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Donegal Hibby
10-04-2023, 09:50 PM
Came across this and couldn't believe people actually eat this , rather them than me 😁.
https://youtu.be/vZ_-JzM-YQg
Paulie Walnuts
11-04-2023, 08:52 AM
Was in Sicily last summer and a big thing there is spleen sandwiches cooked on a BBQ.
Couldn’t bring myself to try one.
Mon Dieu4
11-04-2023, 02:36 PM
I normally pride myself on being able to try anything in reason, if it looks like a steak or mince I will give it a bash, I tried all sorts when Khublai Khan's was open down Leith
When I was in Fazenda me and my pals got offered a Chicken heart and it looked like what you'd expect, I put it in my mouth and just couldn't bring myself to chew it or eat it at all, turns out I'm not that adventurous after all
Stairway 2 7
11-04-2023, 02:49 PM
Will try most things, tried bugs in South East Asia a few times and not squeamish but they weren't nice. Had the chicken hearts and your not missing much, had lamb brain in Turkey and it was pretty rotten too
Celery is the devil though
AltheHibby
11-04-2023, 03:16 PM
Tripe. Even the smell makes me want to hork.
Stairway 2 7
11-04-2023, 03:17 PM
Tripe. Even the smell makes me want to hork.
Want to try this. The smell of my mum boiling it gave me the boak as you say, so I didn't even consider trying it.
Hibrandenburg
11-04-2023, 05:25 PM
Want to try this. The smell of my mum boiling it gave me the boak as you say, so I didn't even consider trying it.
Same here, my mother loved it but I had to leave the house whilst she was cooking it.
Tuna, just the thought of it gets me gagging.
Hiber-nation
11-04-2023, 05:32 PM
Same here, my mother loved it but I had to leave the house whilst she was cooking it.
Tuna, just the thought of it gets me gagging.
Snap, that's my 2.
Not a fan of snails either.
CropleyWasGod
11-04-2023, 05:33 PM
The steak pies at ER.
Hibrandenburg
11-04-2023, 05:47 PM
Snap, that's my 2.
Not a fan of snails either.
I tried snails whilst on an exchange with a French army unit and to be fair they could have been anything cooked in garlic for all I knew.
Pretty Boy
11-04-2023, 05:47 PM
The only food I have ever tried that I could never eat again was gooseberries. It must be a psychological thing but I had them when I was young and was sick later that day. No idea if it was related or not but it's left an impression. Tried them again a while later and immediately gagged. Waited years, tried again and same thing happened.
Going against the grain but I love tripe. Any offal really; liver is a big favourite as long as it's cooked properly. I've tried a few dishes with insects and found them ok. There's a company sells a cricket granola mix and it's both tasty and loaded with all sorts of nutrition.
Beyond gooseberries I struggle to think of anything I have eaten that I could never eat. Plenty I could take or leave but nothing that has really scarred me. I'd give most things a try I reckon.
marinello59
11-04-2023, 05:56 PM
Tripe. Even the smell makes me want to hork.
:agree:
davy67 +
11-04-2023, 06:08 PM
Another vote for tripe from me , even the thought of if gives me the shivers . Jellied Eels are another thing that I wouldn't eat
Bridge hibs
11-04-2023, 06:44 PM
Squid 🤮
HUTCHYHIBBY
11-04-2023, 07:10 PM
Tripe. Even the smell makes me want to hork.
My old man still gets it from one of the butchers on Junction Street.
Billy Whizz
11-04-2023, 07:26 PM
Any sort of fish or Liver or Kidney meat
Pretty Boy
11-04-2023, 07:28 PM
My old man still gets it from one of the butchers on Junction Street.
Andersons have a great selection of offal.
They occasionally have veal liver which isn't always the easiest to come by. Soaked in some milk for a few hours, bit of seasoned flour, flash fried then rested for a few minutes. Lovely stuff.
HUTCHYHIBBY
11-04-2023, 07:34 PM
Andersons have a great selection of offal.
