# Disgusting foods you crave. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 28, 2012, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-foods-you-crave/617079 "2012-03-28T20:13:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-foods-you-crave/617079/101 "2012-04-02T15:58:48Z")
> [@Morbo](#): > > Chipped beef on toast, aka “shit on a shingle.” Once a year or so I break down and make it, to the horror of everyone I know Love it, I make it for myself a couple times a year and it horrifies my nutritionist ☹ > [@Missy2U](#): > > My husband asks for this probably once a month. > > Disgusting food I crave would be Spam. Fried Spam to be exact. Again, I make it a couple times a year and it horrifies my nutritionist ☹ > [@SpoilerVirgin](#): > > Yesterday I was on a message board (I’m pretty sure it wasn’t this one), and someone was discussing grilled ham and cheese sandwiches. I had never had one in my life, but suddenly I was craving one. So today for lunch I went down to the trendy, expensive deli and ordered one. In a word, disgusting. I"m sure it was well made, but the greasiness of the cheese combined with the ham…ewww. > > I also occasionally indulge my craving for Kraft Mac & Cheese. toasted cheese sandwiches and tomato soup, again my nutritionist hates me, but I make it a couple times a year. > [@phxjcc](#): > > From my younger years… > > Chef Boyardee Ravioli I could never get a taste for the meat gloop inside and the sauce is sickeningly sweet. > [@Cub\_Mistress](#): > > Braunschweiger liver sausage sandwiches. I hate all other forms of liver, but this stuff on toasted whole wheat with a little mayo is pure heaven. Don’t forget the thin slice of onion, and put it on toasted rye:p > [@Jasper\_Kent](#): > > Another vote for chicken livers. And gizzards. But the best part of the bird? > _ **Hearts.** _ Yum! Turkey hearts are even bigger and even better. > . Take the hearts [even pork or beef, not just poultry] and cut into bite sized pieces, soak in salted water for half an hour [koshering, removes any blood that makes them taste livery] put them into a [mini bean pot](http://img0.etsystatic.com/il_fullxfull.226229748.jpg) with a couple cloves of garlic chopped up, half or whole small tennisball sized onion chopped up, a teaspoon of italian herbs and cover with a good red wine and put the lid on, bake at about 250 degrees fahrenheit for 3 or 4 hours undisturbed and serve with a pile of noodles or thick slices of sourdough bread. Nom with glee. Actually I wouldn’t call heart a guilty pleasure, they are pretty low in fat if you trim any residual fat and blood vessels off it is pretty much pure muscle meat. It is a bit more expensive than it used to be [sadly] but it is one of my preferred comfort foods. ---
**Author:** ![perfectparanoia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a5b964/32.png) [@perfectparanoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/perfectparanoia)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-foods-you-crave/617079/102 "2012-04-02T17:48:46Z")
Scrunchin’s Basically, take a chunk of salted pork fat and cut into cubes. Put it in a frying pan until crisp and brown. Eat. So, basically salty fried fat. Even better, once you are finished making this atrocity, make fish cakes (with salt cod, potatoes and onions) in the resultant grease. It’s a wonder Newfoundlanders live past the age of 20. (Both my parents are Newfs.) ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-foods-you-crave/617079/103 "2012-04-02T18:12:48Z")
When I was single I used to eat boxed macaroni and cheese mixed with canned chili. I particularly liked it as a “morning after” breakfast along with a couple cold IPA’s. If I felt like eating healthy, I’d scrape the grease layer off the chili before dumping it in with the macaroni. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-foods-you-crave/617079/104 "2012-04-02T19:55:13Z")
> [@Chanteuse](#): > > > [@Kimstu](#): > > > > How do y’all feel about frozen raspberries lubed up with a few tablespoons of balsamic vinegar and a sprinkle of sugar? And no waiting around for them to thaw, mind you: they are eaten sour-sweet-stone cold. > > This sounds amazing and I will have to try it sometime soon! Good! Did you like it? Mmm frozen raspberries. Best on a hot summer day but I will eat this even in the dead of winter when it gets me thoroughly chilled and I have to crawl into bed with a hot-water bottle. Sometimes I just pre-emptively eat the frozen raspberries **in** bed, with the hot-water bottle. ---
