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pixelghetto · Oct 4, 2002, 09:11 PM

Was in the kitchen, as I had some mad drunken munchies and was thinking England has some really stupid names for food, and some even stupidier food:

f a g g o t s (as the board filters it); fish based snack i beleive, never tried. Not likely to.
Spotted Dick; some sorta desert, another one I have avoided.
Mushy Peas; Peas that have been well mushed...not to stupid, but I just hate peas.
Pea Wet; The water from mushy peas poured over chips (chips being like french fries but not!).

Well as this is a multi national board, give your stupid foods and stuff? Or is England the centre of the stupid food and food name universe?! Probably!

mchladek · Oct 4, 2002, 10:18 PM

I think the obvious one over here in the States would be hot dog. Completely stupid.

Hugi · Oct 4, 2002, 10:22 PM

Stupid food? Apparently you've never been to Iceland. Ever try rotten shark meat? Or sour sheep balls? How about some freshly horse-**** smoked meat?

Stupid indeed....

- Hugi

nonhuman · Oct 4, 2002, 10:23 PM

Mmmmm... thousand-year eggs... pickled in horse urine... go China.

malvolio · Oct 4, 2002, 10:28 PM

Lutefisk - fish "cured" in lye. The Scandinavian contribution to world cuisine.

pixelghetto · Oct 4, 2002, 10:29 PM

Horse piss....ick!!!!!!!!

EEW!!!! Thats truly gross!

nonhuman · Oct 4, 2002, 10:33 PM

Originally posted by pixelghetto:
Horse piss....ick!!!!!!!!

EEW!!!! Thats truly gross!

*shrug* Apparently they actually taste pretty good. If/When I'm in China I'll probably try them if I have the chance. I may or may not draw the line at Three Squeaks, though.

Mulattabianca · Oct 4, 2002, 10:34 PM

some specialities..

Apulia (Italy) - olives fried in olive oil

Milano - Ossa dei Morti - hey i thought untill today it was only a Mexican biscuit for the 4th november... so i do find them here as well, cool

Garlic ice cream - i saw that in Finland..

Egg liquore

Montanan · Oct 4, 2002, 10:45 PM

Don't forget to add "bubble and squeak" to the English list. (It's kind of like a hash, and can be pretty tasty, actually.)

G4ME · Oct 4, 2002, 11:01 PM

except for the entire cabage part.

mine would have to be rocky mountain oysters, you firgure it out,

rocky mountians-landlot-oysters-saltwater

juanvaldes · Oct 5, 2002, 12:15 AM

McDonalds

G4ME · Oct 5, 2002, 12:23 AM

touch�

Montanan · Oct 5, 2002, 12:27 AM

Originally posted by G4ME:
mine would have to be rocky mountain oysters, you firgure it out,

Speaking of Rocky Mountain Oysters, there's a bar here in Montana that serves them at a huge annual event called the "testicle festival."

G4ME · Oct 5, 2002, 12:38 AM

people must come in droves to this world renound delacasy

Montanan · Oct 5, 2002, 12:44 AM

Originally posted by G4ME:
people must come in droves to this world renound delacasy

Yeah, they do [shudders] ... I stopped by the festival once -- it's not the sort of place where you'd want to bring your kid sister.

I didn't have the "balls" to try the entree, though.

Vader�s Pinch of Death · Oct 5, 2002, 01:44 AM

Pigs in a blanket.

undotwa · Oct 5, 2002, 01:44 AM

I always found saurkrout (is that how you spell it???) to be pretty discusting. I fail to live up to my Polish heritage.

Vader�s Pinch of Death · Oct 5, 2002, 01:46 AM

Originally posted by undotwa:
I always found saurkrout (is that how you spell it???) to be pretty discusting. I fail to live up to my Polish heritage.

I thought that was a German thing.

Face Ache · Oct 5, 2002, 02:08 AM

Ladies and Gentlemen of the world, I present to you Australia's contribution to the world of deep fried foods.

The Chiko Roll.

A giant spring roll designed so you can eat while continuing to drink. Beauty.

Most importantly, here's the Chiko Roll Chick.

A poster seen in several variations over the years, this poster has been seen in Fish and Chip shops in Australia since the 1950s. Although the image has been updated slightly several times she has always clenched the chiko roll the same intriguing way. God bless her.

These posters have inspired many a young lad while waiting for their chips.

olePigeon · Oct 5, 2002, 02:30 AM

Originally posted by Vader�s Pinch of Death:
I thought that was a German thing.

Only after they invaded Poland.

