# Foods Tastier than their Reputation **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 5, 2018, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-tastier-than-their-reputation/810071 "2018-03-05T19:34:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2018, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-tastier-than-their-reputation/810071/21 "2018-03-05T22:18:06Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > I’m a fan of scrapple. I’ve never tried haggis, but I’d like to, and based on what I’ve read about it, I’d like it a lot – basically an offal-and-grain sausage. Ninja’ed on scrapple! Oh, the ignominy! I hang my head in shame! ---
**Author:** ![GargoyleWB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gargoylewb/32/199_2.png) [@GargoyleWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GargoyleWB)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2018, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-tastier-than-their-reputation/810071/22 "2018-03-05T22:37:34Z")
Sauerkraut is the magical addition that will dress up any savory dish. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2018, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-tastier-than-their-reputation/810071/23 "2018-03-05T22:37:47Z")
I lurves me some hominy. Oh, nm, you said ignominy. My bad. ---
**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:** [March 5, 2018, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-tastier-than-their-reputation/810071/24 "2018-03-05T22:51:02Z")
Hmm, the first three that came to mind are already here: liver, beets, and Brussels sprouts. Black pudding/blutwurst/blood sausage grosses the hell out of a lot of people (understandably, I guess), but it’s delicious stuff and a great way to start the day with some eggs and toast! Also, Marmite is nowhere near as disgusting as people make it out to be. Maybe if the first time you tried eating an entire teaspoon of it, but it tastes like salt and umami bond, not unlike a stock cube. Especially great when paired with some sliced fresh cucumbers on a sandwich with butter. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2018, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-tastier-than-their-reputation/810071/25 "2018-03-05T22:52:11Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > It’s hardly a surprise that they’re gross boiled, because most vegetables are gross boiled. Roast them, or stir-fry them, or steam them, or even microwave them, but never boil vegetables unless you’re making soup. Unless you’re making boiled potatoes. Or beets. Boiled beets drizzled with butter and lemon juice…drooooooolllllll. ---
**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2018, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-tastier-than-their-reputation/810071/26 "2018-03-05T23:09:09Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Not me, but Mr.Wrekker says rattlesnake is good. Tastes like chicken. And some rattlesnakes taste like a chicken that has eaten a chicken. Dennis ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2018, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-tastier-than-their-reputation/810071/27 "2018-03-05T23:49:34Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Especially great when paired with some sliced fresh cucumbers on a sandwich with butter. That’s not a use of Marmite I’ve ever considered before, but yeah I can see how that would work. Pure umami with crisp freshness. Come to think of it, I might pitch that flavour profile to one of the seemingly-thousands of artisan gin producers who have sprung up recently… ---
**Author:** ![Rough\_Draft](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/76d3ee/32.png) [@Rough\_Draft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rough_Draft)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2018, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-tastier-than-their-reputation/810071/28 "2018-03-06T05:18:14Z")
Radishes. I don’t know why and I don’t care, but I love those things. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2018, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-tastier-than-their-reputation/810071/29 "2018-03-06T05:48:26Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > To add to the list, I would never say that Spam is great (too salty, for one), but it’s hardly as bad as its reputation would have you believe. Someone here, I forget who, pointed out on a thread about the grocery chain ALDI that their store brand SPAM is actually better than the brand name. And it’s true! Sliced and fried, it’s a wonderful sandwich. I’ve got a can right here, and it contains: Pork, salt, water, sugar, sodium nitrate. One of the things I remember from reading _Modernist Cuisine_ was the culinary heresy that canned vegetables are actually fresher than the ones in your grocery store’s produce department, because they are canned right after being picked, while the fresh ones are trucked from farms, warehoused and all the rest. ---
**Author:** ![anomalous1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e56c9b/32.png) [@anomalous1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anomalous1)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2018, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-tastier-than-their-reputation/810071/30 "2018-03-06T06:00:50Z")
Braunschweiger (Liverwurst). Sardines. (In Mustard sauce FTW) Spam (thinly sliced and pan fried) I can feel the atherosclerosis. ---
**Author:** ![anomalous1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e56c9b/32.png) [@anomalous1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anomalous1)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2018, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-tastier-than-their-reputation/810071/31 "2018-03-06T06:01:56Z")
> [@gaffa](#): > > Someone here, I forget who, pointed out on a thread about the grocery chain ALDI that their **store brand SPAM is actually better than the brand name**. And it’s true! Sliced and fried, it’s a wonderful sandwich. I’ve got a can right here, and it contains: Pork, salt, water, sugar, sodium nitrate. > > One of the things I remember from reading _Modernist Cuisine_ was the culinary heresy that canned vegetables are actually fresher than the ones in your grocery store’s produce department, because they are canned right after being picked, while the fresh ones are trucked from farms, warehoused and all the rest. OMG, Yes! Nearly half the price too. ---
