# Unpopular Foods You Like **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 8, 2002, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unpopular-foods-you-like/112952 "2002-06-08T06:52:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Turbo\_Dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ce73a5/32.png) [@Turbo\_Dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turbo_Dog)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2002, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unpopular-foods-you-like/112952/41 "2002-06-09T13:48:49Z")
I love everything that has already been mentioned, except for vegemite. People, that stuff isn’t food okay? It’s just salty axle grease. Way back when, some sicko thought it up for some bad humor on the Aussies, but the Aussies still haven’t gotten the joke. The top of my list of above is fried Spam, but I don’t let myself eat it anymore just because I’m trying to get into shape again and Spam is one step away from eating lard with a spoon, fat wise. I also like that pink sandwich spread that nobody knows what it’s really made of. You know the stuff. Looks like mayo with pickle bits in it, and some form of meat…maybe. ---
**Author:** ![zweisamkeit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zweisamkeit/32/4360_2.png) [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2002, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unpopular-foods-you-like/112952/42 "2002-06-09T14:23:27Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Turbo Dog \* > > I also like that pink sandwich spread that nobody knows what it’s really made of. You know the stuff. Looks like mayo with pickle bits in it, and some form of meat…maybe. I do believe you’re referring to ham spread. Take ham, grind it up, add mayo, pickles (GOOD LORD do NOT use sweet pickles like my grandmother did once. :gag: ), and probably a few other spices. It’s a great way to use leftover ham after Christmas. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2002, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unpopular-foods-you-like/112952/43 "2002-06-09T14:26:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by TheLoadedDog \* > Vegemite is probably ok. Intellectually, I’m marginally ahead of yeast (possibly) 🙂 It’s yeast extract, not yeast, so we’re probably ok > [@](#): > > So, have you tried the food the locals get in the Big House, **Qadgop**? Is it edible? Tried it once, now I brown-bag it. Lotsa carbs and fat. Keeps the offenders logy. Staff too, methinks. And you’re right, head cheese is not cheese at all, it’s just called that in my region. I have heard it referred to as brawn also. **Turbo** , vegemite rules! I’m 2/3 of the way thru my 3 kilo tub, in only 8 months! It goes great in lots of recipes, especially soups, and tomato based sauces. Menudo is ok, sweetbreads are good but a bit _too_ rich, and salted preserved lemon rind is a nice munchie. ---
**Author:** ![TelcontarStorm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3ab097/32.png) [@TelcontarStorm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TelcontarStorm)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2002, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unpopular-foods-you-like/112952/44 "2002-06-09T14:55:16Z")
Cow Heart. Wonderfull when roasted.Ohhh. melt in your mouth goodness!! ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2002, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unpopular-foods-you-like/112952/45 "2002-06-09T15:37:04Z")
Yay! Black licorice. Also, plain yogurt, and cottage cheese. ---
**Author:** ![Loopus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loopus/32/15343_2.png) [@Loopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopus)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2002, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unpopular-foods-you-like/112952/46 "2002-06-09T16:43:08Z")
Mmmmmm… fried pork rinds… Also, chicken hearts and livers. They’re even better than the meat! -Loopus ---
**Author:** ![Norrybaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a9a28c/32.png) [@Norrybaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Norrybaby)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2002, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unpopular-foods-you-like/112952/47 "2002-06-09T19:14:19Z")
Haggis and black pudding, love the stuff. Also fond of pickled octopus. My 9 yo loves the stuff as well, freaked his mates out and took some to school for lunch the other day _laughs_ > [@](#): > > vegemite rules! I’m 2/3 of the way thru my 3 kilo tub, in only 8 months! It goes great in lots of recipes, especially soups, and tomato based sauces. Bloody hell Qadgop, I’ve heard rumours of people cooking with Vegemite, I usually just stick to spreading it on stuff. What kind of soup do you put it in and how? ---
