[design219]

If you can, let's hear about it!

Infected corn: Cuitlacoche

[Dork.]

Pruno?

nope, the infected corn tops that....

[Eug]

1. Casu marzu

2. Thousand year-old eggs

3. Secretions from modified ovine sweat glands

4. Prairie oysters

5. Geoduck

P.S. I have eaten several of these... and like them.

[besson3c]

Ever since I was a kid I've always been curious about tasting some poop. Seriously.

[CharlesS]

You would.

I thought it was amusing that the article in the OP ended with "Maybe I should go see a doctor about a penicillin shot" due to having eaten something filled with a fungus, eh?

[cjrivera]

Check out "Bizarre Foods" on the Travel channel.
Andrew Zimmern's Bizarre Blog: Philippines
Some really disgusting stuff.

There are bunch of episodes on youtube...
YouTube - Bizarre Foods - Philippines 1/6


The Philippines had some really disgusing stuff, but my dad said he ate a bunch of that stuff and it really wasn't bad.

Balut! ugh...

[OreoCookie]

Natto. 'nuff said.

[zro]

Bird's nest soup - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Haven't had any.


Though considering there are such things as acceptable levels of insect parts, rodent hairs, fecal matter, and pesticides, processed foods don't sound too appetizing when I think about it. Good thing ignorance is bliss.

[ort888]

Kopi Luwak Coffee

It's coffee that has passed through the digestive tract of a rodent. Yum. Pooped out coffee beans.

Life After Coffee � The Straight Poop on Kopi Luwak Coffee

[Mithras]

The first one doesn't actually sound so bad, necessarily. I mean, yogurt and cheese could be considered "infected milk" if you wanted to put it that way.

The casu marzu and the balut -- over my line. Yuck. Yuck.

[CharlesS]

Originally Posted by ort888 

Kopi Luwak Coffee

It's coffee that has passed through the digestive tract of a rodent. Yum. Pooped out coffee beans.

Life After Coffee � The Straight Poop on Kopi Luwak Coffee

Hehe, I knew that sounded familiar.

Originally Posted by Mithras 

The first one doesn't actually sound so bad, necessarily. I mean, yogurt and cheese could be considered "infected milk" if you wanted to put it that way.

Yeah, I know. Most of those French cheese which are really, really good are injected with some sort of mold or other (penicillin?).

With that said, while the concept didn't sound so bad, the picture of those things sure did look disgusting.

[λόγος]

The most disgusting food ever is fermented tofu. It will easily top anything. Why? Because it smells like someone walked in and took a huge dump on your dining room table.

My real life experience with fermented tofu was in college, when a roomate actually purchased it at an asian market as take out. When he realized his mistake and that the whole apartment smelled like crap, he actually asked me to not tell anyone he ate it.

[Obi Wan's Ghost]

Kimchee stinks. Yet it is a great side dish with Korean BBQ.

[JoshuaZ]

Originally Posted by OreoCookie 

Natto. 'nuff said.

Beat me to it. I can't stand the stuff. Heck, half my Japanese students can't stand it either, yet I'm told that unless I eat natto I can never "understand Japanese people."

Sighh....

[Ω]

meh

[Mithras]

Ummm. uh. whoa.

[Sherman Homan]

"I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti."

[macroy]

Originally Posted by λόγος 

The most disgusting food ever is fermented tofu. It will easily top anything. Why? Because it smells like someone walked in and took a huge dump on your dining room table.

My real life experience with fermented tofu was in college, when a roomate actually purchased it at an asian market as take out. When he realized his mistake and that the whole apartment smelled like crap, he actually asked me to not tell anyone he ate it.

mmmm... stinky tofu rocks. Yes.. so it smells like.... feet. But man.. you get that drenched with garlic and tons of spicy chili... it rocks. And of course, you have to get it at a Chinese night market (where you're at risk of catching Hepatitis - but that was back in the day before disposable dinnerware). Your friend made the mistake by making it at home.... somethings you just do not bring home.

The thousand year egg is also actually very good.

[euchomai]

I wonder if that will get you a temp ban?

[OreoCookie]

Originally Posted by JoshuaZ 

Beat me to it. I can't stand the stuff. Heck, half my Japanese students can't stand it either, yet I'm told that unless I eat natto I can never "understand Japanese people."