They occasionally have veal liver which isn't always the easiest to come by. Soaked in some milk for a few hours, bit of seasoned flour, flash fried then rested for a few minutes. Lovely stuff.
My old man says tripe isn't the same without rudican, not sure if that is the correct spelling. Seemingly farmers make more money selling it to pharmaceutical companies these days.
WeeRussell
11-04-2023, 09:09 PM
Lettuce. A total sandwich ruiner.
Sylar
11-04-2023, 09:53 PM
I applaud the folk who are willing to eat brain, eyeballs, testicles, genitals etc from animals - it's a 'full use' of the animal approach and if it reduces waste and provides sustenance for them, more power to them.
It's not for me though - I'm not squeamish necessarily and I do enjoy various offal (I'm a sucker for a Stornoway black pudding and a decent bit of haggis, not to mention liver pate, sweetbreads etc) - there are just some things I've no desire to try, even though I do pretty much eat anything!
The only conventional thing I can't eat are mushrooms, but that's an allergy. Even the smell of them cooking can make me feel sick.
I've gradually warmed to cheese over the years - strong cheeses (parmesan, stilton, bleu etc) used to turn my stomach, but in moderation I can actually enjoy and appreciate some of them (especially paired with a good wine etc) - but the thought of casu martzu is nauseating.
Donegal Hibby
11-04-2023, 09:55 PM
I've probably eaten a lot of things from the sea like shark , octopus ,squid , conger eel and most fish and shellfish over the years though put some Brussel sprouts or heinz beans in front of me and I will start to panic 😂😂😂
Scouse Hibee
11-04-2023, 11:24 PM
Olives, food of the devil.
Edina Street
12-04-2023, 02:52 AM
Came across this and couldn't believe people actually eat this , rather them than me 😁.
https://youtu.be/vZ_-JzM-YQg
I'll try anything once!!
AltheHibby
12-04-2023, 06:38 AM
I tried snails whilst on an exchange with a French army unit and to be fair they could have been anything cooked in garlic for all I knew.
Snails feel like a blob of fat deep fried in garlic to me.
Edina Street
12-04-2023, 06:53 AM
Snails feel like a blob of fat deep fried in garlic to me.
Fat + garlic = delicious
Hibernia&Alba
12-04-2023, 07:20 AM
Tripe. Even the smell makes me want to hork.
Just what I was about to nominate. My parents and grandparents used to eat it, but I would never try it. I'm veggie now, thus I will never get to experience such an abomination as cold cow's stomach, which is fine by me. I've always been a fussy eater and there are lots of things I wouldn't try growing up. The smell of kidney would make me ill.
Hibernia&Alba
12-04-2023, 07:23 AM
Another vote for tripe from me , even the thought of if gives me the shivers . Jellied Eels are another thing that I wouldn't eat
Not a chance I would have tried that. Same with oysters.
Edina Street
12-04-2023, 09:30 AM
Squid 🤮
I had squid from a certain chippy last night to accompany my white pudding. They tasted a bit fresh.
blackpoolhibs
12-04-2023, 10:19 AM
I loved tripe with milk onions and butterbeans, and the rudikan was the brown bits if my dad was being honest with me.:greengrin
Last had it during lockdown, but i cooked it wrong, apparently the stuff i bought had already been cooked, and i over cooked it.
Seeing this thread now, i think i will try it again.
Piccillily, rather eat sheite.
overdrive
12-04-2023, 10:39 AM
The only “normal” things I really can’t stand are squid and octopus. Tried them many times and I just don’t like them.
I’ll give most things a bash. In South East Asia I’ve eaten chicken feet, frogs, bugs of various kinds (really loved crickets), etc.
