# Unusual foods you've recently tried for the first time **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [October 19, 2022, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-foods-youve-recently-tried-for-the-first-time/973477 "2022-10-19T07:47:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2022, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-foods-youve-recently-tried-for-the-first-time/973477/41 "2022-10-20T19:00:11Z")
> [@ParallelLines](#): > > 6 months ago we went by our local Asian market and secured 3-4 king oyster mushrooms, If you like oyster ‘shrooms, consider growing your own. Look into laundry basket oyster mushroom growing. The site where I kept my basket (under a huge rhododendron) still gives me a flush each year. The only problem is you harvest a months worth each day. ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2022, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-foods-youve-recently-tried-for-the-first-time/973477/42 "2022-10-20T21:10:39Z")
Beat you to andouillette by about thirty years (so not recent in any way). Thankfully, I bought it as street food and so was able to drop the better part of it into a the next refuse bin we passed. But that reminded me - again not especially recent, for which I apologize - of gesiers. Goose gizzard, definitely a delicacy in France. I misread a menu and thought my salad would be salami with a garnish of gesiers - oops, it was the other way around, with a huge steaming pile of gizzard in the middle. Mrs T almost choked laughing. I ate it. Rather offaly - not my sort of thing. But man, so much better than andouillette. j ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2022, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-foods-youve-recently-tried-for-the-first-time/973477/43 "2022-10-20T22:38:38Z")
> [@Treppenwitz](#): > > so much better than andouillette. Wikipedia says: > True andouillettes are rarely seen outside France and have a strong, distinctive odour coming from the colon. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-foods-youve-recently-tried-for-the-first-time/973477/44 "2022-10-21T05:31:49Z")
How did you like the purple potatoes? My own personal experience with them has been disappointing; the ones I’ve eaten have been very waxy, and essentially flavorless. And I love red potatoes, which are also waxy. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-foods-youve-recently-tried-for-the-first-time/973477/45 "2022-10-21T05:33:25Z")
TL : DL - that link has a picture of andouillette in aspic. Yummy! ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-foods-youve-recently-tried-for-the-first-time/973477/46 "2022-10-21T19:42:04Z")
Ah - the “distinctive odour coming from the colon…” With the passing of years the horror has diminished. I now only have and intellectual memory of how awful it was; and no longer the visceral revulsion I had at the time. j ETA: off to Shoreham market tomorrow with friends; so we’ll be on the lookout for more Turkish goodies to try. ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-foods-youve-recently-tried-for-the-first-time/973477/47 "2022-10-21T19:54:09Z")
> [@Treppenwitz](#): > > so we’ll be on the lookout for more Turkish goodies to try. Try their Delight- it’s worth foresaking Aslan! ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-foods-youve-recently-tried-for-the-first-time/973477/48 "2022-10-21T20:18:45Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > The fact that it looks like the turds of an extremely anemic person floating in a jar is off-putting. OMG. That’s _exactly_ what I thought it looked like when I was a kid. Very off-putting. Nearly all my high school friends were Jewish, but none of them ever offered me gefilte fish when I was at their houses. ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-foods-youve-recently-tried-for-the-first-time/973477/49 "2022-10-21T20:37:39Z")
> [@DocCathode](#): > > > [@Treppenwitz](#): > > > > so we’ll be on the lookout for more Turkish goodies to try. > > Try their Delight- it’s worth foresaking Aslan! I’m genuinely confused here. As a British person, Turkish delight is a commonplace, but I have never heard of Asian Delight. Am I simply being whooshed? j ---
**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-foods-youve-recently-tried-for-the-first-time/973477/50 "2022-10-21T20:43:23Z")
> [@Treppenwitz](#): > > Am I simply being whooshed? No, just misreading the post you’re replying to. It’s ASLAN, not ASIAN – a reference to the Chronicles of Narnia. ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-foods-youve-recently-tried-for-the-first-time/973477/51 "2022-10-21T20:48:29Z")
There you go - shit eyesight and complete ignorance of The Chronicles Of Narnia. {Sigh} j For some reason I know (I think) that Aslan is a lion. Hmm. Pervasive. ---
**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:** [October 21, 2022, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-foods-youve-recently-tried-for-the-first-time/973477/52 "2022-10-21T21:38:38Z")
> [@Treppenwitz](#): > > For some reason I know (I think) that Aslan is a lion. Yeah, but he’s also Jesus, sort of. ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-foods-youve-recently-tried-for-the-first-time/973477/53 "2022-10-21T22:43:33Z")
