# What foods make your mouth water, even though you've never tried them? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 2, 2005, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-make-your-mouth-water-even-though-youve-never-tried-them/302137 "2005-05-02T21:57:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![raz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@raz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raz)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2005, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-make-your-mouth-water-even-though-youve-never-tried-them/302137/21 "2005-05-04T21:50:37Z")
Yes, dove is definitely delicious. It kind of reminds me of a cross between chicken and beef for some reason. And like **MissGypsy** , I would also love to try sushi. I just think it looks so good, in the cute little black wrappers with the rice and stuff. Granted, I have tried sushi, but it was on a $5 all-you-can-eat chinese food buffett so I don’t really think that counts. ---
**Author:** ![Gymnopithys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/fbc32d/32.png) [@Gymnopithys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gymnopithys)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2005, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-make-your-mouth-water-even-though-youve-never-tried-them/302137/22 "2005-05-05T15:48:35Z")
Right now I’m having fresh strawberries and cream (sorry thirdworlders, my conscience bothers me), but I’am still longing for the delicious little goodies I had in a modest sidewalk eatery in Kuala Lumpur a few years ago. Much better than one can have in our deluxe, x-starred restaurants. If I ever go back there, and I dream of it, I’d head straight to that place. (Really it’s not something I’ve never tried, as the OP wants, but something I will probably never be able to try again) ---
**Author:** ![Podkayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Podkayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Podkayne)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2005, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-make-your-mouth-water-even-though-youve-never-tried-them/302137/23 "2005-05-05T16:14:35Z")
> [@Cheesesteak](#): > > Tomato sandwich. I’ve never been a big fan of tomatoes, it took me until my adulthood to even eat one as part of a sandwich and I still dont eat big tomato wedges in salad. Recently, though, I’ve gotten a hankerin’ for sliced tomato on toast with mayo, salt and pepper. Might give it a go if I can find some nice ripe tomatoes. Good fresh bread is also key for a good tomato sandwich. Preferably homemade. Best sandwiches I ever ate were made when I came home from the farmer’s market with a fresh loaf of whole wheat bread and ripe tomatoes picked that same morning. _drools_ They have ground buffalo at the grocery store. I want to try it but the hubby is not interested. One of these days I think I’ll invite some of my more adventurous friends over for a cookout and try it out. ---
**Author:** ![rinni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f6c823/32.png) [@rinni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rinni)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2005, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-make-your-mouth-water-even-though-youve-never-tried-them/302137/24 "2005-05-06T09:39:55Z")
Snake has the texture of chicken? That’s interesting to know! My boyfriend says that frog is like chicken, but better. And for those talking about tomatoes, I used to hate tomatoes. That is, until my mother grew some in the backyard. Finally, I got to try tomatoes that didn’t taste like a grocery store, and I loved them! I like tomatoes that are really red. The redder, the better. I’m still picky about them, though. Most tomatoes I get in restaurants have that “grocery store” taste. And **Stark Raven Mad** , that’s a good idea. Someday when I’m feeling adventurous and have lots of time! Chinatown is great, except for the smell of all the dried seafood. Yuck. Also I originally typed “Shark Raven Mad”. This is the longest a thread of mine has ever lasted. _knocks wood_ 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Scissorjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2005, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-make-your-mouth-water-even-though-youve-never-tried-them/302137/25 "2005-05-06T10:56:44Z")
Goat is a lot leaner than lamb, but does have quite a gamey taste: I like it, but I can see how others wouldn’t. I ate horse sashimi down in Kyushu: very lean, again quite a strong taste. Frog does taste like chicken, as does fish: trouble is frogs are pretty small buggers, so you’re always spitting bones out. Sparrow, unsurprisingly, also tastes like chicken: pigeon is better; it’s darker and has a richer flavour - makes a great soup. Shark fin soup tastes like catfood flavoured library paste - don’t bother. Stag beetles taste like less salty crab - nice, but nor much meat in them, and bamboo grubs taste like cashew nuts. Never tried long pig, though: wonder how _that_ would taste? ---
**Author:** ![calm\_kiwi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc348/32.png) [@calm\_kiwi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/calm_kiwi)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2005, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-make-your-mouth-water-even-though-youve-never-tried-them/302137/26 "2005-05-06T11:14:20Z")
I’m cheating now. I was given a sandwich about 20 years ago. It was a very yummy sandwich. UNTIL I found out it was a tongue sandwich. No I won’t have it again (though it was BLOODY YUMMY) and it counts for this thread becase I didn’t know I tried it…until after. Oh it was cow. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-make-your-mouth-water-even-though-youve-never-tried-them/302137.md?page=1)