I inadvertently ate pig testicle in Thailand… they were described as “stir fried pork balls” at a buffet. I assumed it would be like pork balls you get from the Chinese here… not recognising “hang on there’s no batter on these”… we started eating them and my wife put them to the side of her plate as she wasn’t enjoying the texture. I thought it was a bit strange and then it suddenly dawned on me with the shape and texture of them that “pork ball” might mean a different kind of ball. Googled it and my fears were correct. I thought they were alright to be fair.
By far the worst thing I’ve eaten though was in Vietnam a number of years ago. My ex-wife and I were on a moped food tour in Ho Chi Minh. That’s also where I ate the frog which was nice. The last place they took us they said (amongst other things) we’d be getting a local delicacy that a lot of us westerners wouldn’t want to eat - a duck egg. We were a bit confused as you get that here. Then the woman explained that it was a fertilised duck egg that had been allowed to grow to foetus. They asked who was up for trying it. Only me and n Australian guy said we would. He finished it. I couldn’t which I think offended them. I got half way through. It smelled. There were veins in the yolk. There was the start of a beak. There were some feathers.
It was gross.
This is the sort of thing I’m talking about:
https://images.app.goo.gl/qsTPdmpt8Nb7q3bU9
Would never eat that again!
HUTCHYHIBBY
12-04-2023, 12:18 PM
I loved tripe with milk onions and butterbeans, and the rudikan was the brown bits if my dad was being honest with me.:greengrin
Last had it during lockdown, but i cooked it wrong, apparently the stuff i bought had already been cooked, and i over cooked it.
Seeing this thread now, i think i will try it again.
Piccillily, rather eat sheite.
I'll get my old man to give you some tips re tripe next Saturday! 😉
HUTCHYHIBBY
12-04-2023, 12:20 PM
Not a chance I would have tried that. Same with oysters.
Oysters are superb, particularly from the wee place on the promenade in Blackpool, Robert's Oyster Bar IIRC 🤔
HUTCHYHIBBY
12-04-2023, 12:33 PM
The only “normal” things I really can’t stand are squid and octopus. Tried them many times and I just don’t like them.
I’ll give most things a bash. In South East Asia I’ve eaten chicken feet, frogs, bugs of various kinds (really loved crickets), etc.
I inadvertently ate pig testicle in Thailand… they were described as “stir fried pork balls” at a buffet. I assumed it would be like pork balls you get from the Chinese here… not recognising “hang on there’s no batter on these”… we started eating them and my wife put them to the side of her plate as she wasn’t enjoying the texture. I thought it was a bit strange and then it suddenly dawned on me with the shape and texture of them that “pork ball” might mean a different kind of ball. Googled it and my fears were correct. I thought they were alright to be fair.
By far the worst thing I’ve eaten though was in Vietnam a number of years ago. My ex-wife and I were on a moped food tour in Ho Chi Minh. That’s also where I ate the frog which was nice. The last place they took us they said (amongst other things) we’d be getting a local delicacy that a lot of us westerners wouldn’t want to eat - a duck egg. We were a bit confused as you get that here. Then the woman explained that it was a fertilised duck egg that had been allowed to grow to foetus. They asked who was up for trying it. Only me and n Australian guy said we would. He finished it. I couldn’t which I think offended them. I got half way through. It smelled. There were veins in the yolk. There was the start of a beak. There were some feathers.
It was gross.
This is the sort of thing I’m talking about:
https://images.app.goo.gl/qsTPdmpt8Nb7q3bU9
Would never eat that again!
I've saw the duck egg thing on a travel/culinary programme, couldn't have managed or tried it. 😲
Fuzzywuzzy
12-04-2023, 04:14 PM
I had glass noodles in Pa Tong. Never again. Texture etc gave me the boke🤢
Hibernia&Alba
12-04-2023, 04:18 PM
I loved tripe with milk onions and butterbeans, and the rudikan was the brown bits if my dad was being honest with me.:greengrin
Last had it during lockdown, but i cooked it wrong, apparently the stuff i bought had already been cooked, and i over cooked it.
Seeing this thread now, i think i will try it again.
Piccillily, rather eat sheite.
