# Foods you eat that other people think are really wierd. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 26, 2005, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-eat-that-other-people-think-are-really-wierd/314316 "2005-07-26T23:10:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![RobuSensei](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/919ad9/32.png) [@RobuSensei](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobuSensei)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-eat-that-other-people-think-are-really-wierd/314316/41 "2005-07-27T05:57:28Z")
A Kagoshima speciality: Torisashi. Short for niwatori sashimi. Means raw chicken. What? It’s _good!_ One thing I used to get every year at the Minnesota State Fair: a “Pickle Dog.” Take a (really thin) slice of pastrami, and spread cream cheese on it. Then roll up a pickle spear in it. My friends always looked at me funny as I munched happily away. (What do they know – they’re the ones who get the deep-fried Snickers bar every year…) ---
**Author:** ![Mooch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mooch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mooch)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-eat-that-other-people-think-are-really-wierd/314316/42 "2005-07-27T13:59:12Z")
Baloney fried in a mixture of A-1, Heinz 57 and Lea & Perrins Worcestershire sauce. Eat on toast with mustard. Strawberries in sour cream. Vanilla ice cream with fresh ground pepper (Tabasco is also nice). ---
**Author:** ![irishgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@irishgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishgirl)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-eat-that-other-people-think-are-really-wierd/314316/43 "2005-07-27T14:37:06Z")
My mother eats orange marmelade and bacon sandwiches. I don’t eat weird food combos…although when PMSing I have been known to eat a jar of pickled chilli peppers and follow it with a bowl of bird’s custard and a pint of Guinness. Cravings are different, because when you’re not craving it you feel mildly revolted at what you ate. ---
**Author:** ![irishgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@irishgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishgirl)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-eat-that-other-people-think-are-really-wierd/314316/44 "2005-07-27T14:38:28Z")
To clarify: Bird’s custard is the brand of custard powder…I don’t make custard from birds. ---
**Author:** ![DeVena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@DeVena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeVena)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-eat-that-other-people-think-are-really-wierd/314316/45 "2005-07-27T14:50:33Z")
I eat hot popcorn in milk, just like cereal. Next? ---
**Author:** ![Madd\_Maxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Madd\_Maxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Madd_Maxx)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-eat-that-other-people-think-are-really-wierd/314316/46 "2005-07-27T14:51:41Z")
I like the cornbread in milk too. I like grits, and I like them even better the next morning after it has hardened, been sliced and fried like a piece of meat. With syrup & black pepper on top. Actually syrup and black pepper in fresh grits is pretty good too. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-eat-that-other-people-think-are-really-wierd/314316/47 "2005-07-27T15:13:53Z")
> [@irishgirl](#): > > My mother eats orange marmelade and bacon sandwiches. My first knee-jerk thought was, “Ewww!” but then the more I thought about it the better it sounded. I might have to try that; I love sweet and salty combinations. I have marmelade and I have bacon. Now I’m hungry - is it lunchtime yet? I’ve heard of the cornbread and milk thing also, but never tried it. It does sound good. ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-eat-that-other-people-think-are-really-wierd/314316/48 "2005-07-27T15:26:08Z")
> [@RobuSensei](#): > > Take a (really thin) slice of pastrami, and spread cream cheese on it. Then roll up a pickle spear in it. This isn’t weird at all. This is a pretty popular appetizer actually. Can also be done with ham or salami as the meat. In fact I had this for lunch yesterday - salami with cream cheese wrapped around a kosher dill. Yum. > [@Mooch](#): > > Baloney fried in a mixture of A-1, Heinz 57 and Lea & Perrins Worcestershire sauce. Eat on toast with mustard. This is (almost) how my husband eats baloney. He’ll use just Worcestershire when we’re out of A1 and we don’t buy Heinz 57. > [@madcossack](#): > > Pickled herring in cream. Yummy! My husband eats this all the time. Vita makes it. All that being said, is a peanut butter and dill pickles sandwich weird? That’s what I had for dinner last night. ---
**Author:** ![badbadrubberpiggy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/57b2e6/32.png) [@badbadrubberpiggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badbadrubberpiggy)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-eat-that-other-people-think-are-really-wierd/314316/49 "2005-07-27T15:30:26Z")
> [@DeVena](#): > > I eat hot popcorn in milk, just like cereal. > > Next? Try putting some cinnamon-sugar on that 😃 ---