**Author:** ![Norrybaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a9a28c/32.png) [@Norrybaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Norrybaby)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2002, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unpopular-foods-you-like/112952/48 "2002-06-09T19:25:16Z")
Haggis and black pudding, love the stuff. Also fond of pickled octopus. My 9 yo loves the stuff as well, freaked his mates out and took some to school for lunch the other day _laughs_ > [@](#): > > vegemite rules! I’m 2/3 of the way thru my 3 kilo tub, in only 8 months! It goes great in lots of recipes, especially soups, and tomato based sauces. Bloody hell Qadgop, I’ve heard rumours of people cooking with Vegemite, I usually just stick to spreading it on stuff. What kind of soup do you put it in and how? ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2002, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unpopular-foods-you-like/112952/49 "2002-06-09T19:43:05Z")
Cottage cheese, Cheez Whiz, and Miracle Whip. Not all together, though. ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2002, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unpopular-foods-you-like/112952/50 "2002-06-09T19:54:29Z")
I get “How can you eat that stuff?” quite a lot. Just a few things I eat that gets that reaction: Fruitcake. I’ve got a killer Kentucky Whiskey fruitcake recipe. The fruit is soaked in whiskey, there’s whiskey in the batter, and after it’s cooked, it’s wrapped in a whiskey-soaked cloth for a week. I got the recipe from a congressman, and that’s no joke. Moldy cheese (Roquefort, Stilton, Gorgonzola, Danablue, etc.) Love it. Fried pork liver. I don’t like beef liver though. Egg salad. Not only does it taste good, but after a few hours _everyone_ can enjoy it. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2002, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unpopular-foods-you-like/112952/51 "2002-06-09T20:20:23Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Norrybaby \* > \*\* Bloody hell Qadgop, I’ve heard rumours of people cooking with Vegemite, I usually just stick to spreading it on stuff. What kind of soup do you put it in and how? \*\* A tablespoon of the stuff in my basic bean soup and sausage recipe, same in my spaghetti sauce, beef stew, hamburger barley chowder, etc. etc. I’ve also got the official Kraft vegemite recipe book. It includes such recipes as: “Cuppa Vegemite” take 1 tbsp vegemite, 1 cup hot water, stir, sip. ---
**Author:** ![Norrybaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a9a28c/32.png) [@Norrybaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Norrybaby)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2002, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unpopular-foods-you-like/112952/52 "2002-06-09T20:54:45Z")
Get a spoonful of it and stir it in there sounds like my kind of recipe > [@](#): > > “Cuppa Vegemite” take 1 tbsp vegemite, 1 cup hot water, stir, sip. LOL, that one’s always cracked me up. Surely it should read: stir, sip, pull ugly face 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Norrybaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a9a28c/32.png) [@Norrybaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Norrybaby)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2002, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unpopular-foods-you-like/112952/53 "2002-06-09T21:45:42Z")
Just to clarify lest I get labelled as an Aussie who doesn’t like Vegemite (god forbid). I just think there’s some foods that should be solids, not liquids, and definitely others that should not be shared as gases. ---
**Author:** ![Norrybaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a9a28c/32.png) [@Norrybaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Norrybaby)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2002, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unpopular-foods-you-like/112952/54 "2002-06-09T21:53:04Z")
Just to clarify lest I get labelled as an Aussie who doesn’t like Vegemite (god forbid). I just think there’s some foods that should be solids, not liquids, and definitely others that should not be shared as gases 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Norrybaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a9a28c/32.png) [@Norrybaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Norrybaby)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2002, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unpopular-foods-you-like/112952/55 "2002-06-09T22:00:28Z")
Just to clarify lest I get labelled as an Aussie who doesn’t like Vegemite (god forbid). I just think there’s some foods that should be solids, not liquids, and definitely others that should not be shared as gases 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unpopular-foods-you-like/112952/56 "2002-06-10T02:31:14Z")