I feel queasy :bitchy:
Pretty Boy
12-04-2023, 05:08 PM
Seen a few mentions of jellied eels on here. I tried them a few years back in London just out of curiosity more than anything. They were ok, nothing special but not horrible. The eel itself was fine, it's a fairly nice fish to eat and it even went a bit bourgeois and found itself on fancy restaurant menus for a while. Soft but meaty. Flavour is a bit of nothing, salty would be about the best description. The jelly part itself is odd, gelatinous but bland, a bit like what I'd imagine vaseline tastes like, but you can eat round it. I love oysters, either as they come or with a bit Tabasco and red wine vinegar. They are nice added to a steak pie filling too. Used to be a working class mothers trick to bulk out a meat pie when oysters were cheap and plentiful and meat was expensive. Changed days now of course.
I'll add I like those jars of pickled mussels some pubs sell so I'm probably not the best person to take advice from when it comes to seafood.
HUTCHYHIBBY
12-04-2023, 05:20 PM
Seen a few mentions of jellied eels on here. I tried them a few years back in London just out of curiosity more than anything. They were ok, nothing special but not horrible. The eel itself was fine, it's a fairly nice fish to eat and it even went a bit bourgeois and found itself on fancy restaurant menus for a while. Soft but meaty. Flavour is a bit of nothing, salty would be about the best description. The jelly part itself is odd, gelatinous but bland, a bit like what I'd imagine vaseline tastes like, but you can eat round it. I love oysters, either as they come or with a bit Tabasco and red wine vinegar. They are nice added to a steak pie filling too. Used to be a working class mothers trick to bulk out a meat pie when oysters were cheap and plentiful and meat was expensive. Changed days now of course.
I'll add I like those jars of pickled mussels some pubs sell so I'm probably not the best person to take advice from when it comes to seafood.
Funny you should mention the jelly stuff, probably the main reason that I detest Pork Pies.
Been to Upton Park numerous times, never got involved in jellied eels, never even visited a pie and mash shop which is a bit weird looking back now.
Nothing wrong with a wee jar of mussels!
I'm starting to reminisce about my old man coming home after a game at ER then the boozer with a bag of buckies in tow. Not sure I could now. 🤮
Hibernia&Alba
12-04-2023, 06:47 PM
Funny you should mention the jelly stuff, probably the main reason that I detest Pork Pies.
Been to Upton Park numerous times, never got involved in jellied eels, never even visited a pie and mash shop which is a bit weird looking back now.
Nothing wrong with a wee jar of mussels!
I'm starting to reminisce about my old man coming home after a game at ER then the boozer with a bag of buckies in tow. Not sure I could now. 🤮
That's something you should do at some point when you're down there. A proper East End Tradition and a forerunner to the British chippies. The pies are all hand made on site, real old school.
Hibee87
13-04-2023, 08:19 AM
I normally pride myself on being able to try anything in reason, if it looks like a steak or mince I will give it a bash, I tried all sorts when Khublai Khan's was open down Leith
When I was in Fazenda me and my pals got offered a Chicken heart and it looked like what you'd expect, I put it in my mouth and just couldn't bring myself to chew it or eat it at all, turns out I'm not that adventurous after all
I tried the Chicken hearts at Fazenda and they were lovely.
Moulin Yarns
13-04-2023, 12:09 PM
This will sound strange to most folk but I've been unable to give macaroni cheese a try for about 55 years. Was pretty much forced to eat it when I was in hospital as a kid and threw up over the nurse. I have never been able to look at mac'n'cheese since
Scouse Hibee
13-04-2023, 12:52 PM
This will sound strange to most folk but I've been unable to give macaroni cheese a try for about 55 years. Was pretty much forced to eat it when I was in hospital as a kid and threw up over the nurse. I have never been able to look at mac'n'cheese since
I’m pretty much the same with a cup of tea. Loved tea as a kid until I was about 10, suffered illness and associated it with tea that I went right off. Never touched a cup since.
s.a.m
13-04-2023, 12:56 PM
This will sound strange to most folk but I've been unable to give macaroni cheese a try for about 55 years. Was pretty much forced to eat it when I was in hospital as a kid and threw up over the nurse. I have never been able to look at mac'n'cheese since
Yes! But being forced to eat it in school dinners in early primary, in my case. See also: rice pudding, semolina, custard. I had a bit of a Roald Dahl-esqe, vomit related incident with semolina and prunes one lunchtime, which was spectacular enough for them to leave me alone after that.
