# Help me prove that I will eat anything **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 17, 2011, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-prove-that-i-will-eat-anything/571749 "2011-02-17T22:00:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2011, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-prove-that-i-will-eat-anything/571749/1 "2011-02-17T22:00:29Z")
If I wanted to prove that I will eat anything, what food products would you pick for me? The only requirement is that it must be food. Not rocks, poison, chemicals or anything else that would be considered inedible. It must also be something accepted by a culture or tribe as food. No fair saying “the gum on my shoe I stepped in last week” even though it may be technically edible. Historical foods such as peacock tounges are allowed but it may be more interesting to have food that is currently available that I have some chance of buying and consuming. You may present up to 3. ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2011, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-prove-that-i-will-eat-anything/571749/2 "2011-02-17T22:03:36Z")
Pig ears. Chitterlings. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2011, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-prove-that-i-will-eat-anything/571749/3 "2011-02-17T22:04:59Z")
Bhut jokolia peppers. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Hamster\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2011, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-prove-that-i-will-eat-anything/571749/4 "2011-02-17T22:05:43Z")
[Natto](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natto) ---
**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:** [February 17, 2011, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-prove-that-i-will-eat-anything/571749/5 "2011-02-17T22:07:09Z")
I’ll give you foods from relatively normal food sources (in this case, fish, duck, and lamb/goat/beef), but unusual preparations: 1. [Surstromming](http://www.openjourney.com/article/18-stinky-foods-around-the-world-41.html), a Swedish fermented herring dish. I’ve mail ordered it to the US before, and it is every bit as nasty as advertised (and I like nasty food–this is the only one I’ve eaten that’s given me pause so far.) Words cannot describe how much this stuff reeks–and it’s the gift that keeps on giving, as you burp it up the rest of the day. 2. [Balut](http://philippinesfoodrecipes.blogspot.com/2011/01/filipino-exotic-foods.html), of course. Depending on where you live, you may be able to find it at an Asian market. 3. This one is a bit of a softball, but I’ll give you [eyeball tacos](http://swearindf.blogspot.com/2009/06/taco-de-ojo.html). I’ve had #1 & #3, still haven’t gotten around to #2. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2011, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-prove-that-i-will-eat-anything/571749/6 "2011-02-17T22:07:36Z")
Since this is about food, it’s probably better suited to Cafe Society than GQ. Colibri General Questions Moderator ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2011, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-prove-that-i-will-eat-anything/571749/7 "2011-02-17T22:09:54Z")
[Casu marzu](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casu_marzu), a cheese featuring live maggots. ---
**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:** [February 17, 2011, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-prove-that-i-will-eat-anything/571749/8 "2011-02-17T22:10:45Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > [Casu marzu](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casu_marzu), a cheese featuring live maggots. I was entertaining that one as my #3 choice, but wanted to throw something relatively easy in the mix. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2011, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-prove-that-i-will-eat-anything/571749/9 "2011-02-17T22:15:57Z")
May I suggest a can of kraut juice to wash the meal down? ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2011, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-prove-that-i-will-eat-anything/571749/10 "2011-02-17T22:22:20Z")
1. [Century Egg](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Century_egg) 2. [Durian](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durian) 3. [Live Squid](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NE3NPytch4) (video) ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2011, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-prove-that-i-will-eat-anything/571749/11 "2011-02-17T22:22:48Z")
Damn, **pulykamell** took two of mine. Surstromming and balut. So I’ll add durian fruit. It’s fruit so you know it’s good for you. > **[Durian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durian)** > > There are currently 30 recognised species (see the List of Durio species) > The durian (/ˈdʊəriən/, /ˈdjʊəriən/) is the edible fruit of several tree species belonging to the genus Durio. There are 30 recognised Durio species, at least nine of which produce edible fruit. Durio zibethinus, native to Borneo and Sumatra, is the only species available on the international market. It has over 300 named varieties in Thailand and 100 in Malaysia as of 1987. Other species are sold in their local regions... EDIT: double damn **Enderw24** snuck my third option in their by the skin of his teeth. ---