Yes, and they seem to think that you cannot eat natto coz your not Japanese … although pretty much only half of the Japanese can eat natto. They just like to perpetuate the myth that `nobody can understand the Japanese except the Japanese' (since understanding Japanese and acting Japanese is one and the same)
They'd feel more comfortable that way … 

[nonhuman]

Most people consider it disgusting (though for different reasons), but I find dog to be quite tasty.

[ThinkInsane]

Originally Posted by euchomai 

I wonder if that will get you a temp ban?

Wonder no more, the answer is yes, it will.

[design219]

This would put me off toast. For at least a couple days.

[legacyb4]

You kidding? Natto is awesome!

[Sherman Homan]

Well, the top piece and the bottom piece still look OK....

[SSharon]

Originally Posted by Sherman Homan 

Well, the top piece and the bottom piece still look OK....

lol, I was actually about to write the same thing!

[design219]

I like how the slicer worked so well.

[Sherman Homan]

Makes ya want to see Ratatouille this week, eh?!

[PB2K]

I remember Czech supermarkets where they only sold pickled and canned foods, and hard sausages. The quality was like dogfood, I am happy we won the cold war

I saw a documentary once about an Icelandic delicacy, hakarl, which is rotten shark meat and has to be drunk with a spirit

[residentEvil]

Chef Under Fire For Serving Half-Dead Fish - Food News Story - WDIV Detroit

[Oisín]

Originally Posted by macroy 

mmmm... stinky tofu rocks. Yes.. so it smells like.... feet. But man.. you get that drenched with garlic and tons of spicy chili... it rocks. And of course, you have to get it at a Chinese night market (where you're at risk of catching Hepatitis - but that was back in the day before disposable dinnerware). Your friend made the mistake by making it at home.... somethings you just do not bring home.

The thousand year egg is also actually very good.

Stinky tofu and fermented tofu are two different things. Stinky tofu (臭豆腐) is marinated in highly fermented brine, while fermented tofu, also called pickled tofu, (腐乳—literally ‘tofu milk’) is tofu fermented with various kinds of bacteria and then marinated in either a kind of brine or paste.

Stinky tofu really does stink. There’s a stinky tofu market in Tianjin (smack in the middle of all the super-fancy shopping malls, no less!) which just smells unbelievably bad. From a distance of about 20–30 metres (100 feet), it smells like the entire area is buried in years of kitchen waste. When actually entering the area, breathing is difficult and the air literally hurts your throat. Yet the taste of stinky tofu is not so bad (though I prefer regular tofu by far).

I don’t know of any pickled tofu markets, but I’d imagine the stench would be as bad. One small jar of pickled tofu in the fridge is enough to make an entire apartment smell like old, sour socks for weeks. Unlike stinky tofu, though, pickled tofu also tastes horrible. Blegh.




I’m surprised no one’s mentioned cockroaches on a spit yet. To me, that’s more or less the ultimate in disgustingness, though I have to say that Sardinian cheese up there comes quite close. I’ve only tasted natto once, but I didn’t find it all that bad—a lot like pickled tofu, really. Not good, but sort of edible. And I love thousand-year eggs as well, though I think tea eggs are better (they’re not as pungent, either).

[macroy]

Originally Posted by Oisín 

Stinky tofu and fermented tofu are two different things. Stinky tofu (臭豆腐) is marinated in highly fermented brine, while fermented tofu, also called pickled tofu, (腐乳—literally ‘tofu milk’) is tofu fermented with various kinds of bacteria and then marinated in either a kind of brine or paste.

AHHHhhhh..... My bad. And thanks for the correction. I actually do like fermented tofu as well... although in my experience, its not something you eat as the main meal or what not... we've always used it as like a garnish with congee (soupy rice). Basically, you'd take one out of the jar (like twice the size of a bullion cube) and you just take little pieces. Its so potent (to me it was extremely salty) you'd not need more.

I actually also didn't' think it smelled as bad as stinky tofu... or at least it didn't permeate as much.

Tianjin - is that in Taiwan or China? I know my parents has a place right across the street from Asiaworld (which is also in a shopping district I believe) in Taipei.. And I remember someone talking about a stinky tofu restaurant. But that's where we'd hit the night market (when we're not in Shilin, that is). But that was like 10 years ago......

[nonhuman]

Tianjin is in China. Of course, according to the Chinese, so is Taipei...