Never recovered from the milk pudding phobia, but when I was a student and skint and hungry, some American flatmates were making macaroni cheese, and it actually smelled really nice (rather than the bland, sicky smell of the school canteen stuff). Had some and loved it. I know exactly where you're coming from, though.:aok:
Bridge hibs
13-04-2023, 02:09 PM
Sugar, I used to have 3 in a cup of strong tea when I was younger, I couldnt have a cup of tea without it. When I turned 16 I totally went off sugar in tea or cereals and have never had as much as a grain since
I cant stomach jelly no matter the flavour, the texture gives me the boak, you can throw in prunes and sprouts to the mix too, just vile
ErinGoBraghHFC
13-04-2023, 02:13 PM
Used to love tomato sauce spread thick on a sandwich, no other filling. The thought gives me the boak now. I still like a piece and condensed milk though
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Mon Dieu4
13-04-2023, 02:36 PM
I tried the Chicken hearts at Fazenda and they were lovely.
Judging by your previous with nuclear cheese Beano's I'm no surprised you liked them haha
Sylar
13-04-2023, 04:24 PM
Used to love tomato sauce spread thick on a sandwich, no other filling. The thought gives me the boak now. I still like a piece and condensed milk though
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Goldexon
08-11-2023, 11:13 AM
I completely understand where you're coming from. When it comes to food, everyone's taste buds are unique, and what might be a delicacy for one person can be a complete turn-off for another.
You can also check out this wide range of natural food (https://www.znaturalfoods.com/). It's a testament to the diversity of our culinary preferences. Some people have adventurous palates and are willing to try anything, while others prefer to stick to what they know and love.
Personally, I think it's great that we have so many options when it comes to food. It allows us to explore different cultures and traditions, and even if we come across something we can't imagine eating, it's all part of the culinary adventure.
Fuzzywuzzy
08-11-2023, 11:26 AM
Glass noodles. Even the thought of them makes me boak.
Tripe. Just why? I do think it's a generational thing though
LaMotta
08-11-2023, 11:41 AM
Blue Cheese. Yuk.
Smartie
08-11-2023, 12:17 PM
I have a funny relationship with ketchup.
On a burger or on the side for me to dip chips into I absolutely love it.
Too much of it and it gives me the heave. Somebody on the "guilty pleasures" thread mentioned ketchup sandwiches and I've felt pretty queasy ever since reading the suggestion. Even a bacon roll with a bit too much ketchup can turn my stomach so I always have to be specific for my request for "just a wee bit".
There was something about seeing people walking about with those half pizzas you used to get at ER with loads of ketchup on them that just turned my stomach looking at them.
Weird, I know.
A guy I used to play football with necked bottles of stuff like ketchup and barbecue sauce as a drunken party piece on nights out which wasn't too pleasant.
Northernhibee
08-11-2023, 12:22 PM
A guy I used to play football with necked bottles of stuff like ketchup and barbecue sauce as a drunken party piece on nights out which wasn't too pleasant.
I think I know him, he regretted it after it all got into his eyes. Then again I suppose Heinz sight is a fine thing.
Hibrandenburg
08-11-2023, 05:20 PM
I think I know him, he regretted it after it all got into his eyes. Then again I suppose Heinz sight is a fine thing.
:applause:
The Modfather
08-11-2023, 05:22 PM
Chorizo. My daughter and wife love it. It’s all I can smell when they buy it and I open the fridge.