**Author:** ![Caught\_Work](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/919ad9/32.png) [@Caught\_Work](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caught_Work)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2011, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-prove-that-i-will-eat-anything/571749/12 "2011-02-17T22:29:15Z")
Vegemite. ---
**Author:** ![sitchensis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sitchensis/32/4892_2.png) [@sitchensis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sitchensis)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2011, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-prove-that-i-will-eat-anything/571749/13 "2011-02-17T22:31:10Z")
Don’t forget [stinkheads](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stinkheads) an Alaskan specialty. Wikipedia says that it’s fermented white fish, but every recipe I have seen has been King Salmon ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2011, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-prove-that-i-will-eat-anything/571749/14 "2011-02-17T22:32:54Z")
If you’re going to challenge yourself with Durian, try it in its preserved form - it looks like this: [![](https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3023/2832016246_b14d779be7.jpg) ](https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3023/2832016246_b14d779be7.jpg) And it is utterly foul. It tastes like (I imagine the taste of) burnt, diesel-soaked rotten shit. I only managed a bite, which I couldn’t bring myself to swallow and I could still taste it two days later. ---
**Author:** ![soulmurk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b782af/32.png) [@soulmurk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/soulmurk)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2011, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-prove-that-i-will-eat-anything/571749/15 "2011-02-17T22:36:04Z")
[QUOTE=Enderw242] [Durian](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durian) [/QUOTE] That’s what I came in to suggest. It’s the only thing I’ve ever seen Andrew Zimmern not be able to eat. ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2011, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-prove-that-i-will-eat-anything/571749/16 "2011-02-17T22:37:04Z")
[Cod sperm](http://www.askmen.com/top_10/entertainment/top-10-worst-foods-in-the-world_6.html) [Rooster testicles](http://www.catalogs.com/info/bestof/top-10-most-disgusting-foods) [Hakarl](http://lifeasahuman.com/2011/travel-adventure/adventure/the-quest-for-hakarl/) ---
**Author:** ![pancakes3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ba9def/32.png) [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2011, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-prove-that-i-will-eat-anything/571749/17 "2011-02-17T22:41:30Z")
i’m with the OP. i’m willing to TRY just about anything. i think i’d put the cutoff at… live things with legs. i could(have) eat(en) a(many) goldfish live, but probably not a toad. i have had most of the things mentioned, except for the eyeball taco. the blood pudding is kind of passe. oh… and i have a bordain-esque disdain for zimmerman. that guy wouldn’t eat durian? what the heck is he doing with a show?! ---
**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:** [February 17, 2011, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-prove-that-i-will-eat-anything/571749/18 "2011-02-17T22:52:08Z")
> [@soulmurk](#): > > That’s what I came in to suggest. It’s the only thing I’ve ever seen Andrew Zimmern not be able to eat. That’s kind of odd. I’ve had durian a couple of times (once fresh, once in a sticky rice concoction), and it was actually quite all right. Compared to the stuff Zimmern eats on that show, it should be child’s play for him. I wonder if I’ve just had some milder forms of the fruit, or if I simply lack the tastebuds to process the foul flavor. ---
**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:** [February 17, 2011, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-prove-that-i-will-eat-anything/571749/19 "2011-02-17T22:55:57Z")
> [@Omar\_Little](#): > > [Cod sperm](http://www.askmen.com/top_10/entertainment/top-10-worst-foods-in-the-world_6.html) Fish sperm is also known as “milt” or “soft roe” (and usually includes the seminal sac or whatever you call it on a fish.) It’s actually tasty, especially deep-fried, but everything is tasty when deep fried. ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2011, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-prove-that-i-will-eat-anything/571749/20 "2011-02-17T23:22:25Z")
Monkey brains. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-prove-that-i-will-eat-anything/571749.md?page=2)