How adventurous are you re: eating (1 Viewer)

[Rohn Jambo]

I don't like hot food. Otherwise I'll eat anything that tastes good. I don't see the difference between cow muscle or chicken muscle and rattlesnake balls or whatever.

Snake meat tastes like chicken. I did not try the venom vodka though. :chicken:

Ew! Reptiles, insects and amphibians are a definite hell no! :X Unless I'm tricked into trying it like I was when I was told lamb brains was fish...

I had cow brains but not lamb brains. Frog also tastes like chicken and snails are great with herb butter. I am sure you will have no problem swallowing turtle soup. It's all in your mind.

 

[CurlyNight]

I don't like hot food. Otherwise I'll eat anything that tastes good. I don't see the difference between cow muscle or chicken muscle and rattlesnake balls or whatever.

Snake meat tastes like chicken. I did not try the venom vodka though. :chicken:

Ew! Reptiles, insects and amphibians are a definite hell no! :X Unless I'm tricked into trying it like I was when I was told lamb brains was fish...

Frog also tastes like chicken and snails are great with herb butter. I am sure you will have no problem swallowing turtle soup. It's all in your mind.

Yes. And that is the problem, it is on my mind....... with a big banner that says hell no!

 

[Rohn Jambo]

I'll try a lot of stuff. Recently had bun bo hue with the chunk of coagulated blood. Have eaten chapulines but would probably avoid live insects and most dong-centric dishes.

I tried coagulated duck and pig's blood before. One tasted more metallic but the other was okay. I forgot which was which.

You're an 11 with this doozy... As far as I could tell, all they do in Iran is toss the organs in a pot of water, add salt and pepper to taste. I'm sure it could be spruced up with proper seasonings but that's how they traditionally do it there.

Blood sausages are common in Germany. Organ meats are used in many traditional dishes in Europe when peasants have to maximize how they use animals for food. Today we don't see them in restaurant menus because people think they are unsanitary or have high cholesterol.

 

[Rohn Jambo]

There is still a lot that I haven't tried. For example, African bat soup.

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[mr fancypants]

Creampies anyone?

Can't say I have. How did it taste?

 

[sbonomo]

8 - I can't get into some offal like brains, hearts, kidneys (ok with others like liver and tripe) and bizarre seafoods.

no chance you are an 8....i went 7 because i have had all of these but have no interest in insect, lips and ### (although i have tried chicken butts), etc.

 

[kutta]

8 - I'll try just about anything once within reason. My wife would be around a 2 - drives me insane.

This is me and my wife as well. Hate it.

That makes 3 of us. Really puts a damper on things at times.

 

[EYLive]

10.

I've had eyeball, I like durian, nato is OK, I don't like bitter melon but have eaten it plenty of times. I tried sea squirt at a Korean restaurant recently; gross. Geoduck and sea cucumber are commonplace. I could name a lot more if I think hard enough. Haven't had a chance to try stinky tofu yet.

 

[EYLive]

I'll try a lot of stuff. Recently had bun bo hue with the chunk of coagulated blood. Have eaten chapulines but would probably avoid live insects and most dong-centric dishes.

I tried coagulated duck and pig's blood before. One tasted more metallic but the other was okay. I forgot which was which.

You're an 11 with this doozy... As far as I could tell, all they do in Iran is toss the organs in a pot of water, add salt and pepper to taste. I'm sure it could be spruced up with proper seasonings but that's how they traditionally do it there.

Blood sausages are common in Germany. Organ meats are used in many traditional dishes in Europe when peasants have to maximize how they use animals for food. Today we don't see them in restaurant menus because people think they are unsanitary or have high cholesterol.

Yes, I decline some food items because of the amount of cholesterol or highly carcinogenic.

 

[shuke]

After reading some of the crap you guys have eaten, I think I need to lower my rating to a 6.

 

[EYLive]

I don't like hot food. Otherwise I'll eat anything that tastes good. I don't see the difference between cow muscle or chicken muscle and rattlesnake balls or whatever.

Snake meat tastes like chicken. I did not try the venom vodka though. :chicken:

Ew! Reptiles, insects and amphibians are a definite hell no! :X Unless I'm tricked into trying it like I was when I was told lamb brains was fish...

I had cow brains but not lamb brains. Frog also tastes like chicken and snails are great with herb butter. I am sure you will have no problem swallowing turtle soup. It's all in your mind.

I've had pet tortoises and aquatic turtles as a kid. The idea of turtle soup makes me really sad. Watching that girl on the Walking Dead eat the box turtle was worse than any zombie scene.

 

[RC94]

I am very adventurous and will go out of my way to try new things. I love trying new foods and IMO food is the best way to experience a culture. I voted 9 because I can't say I will eat literally anything. Live insects, for example, I probably wouldn't eat unless it was a survival situation.

 

[shuke]

That African bat soup picture is one of the grossest things I've ever seen.

 

[Rohn Jambo]

I don't like hot food. Otherwise I'll eat anything that tastes good. I don't see the difference between cow muscle or chicken muscle and rattlesnake balls or whatever.

Snake meat tastes like chicken. I did not try the venom vodka though. :chicken:

Ew! Reptiles, insects and amphibians are a definite hell no! :X Unless I'm tricked into trying it like I was when I was told lamb brains was fish...

