# Truly disgusting food item **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 15, 2014, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truly-disgusting-food-item/698579 "2014-09-15T18:47:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2014, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truly-disgusting-food-item/698579/21 "2014-09-16T00:55:44Z")
In one of those Upper Midwest restaurants where the trophies on the walls glare down at you, I ordered duck breast medallions. The flavor was not so bad, but the texture was exactly like eating the fat off a pot roast. I really dislike beef fat. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2014, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truly-disgusting-food-item/698579/22 "2014-09-16T01:03:22Z")
Potted meat product on wilted crackers. Bad enough, but the crackers were wilted because they were served on a dish in an apartment cranked up to about 90 degrees. (With three dozen people in and out, and two dozen of them smoking.) Gave them that certain je ne sais quoi. šŸ˜› ---
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2014, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truly-disgusting-food-item/698579/23 "2014-09-16T02:16:53Z")
Canned asparagus - slimy, foul-tasting, nasty-smelling, rubbery, stringy sticks. This was the only asparagus my mother served when I was growing up. The first time I had fresh grilled asparagus I couldnā€™t believe it was the same vegetable. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2014, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truly-disgusting-food-item/698579/24 "2014-09-16T02:17:33Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > Come try mine. Crispy, tender and sweet. Yum. > > My gefilte fish is really good too. Not as good as my momā€™s homemade, but I jazz up the jarred stuff and itā€™s tasty. Jesus Christ. Er, Moses and Aaron on a stick! Mrs. Plant v.2.0 cooked eggs and matzoh brei until they smelled like burned hair. Her daughter would eat gefillte fish while drinking chocolate milk. The two most nasty things that I have refused to eat. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2014, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truly-disgusting-food-item/698579/25 "2014-09-16T02:19:24Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Jesus Christ. Er, Moses and Aaron on a stick! > Mrs. Plant v.2.0 cooked eggs and matzoh brei until they smelled like burned hair. > Her daughter would eat gefillte fish while drinking chocolate milk. > > The two most nasty things that I have refused to eat. > :rolleyes: Sounds like bad examples of good food. Donā€™t blame the poor matza brei! ---
**Author:** ![Kansas\_Beekeeper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@Kansas\_Beekeeper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kansas_Beekeeper)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2014, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truly-disgusting-food-item/698579/26 "2014-09-16T02:29:19Z")
Fried brains and scrambled eggs. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2014, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truly-disgusting-food-item/698579/27 "2014-09-16T02:39:37Z")
Cozido: a traditional Portuguese dish that can be okay or dreadful, depending on your economic status. I had the latter version, which contained things like pigsā€™ feet, ears, gristle and other unidentifiable parts, all boiled with potatoes, cabbage, onions, perhaps an old shoe, then dumped on a plate and doused with olive oil. It was one of the few things Iā€™ve been unable to eat. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2014, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truly-disgusting-food-item/698579/28 "2014-09-16T03:01:35Z")
> [@DingoelGringo](#): > > Come to the Dominican Republic and try Mofongo. This is made from plantains that are boiled and mashed and **other immigrants added** in as per pizza. But I believe it is actually made from the droppings of some ruminant animal. Soylent Pizza. :eek: ā€œHow does it taste?ā€ ā€œOh, it varies from person to person.ā€ ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2014, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truly-disgusting-food-item/698579/29 "2014-09-16T11:00:18Z")
[Pig brains](http://krapps.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/porkbrains.jpg) with milk gravy. ---
**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2014, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truly-disgusting-food-item/698579/30 "2014-09-16T12:18:10Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > Iā€™m familiar with the brand and itā€™s actually On-Cor. ā€œFor taste and more itā€™s On-Corā€ Damn itā€¦ now thatā€™s stuck in my head. ---
**Author:** ![alted315](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/cc9497/32.png) [@alted315](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alted315)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2014, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truly-disgusting-food-item/698579/31 "2014-09-16T12:31:35Z")
Lutefisk. cod soaked in lye to preserve it then washed . Can you say salty fish jello ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2014, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truly-disgusting-food-item/698579/32 "2014-09-16T12:32:46Z")