**Author:** ![Michael63129](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3da27b/32.png) [@Michael63129](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael63129)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2012, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-foods-you-crave/617079/105 "2012-04-03T04:26:17Z")
For those who think that a tuna sandwich is gross, I like to eat tuna right out of the can, which makes a good low calorie, high protein snack (yes, I like the juice too, which is a fifth of the can according to the label). As a kid, my mother would boil the giblets from chicken and turkey and give them to me, hearts, gizzards (several hours of slow cooking makes these tender), necks and all (fried chicken livers too). Plus macaroni and cheese with American “cheese” slices melted in. Also, while I don’t really like Chef Boyardee “regular” ravioli or Spaghetti-Os, I like the overstuffed beef ravioli. When I think of hamburgers, I think of White Castles; yes, those which many people say gives them the runs and such (never had any bowel problems after eating them, but then I eat only one package/two hamburgers (regular), which is less than one quarter-pounder - without the bun; imagine if all hamburgers were only this big, then we wouldn’t be blaming them for obesity). Although I personally don’t think any of these are “disgusting”, because of course I wouldn’t like or eat them. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2012, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-foods-you-crave/617079/106 "2012-04-03T10:57:24Z")
I love the chemical aftertaste of circus peanuts. ---
**Author:** ![KinkiNipponTourist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e9bcb4/32.png) [@KinkiNipponTourist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KinkiNipponTourist)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2012, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-foods-you-crave/617079/107 "2012-04-03T12:08:02Z")
> [@coremelt](#): > > I’m living in Japan and addicted to chicken hearts Yakitori (BBQ’ed on skewers) and chicken gristle Yakitori (what it sounds like) blecch! 😃 I love chicken skin grilled on skewers. It’s cut in leetle teeny pieces so each bite doesn’t turn into a horrific realization that you’re munching on a mouthful of chicken skin, then salt/peppered/grilled niiiice and crispy. Eat it HOT, wash down with beer, and you’re in heaven. I also love deep-fried chicken cartilage (nankotsu). Little squeeze of lemon, NOM NOM NOM. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2012, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-foods-you-crave/617079/108 "2012-04-03T14:24:13Z")
I already posted about my love for corned-beef hash, but reading the follow-ups have reminded me of some of mine. Pickle brine - I have used it as a vodka chaser, in a pinch. Tuna water - instead of down the drain, it goes in my mouth. Unmicrowaved microwave burritos - some brands have a wonderful texture when unheated. Bouillon cubes - I’ll suck on one every now and then. There’s also a “stew” I make once in a while, of drained ramen, a can of tuna, some saltines, peanut butter, and shredded cheese, all blended in the same bowl. Joe ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2012, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-foods-you-crave/617079/109 "2012-04-03T14:29:43Z")
Yogurt water is yummy too! It’s the thin watery liquid that accumulates on top of a plain, full fat yogurt after you’ve scooped a little of the yogurt out and then let the container sit overnight in the fridge. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2012, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-foods-you-crave/617079/110 "2012-04-03T15:48:55Z")
Tijuana Mama pickled sausages. Every gas station in the country stocks them presumably just for me and this one hot girl I used to work with because I have never seen or heard of anyone else buying one and the cashiers haven’t either. If you aren’t familiar with them, they are shrink wrapped things with a trashy Mexican woman on the front. They look like hot dogs that are dyed bright red but taste nothing like a hot dog because they are strongly pickled in vinegar and hot spices. Yumm. Ingredients: Mechanically Separated Chicken, Pork, Pork Hearts, Water, Beef, Spices, Soy Protein Concentrate, Salt, Corn Syrup, Flavorings, Paprika, Sodium Erythorbate, Sodium Nitrite, Red 40. [http://www.shopwell.com/tijuana-mama-pickled-sausage-24-oz/hot-dogs-sausages/p/2620039190](http://www.shopwell.com/tijuana-mama-pickled-sausage-24-oz/hot-dogs-sausages/p/2620039190) ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2012, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-foods-you-crave/617079/111 "2012-04-03T15:55:50Z")
> [@Shagnasty](#): > > Tijuana Mama pickled sausages. Every gas station in the country stocks them presumably just for me and this one hot girl I used to work with because I have never seen or heard of anyone else buying one and the cashiers haven’t either. I buy those, too. And whatever other brands of pickled sausage I could find. It’s road trip food. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2012, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-foods-you-crave/617079/112 "2012-04-03T22:04:07Z")
