What's the weirdest thing you have eaten in the USA?
Jun 28th 2006, 7:25 pm
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Re: What's the weirdest thing you have eaten in the USA?
Originally Posted by Bob
green bean casserole....they failed to mention the grey gunk was mushroom soup, so I spewed all over the place as I'm allergic 
marshmellows and sweet potato, I think that's a tad sweat.
the white gravy? eek....
Elk and moose meat was lovely, but farted like a trooper afterwards....
marshmellows and sweet potato, I think that's a tad sweat.
the white gravy? eek....
Elk and moose meat was lovely, but farted like a trooper afterwards....
Yep - now that must have ben gross
Jun 28th 2006, 7:29 pm
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Re: What's the weirdest thing you have eaten in the USA?
Originally Posted by tony126
Definately second this one. Downright awful. 
Jun 28th 2006, 7:36 pm
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Re: What's the weirdest thing you have eaten in the USA?
Originally Posted by dan_alford
Keep it clean please
Every July 4th we go out to my wife's family farm out in the country. Well the first time I was there they made this "stew" which was mostly Chicken and Tomato. It tasted pretty good. After a few bites my wife told me to be careful not to eat any of the buckshot or the small squirrel bones! Turns out that this special stew was something from the days of the depression where they had to use any meat they could. I couldn't eat any more of it due to the thought of eating fluffy tree rat. I found out that one of the freezers was loaded with all sorts of meat, including Deer, Possum and Snake. Ever since then I make sure I see the Grocery store packet that the meat is in before they start cooking.
Anyone else had anything "weird" to eat, either knowingly or unknowingly.
Every July 4th we go out to my wife's family farm out in the country. Well the first time I was there they made this "stew" which was mostly Chicken and Tomato. It tasted pretty good. After a few bites my wife told me to be careful not to eat any of the buckshot or the small squirrel bones! Turns out that this special stew was something from the days of the depression where they had to use any meat they could. I couldn't eat any more of it due to the thought of eating fluffy tree rat. I found out that one of the freezers was loaded with all sorts of meat, including Deer, Possum and Snake. Ever since then I make sure I see the Grocery store packet that the meat is in before they start cooking.
Anyone else had anything "weird" to eat, either knowingly or unknowingly.
Jun 28th 2006, 7:39 pm
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Re: What's the weirdest thing you have eaten in the USA?
Originally Posted by CarlM
in Cyprus i had a real delicacy. Pickled baby birds - still with beaks, wings, brains and feathers.. friggin' nasty!
Jun 28th 2006, 7:44 pm
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Re: What's the weirdest thing you have eaten in the USA?
Originally Posted by CarlM
Pickled birds - friggin' nasty!
Jun 28th 2006, 7:49 pm
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Re: What's the weirdest thing you have eaten in the USA?
Originally Posted by peterbainham
You find them all over the Mediterranean. Usually topless, sunburnt and swigging out of a bottle of Smirnoff Ice.
Jun 28th 2006, 7:50 pm
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Re: What's the weirdest thing you have eaten in the USA?
Originally Posted by peterbainham
Seriously though, I don't think eating Squirrel is very good for you. Something to do with all the chemicals and hormones in the animal that makes it so skittish.
Squirrels enjoys nuts and fruit .... very wholesome ..
in the old eastern bloc countries my favorite was always hare ...
Jun 28th 2006, 7:51 pm
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Re: What's the weirdest thing you have eaten in the USA?
Originally Posted by Ray
Hang on .. Its the store bought food that is full of chemical and additives
Squirrels enjoys nuts and fruit .... very wholesome ..
in the old eastern bloc countries my favorite was always hare ...
Squirrels enjoys nuts and fruit .... very wholesome ..
in the old eastern bloc countries my favorite was always hare ...
blonde or brunette...damn damn damn brought the thread down..ah well
Jun 28th 2006, 7:55 pm
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Re: What's the weirdest thing you have eaten in the USA?
Originally Posted by Kate2112
blonde or brunette...damn damn damn brought the thread down..ah well
Jun 28th 2006, 8:15 pm
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Re: What's the weirdest thing you have eaten in the USA?
Originally Posted by snowbunny
Oooh the French do those, only they are adult songbirds and baked..... yech.
They just seem to want to sweeten everything over here in the States too the point its way too sickly, give me savory anytime.
Had what I could only describe as a sandwich (chicken/cheese) deep fried and covered in so much sugar I couldn't eat it, so much for the recomendation's, just looked like a toasted cheese/chicken sandwich on the picture.
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Jun 28th 2006, 8:58 pm
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Re: What's the weirdest thing you have eaten in the USA?
[QUOTE=dan_alford]Someone else from Norfolk
Another Yokel here also, the Norfolk Broads.
Another Yokel here also,
the Norfolk Broads.
Jun 28th 2006, 8:59 pm
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Re: What's the weirdest thing you have eaten in the USA?
Originally Posted by CarlM
'Alligator Bites' - in Cajun seasoning.. and in Cyprus i had a real delicacy. Pickled baby birds - still with beaks, wings, brains and feathers.. friggin' nasty!
Btw, a few days ago found myself watching 'Bizarre foods in asia' on the Travel Channel. OMG the brave presenter was eating all kinds of gross stuff including bird's nests and bats.
Jun 28th 2006, 9:00 pm
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Re: What's the weirdest thing you have eaten in the USA?
[QUOTE=whiskers]
Seems to be a lot of us on here
Originally Posted by dan_alford
Someone else from Norfolk
Another Yokel here also, the Norfolk Broads.
Another Yokel here also,
the Norfolk Broads.
Jun 28th 2006, 9:02 pm
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Re: What's the weirdest thing you have eaten in the USA?
There are a number of things that I have even refused to taste:
Chittlins
Pickled Pigs Feet
Turkey Necks
Chittlins
Pickled Pigs Feet
Turkey Necks
Jun 28th 2006, 9:03 pm
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Re: What's the weirdest thing you have eaten in the USA?
Originally Posted by geordiegirl2
Have to agree the sweet potatoes with syrup and marshmallows, gravy, packet stuffing and while I've never done this myself can't get used to seeing people have a mouthful of their lunch then mouthful of dessert then back to lunch, its worse than sausage, eggs, pancakes and syrup
Also, Dev makes fun of me because I feel sick when I see people eating sweet stuff with savory. When I see people eating their pancakes with their sausages etc, it makes me want to yak, he thinks it's hill-hairy-arse! I eat my sweet stuff after my savoury, the way it should be, like it's 2 courses!!!