**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:** [July 27, 2005, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-eat-that-other-people-think-are-really-wierd/314316/50 "2005-07-27T15:36:31Z")
> [@Lt AF](#): > > Also, people raise an eyebrow if I eat a raw potatoe with salt on it like an apple. Ohhh, I love raw salted potato…_grumbles_ wish it was atkins ok. Hm, using cinnamon-rasin bagel chips as croutons in chicken noodle soup. mayonnaise-whitebread-iceberg lettuce sandwiches [no redeeming nutritional value whatever…] musk sticks andmusk lifesavers vegemite on anything [really good with celery sticks…just the tiniest smear along one edge will do=)] steak tartare _properly_ made fresh [hand chopped sirloin steak not ground beef] ---
**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:** [July 27, 2005, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-eat-that-other-people-think-are-really-wierd/314316/51 "2005-07-27T15:40:48Z")
In New York in June, you can get the fresh caught (unpickled) herring from Holland in a few places. It’s great with chopped onion, crumbled egg and a cold one (preferably Heinie’s or Grolsch). It’s one of those love-it-or-hate-it kinda things; many people can’t even stomach the thought of it for some reason. ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-eat-that-other-people-think-are-really-wierd/314316/52 "2005-07-27T15:42:25Z")
Peanut butter and bacon sandwiches. They’re an Ohio delicacy. ---
**Author:** ![MadderMitch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8e7dd6/32.png) [@MadderMitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadderMitch)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-eat-that-other-people-think-are-really-wierd/314316/53 "2005-07-27T16:00:38Z")
Try peanut butter with black olives and salami. Whhhhhhhhhooooooooooooooooooo yeah!!! ---
**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:** [July 27, 2005, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-eat-that-other-people-think-are-really-wierd/314316/54 "2005-07-27T16:02:18Z")
> [@ultrafilter](#): > > Peanut butter and bacon sandwiches. They’re an Ohio delicacy. I’ve never had that, but the combination sounds absolutely mouth-watering. Might just have to try that for dinner… ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-eat-that-other-people-think-are-really-wierd/314316/55 "2005-07-27T16:05:41Z")
> [@RobuSensei](#): > > A Kagoshima speciality: Torisashi. Short for niwatori sashimi. Means raw chicken. :eek: Salmonilla, much? ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-eat-that-other-people-think-are-really-wierd/314316/56 "2005-07-27T16:19:40Z")
Mayonnaise on Saltine crackers. It’s greasy, salty, crunchy, delicious! The funny thing is, I don’t much care for mayonnaise at any other time. ---
**Author:** ![RobuSensei](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/919ad9/32.png) [@RobuSensei](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobuSensei)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-eat-that-other-people-think-are-really-wierd/314316/57 "2005-07-27T17:33:24Z")
> [@Missy2U](#): > > This isn’t weird at all. This is a pretty popular appetizer actually. Can also be done with ham or salami as the meat. In fact I had this for lunch yesterday - salami with cream cheese wrapped around a kosher dill. Yum. Well, I _tried_ to explain this to my friends, but they just couldn’t understand. > [@bouv](#): > > :eek: > Salmonella, much? No, although some people were mildly worried about it. Funny how they were all over the sukiyaki (meat & veggies & noodles & tofu & other stuff, simmered in a big pot on the table, and then _dipped into raw egg_ before eating). Although actually, that’s pretty good too. One thing I absolutely refused to try: Ba-sashi. Raw horsemeat, a specialty of Kumamoto Prefecture. \>shudder\< ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-eat-that-other-people-think-are-really-wierd/314316/58 "2005-07-27T17:51:22Z")
> [@Beware of Doug](#): > > In New York in June, you can get the fresh caught (unpickled) herring from Holland in a few places. It’s great with chopped onion, crumbled egg and a cold one (preferably Heinie’s or Grolsch). It’s one of those love-it-or-hate-it kinda things; many people can’t even stomach the thought of it for some reason. From what I’ve heard, this is a Jewish thing. ---
**Author:** ![False\_God](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ee7513/32.png) [@False\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/False_God)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-eat-that-other-people-think-are-really-wierd/314316/59 "2005-07-27T17:56:00Z")
> [@Argent Towers](#): > > From what I’ve heard, this is a Jewish thing. Atually, it’s originally a Dutch thing, but, yes, a lot of Jews and goyim alike delight in herring in a number of ways. My contribution is either Vegemite on pretzels (for when a salt lick is too unwieldly) or fried chicken skin. Salted, peppered, and with either a shake of cayenne or a shot of hot sauce. I also like pork rinds with sour-cream based dip or as redneck bourgousie canapes, which are pork rinds topped with caviar and sour cream. Salty, crunchy and no carbs. ---
**Author:** ![irishgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@irishgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishgirl)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-eat-that-other-people-think-are-really-wierd/314316/60 "2005-07-27T17:58:46Z")
Herring is a basic Scandinavian/Baltic/Eastern European/Dutch thing. Especially if it’s raw or pickled and eaten with onions, boiled eggs and rye bread. Herring pickled in sherry is good, so too are rollmops (mackerel filets rolled around slices of onion and pickled in vinegar). I LIKE pickled fish, it’s yummy. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-eat-that-other-people-think-are-really-wierd/314316.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-eat-that-other-people-think-are-really-wierd/314316.md?page=4)