"Weird" Foods You Never Thought You Would Like?

[deerminator]

What are they? I'll go first - Lutefisk! But the holidays are over so my year round ones are sushi, preferably sashimi, and also hummus, yes hummus. Roasted red pepper hummus with Kashi pita chips goes great with beer.

[reinhard1]

brussel sprouts. when i was a kid there were two things i did not like. brussel sprouts and milk rice [cooked rice with some milk with sugar and cinnomon sprinkled on top]. still havent had milk rice since but have learned to love brussel sprouts after my wife showed me her way of making it. good luck.

[tacklejunkie]

Octopus.

Sushi

Vegetarian burgers

Canada Goose

[rumeye]

Pickled eggs yum yum my neighbor makes them and there are really good. Not like the ones behind the bar that have sitting there in the jar since 1969.

[OnAFly]

Indian curries, specifically Chicken Tikka Masala. On a recent trip to Asia for work, I tried it and was very, very surprised. Now I stop by the ethnic foods section at Cub regularly.

[IceHawk]

head cheese and blood sausage love it!

[MNmikew]

sushi (I'm an addict now)

liver

pickled eggs

tommally (the green stuff in a lobster when you break the tail off)

white castles

[KEN W]

snapping turtle

frog legs

Ate both of these a lot as a kid.....especially Fridays during Lent.

[Leaky]

Peanut Butter, Valveeta and Mircle Whip Sandwich. I think I need to grab me one right now! One of these days I'll try grilling it like a normal cheese sandwich.

[nofishfisherman]

Cuddle fish cooked in rice and mixed with the ink from the fish.

Cuddle fish is a very traditional dish in Barcelona so when I was there a few years ago I figured I should try it. So I ordered it one night when we were out for dinner. It was very good. The cuddle fish itself is similar to a squid only its tentacles are short and triangle shaped. Cuddle fish also have the black ink like squid or octupus do. The ink is used during the cooking and is mixed in with the rice and chunks of tentacle.

It was really good, the ink was a little strange but good. It also turned your mouth black while eating but after a couple swigs of sangria it washes out.

[pikestabber]

brussel sprouts.

+1

We never had them growing up, and I assumed I wouldn't like them. Those heavenly little cabbages are one of my favorites now!

[waterwolff]

Well I hope you are at least putting this concoction between two pieces of whole wheat bread

Peanut Butter, Velveeta and Miracle Whip Sandwich. I think I need to grab me one right now! One of these days I'll try grilling it like a normal cheese sandwich.

[ThunderLund78]

TIGER MEAT (as in Steak Tartare)

[mainbutter]

"Green Machine" Naked brand smoothies. Excellent, but look weird and I don't know anyone else who has tried them cuz they look like swamp water and have "healthy" ingredients such as spirulina algae listed boldly on the packaging.

Other foods that aren't American or are very regional that I love, but don't consider weird:

Sushi

Frog legs

Alligator/Crocodile

Alpaca

Cui(guinea pig)

Buffalo

Indian food

Thai food

"Weird" foods I don't like:

Pickled herring

Octopus/Squid

Lutefisk

[Cicada]

Tomato jam. Grandma used ot make tons of the stuff and always offered it at breakfast. I turned my nose up to it until a couple of years before her passing. Loved the stuff and when she died, I though that was the end of it. I have an aunt that I share a birthday with and about ten years ago, she asked if I would like a jar for my birthday. After a couple of years, she finally gave me the recipe and I now make my own.

[reinhard1]

i would love to see that recipe please!!!!good luck.

[Crow Hunter]

+1 on the tomato jam- love it. Here is the recipe we use, hope Cicada posts his as well:

3 cups mashed ripe tomatoes (skins removed)

2 cups sugar

Boil 12 minutes. Then add one box of lemon jello. Put in jars and seal; we just freeze the jars until we need them.

[eyeguy 54]

should be wierd foods I thought I might like and did. heehee

tiger meat

blood sausage

smoked eggs

cottage cheese, ketchup and mayo... potato chip dip, my favorite.

( I don't like cottage cheese alone)

pickled fish

lutefisk

for some reason I still can't stand cukes but i love dill pickles.

[deerminator]

Interesting likes! Lots of stuff like pickled fish and brussel sprouts I never thought I'd like either - til I got older!

One other I thought of is goat. It is good eats. I had some on a work trip to Portugal and it was one of the house specialties at one restaurant. No one else from work would try it but the restaurant had slow cooked it and it tasted similar to a good pulled pork. Afterward, I learned a lot of other cultures eat goat regularly and one of my co-workers Dad's has a goat farm in Florida where he exports most of his stock to the middle east and Africa. My neighbor was considering raising some goats for slaugher in addition to his "pet" goats. I'm not sure my kids would allow me to purchase any though if they knew their "friends" were for dinner!

[jentz]

Tomato jam. Grandma used ot make tons of the stuff and always offered it at breakfast. I turned my nose up to it until a couple of years before her passing. Loved the stuff and when she died, I though that was the end of it. I have an aunt that I share a birthday with and about ten years ago, she asked if I would like a jar for my birthday. After a couple of years, she finally gave me the recipe and I now make my own.

Would that be tomato Aspic? I also would like your recpie!

[SkunkedAgain]

Pickled pigs feet. I figured that I'd be eating hooves or something, but that meat is darn good!

[Cicada]

Deep search, finally came up with the recipe. Very simple to make.

Grandma's Tomato Jam

Peel and chop up tomatoes. Cook for about one hour, then measure, for every 8 cups of tomatoes add 6 cups of sugar. Add two broken cinnamon sticks. Cook slowly until the mixture is a thick jam consistency. Stir often as this sticks easily to the pan. ( I tend to cook a little faster, so I have to pretty much stir constantly) Using surejell takes away from the deep tomato taste, so it is best to thicken it naturally.

When I make the stuff, it doesn't get really stiff. It spreads like a thick goo, so to speak.

[Crow Hunter]

Here is one I have'nt thought about or made for a few years- but it's great, believe it or not!

Corn cob jelly

Break 12 red corn cobs into small pieces. Wash and drain.

Add 3 pints water, boil 30 minutes. Strain juice through clean cloth.

To 3 cups juice, add juice of one lemon, 1 box sure jell or one bottle certo. Bring to boil. Then add 3 cups sugar; boil 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Pour into jars.

[TonkaBass]

Collard greens, Serrano peppers, and bacon!!!!!! Delish!

[highlife4me]

My grandmother use to make corn cob jelly. I haven't thought of it for over thirty years. Thanks for the recipe. I will have to make it next fall.