Northernhibee
08-11-2023, 07:08 PM
Chorizo. My daughter and wife love it. It’s all I can smell when they buy it and I open the fridge.
I once made my own chorizo. My partner wasn’t best pleased when she found them hanging up in the airing cupboard to cure.
WeeRussell
08-11-2023, 07:14 PM
I have a funny relationship with ketchup.
On a burger or on the side for me to dip chips into I absolutely love it.
Too much of it and it gives me the heave. Somebody on the "guilty pleasures" thread mentioned ketchup sandwiches and I've felt pretty queasy ever since reading the suggestion. Even a bacon roll with a bit too much ketchup can turn my stomach so I always have to be specific for my request for "just a wee bit".
There was something about seeing people walking about with those half pizzas you used to get at ER with loads of ketchup on them that just turned my stomach looking at them.
Weird, I know.
A guy I used to play football with necked bottles of stuff like ketchup and barbecue sauce as a drunken party piece on nights out which wasn't too pleasant.
I hear you. I could have ketchup on any hot main course.. but licking a wee bit of it off the end of my finger isn’t enjoyable.
MKHIBEE
09-11-2023, 03:32 PM
This will sound strange to most folk but I've been unable to give macaroni cheese a try for about 55 years. Was pretty much forced to eat it when I was in hospital as a kid and threw up over the nurse. I have never been able to look at mac'n'cheese since
I had a heart attack 21 years ago, about 3 hours after I had an omelette stuffed with bacon and cheese. Haven’t had an omelette since.
Itsnoteasy
09-11-2023, 09:57 PM
Tony Romas ribs I Drive Orlando.
All you can eat ribs for $15, about 20 years ago.
Ate 34 ribs & it took me about 15 years to eat another rib.
Itsnoteasy
09-11-2023, 09:58 PM
Can't eat Chinese or Indian
Hot tomatoes, not in a sauce like in a pasta but cut in half and on the side of a plate in a breakfast fry up. I'll eat anything like snails, oysters etc.
Jim44
10-11-2023, 08:09 AM
Tripe. Even the smell makes me want to hork.
My dad used to go crazy for tripe …… it turns my stomach. My mum used to say ‘it’s the best of meat’ and I used to ask ‘well how come it’s so cheap?’ That was 60 years ago. Is it still really cheap or do the chefy offal types consider it a delicacy and pay a fortune for it?:greengrin
Jakhog1
10-11-2023, 10:06 AM
My dad used to go crazy for tripe …… it turns my stomach. My mum used to say ‘it’s the best of meat’ and I used to ask ‘well how come it’s so cheap?’ That was 60 years ago. Is it still really cheap or do the chefy offal types consider it a delicacy and pay a fortune for it?:greengrin
We had got the dog tripe chews to give her something different, the minute she started chewing them the whole house stunk and it was really bad, she loved them as well, lesson learned and did feel guilty about not getting them for her again as it was something she really liked.
Northernhibee
10-11-2023, 10:28 AM
Tinned tuna.
Jim44
10-11-2023, 12:03 PM
Tinned tuna.
I don’t mind tinned tuna as long as it’s proper steak pieces and not the chunk concoction which is awful.
speedy_gonzales
10-11-2023, 04:06 PM
Hot tomatoes, not in a sauce like in a pasta but cut in half and on the side of a plate in a breakfast fry up. I'll eat anything like snails, oysters etc.
Is this you JC?
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/Xj8zqtN5v2HKXKUN/
Is this you JC?
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/Xj8zqtN5v2HKXKUN/
Haha very good but no :greengrin
overdrive
10-11-2023, 11:31 PM
Was squid and octopus. Had it a few times but always thought they were rank in taste and texture. But we had it unadvertised in paella on holiday in August and they were lovely… way better than I’ve had it here. Even ordered calamari on another night on holiday and it was good also.
I’ll give anything a go really.