> [@DingoelGringo](#): > > Come to the Dominican Republic and try Mofongo. This is made from plantains that are boiled and mashed and other immigrants added in as per pizza. But I believe it is actually made from the droppings of some ruminant animal. I like mofongo (I love anything made from green plantains), but Iā€™ve never had it with unwashed masses on top. Canā€™t say Iā€™m excited to try _mofongo a la refugee_. šŸ˜› ---
**Author:** ![alted315](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/cc9497/32.png) [@alted315](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alted315)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2014, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truly-disgusting-food-item/698579/33 "2014-09-16T12:48:55Z")
> [@alted315](#): > > Lutefisk. cod soaked in lye to preserve it then washed . Can you say salty fish jello Washed then boiled ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2014, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truly-disgusting-food-item/698579/34 "2014-09-16T13:02:57Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > Iā€™m familiar with the brand and itā€™s actually On-Cor. > > The lasagna is good and cheap, too. About $3.50 for 28 oz. Yeah, I like the lasagna. How it can be soā€¦ well, decent, and everything else so lacking mystifies me. ---
**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:** [September 16, 2014, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truly-disgusting-food-item/698579/35 "2014-09-16T13:29:28Z")
> [@OneCentStamp](#): > > I like mofongo (I love anything made from green plantains), but Iā€™ve never had it with unwashed masses on top. Canā€™t say Iā€™m excited to try _mofongo a la refugee_. šŸ˜› Iā€™ve had it in Puerto Rico, and mofongo is delicious, if not very heavy and filling. For me, the only one that comes to mind is [surstrƶmming](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=surstromming). Take your pick of video. The stuff is amazingly rancid, and I like stinky, strongly flavored foods. The smell is like a cross between a dogā€™s ass and a rotting human corpse. And the protestations of those who say it doesnā€™t taste as bad as it smells are b.s. It tastes exactly as bad as it smells. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2014, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truly-disgusting-food-item/698579/36 "2014-09-16T16:51:59Z")
> [@Ulfreida](#): > > Worst thing I ever ate: sea urchin roe sushi with a raw quail egg on top. So terrible I never ate sushi again. I kinda like that, but itā€™s usually very expensive, so i can skip it. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2014, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truly-disgusting-food-item/698579/37 "2014-09-16T17:39:56Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > Iā€™m familiar with the brand and itā€™s actually On-Cor. > > The lasagna is good and cheap, too. About $3.50 for 28 oz. Thatā€™s funny; just the other day my fiancee and I were doing some errands, and our last task was the grocery store. Before going into the store we decided to get dinner at a restaurant in the same shopping center. The place was crazy busy and our server took our order, then just flat-out forgot about us. We sat there for 40 minutes with nothing but water, had a word with the manager, and then left. We went into the grocery store and after getting what we needed to pick up from there, we headed over to the frozen food section to pick out something for dinner. I was looking over the frozen lasagna and the ā€œMeat Loversā€ Stoufferā€™s lasagna was twice as much, but I bought it rather than the On-Cor because I figured something like that _should_ cost more than $3.50. But perhaps Iā€™ll give it shot sometime; I have had _and_ enjoyed the $3.50 salisbury steak described in the OP (yeah, Iā€™ve got pretty low food standards). ---
**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:** [September 16, 2014, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truly-disgusting-food-item/698579/38 "2014-09-16T17:51:56Z")
> [@pancakes3](#): > > Chef Boyardee. Well, yup. I swear the sauce was not as candy-sweet when I was young, and it isnā€™t because I have ever had much of a sweet tooth. > [@cochrane](#): > > Soylent Pizza. :eek: > > ā€œHow does it taste?ā€ > > ā€œOh, it varies from person to person.ā€ ROFL. [URL=ā€œ[http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/extension/](http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/extension/)ā€] ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2014, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truly-disgusting-food-item/698579/39 "2014-09-16T18:01:29Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > The smell is like a cross between a dogā€™s ass and a rotting human corpse. I do not want to know what you do for fun. ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2014, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truly-disgusting-food-item/698579/40 "2014-09-16T18:56:27Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > I have had _and_ enjoyed the $3.50 salisbury steak described in the OP (yeah, Iā€™ve got pretty low food standards). Dear ghod. This is like someone saying they like Circus Peanuts drizzled with melted candy corn. My food standards for my slumming times are pretty low - I mean, thereā€™s nothing justifiable about Swansonā€™s salisbury steaks. But those En-Cor, On-Core, Up-Chuck things were absolutely the nastiest food Iā€™ve ever had out of a grocery story box. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truly-disgusting-food-item/698579.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truly-disgusting-food-item/698579.md?page=3)