10 Ugliest Foods

A balut is a fertilized duck embryo that is boiled alive and eaten in the shell.

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I guess they don't carry chayote squash in supermarkets further north? it's my fave kind of summer squash now, has a texture rather like an apple, and the pit tastes a little salty.
Huitlacoche...is corn smut.

Corn smut, BTW, can be cooked like any regular mushroom and is nummy. So if you find any farmer complaining his crop's infested with corn smut, that's good eatin'.
 
chimpkin said:
I guess they don't carry chayote squash in supermarkets further north? it's my fave kind of summer squash now, has a texture rather like an apple, and the pit tastes a little salty.
Huitlacoche...is corn smut.

Corn smut, BTW, can be cooked like any regular mushroom and is nummy. So if you find any farmer complaining his crop's infested with corn smut, that's good eatin'.
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Corn smut, is that some kind of moldy fungus infection? If I see the smallest spot of mold on my bread I throw out the whole loaf. :D
 
chimpkin said:
I guess they don't carry chayote squash in supermarkets further north? it's my fave kind of summer squash now, has a texture rather like an apple, and the pit tastes a little salty.
Huitlacoche...is corn smut.

Corn smut, BTW, can be cooked like any regular mushroom and is nummy. So if you find any farmer complaining his crop's infested with corn smut, that's good eatin'.
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What do you know about Caldo de cardan soup? I love soups, but I don't think I could even give it a try.

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Cifo said:
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I'm gonna have to say a century egg is nastier.

....preserving duck, chicken or quail eggs in a mixture of clay, ash, salt, lime, and rice hulls for several weeks to several months, depending on the method of processing. Through the process, the yolk becomes a dark green to grey colour, with a creamy consistency and an odor of sulphur and ammonia, while the white becomes a dark brown, translucent jelly with little flavor
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Orleander said:
I'm gonna have to say a century egg is nastier.

....preserving duck, chicken or quail eggs in a mixture of clay, ash, salt, lime, and rice hulls for several weeks to several months, depending on the method of processing. Through the process, the yolk becomes a dark green to grey colour, with a creamy consistency and an odor of sulphur and ammonia, while the white becomes a dark brown, translucent jelly with little flavor
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That reminds me of a story my cousin told me about while he was in the navy over in Vietnam. He said they would bet each other $20.00 that they could eat one of those century eggs. I said you couldn't get me to even try for less than a thousand dollars. He replied that there was a trick to eating them. You had to punch a small hole in one end and get your mouth over the hole without smelling it. Then you could suck it down. However if you messed up and smelled it, there was no way you could do it.:D
 
If you're talking about ugly foods, this has to rank up at the top.

Unless you're from Hawaii.

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AlexG said:
And this is the ugliest food I absolutely love:

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Are you serious, that grosses me out. How does one ever come to try it for the first time?

Sea urchin is one of the top three delicacies in Japan along with mullet roe (Karasumi), and cured sea cucumber intestines(Konowata). Sea urchin sushi uses the gonads of the sea urchin. The colors range from yellow to bright orange. This sushi was unavailable until the ship roll was invented, since it was too soft to make into a nigiri. Before the ship roll was invented, they were simply topped on rice placed in a bowl along with some condiments and enjoyed as a whole meal.
Sea urchin has a strong ocean scent, and it is very creamy and rich. It is prepared as a ship roll or gunkanmiaki, however some people prefer not to use nori for the ship roll and ask to be rolled with paper thin Japanese cucumber strips. The main reason for this is that seaweed has another kind of different ocean scent and it competes with the sea urchin. Using cucumbers instead makes it possible to taste the whole sea urchin. Quail egg is often placed inside the ship roll, but it is not recommended for it kills the flavors of the sea urchin. It should be used only if you want to weaken the aromas of the sea urchin.

Recently, many chefs have begun to make the sea urchin nigiri by tightening the flesh with cirtus juice. This slighly constricts the flesh so it is possible to make it into a nigiri style, and it is condidered the best way to eat sea urchin sushi.

When seasoning the sea urchin sushi, a few drops of soy sauce should be applied on top of the sea urchin directly from the soy sauce dispenser.
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Cow stomach (beef tripe), Does anybody really eat this stuff? I seen it in stores, but the thought of paying good money for it nauseates me.:D

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KilljoyKlown said:
Are you serious, that grosses me out. How does one ever come to try it for the first time?
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The first time I tried uni, I didn't like it. I was paying too much attention to the consistency, the 'mouth feel'. But I felt I owed it to myself to make sure I really didn't like it, and then, it turned out I did. When fresh, it's a taste like the sea itself.
 
I'm not a big fan of uni, even after trying it a few times. The creamy texture is interesting, but there's something about the flavour that I dislike.
 
As fruits and veggies go, the Durian is an 'interesting' candidate for this list . We actually even bring them up to the store where I work. We have a significant ethnic population, and I believe that they are the target market.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durian

Apologies to KJ. I should have looked at your link PRIOR to posting, as I see it is #10 on that list. :D
 
I think the chicken embryo takes the prize so far . Crawdaddies look mighty good to Me and are not at all ugly . They are kind of ginger like with there redness , so I can understand why people would think them ugly . You bastards . That pour little seal . You sea urchin eaters would probably club it and eat it too . I have eaten some strange stuff in my life . Sea urchin straight out of a tide pool takes the cake . Limpets are quite nasty . Mussels I lived on for about 3 days one time . No thanks lost my appetite after the end of the 2nd day . Could not choke em down after that . Snake is not bad . A little rubbery . Fish eggs . You can have mine Alex .

One thing I learned when i lived on the streets . When your hungry enough everything edible is pretty good . I don't know if i could eat the chicken embryo ?
 
Me-Ki-Gal said:
I think the chicken embryo takes the prize so far . Crawdaddies look mighty good to Me and are not at all ugly . They are kind of ginger like with there redness , so I can understand why people would think them ugly . You bastards . That pour little seal . You sea urchin eaters would probably club it and eat it too . I have eaten some strange stuff in my life . Sea urchin straight out of a tide pool takes the cake . Limpets are quite nasty . Mussels I lived on for about 3 days one time . No thanks lost my appetite after the end of the 2nd day . Could not choke em down after that . Snake is not bad . A little rubbery . Fish eggs . You can have mine Alex .

One thing I learned when i lived on the streets . When your hungry enough everything edible is pretty good . I don't know if i could eat the chicken embryo ?
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If you like crawdads, maybe a plate steamed bugs will also be to your liking?

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scheherazade said:
As fruits and veggies go, the Durian is an 'interesting' candidate for this list . We actually even bring them up to the store where I work. We have a significant ethnic population, and I believe that they are the target market.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durian

Apologies to KJ. I should have looked at your link PRIOR to posting, as I see it is #10 on that list. :D
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Have you personally eaten any and does it really have a strong smell?
 
Orleander said:
I'm gonna have to say a century egg is nastier.

....preserving duck, chicken or quail eggs in a mixture of clay, ash, salt, lime, and rice hulls for several weeks to several months, depending on the method of processing. Through the process, the yolk becomes a dark green to grey colour, with a creamy consistency and an odor of sulphur and ammonia, while the white becomes a dark brown, translucent jelly with little flavor
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I have century eggs in my refrigerator, they're yummy if you get good ones. Nice in rice soup. I prefer with white vinegar, salt, soy sauce and have with a beer.

As for the duck embryo, that would make me barf, but, if offered some, I'd be a good guest and eat it.
 
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