What's the weirdest thing you have eaten in the USA?
Jun 28th 2006, 10:58 pm
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Re: What's the weirdest thing you have eaten in the USA?
Originally Posted by peterbainham
My wife's uncle regularly brings back Deer that's he's found dead on the road. He simply hacks off the legs by the side of the road and brings it back home and stuffs into his over-size freezer.
Jun 28th 2006, 11:04 pm
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Re: What's the weirdest thing you have eaten in the USA?
Originally Posted by Kate2112
Whelks or a Marmite sandwich work well too 
...both tried and tested by my husband who now checks the sandwiches I make, for lurking britishthings...
...both tried and tested by my husband who now checks the sandwiches I make, for lurking britishthings...
Jun 28th 2006, 11:08 pm
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Re: What's the weirdest thing you have eaten in the USA?
Originally Posted by rushman
I'm an East ender and used to have a "fish supper" every sunday as a kid. Winkles, mussles, cockles, crab, eels......but I wouldn't eat a Whelk if you paid me. I cant stand them, its like a mouthful of snot and rubber.....and to cap it all...the "worm" (I know it's not a worm)...and somepeople actually prefer to leave the bloody thing in and eat that too. Whelks are the sea's answer to bogeys.
My husband would agree with you entirely
He nearly vomited when I gave him a plate of them. I of course wouldnt touch them with a bargepole. Tubby Issac's anyone ??
Jun 28th 2006, 11:11 pm
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Re: What's the weirdest thing you have eaten in the USA?
Originally Posted by dan_alford
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, 11:12 pm
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Re: What's the weirdest thing you have eaten in the USA?
Originally Posted by Kate2112
My husband would agree with you entirely He nearly vomited when I gave him a plate of them. I of course wouldnt touch them with a bargepole. Tubby Issac's anyone ??
He nearly vomited when I gave him a plate of them. I of course wouldnt touch them with a bargepole. Tubby Issac's anyone ??
Jun 28th 2006, 11:13 pm
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Re: What's the weirdest thing you have eaten in the USA?
Originally Posted by Rompers
The secret is to drown...and I mean really drown them in vinegar.
I tried that but he just wouldn't keep his head under ??? Oh!!!!!!! you mean the Whelks..ok I'll try that
Jun 28th 2006, 11:15 pm
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Re: What's the weirdest thing you have eaten in the USA?
Originally Posted by ironporer
Would definitely have to be the time Mom made Kidney pie... the most absolutely disgusting thing I could conceive of...except for some big ass eel or something, like Haggis or mushy peas.....yech!!!!!!!!
Originally Posted by Rompers
Haggis is really good and the ingredients are no worse than you get with most burgers and sausage.
I'm with you on the kidney, eel and mushy peas though.
I'm with you on the kidney, eel and mushy peas though.
Long live Tubby Isaac's
Jun 28th 2006, 11:16 pm
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Re: What's the weirdest thing you have eaten in the USA?
Originally Posted by Knight
I was taken aback the virst time I visited the south. Just like you get chicken breasts/legs and so on on the plastic/polystyrene trays with clingfilm/wrap over them, I saw in a supermarket turkey necks. 3 turkeys necks on a tray. Odd. The next weird thing I saw I had to take a picture of it so people back in England would believe it. It was at a super market near New Orleans, and it was a jar of pickled pigs lips.
Needless to say I am packing as many pot noodles with me when I head off to MS.
Needless to say I am packing as many pot noodles with me when I head off to MS.
Ah - but what about the catfish!
You'll be eating plenty of that. Fried Catfish. With Fried Bread. And Fried Potatoes. And Fried Something Else.And one plate will be enough to feed a family of 4!
But most likely no
Jun 28th 2006, 11:40 pm
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Re: What's the weirdest thing you have eaten in the USA?
Grits (love 'em. I prefer stoneground and non-instant)
Biscuits and gravy (only for breakfast)
hog jowl (pig's cheek)
Green bean casserole- don't like this 'cos the beans are well overcooked
Brunswick stew but still looking for the real recipe containing squirrel
Red velvet cake- I really don't care for the color
German chocolate cake: who knows if this is really German and whether Germans still eat it. It's filled and covered with coconut pecan frosting.
Egg cream which is a drink that doesn't contain egg or cream. It's quite nice actually. I think it's made with ice cream and soda water. I tried a strawberry egg cream.
Boiled peanuts- I love them but my American spouse doesn't care for them and he was part raised in the South.
SC barbecue which is mustard based. That's American mustard and certainly not Coleman's!
Not weird as such but in NC, when you order an NC barbecue sandwich, the coleslaw will frequently be served in the bun too.
Red coleslaw which is found in Western NC (I believe). It's red 'cos the barbecue sauce, which is red, is mixed with the slaw. I prefer regular white coleslaw.
Souse
Liver mush
Liver pudding
The last three are made by http://www.neesesausage.com/products/default.htm
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Biscuits and gravy (only for breakfast)
hog jowl (pig's cheek)
Green bean casserole- don't like this 'cos the beans are well overcooked
Brunswick stew but still looking for the real recipe containing squirrel
Red velvet cake- I really don't care for the color
German chocolate cake: who knows if this is really German and whether Germans still eat it. It's filled and covered with coconut pecan frosting.
Egg cream which is a drink that doesn't contain egg or cream. It's quite nice actually. I think it's made with ice cream and soda water. I tried a strawberry egg cream.
Boiled peanuts- I love them but my American spouse doesn't care for them and he was part raised in the South.
SC barbecue which is mustard based. That's American mustard and certainly not Coleman's!
Not weird as such but in NC, when you order an NC barbecue sandwich, the coleslaw will frequently be served in the bun too.
Red coleslaw which is found in Western NC (I believe). It's red 'cos the barbecue sauce, which is red, is mixed with the slaw. I prefer regular white coleslaw.
Souse
Liver mush
Liver pudding
The last three are made by http://www.neesesausage.com/products/default.htm
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Jun 28th 2006, 11:40 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, 11:47 pm
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Re: What's the weirdest thing you have eaten in the USA?
Originally Posted by Elvira
Ah - but what about the catfish! You'll be eating plenty of that. Fried Catfish. With Fried Bread. And Fried Potatoes. And Fried Something Else.
And one plate will be enough to feed a family of 4!
But most likely no
You'll be eating plenty of that. Fried Catfish. With Fried Bread. And Fried Potatoes. And Fried Something Else.And one plate will be enough to feed a family of 4!
But most likely no
Jun 28th 2006, 11:51 pm
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Re: What's the weirdest thing you have eaten in the USA?
Originally Posted by rushman
Pair of pussies!!!
Long live Tubby Isaac's
Long live Tubby Isaac's
Jun 28th 2006, 11:52 pm
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Re: What's the weirdest thing you have eaten in the USA?
Originally Posted by Ray
And Harrington's pie and Mash shops ...
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Jun 28th 2006, 11:58 pm
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Re: What's the weirdest thing you have eaten in the USA?
Originally Posted by Kate2112
oh yes lets bring on the pie, mash and liqor debate..
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Jun 29th 2006, 12:00 am
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Re: What's the weirdest thing you have eaten in the USA?
Originally Posted by Ray
Selkirk Road ..Tooting Broadway SW18 ..............
I thank you...as its souf' of the river that will not happen.