# Awful-looking foods that taste absolutely yummy **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 19, 2012, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awful-looking-foods-that-taste-absolutely-yummy/635182 "2012-09-19T15:54:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awful-looking-foods-that-taste-absolutely-yummy/635182/1 "2012-09-19T15:54:32Z")
A take-off of [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=664759](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=664759), of course. I discovered these “Roasted Seaweed Snacks” from Trader Joe’s that someone brought in at work. They look like lawn clippings that somebody turned into little pieces of paper, but they taste incredible! I went out and bought several packages and now I’m semi-addicted to them. I knew about nori, the seaweed wrap used to make sushi rolls, but had no idea how good the seaweed alone tasted. Tastes kinda nutty, a little salty, reminiscent of the ocean. I think there’s a lot of umami goodness going on there too. Plus it’s low cal, and you get a good dose of vitamin C, & a moderate dose of vitamin A and fiber. It’s like a miracle snack! ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awful-looking-foods-that-taste-absolutely-yummy/635182/2 "2012-09-19T16:11:41Z")
I just saw a recipe from days gone by on a retro site, a kind of stew of canned vegetables in a pink tomato sauce . It actually looked quite colorful but it had a can of Spaghetti-Os mixed in - Spaghetti-Os!!! Nonetheless, the blogger said it tasted absolutely scrumptious. ---
**Author:** ![Rollo\_Tomasi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/58956e/32.png) [@Rollo\_Tomasi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rollo_Tomasi)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awful-looking-foods-that-taste-absolutely-yummy/635182/3 "2012-09-19T17:40:52Z")
I always thought [Nutella](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutella) was kinda gross-looking. There something about the solidness of it when spread on something that always reminded me of the inside of a dirty diaper. But it’s the food of the gods. I would put it on everything if I knew I could do it without gaining a zillion pounds. ---
**Author:** ![Student\_Driver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3da27b/32.png) [@Student\_Driver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Student_Driver)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awful-looking-foods-that-taste-absolutely-yummy/635182/4 "2012-09-19T18:12:07Z")
Most of my favorite meat-free Indian foods. Curried vegetables of various sorts, etc. Looks like slop, tastes like heaven. ---
**Author:** ![Mixolydian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awful-looking-foods-that-taste-absolutely-yummy/635182/5 "2012-09-19T19:04:26Z")
Sausage gravy Guacamole Beef stew Refried beans Skyline chili ---
**Author:** ![Dogzilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@Dogzilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogzilla)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awful-looking-foods-that-taste-absolutely-yummy/635182/6 "2012-09-19T19:28:41Z")
Oatmeal – the way I make it anyway. Looks like baby poo, but tastes delicious! ---
**Author:** ![FordTaurusSHO94](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f07891/32.png) [@FordTaurusSHO94](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FordTaurusSHO94)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awful-looking-foods-that-taste-absolutely-yummy/635182/7 "2012-09-19T19:38:34Z")
Corned beef hash from a can looks and smells like dog food. It tastes great! ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awful-looking-foods-that-taste-absolutely-yummy/635182/8 "2012-09-19T19:57:24Z")
Chicken feet look a bit gross, but they’re usually pretty tasty. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awful-looking-foods-that-taste-absolutely-yummy/635182/9 "2012-09-19T23:47:29Z")
Escargot is pretty ugly. ---
**Author:** ![Ruffian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71e660/32.png) [@Ruffian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruffian)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awful-looking-foods-that-taste-absolutely-yummy/635182/10 "2012-09-20T03:00:56Z")
For years I wouldn’t even try hummus because it looked exactly like cat barf to me. Now, I enjoy it in my lunch almost every day. Fresh and Easy’s lemon cilatro hummus is THE YUMMY. ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awful-looking-foods-that-taste-absolutely-yummy/635182/11 "2012-09-20T03:11:51Z")
If you stop and think about it, a lot of chocolate looks like poop. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awful-looking-foods-that-taste-absolutely-yummy/635182/12 "2012-09-20T03:55:16Z")
Most food in general, sans appetite, is fairly gross-looking stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awful-looking-foods-that-taste-absolutely-yummy/635182/13 "2012-09-20T14:57:10Z")
Spam ---
**Author:** ![Motorgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awful-looking-foods-that-taste-absolutely-yummy/635182/14 "2012-09-20T15:32:53Z")
Sea urchin. Ugh, it looks like a nasty yellow tongue, but tastes divine. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awful-looking-foods-that-taste-absolutely-yummy/635182/15 "2012-09-20T15:46:13Z")
> [@Ponch8](#): > > If you stop and think about it, a lot of chocolate looks like poop. There’s a popular baby shower game played by melting various chocolate candy bars in diapers and asking the guests to poke through them and smell them to identify the candy. Indeed. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awful-looking-foods-that-taste-absolutely-yummy/635182/16 "2012-09-20T16:51:27Z")
Scrapple. Out of the package, it’s a quite [hideous green-grey block](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3203/2721752486_30f597faa8.jpg). But slice it, fry it crispy and [serve with some potatoes and a couple of eggs](http://s3.amazonaws.com/foodspotting-ec2/reviews/1220205/thumb_600.jpg?1326645234), delicious. ---
**Author:** ![Shark\_Sandwich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@Shark\_Sandwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shark_Sandwich)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awful-looking-foods-that-taste-absolutely-yummy/635182/17 "2012-09-20T17:25:43Z")
> [@Motorgirl](#): > > Sea urchin. Ugh, it looks like a nasty yellow tongue, but tastes divine. This. The only thing is, when you get urchin that isn’t fresh, it’s really, really bad. Unless you love the taste of iodine. And if it’s your first time, you’ll probably never try it again. ---
**Author:** ![ecoaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/85e7bf/32.png) [@ecoaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ecoaster)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awful-looking-foods-that-taste-absolutely-yummy/635182/18 "2012-09-20T17:31:03Z")
baba ganoush I think almost all orange nacho cheesy dips look revolting and are revolting. Many people would disagree… ---
**Author:** ![GilaB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8e7dd6/32.png) [@GilaB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GilaB)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awful-looking-foods-that-taste-absolutely-yummy/635182/19 "2012-09-20T20:01:57Z")
We had a [Monstera deliciosa fruit](http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&biw=1257&bih=739&tbm=isch&tbnid=CxDFFpuRgsrWXM:&imgrefurl=http://www.bostonfoodandwhine.com/2010/08/02/monstera-deliciosa-the-delicious-montster-of-a-fruit/&docid=R-3dEEwCzv0ZAM&imgurl=http://www.bostonfoodandwhine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/002-1024x768.jpg&w=1024&h=768&ei=wnVbUO36NeH20gH67IC4AQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=301&vpy=145&dur=231&hovh=194&hovw=259&tx=150&ty=106&sig=101002817730259309796&page=1&tbnh=125&tbnw=158&start=0&ndsp=27&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0,i:74) for our new fruit for Rosh Hashana a couple of days ago. It was about the size and shape of my forearm, covered in green scales that pop off as the fruit ripens, making it look like a rotting alligator limb. But it tasted awesome, like a banana-pineapple with hints of bubble gum. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awful-looking-foods-that-taste-absolutely-yummy/635182/20 "2012-09-20T22:14:12Z")
Tongue? I’ve seen whole tongues for sale. (Never had it, nor ever seen cooked cleaned sliced tongue, so I don’t even know if it IS tasty, as rumoured.) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awful-looking-foods-that-taste-absolutely-yummy/635182.md?page=2)