Sl1010
11-11-2023, 05:42 AM
Prawns, crab, oysters, clams, scallops and all other shellfish. The thought of them turns my stomach! Tried them a couple of times each and they absolutely give me the boak which is unusual as I'm really not a fussy eater but to me they're just horrible sea insects.
Bridge hibs
11-11-2023, 06:11 AM
Whelks, they just look like snotters 🤮
lyonhibs
11-11-2023, 02:29 PM
Tinned tuna.
This and bananas are my 2 absolute no can do foodstuffs
Jam & butter on the same scone.. yuk!!
Sloop67
11-11-2023, 10:59 PM
Cheese of any kind makes my skin crawl and the smell gies me the bowk
heretoday
12-11-2023, 02:16 PM
I’m pretty much the same with a cup of tea. Loved tea as a kid until I was about 10, suffered illness and associated it with tea that I went right off. Never touched a cup since.
Tea has to be just right. If not it's not worth drinking. Pour away.
HUTCHYHIBBY
12-11-2023, 02:31 PM
Southern Comfort, over indulged when I was younger, can't even smell it without boaking these days. 😫
Smartie
12-11-2023, 04:00 PM
Southern Comfort, over indulged when I was younger, can't even smell it without boaking these days. 😫
Funnily enough, the only drink I’ve ever done that with is Diet Coke.
Made myself ill on vodka and Diet Coke when I was 15 and haven’t been able to stomach Diet Coke since.
Vodka is absolutely fine on the other hand.
HUTCHYHIBBY
12-11-2023, 04:19 PM
Vodka is absolutely fine on the other hand.
I concur. 😀
Sloop67
12-11-2023, 04:21 PM
Southern Comfort, over indulged when I was younger, can't even smell it without boaking these days. 😫
I had a similar experience with Pernod & Blackcurrant , I was dog sick after a night on it never been a sick with any alcohol since , I spewed out of my bedroom window as I wouldn't have made the bathroom, my old man blamed the mess on the local cats when he saw it in the morning, I haven't touched the stuff since
HUTCHYHIBBY
12-11-2023, 04:31 PM
I had a similar experience with Pernod & Blackcurrant , I was dog sick after a night on it never been a sick with any alcohol since , I spewed out of my bedroom window as I wouldn't have made the bathroom, my old man blamed the mess on the local cats when he saw it in the morning, I haven't touched the stuff since
Lol! I spewed up in the shower one morning after a wee bit too much Port the night before, like something out of a horror film. 😳
I had a similar experience with Pernod & Blackcurrant , I was dog sick after a night on it never been a sick with any alcohol since , I spewed out of my bedroom window as I wouldn't have made the bathroom, my old man blamed the mess on the local cats when he saw it in the morning, I haven't touched the stuff since
Snap, many many moons ago, retching up in the toilet all night.
Northernhibee
12-11-2023, 06:00 PM
We're off to Iceland next month, and I fully intend on trying fermented shark. Also off to Albania early next year for three nights and noticed that brain is on the starters list.
There aren't many things off limit for me, but please no Fray Bentos or other tinned pies.
HUTCHYHIBBY
12-11-2023, 06:44 PM
There aren't many things off limit for me, but please no Fray Bentos or other tinned pies.
Uruguay's finest! ☺️
Jones28
12-11-2023, 08:57 PM
We're off to Iceland next month, and I fully intend on trying fermented shark. Also off to Albania early next year for three nights and noticed that brain is on the starters list.
There aren't many things off limit for me, but please no Fray Bentos or other tinned pies.
Einstock Icelandic Pale Ale is a must try.
ErinGoBraghHFC
13-11-2023, 01:08 AM
We're off to Iceland next month, and I fully intend on trying fermented shark. Also off to Albania early next year for three nights and noticed that brain is on the starters list.
There aren't many things off limit for me, but please no Fray Bentos or other tinned pies.