**Author:** ![Smid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/838e76/32.png) [@Smid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smid)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2018, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-tastier-than-their-reputation/810071/32 "2018-03-06T07:26:35Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Also, Marmite is nowhere near as disgusting as people make it out to be. Maybe if the first time you tried eating an entire teaspoon of it, but it tastes like salt and umami bond, not unlike a stock cube. Especially great when paired with some sliced fresh cucumbers on a sandwich with butter. Never really cared about Marmite, personally (being in the UK). Then I had it on melted cheddar cheese on toasted bread. Bliss. Works so well… ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2018, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-tastier-than-their-reputation/810071/33 "2018-03-06T08:05:50Z")
Cauliflower. I always found it insanely dull, until I tossed some in olive oil and rosemary then roasted it. Now I have to go buy some. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2018, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-tastier-than-their-reputation/810071/34 "2018-03-06T09:08:47Z")
I can’t stand liver in any form but I’ll eat fried chicken gizzards until the cows come home. ---
**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:** [March 6, 2018, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-tastier-than-their-reputation/810071/35 "2018-03-06T13:24:20Z")
> [@Smid](#): > > Never really cared about Marmite, personally (being in the UK). > > Then I had it on melted cheddar cheese on toasted bread. Bliss. Works so well… Interestingly, that’s one of the common uses I know for it, but that’s almost too much umami and salt for my tastes. I’ll do it once in awhile with grilled cheese, but I think I prefer the regular kind. Still, something to try for those who don’t like it. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Mapp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miss_mapp/32/369_2.png) [@Miss\_Mapp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Mapp)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2018, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-tastier-than-their-reputation/810071/36 "2018-03-06T13:34:49Z")
> [@TruCelt](#): > > Cauliflower. I always found it insanely dull, until I tossed some in olive oil and rosemary then roasted it. > > Now I have to go buy some. I have only ever found cauliflower palatable in aloo gobi and will deliberately choose it from the Indian buffet. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Mapp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miss_mapp/32/369_2.png) [@Miss\_Mapp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Mapp)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2018, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-tastier-than-their-reputation/810071/37 "2018-03-06T13:37:36Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > I’m a fan of scrapple. I’ve never tried haggis, but I’d like to, and based on what I’ve read about it, I’d like it a lot – basically an offal-and-grain sausage. Haggis is basically a mild, peppery sausage and it can be pretty good. In Scotland, you can have it as part of your breakfast along with bacon, eggs, baked beans, mushrooms, grilled tomatoes, and blood pudding, or enjoy it for dinner with neeps and tatties. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2018, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-tastier-than-their-reputation/810071/38 "2018-03-06T14:23:48Z")
> [@Miss\_Mapp](#): > > Haggis is basically a mild, peppery sausage and it can be pretty good. In Scotland, you can have it as part of your breakfast along with bacon, eggs, baked beans, mushrooms, grilled tomatoes, and blood pudding, or enjoy it for dinner with neeps and tatties. I’d bet the most common way haggis is eaten in Scotland is battered and deep-fried from a chip shop. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2018, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-tastier-than-their-reputation/810071/39 "2018-03-06T14:37:46Z")
Two foods I was always afraid to try because of the bad rap; prunes & spinach (raw) I finally ate my first prune when I was in my 40’s! I was shocked! It was delicious and tasted like a much tastier, moister raisin. Spinach had such a bad rap when I was a kid. This was another food I waited until my 40’s to try. I love it as a salad or on a sandwich and is also great in soups. I don’t think I’d like a pile of mucky cooked spinach though. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2018, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-tastier-than-their-reputation/810071/40 "2018-03-06T14:49:13Z")
> [@Smid](#): > > Never really cared about Marmite, personally (being in the UK). > > Then I had it on melted cheddar cheese on toasted bread. Bliss. Works so well… Not being in the UK I’ve not tried Marmite, but isn’t the problem we Americans put it on too thick, like it’s some sort of savory peanut butter? It should be so thin you can kind of see the toast underneath. Now I’ll have to see if I can find some locally ([$7](https://www.amazon.com/Marmite-25338-125g/dp/B000EZWHZW?th=1) for 125 grams seems pricey for an experiment). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-tastier-than-their-reputation/810071.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-tastier-than-their-reputation/810071.md?page=3)