Writer's Block: Leftovers of leftovers

[terabient]

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huummm. my mother is filipino, and i grew up in a very white-washed neighborhood, and a lot of dishes that i ate regularly tended to horrify everyone else i knew - especially snack foods.

being the only first grader bringing a bag of dried & salted sardines, not Fruit Roll-Ups, for snack time is an interesting experience.

anyway, stuff i sometimes eat that strikes other people as strange/exotic/gross:

isaw (seasoned & grilled chicken intestines)
chibab (fried pig intestines. it's a lot like pork rinds but the texture is a little different)
duck & quail eggs (i don't think it's that strange, but other people do, so.)
betamax (solid, salted chicken blood, it's cooked on a skewer)

and things i've tried once and probably won't anytime soon:

whole baby octopus
haggis (from what i can remember, it tastes a lot like meatloaf but has a grittier texture)
balut (not bad, but it's v. hard to get ahold of the eggs necessary in the states)

Comments

[theplaidsheep.livejournal.com]

Can't say I've ever eaten food that could be classed as strange or exotic, except for black pudding (which is made from all the bits of an animal you don't eat, including the blood). I quite like black pudding.

I once went to an Indian restaurant where there was a 'special' menu for 'something different.' when I asked what was special, I was told that the various dishes featured various cow or sheep organ meat, including the brain and also the hoofs. Now I quite like hock, but hmmm, mostly it was the brain and the hooves that turned me off. If I ate it, and liked it, and then you told me what it was, I'd probably ask for it again regardless.

isaw (seasoned & grilled chicken intestines)

Hmmm, so what does it taste like?

[terabient]

when i went to England in college i was given a guide made by other students. there was a section on dining, and as a tip, someone had included:

"Don't order black pudding."

anything with offal or blood counts as strange or exotic here in the US. even something relatively tame like liver & onions tends to squick people.

i've had pig's feet. never eaten brains...i think i might draw the line there. X3

isaw...it's a bit like a kebab but more earthy/bitter. it's kind of hard for me to describe because there are a lot of flavors involved - it's normal to simmer the intestine in vinegar, then when grilling baste it in soy sauce and banana ketchup. (which is sweet & spicy.)

so, it's a really flavorful kebab. chewier too.

[lustychan.livejournal.com]

I will admit I said "ew" to the betamax. lol

[terabient]

the betamax is understandable. XD

people thinking duck/quail eggs are weird - that surprises me. even if you've never had them yourself, it doesn't really seem that strange to eat them...

[lustychan.livejournal.com]

I don't understand how they could think those are weird. I mean, they're just eggs!