Miniryu · Oct 5, 2002, 03:12 AM

I don't think Tacos are very intelligent; I bet they are pretty stupid as far as food goes.

voodoo · Oct 5, 2002, 01:08 PM

Originally posted by hugi:
Stupid food? Apparently you've never been to Iceland. Ever try rotten shark meat? Or sour sheep balls? How about some freshly horse-**** smoked meat?

Stupid indeed....

- Hugi

That kind of food isn't nearly as stupid as the people who eat it. Yuck.

OreoCookie · Oct 5, 2002, 01:22 PM

Originally posted by nonhuman:

*shrug* Apparently they actually taste pretty good. If/When I'm in China I'll probably try them if I have the chance. I may or may not draw the line at Three Squeaks, though.

How about chicken feet. A Chinese specialty that I like very much. You have to get used to the thought of biting off their toes though

cdhostage · Oct 5, 2002, 01:28 PM

Haggis is pretty disgusting. Especially the barley-only-filled kind. There's nothing else to do with entrails and intenstines and spleens and, really - they don't make good compost immediately. They're alright if ytou let them rot a while with other organic stuff, with mixing every six months. Fertilizer after a decade!

philzilla · Oct 5, 2002, 01:39 PM

Doner Kebabs. i mean, no self-respecting and SOBER person would eat one of these maggot-ridden, grease-fests. yet, apply a few pints and these same people will be queuing up in the chippy to buy one, after the pub. nice. especially when you find your jeans the next morning, and there's big rivers of grease and chili sauce all down the front of the legs. lovely stuff.

being a vegetarian, the 'desire' for one of these things is no longer with me, thank f*ck

i'm off to a gig now. i'll try and think on to go on Doner Watch, and report back later, with my findings.

meanwhile, pixelghetto is probably eating one of said offensive items as he's reading this, dripping grease all over his G3 keyboard

Mulattabianca · Oct 5, 2002, 07:01 PM

i'd vote for potatoes.

if they are simply boiled, they are boring. tasteless.
horrible if you are a vegetarian.

if you cook them by any other way.. ie french fries or ships or whatever, they become "intelligent" as macdonalds.

i cuold do a 50 plates list of some weird european regional plates that are stupid or at least taste awful (yes, i have at least tried them) but then someone could blame me of not being politically correct..

anything macdonalds.
i'm sure it's stupid.

philzilla · Oct 5, 2002, 07:20 PM

Originally posted by Mulattabianca:
i'd vote for potatoes.

if they are simply boiled, they are boring. tasteless.
horrible if you are a vegetarian.

you're talking out of your carnivorous italian ass. boiled, maybe. "horrible if you are a vegetarian" is just daft though.

ask mastrap what can be done with potatoes, then think again. okay? good

OreoCookie · Oct 5, 2002, 07:26 PM

Originally posted by philzilla:
Doner Kebabs. i mean, no self-respecting and SOBER person would eat one of these maggot-ridden, grease-fests. yet, apply a few pints and these same people will be queuing up in the chippy to buy one, after the pub. nice. especially when you find your jeans the next morning, and there's big rivers of grease and chili sauce all down the front of the legs. lovely stuff.

being a vegetarian, the 'desire' for one of these things is no longer with me, thank f*ck

i'm off to a gig now. i'll try and think on to go on Doner Watch, and report back later, with my findings.

meanwhile, pixelghetto is probably eating one of said offensive items as he's reading this, dripping grease all over his G3 keyboard

I like D�ners!

Judge_Fire · Oct 5, 2002, 07:36 PM

Natto.

I've tried, honestly. My Japanese friends have tried to help me understand it.

Natto (and a number of Frank Zappa's guitar solos) just defies my comprehension and leaves me confused about my inability to get the point.

It's not stupid food, really, it just makes me feel stupid staring at it in disbelief

Any Natto Lovers here?

J

OreoCookie · Oct 5, 2002, 07:57 PM

Originally posted by Judge_Fire:
Natto.

I've tried, honestly. My Japanese friends have tried to help me understand it.

Natto (and a number of Frank Zappa's guitar solos) just defies my comprehension and leaves me confused about my inability to get the point.

It's not stupid food, really, it just makes me feel stupid staring at it in disbelief

Any Natto Lovers here?

J

I have heard about it. Is it that bad?

fat mac moron · Oct 5, 2002, 08:01 PM

Kimchi

Montanan · Oct 5, 2002, 08:08 PM

As a naive American visiting relatives in Denmark last summer, here's something that seemed pretty wierd:

As in most places nowadays, Danish restaurants almost always serve butter pats in those little plastic single-serving containers. In Denmark, though, sometimes those containers are filled with animal lard instead of butter! You slather the lard on some rye bread, throw on a herring, add some onions, and top the whole thing with sea salt and a raw egg yolk ... yum!

The amazing thing is -- it actually tasted really good. I just hope my cardiologist never finds out ...