Planning to go to the Faroe Islands next year and I fully intend to try Whale Blubber and wind dried Mutton. Will also try Fulmar and report back. Heard it’s manky but we’ll see.
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Northernhibee
13-11-2023, 06:25 PM
Planning to go to the Faroe Islands next year and I fully intend to try Whale Blubber and wind dried Mutton. Will also try Fulmar and report back. Heard it’s manky but we’ll see.
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You'll either be pleasantly surprised or have a decent anecdote.
I tried something called Unicum in Budapest, it's similar to Jagermeister, but somehow much, much worse.
matty_f
14-11-2023, 11:53 PM
Southern Comfort, over indulged when I was younger, can't even smell it without boaking these days. 😫
Same here. Not touched it since i was about 16-17.
Jones28
15-11-2023, 06:24 AM
Same here. Not touched it since i was about 16-17.
It was invented the same year as hearts were formed, another reason to avoid.
I think everyone’s had a bad experience on it at some point.
O'Rourke3
15-11-2023, 10:59 PM
It was invented the same year as hearts were formed, another reason to avoid.
I think everyone’s had a bad experience on it at some point.Mine's was my 19th birthday. Haven't touched it since and I'm 63 in 18 days.....
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lyonhibs
17-11-2023, 04:33 PM
It was invented the same year as hearts were formed, another reason to avoid.
I think everyone’s had a bad experience on it at some point.
Goes down so easy, I remember we had a mate visit from foe south visit us in halls in Glasgow, would've been 19.
Day drinking plus PES session. Realised whilst it was still blazing daylight that I'd taken too much comfort in the old Southern Comfort that my vision was starting to go. So shifted off it pronto and haven't been back.
Another contender for a food I can't eat is andouilette, the beloved tripe sausage from Lyon.
Drinks to add would be Jet 27, a French minty abomination that makes a hell of a mess and vodka red bull - a mere sniff brings about flashbacks from 1st year of uni (not to mention it's terrible for more than just your liver)
Northernhibee
17-11-2023, 06:45 PM
Chocolate ice cream. Largely gross.
Any sort of fish or Liver or Kidney meat
I quite like liver. It’s a taste that takes me right back to my childhood. Feel like I should be having strawberry curds & whey for desert!! Bet nobody else remembers that one!!
Planning to go to the Faroe Islands next year and I fully intend to try Whale Blubber and wind dried Mutton. Will also try Fulmar and report back. Heard it’s manky but we’ll see.
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Salted gannett can be had in the western isles if you want. Guga its called.
Northernhibee
26-12-2023, 03:01 PM
We're off to Iceland next month, and I fully intend on trying fermented shark. Also off to Albania early next year for three nights and noticed that brain is on the starters list.
There aren't many things off limit for me, but please no Fray Bentos or other tinned pies.
The shark - up to a point- wasn’t as bad as I feared.
HUTCHYHIBBY
26-12-2023, 03:05 PM
There aren't many things off limit for me, but please no Fray Bentos.
1980's Sunday tea, superb.
Wilson
26-12-2023, 03:24 PM
1980's Sunday tea, superb.
Agree. That soft pastry between the crust and the meat? Loved it.
HUTCHYHIBBY
26-12-2023, 03:38 PM
Agree. That soft pastry between the crust and the meat? Loved it.
Aye, whatever it is. ☺️
stuart-farquhar
26-12-2023, 10:11 PM
American home cooking. Basically cheese with eggs , flour, oil, butter and cream. Add more cheese. Fry twice in oil, then serve with a nice amount of grated cheese. Oh and fried potatoes, in copious amounts of canola and butter. Add fried chicken or other protein to complete.
Nice.
American home cooking. Basically cheese with eggs , flour, oil, butter and cream. Add more cheese. Fry twice in oil, then serve with a nice amount of grated cheese. Oh and fried potatoes, in copious amounts of canola and butter. Add fried chicken or other protein to complete.
Nice.
Think you missed out the sugar and corn starch - both essential to American healthy eating!
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