[cjrivera]

Chinese food anyone?
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[IceEnclosure]

this thread is reallly gross.

[macroy]

Originally Posted by nonhuman 

Tianjin is in China. Of course, according to the Chinese, so is Taipei...

heh - that "argument" may get a bit heated in the near future...... I thought I read some article the other day about the current ROC president trying to introduce another reform that may be considered a move for independence....

[Judge_Fire]

Surströmming is a worthy candidate.

Now, I love pickled herring as much as any Nordic native, but this dark fermentation subculture and their extreme product are taking it too far.

From the article:

"Because of the smell, the dish is often eaten outdoors."

"...opening the can under water somewhat lessens the smell..."

"...pungent propionic acid, rotten-egg hydrogen sulfide, rancid-butter butyric acid..."

"...the cans the fish come in can be classified as potentially explosive ..."

[Railroader]

White Castle. i am nauseous just thinking about it.

[macroy]

Originally Posted by Judge_Fire 

Surströmming is a worthy candidate.

Now, I love pickled herring as much as any Nordic native, but this dark fermentation subculture and their extreme product are taking it too far.

From the article:

"Because of the smell, the dish is often eaten outdoors."

"...opening the can under water somewhat lessens the smell..."

"...pungent propionic acid, rotten-egg hydrogen sulfide, rancid-butter butyric acid..."

"...the cans the fish come in can be classified as potentially explosive ..."

OH MY....WOW.

[RAILhead]

Ugh.

[Eug]

Durian is totally disgusting.



Stinky tofu is infinitely more pleasant than durian. Stinky tofu smells bad and tastes good. Durian smells awful and tastes even worse, and has a gross slimy texture too.

[OreoCookie]

Oh yes, the fruit that tastes like onion … how could I forget

[Eug]

I'd rather eat an onion.

[smacintush]

I don't see what the big deal is about Balut…as if that slimey gelatinous GOO inside an unfertilized egg is SOOO appetizing.

[NobleMatt]

Originally Posted by Dork. 

Pruno?

nope, the infected corn tops that....

my brother did a spell in prison and he said that they use to buy a cheap bottle of fruit juice and some yeast tablets from the prison shop, put the yeast tablets in the bottle and put behind a radiator a) for heat b) to hide it and they would open the top once a day to releace the gas and with in like 5 days its was alcoholic fruit juice which they would get drunk on (whilst apparently smoking weed)

Matt

[Eug]

Originally Posted by smacintush 

I don't see what the big deal is about Balut…as if that slimey gelatinous GOO inside an unfertilized egg is SOOO appetizing.

In the spirit of this post (and this thread), a good movie to watch is Dumplings.

[PB2K]

Originally Posted by macroy 

OH MY....WOW.

I agree, whats the point in eating ripe-for-garbage foods when you can get so much else?? I have seen a chef trying to create a lovely dish with "tripe", now I am asking you, wouldn't the same dish have been better without the tripe !!!

[nonhuman]

Originally Posted by Eug 

In the spirit of this post (and this thread), a good movie to watch is Dumplings.

I love that movie.

Mmmm, 饺子.

[nonhuman]

Originally Posted by PB2K 

I agree, whats the point in eating ripe-for-garbage foods when you can get so much else?? I have seen a chef trying to create a lovely dish with "tripe", now I am asking you, wouldn't the same dish have been better without the tripe !!!

I like tripe... It's good in pho. It's good in 火锅. I'm sure it's good in other things too.

[Oisín]

Originally Posted by Judge_Fire 

Surströmming is a worthy candidate.

Now, I love pickled herring as much as any Nordic native, but this dark fermentation subculture and their extreme product are taking it too far.

From the article:

"Because of the smell, the dish is often eaten outdoors."

"...opening the can under water somewhat lessens the smell..."

"...pungent propionic acid, rotten-egg hydrogen sulfide, rancid-butter butyric acid..."

"...the cans the fish come in can be classified as potentially explosive ..."

Just goes to show how much culture and background plays into these things. I never even considered something like surströmning an option, ’cause, being from the region, I think of it as just a normal kind of food that happens to smell a lot.

Similarly, though I’ve been told by many foreigners that the very description makes them queasy, I consider øllebrød perfectly normal, and quite good (ignore the parts about the whipped cream, though, that’s rubbish: øllebrød is supposed to be eaten with regular milk poured over it, not whipped cream).