Quince cider. It’s tart in just the right way.
There’s a related plant whose name in Estonian directly translated to English would be something like “unquince” (as in undead). It’s so sour and I just love the juice they make of it. Makes cider too dry imo though
Uni:
I really want to try uni someday! I’ve yet to see it on the menu where I live
I’ve had sea urchin once, at a fishmarket in Tokyo. It’s definitely an acquired taste.
I can barely remember what it tasted like, just that my friend and I each had one and immediately concluded that we didn’t need another. Very different from most sea creatures at least. I expected a mussel, but it was much softer in texture and much stronger in taste.
We ate them plain, but I kinda want to give them another try with some other stuff to dampen the impact.
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What is Sushi Bake?
Pretty much any of those rolls you would see at Western sushi places with sauces and toppings, usually cooked. Unrolled and made more like a casserole.
Sounds tasty enough.
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Yeah, I’d forego the cheese, but to each their own.
I’m curious, though… Are you a midwesterner? This sounds very midwesterner.
Oatmeal. Yes, it’s the texture and temperature of boogers, but I never ate my boogers growing up. What I ate growing up was a lot of oatmeal.
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I’ve had all three througout my life and I prefer the rolled oats.
Haggis
They’re wrong, but I get it
I always heard “haggis is an acquired taste” and “it’s disgusting because of what’s in it”. But the first time I tried it… holy shit it’s awesome.
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There’s no kidney!
It’s the heart and lungs with liver.
Kidneys aren’t used, but people often think it’s basically all the bits of offal
I still appreciate that it’s not for everyone, but it’s definitely worth trying
Haggis is only hated by those who haven’t tried it.
Goes great with some neeps and tatties ❤️
Dammit, now I want some haggis.
It’s not about the food but about the time of enjoying the taste of it
I like big dishes in the morning. Like really salty, savoury and messy
I routinely wake up, smell an imaginary scent of a whole dinner (hallucinations) and proceed to eat it as first thing in the morning
Liver and Onion, anchovies, chunchullo, whitebait, blood and tongue sausage… generally these fall in two categories:
- Food that has a particularly strong flavor that clashes with what people are used to, and
- Food that is made from the parts of an animal that is not “meat” and therefore has an unfamiliar texture.
They’re wrong on all accounts - taste is acquired, and people should at least try food out of their comfort zone - but considering that it took 20 years for me to even consider trying shrimp (which still isn’t my first choice, but I like it now) I can understand.
Cauliflower soup. It tastes amazing to me, but it really does smell like farts
Durian. Apparently it’s absolutely disgusting for some people.
I love durian stuff… gf refuses to kiss me for 2 days afterwards but its worth it every time
To me it tastes good but I cannot enjoy it because of the smell.
I had heard about it, so of course I had to try it when visiting Malaysia. It was alright.
Blue cheese.
Totally agree especially with fruit cake
Omg yuck please tell me you didn’t try that
I did indeed it is glorious
I love blue cheese. Not sure about the fruitcake. But I’m intrigued now.
I love how funky it is. who knew moldy cheese could add so much to a dish?
I think most cheese is “moldy”. Like isn’t sharp cheddar aged with the moldy edges cut off?
I’m not a cheese expert but I’m pretty sure most cheese is aged and has some level of “mold”.
I think blue cheese is just special in that the process just results in chunks of pieces that contain the mold from the aging process?
Total speaking out of my ass. Correct me please. This is speculation and a question not an answer.
Vegemite on toast
I’ve never tried vegemite, but I’m very curious to try it
I use miso these days. It’s a similar salty umami flavour to Vegemite. Miso and butter on toast is tasty.
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I’m a fan of Marmite. It is so divisive that it stands in linguistically for divisive tastes: “it’s a bit Marmite.” So I get it.
ooh! I do crafting occasionally! I might look into its uses to see if I could apply it artistically.
The trick, if you ever do, is to ignore the way Aussies have it. It really is an acquired taste, and Aussies lather it on thick. But when first starting out, the best way to do it is to spread a large amount of butter (or margarine) on toast, and then over the top of that spread a very thin coating of Vegemite.
yeah, I heard you’re supposed to put it on thin. I didn’t know about the butter, though. thanks for the tip!
tofu
I used to eat tofu to be vegan. I didn’t like it much but I put up with it. 1-2 years later and I’ve acquired a taste for it. Now I can eat it cold, fried, baked, etc. It does need some sort of sauce to be genuinely good to me, but it requires a lot less effort than it used to.
My kids who are most assuredly not vegan like tofu, I think because it was never a substitute anything for them, just an ingredient I use. Ma Po tofu, kimchi jjigae, miso soup, they love it. The youngest even loves the soft silken tofu in miso or seaweed soup, I don’t like that kind.
Yeah I think too many vegans try to pretend it’s chicken or steak. It’s just not. It is its own thing.
My go-to is usually: cubed, marinate briefly in sesame oil and soy sauce (or brine for neutral flavor), then laid out on a pan and baked for 15 or so in the convection oven, which makes it crispy. I use these in various dishes, but theyre also great as-is.
Literally everyone Ive prepared it for likes it, even the ones that “hate tofu.” Because tofu doesnt really taste like anything.
mmm, I could go for some crispy tofu with hot sauce right about now
Black licorice.
mmmm, I love the black licorice jelly beans.
Salmiakki!
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Salt that bad boy and you got a party going on.
Spaghetti with sugar.
Philippines?
Nah, just black.
If you haven’t had a chance, try to find a Jollybee’s near you.
Can do! 🫡
not too bad. I used to think dipping my ritz crackers in apple juice was the bomb until other kids looked at me funny for it.
Absolute heathen.
I was bullied so bad in school when I said I like sugar in my spaghetti 😅
they were trying to protect you. there are places in Italy where you wouldn’t make it out alive after saying that out loud
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