Mmmmmmm… salty axle grease -HEAVEN, I TELLS YA! **Norrybaby** , here’s some Vegemite [recipes](http://www.vegemite.com.au/kitchen.asp?area=7) to get you started. I’ve even heard some people drop a glob of it in boiling water, and drink it like Bonox or Bovril. (aah, beaten to this one on preview) Merkins, Vegemite spread thinly on piping hot buttered toast is a good way to ease yourself into The Kingdom of Vegemite Knowledge[sup]TM[/sup]. Or make a sandwich with thick bread (poppy seed loaf is ideal), thinly spread Vegemite and fresh lettuce. Getting back to the main theme, I find that if anything is going to repulse me foodwise, it’s _texture_ rather than any other forms of grossness. I remember trying to eat an Indonesian or Malaysian dessert in a restaurant years and years ago which my sister had ordered and couldn’t eat. I couldn’t eat it either. I forgot what it was made from and what it was called, but it was inoffensive in appearance and flavour (actually tasted not bad). It was white, and had the size and shape of a mound of rice turned out of a small bowl. But it had this weird fibrous texture. The spoon would squeak digging into it, and would make perceptible vibrations up into my hand. The same sensations would be repeated in my mouth when I tried to chew on it. It was like a culinary equivalent of scraping your fingernails along a blackboard. I find tofu borderline too sometimes because its texture is freaky. Here’s a good [list of disgusting food](http://www.cs.caltech.edu/~adam/CLEVER/food) which reminded me of one I hate which I forgot to list -peanut butter (can’t stand the stuff), and one I like -Durian. Put simply, durian smells like puke. It tastes exquisite though. The Vietnamese shops where I live sell durian flavoured _everything_ from buscuits to cake, and I don’t like any of them, but durian itself is incredible stuff. > [@](#): > > _From the link_ > **Durian is the King of Fruit. You should all be so lucky to have > access to Durian. If there are gods, the gods eat Durian. I would > rather eat Durian than pizza. However, to keep all in perspective, > I would rather have sex than eat Durian. But Durian is definitely > second on my list.** Another one I had trouble finding on the web is mentioned in Eric Newby’s _On the Shores of the Mediterranean_: > [@](#): > > **Sometimes we thanked our lucky stars that we had decided to give the islands a miss. In Sardinia, where they bury wild boar in trenches before baking them, which means you have to dig for your dinner with a spade, they also, as an afterthought, serve a cheese called _casu becciu_ which once seen, let alone eaten, is never forgotten, as it literally swarms with worms. Sometimes there are so many that the cheese is seen to actually move across the platter on which it is served, as if the worms were carrying it in some sort of procession.** ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unpopular-foods-you-like/112952/57 "2002-06-10T06:21:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by zweisamkeit \* > \*\* > > I do believe you’re referring to ham spread. Take ham, grind it up, add mayo, pickles (GOOD LORD do NOT use sweet pickles like my grandmother did once. :gag: ), and probably a few other spices. It’s a great way to use leftover ham after Christmas. \*\* Actually the normal version of this is mock ham salad its the same but ya use the thick chunk bologna ,eggs ,pickle relish and mayo They came up with this during ww2 and its a favorite of mine occasionaly There is even a spam version of this that I’ve never touched ---
**Author:** ![Kegg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Kegg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kegg)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unpopular-foods-you-like/112952/58 "2002-06-10T11:51:45Z")
peanut butter on apples, potato chip (crisp) sandwitches, any thing made with cabbage. ---
**Author:** ![ski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@ski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ski)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unpopular-foods-you-like/112952/59 "2002-06-10T12:12:29Z")
Kimchee. Any type! I spent just 3 weeks in Korea, and I now love the stuff. None of my friends would eat it, though. So I got lots! ---
**Author:** ![Winnie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e480ec/32.png) [@Winnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winnie)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unpopular-foods-you-like/112952/60 "2002-06-10T14:09:03Z")
Mr. Winnie and I are great lovers of unpopular foods, especially those found in the country. I love any stinky greens like collards, kale, turnip greens, stinky cheese, green tomatoes (fried, of course), fried okra, fruitcake, and those pickled sausages you see in big jars in small convenience stores. Man I love those things, my mouth is watering just thinking about them. They leave a nice grease slick in your mouth when you’re done eating them, too. Mr. Winnie is more partial to some of the more unusual animal parts, like liver, scrapple, tongue, etc. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unpopular-foods-you-like/112952.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unpopular-foods-you-like/112952.md?page=4)