# Strangest food you've eaten recently? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 25, 2007, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-food-youve-eaten-recently/423939 "2007-10-25T08:31:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-food-youve-eaten-recently/423939/41 "2007-10-26T06:11:05Z")
I think I just swallowed a bug. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Purl\_McKnittington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@Miss\_Purl\_McKnittington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Purl_McKnittington)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-food-youve-eaten-recently/423939/42 "2007-10-26T06:45:13Z")
[QUOTE=blondebear] Crow. It doesn’t taste good. [/QUOTE] Likewise humble pie. Tonight I ate Ken’s Steakhouse low-fat sweet Vidalia onion vinaigrette on my cheeseburger. Very tasty. The strangest thing I’ve ever eaten has to be soy sauce and parmesan cheese (Kraft cheese dust version) mixed together. I loved to eat that when I was a (strange) kid. ---
**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:** [October 26, 2007, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-food-youve-eaten-recently/423939/43 "2007-10-26T07:25:42Z")
[QUOTE=freckafree] Goose grease? Really? I didn’t know goose was greasy. [/QUOTE] It is, but only once, for twenty minutes. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-food-youve-eaten-recently/423939/44 "2007-10-26T08:23:29Z")
[QUOTE=freckafree] Goose grease? Really? I didn’t know goose was greasy. [/QUOTE] Someone should start a thread about it, I think. There are probably ways to cut down on the grease. ---
**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-food-youve-eaten-recently/423939/45 "2007-10-26T08:36:07Z")
[QUOTE=freckafree] Goose grease? Really? I didn’t know goose was greasy. [/QUOTE] Would you say your goose was cooked? ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-food-youve-eaten-recently/423939/46 "2007-10-26T09:32:47Z")
[QUOTE=Malacandra] There are probably ways to cut down on the grease. [/QUOTE] I know that ducks and geese aren’t exactly birds of a feather, but they can both get pretty greasy. Last time I had duck, I deep fried it like a Turkey. That was very, very tasty 🙂 I think a goose might be a different kettle of fish, though :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-food-youve-eaten-recently/423939/47 "2007-10-26T10:14:00Z")
[QUOTE=Tapioca Dextrin] Last time I had duck, I **deep fried it like a Turkey**. That was very, very tasty 🙂 [/QUOTE] Hmm… All of the bolded words are intelligible, but I’m struggling for comprehension with the sentence fragment. I’d’ve thought deep fried duck would’ve been really greasy. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-food-youve-eaten-recently/423939/48 "2007-10-26T10:25:52Z")
It’s greasy the same way battered cod is greasy (ie not at all). Of course, if you’ve never deep fried a turkey, you might not believe me. ---
**Author:** ![Fozzie\_Bear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Fozzie\_Bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fozzie_Bear)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-food-youve-eaten-recently/423939/49 "2007-10-26T11:24:33Z")
[QUOTE=Jodi] Sort of, but the meat chunks were bigger, all one color/type, and there was also more clear gelatin area. _You people are not helping me overcome my trauma by making me think I ate head cheese!_😉 [/QUOTE] Mmmm, head cheese. Can’t say I’ve eaten anything really weird lately. I did try kangaroo, emu and witchetty grubs when I was in Australia, though. The 'roo and the emu were tasty, especially the 'roo fillet - it was done up with a great red wine and blueberry sauce. The grubs… not so much. ---
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-food-youve-eaten-recently/423939/50 "2007-10-26T11:43:01Z")
Hairy crab for dinner tonight. Yummy. I’m going to have yak butter tea next week. It’s been 18 months since I last had it and I am really looking forward to it. There’s nothing like the smell of yak butter tea in the morning. (I am seriously looking forward to it. Admit, that YBT is an acquired taste, but once you get the thirst it is with you. ---
**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-food-youve-eaten-recently/423939/51 "2007-10-26T19:09:24Z")
> [@Tapioca Dextrin](#): > > I think a goose might be a different kettle of fish, though Don’t you mean a different kettle of birds? > [@Tapioca Dextrin](#): > > It’s greasy the same way battered cod is greasy Clearly, you haven’t had battered cod where I’ve had battered cod. ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-food-youve-eaten-recently/423939/52 "2007-10-26T22:54:03Z")
Battered cod should go to the battered cod shelter and those who batter them should go to prison. ---
**Author:** ![PharmBoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/74df32/32.png) [@PharmBoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PharmBoy)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-food-youve-eaten-recently/423939/53 "2007-10-29T22:51:48Z")
[QUOTE=China Guy] Hairy crab for dinner tonight. Yummy. I’m going to have yak butter tea next week. It’s been 18 months since I last had it and I am really looking forward to it. There’s nothing like the smell of yak butter tea in the morning. (I am seriously looking forward to it. Admit, that YBT is an acquired taste, but once you get the thirst it is with you. [/QUOTE] I am in Chian right now, and here are the weirdest things I HAVEN’t eated: Deep-fried checken feet Barbacued pig’s trotter (penis) Duck heads (sans beak but with the eyes) sliced duck kidney fish lips with peppers ---
**Author:** ![Hunter\_Hawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/50afbb/32.png) [@Hunter\_Hawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hunter_Hawk)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2007, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-food-youve-eaten-recently/423939/54 "2007-10-30T05:16:26Z")
[QUOTE=lobstermobster] Something tells me I will always think salmiakki is weird and criminal. [/QUOTE] Dude, salmiakki _is_ weird and criminal. Like murder. And art. I haven’t had anything weird to eat recently, but I’ve recently drunk eau de vie de Douglas fir, tonka bean brandy, and pine tar schnapps. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Il_Palazzo)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2007, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-food-youve-eaten-recently/423939/55 "2007-10-30T05:18:45Z")
My eating has been pretty tame lately. I had bison chili on Saturday, but that’s about it. ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2007, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-food-youve-eaten-recently/423939/56 "2007-10-30T05:35:08Z")
Since a lot of the posts have been for food I eat here, I’ll have to go with something my wife found really strange.peanut butter and jam sandwich. She still refuses to believe anyone would eat something that strange. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2007, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-food-youve-eaten-recently/423939/57 "2007-10-30T15:32:43Z")
[QUOTE=PharmBoy] I am in Chian right now, and here are the weirdest things I HAVEN’t eated: Deep-fried checken feet Barbacued pig’s trotter (penis) Duck heads (sans beak but with the eyes) sliced duck kidney fish lips with peppers [/QUOTE] I thought trotters were feet? Fish lips? Fish lips! Fish lips … it’s kind of fun to say. ---
**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2007, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-food-youve-eaten-recently/423939/58 "2007-10-30T16:50:14Z")
[QUOTE=TokyoPlayer] She still refuses to believe anyone would eat something that strange. [/QUOTE] 😃 Just goes to show, I guess… ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2007, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-food-youve-eaten-recently/423939/59 "2007-10-30T20:33:51Z")
I roasted a couple of quince a few days ago. They were good - kind of a cross between an apple and a pear in scent and flavor. And they turn a lovely shade of pink when they are done. You can save the syrup that is created during the roasting process and make yourself a quince Bellini, too. Yum! I also have some crawfish boudain in the fridge - got to grill that up real soon. ---
**Author:** ![Dunawake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@Dunawake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunawake)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2007, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-food-youve-eaten-recently/423939/60 "2007-10-30T21:58:11Z")
I eat instant oatmeal straight out of the packets in the morning, that’s about as weird as I get. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-food-youve-eaten-recently/423939.md?page=2)