Now that I didn’t know. Thankfully. j ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2022, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-foods-youve-recently-tried-for-the-first-time/973477/54 "2022-10-23T19:48:11Z")
> [@Treppenwitz](#): > > off to Shoreham market tomorrow with friends; so we’ll be on the lookout for more Turkish goodies to try Cauliflower [Mucver](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%BCcver). I had the more usual zucchini variety last time. They’re fine. perfectly pleasant, but…well, looking at recipes now they always seem to be arranged around a dip, and I can see why. I’ll get that sorted for next time. [Schoug](https://www.kerenruben.com/vegetarian/zhug-mediterranean-hot-sauce) - a Yemeni spicy paste which is, as far as I can see, pulped coriander leaves in a little olive oil, spiced with garlic, green chillies, coriander, cummin etc. Very nice, but a bit powerful for me these days… j ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2022, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-foods-youve-recently-tried-for-the-first-time/973477/55 "2022-10-24T11:09:21Z")
> [@Treppenwitz](#): > > [Schoug](https://www.kerenruben.com/vegetarian/zhug-mediterranean-hot-sauce) - a Yemeni spicy paste which is, as far as I can see, pulped coriander leaves in a little olive oil, spiced with garlic, green chillies, coriander, cummin etc. Very nice, but a bit powerful for me these days… I make a variation of chimichurri sauce that is like that. ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2022, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-foods-youve-recently-tried-for-the-first-time/973477/56 "2022-10-24T16:53:26Z")
We have a bad habit of buying these goodies with no clear idea of how to use them. My first impression of Schoug was based on just eating some on a little bread to see what it was like. A day to think about it and, I reasoned, that’s gonna be good with cottage cheese. It wasn’t good. It was _great_. And surprisingly, it was excellent with Cheddar as well. So - @kayaker, if you could be so kind, any tips? What do you use your chimichurri variant with? j ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2022, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-foods-youve-recently-tried-for-the-first-time/973477/57 "2022-10-24T17:07:07Z")
Filet mignon! I have the butcher cut two extra thick filet mignon and soups vide rare. I use a torch to sear the steaks and serve with chimichurri sauce. Baked potatoes are also delicious with chimichurri. If I have chimmichurri left over, I’ll put a small amount on toast, like I would with Vegemite/marmite. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2022, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-foods-youve-recently-tried-for-the-first-time/973477/58 "2022-10-24T17:21:18Z")
I love sushi, and ever since I started going to real sushi bars – those would be the kind manned by real Japanese chefs and that require you to take out a second mortgage to pay the bill – I’ve had all kinds of wonderful exotic stuff. Among the foods I’d never otherwise have ever touched but really enjoyed as sushi: eel and sea urchin. I’ve still never had fugu\* though, but I don’t know if anyone makes it outside of Japan, Korea, or China. \* - A puffer fish containing one of the most deadly toxins in nature. Apparently quite tasty as sashimi if the organs containing the poison are properly removed. Otherwise it kills you. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2022, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-foods-youve-recently-tried-for-the-first-time/973477/59 "2022-10-24T17:24:52Z")
Apparently there is a “right way” to prepare/eat it which makes it palatable. I have not had the courage to try (and seems more bother than it is worth) but apparently enough raw onion covers all sins. FWIW: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/kDr0Kbbw6D0/maxresdefault.jpg "How to eat fermented herring the correct way") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDr0Kbbw6D0) ---
**Author:** ![Briny\_Deep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/briny_deep/32/17188_2.png) [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2022, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-foods-youve-recently-tried-for-the-first-time/973477/60 "2022-10-24T17:25:21Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > In the sous vide set at 147 F overnight (12 hours). In the morning I snipped a corner and poured off the bacon fat, then transferred the bacon to a ziplock gallon bag. Whenever we want bacon, a strip in the pan for a minute to warm it up is all that’s needed. I don’t get this. Of course the sous vide makes it safe to eat, but don’t you like your bacon at least a little fried and crispy? At any rate – what are the advantages of doing bacon in the sous vide other than saving time when serving? Do you find it tenderizes it? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-foods-youve-recently-tried-for-the-first-time/973477.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-foods-youve-recently-tried-for-the-first-time/973477.md?page=4)