I love pickle, olive, and peppercini brine. Love it. And every now and then I crave deviled ham. I’m always sorry if I eat it, though. It just doesn’t taste the same as when I was a kid. A couple of weeks ago I introduced my husband to the joys of canned Mexican casserole. You would think, that with all the fine authentic Mexican food that is available around here, that I’d never want to eat canned Mexican food again. But when I was growing up, my mother would occasionally open a can of beef tamales and chili, heat them together (after removing the paper), and serve. I got a craving for this and made it, and told my husband to just shut up and TRY it. And he loves it, especially with grated cheese and diced onion. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2012, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-foods-you-crave/617079/113 "2012-04-03T22:59:34Z")
> [@KinkiNipponTourist](#): > > ..I love chicken skin grilled on skewers. It’s cut in leetle teeny pieces so each bite doesn’t turn into a horrific realization that you’re munching on a mouthful of chicken skin, then salt/peppered/grilled niiiice and crispy. Eat it HOT, wash down with beer, and you’re in heaven… Sweet holy Jesus. The Japanese eat some weird shit but that sounds GOOD. Then again, I’ve been known to run chicken skins through the toaster oven to make a crispy crunchy chicken-flavored cracker. There’s no horrific realiziation, not for me. Unless it’s the realization that it’s all gone. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2012, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-foods-you-crave/617079/114 "2012-04-03T23:45:48Z")
Liverwurst sandwiches. Awful name (I prefer Braunschweiger actually), icky look, meh smell, great taste. Uncooked quick oats. With milk and brown sugar. A late-night soporific carb bomb. Beef drippins mopped up with white bread. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2012, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-foods-you-crave/617079/115 "2012-04-04T00:03:32Z")
We used to eat Chef Boyardee canned cheese ravioli, which wasn’t too bad, though it was overcooked to mush. I can’t find it anywhere anymore. Which is probably just as well. ---
**Author:** ![Jasper\_Kent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a9a28c/32.png) [@Jasper\_Kent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasper_Kent)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2012, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-foods-you-crave/617079/116 "2012-04-04T00:10:02Z")
Lest we forget… **Krystal** and **Krispy Kreme** … ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2012, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-foods-you-crave/617079/117 "2012-04-04T03:05:01Z")
Do drunk cravings count? There are some foods that only make sense to me on those very rare occasions when I’ve imbibed enough to be a bit wobbly:[ul][_][Rollmops.](http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rollmops_02.jpg)[_]Pickled eggs.[_]Pickled Wieners.[_]Goose liver paté on crackers.[_]Over-easy fried egg sandwich with mayonnaise cayenne pepper.[_]Vidalia onion sandwich.[\*]I WILL WALK TWO MILES FOR PHO WITH BEEF TENDON, TRIPE, FISH SAUCE, ERYNGIUM FOETIDUM, AND BIRD’S EYE PEPPERS RIGHT NOW GODDAMNIT![/ul] ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2012, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-foods-you-crave/617079/118 "2012-04-04T14:36:07Z")
_hands **Larry** some aspirin and a glass of water_ Anyone else \*love \*the texture of stale Cheetos? Just me? Okay … ---
**Author:** ![KinkiNipponTourist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e9bcb4/32.png) [@KinkiNipponTourist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KinkiNipponTourist)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2012, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-foods-you-crave/617079/119 "2012-04-04T14:44:48Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > Yogurt water is yummy too! > > It’s the thin watery liquid that accumulates on top of a plain, full fat yogurt after you’ve scooped a little of the yogurt out and then let the container sit overnight in the fridge. You’re talking about whey, right? I use it to reconstitute cottage cheese. For some reason they drain the whey from the cottage cheese before packaging here, so it’s dry and crumbly. ---
**Author:** ![Deegeea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Deegeea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deegeea)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2012, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-foods-you-crave/617079/120 "2012-04-04T14:55:26Z")
> [@Kimstu](#): > > Oh, and: Plain low-fat yogurt with Lipton’s Onion Soup Mix stirred into it. Like trash-cuisine onion dip but with yogurt rather than sour cream. Sometimes I dip raw veggies into it but mostly it’s just me and the spoon. Never occurred to me that someone might find this disgusting, but I used to eat it all the time and often get craving for it. I like hidden valley ranch mix too sometimes instead. I used to dip crackers in it but I can’t eat them anymore. Sometimes I dip plain tortilla chips in it, though. Also, I like the new style Greek plain yogurt with it better than regular yogurt. It’s hard to find low fat Greek yogurt though, most of it is no-fat which isn’t as good tasting. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-foods-you-crave/617079.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-foods-you-crave/617079.md?page=7)