 at 8:17 pm
Posted by NoSaint
Member since Jun 2011
12447 posts
Posted on 7/5/24 at 9:14 pm to
quote:

I’m like, mayo on rice? That sounds nasty.


Plenty of sushi rolls have mayo based fillings with various crab salads and the like
Posted by BhamTigah
Lurker since Jan 2003
Member since Jan 2007
17312 posts
Posted on 7/7/24 at 10:25 am to
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Large and small intestine on the Korean bbq griddle. shite was amazing.


They were supposed to clean that part out.

Posted by Daisytiger
Member since Jun 2023
27 posts
Posted on 7/7/24 at 6:31 pm to
That’s one thing I’m never going to try ??
Posted by moontigr
Commanders/LA Kings/Detroit Tigers
Member since Nov 2020
6972 posts
Posted on 7/7/24 at 9:17 pm to
I had the intestine in XO sauce at Little Chinatown in Kenner about 5-7 years back and enjoyed it. You could definitely taste the gaminess, though
Posted by Willie Stroker
Member since Sep 2008
15590 posts
Posted on 7/7/24 at 9:49 pm to
quote:

Large and small intestine on the Korean bbq griddle. shite was amazing.

Woof. Some of my friends from the Texas border challenged me to try menudo (made with beef tripe) at their favorite Mexican restaurant. Most of them participate in an annual menudo cooking contest. So I agreed because...when in Rome.

When it was served I noticed I was the only one being served that dish. I sipped it and had a very familiar taste that few expect to be served in a bowl.

They asked me what it tastes like. I gave them an honest answer, "It tastes like arse." But after giving it more thought and a few more spoonfulls, it really tasted more like licking a penny. There's a fine line between the two, but I think I picked up on it - and finshed my bowl.
Posted by Willie Stroker
Member since Sep 2008
15590 posts
Posted on 7/7/24 at 10:06 pm to
quote:

Things that sounded nasty, till you tried it

Sushi has been covered, but I eventually tried it in my 30s and have loved it ever since.

But it took me another 10 years to come across Huitlacoche. It looks like this:





Some people call it corn smut. It's a corn disease.

I came across it at a restaurant in Laredo called Border Foundry. The dish was called Huitlacoche Tenderloin, which is two 5oz. tenderloin medallions with huitlacoche and tequila cream sauce over mushroom and roasted corn risotto.

It was surprisingly good. Now I look for huitlacoche whenever I go to a high end Mexican restaurant. I wish I knew where to find it in Houston.
Posted by slacker130
Your mom
Member since Jul 2010
8928 posts
Posted on 7/8/24 at 8:07 am to
Peanut butter and grape jelly on a hamburger. Disgusted me until I tried it.

Everyone I have talked into it, loves it.
Posted by SpotCheckBilly
Member since May 2020
8191 posts
Posted on 7/8/24 at 8:50 am to
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Peanut butter and grape jelly on a hamburger. Disgusted me until I tried it.


I've had peanut butter on a burger before and it was pretty good. Can't say that I loved it, or have ordered it since, but I was pleasantly surprised.

Menudo wasn't bad either, but I got tired of chewing the tripe. It's rather bland, but the rest of the soup was not.
Posted by LSUGUMBO
Shreveport, LA
Member since Sep 2005
9488 posts
Posted on 7/8/24 at 11:01 am to
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tripe. It's rather bland


I accidentally received pho with tripe, tendon, brisket and meatball a few years back, but it was a to go order and I didn't realize it until I got home. Tripe is largely flavorless and has a strange texture, but I guess I'm glad I tried it. Not one of those things that I've ever crave again, though.
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