# Culturally/Regionally common foods and drinks you've never tried

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 13, 2013, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/culturally-regionally-common-foods-and-drinks-youve-never-tried/676221 "2013-12-13T04:11:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2024, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/culturally-regionally-common-foods-and-drinks-youve-never-tried/676221/101 "2024-09-25T20:33:41Z")

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Being in the SCA I have tried it. Most salty than fishy, but even tho Worcestershire sauce also has a base of anchovies , Garum does taste somewhat fishy. Lots of Unami.

It isnt anything like what you imagine it tastes like.

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**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2024, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/culturally-regionally-common-foods-and-drinks-youve-never-tried/676221/102 "2024-09-27T01:50:24Z")

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I’m fond of a British condiment called “The Gentleman’s Relish”, which consists of anchovy paste and butter mixed with a secret spice blend. It’s meant to be spread very thin on toast and served with scrambled eggs.

[![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6f/Relish.jpg) ](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6f/Relish.jpg)

It’s salty and **extremely** fishy, but it adds a lot of flavor, and I bet you could substitute it for Worcestershire sauce in a lot of dishes without anyone noticing.

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**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2024, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/culturally-regionally-common-foods-and-drinks-youve-never-tried/676221/103 "2024-09-27T01:54:49Z")

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> [@Smapti](#):
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> It’s salty and **extremely** fishy, but it adds a lot of flavor, and I bet you could substitute it for Worcestershire sauce in a lot of dishes without anyone noticing.

Kinda sounds a bit like Marmite, eh? Or vegemite?

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**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2024, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/culturally-regionally-common-foods-and-drinks-youve-never-tried/676221/104 "2024-09-27T18:55:54Z")

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> [@Smapti](#):
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> It’s salty and **extremely** fishy

That’s anchovy paste for ya. Still, I’ve never heard of this intriguing spread and it’s added to the list. Is it refrigerated?

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**Post date:** [September 27, 2024, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/culturally-regionally-common-foods-and-drinks-youve-never-tried/676221/105 "2024-09-27T19:43:44Z")

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> [@jnglmassiv](#):
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> Is it refrigerated?

After opening, yes.

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