I had cow brains but not lamb brains. Frog also tastes like chicken and snails are great with herb butter. I am sure you will have no problem swallowing turtle soup. It's all in your mind.

I've had pet tortoises and aquatic turtles as a kid. The idea of turtle soup makes me really sad. Watching that girl on the Walking Dead eat the box turtle was worse than any zombie scene.

I was tricked into eating dog stew once. You must tell your hosts what you really will not eat and be very suspicious if they refuse to tell you what they are serving before you try it.

 

[Rohn Jambo]

10.

I've had eyeball, I like durian, nato is OK, I don't like bitter melon but have eaten it plenty of times. I tried sea squirt at a Korean restaurant recently; gross. Geoduck and sea cucumber are commonplace. I could name a lot more if I think hard enough. Haven't had a chance to try stinky tofu yet.

Natto is the Japaneses' secret to longevity.You can smell the stinky tofu vendor from several blocks away but it actually tastes like regular fried tofu.

 

[boots11234]

The trick is to try it first and then ask what it is.

This is me. I'm a 10 as long as I don't know what it is. If I know going in, I'm probably a 7.I've eaten some stuff that, I swear, has winked at me from the plate.

Is this a reference to the post above about tossing your girlfriends salad?

 

[Frostillicus]

After reading some of the crap you guys have eaten, I think I need to lower my rating to a 6.

I voted 9 because among the people I am generally with I should be a 9. Reading this, I'm definitely more 6-7.

 

[Rohn Jambo]

After reading some of the crap you guys have eaten, I think I need to lower my rating to a 6.

A lot of the food I tried because in most places I visited people wanted to show off their local delicacies.

 

[Hastur]

I am very adventurous and will go out of my way to try new things. I love trying new foods and IMO food is the best way to experience a culture. I voted 9 because I can't say I will eat literally anything. Live insects, for example, I probably wouldn't eat unless it was a survival situation.

This is my feeling as well. When I was in the Philippines earlier this year, I tried anything they offered me. Balut, tongue, I even had Eggs Benedict with Sardines. Surprisingly good.

 

[El Floppo]

8 - I'll try just about anything once within reason. My wife would be around a 2 - drives me insane.

####### ditto.

won't try or even tolerate the smell of something new.

 

[Rohn Jambo]

My guess is Oreo will be a 1 as he does not even recognize common vegetables and thinks tuna fish is exotic.

 

[Random]

I voted 10 thinking I've eaten snake, guinea pig, and some other adventurous stuff, but I need to take that down to a 6 or 7 after reading the replies.

 

[Rohn Jambo]

I am very adventurous and will go out of my way to try new things. I love trying new foods and IMO food is the best way to experience a culture. I voted 9 because I can't say I will eat literally anything. Live insects, for example, I probably wouldn't eat unless it was a survival situation.

This is my feeling as well. When I was in the Philippines earlier this year, I tried anything they offered me. Balut, tongue, I even had Eggs Benedict with Sardines. Surprisingly good.

I don't think I will like the taste of Balut. How was it?

 

[top dog]

I had to go with an 8. I'm willing to try almost anything.. BUT... I friggin hate olives. Nasty ### disgusting bitter pills from Satan. Probably should have voted 7 based on my absolute hate for olives, but I'm willing to try just about anything else.

 

[heckmanm]

8 - I'll try just about anything once within reason. My wife would be around a 2 - drives me insane.

This is me and my wife as well. Hate it.

I went 8 for me and my wife would probably be 6 or so. I honestly don't know if I would have married her if she was in the 2 range.

(i.e., 2/10 would not bang marry)

 

[comfortably numb]

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[Hastur]

I am very adventurous and will go out of my way to try new things. I love trying new foods and IMO food is the best way to experience a culture. I voted 9 because I can't say I will eat literally anything. Live insects, for example, I probably wouldn't eat unless it was a survival situation.

This is my feeling as well. When I was in the Philippines earlier this year, I tried anything they offered me. Balut, tongue, I even had Eggs Benedict with Sardines. Surprisingly good.

I don't think I will like the taste of Balut. How was it?

overrated, but edible

 

[Bucky86]

Ate live octopus once. Pretty neat.

 

[Brony]

#### eating bugs and whole fish. Disgusting. I've tried it but hated it and would never do it if not peer pressured into it. Put me down as a 5. More dandelion juice for everyone else!

 

[Rohn Jambo]

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For the more squeamish FBGs, I recommend you try the local fruit, especially in tropical counties.

 

[Otis]

Very. I will eat so, so much in one sitting.

 

[psychobillies]

I'll try a lot of stuff. Recently had bun bo hue with the chunk of coagulated blood. Have eaten chapulines but would probably avoid live insects and most dong-centric dishes.

I tried coagulated duck and pig's blood before. One tasted more metallic but the other was okay. I forgot which was which.

Now that's irony.

 

[EYLive]

I had to go with an 8. I'm willing to try almost anything.. BUT... I friggin hate olives. Nasty ### disgusting bitter pills from Satan. Probably should have voted 7 based on my absolute hate for olives, but I'm willing to try just about anything else.

You have to like everything, just be willing to try.

 

[Hastur]

I had to go with an 8. I'm willing to try almost anything.. BUT... I friggin hate olives. Nasty ### disgusting bitter pills from Satan. Probably should have voted 7 based on my absolute hate for olives, but I'm willing to try just about anything else.

You don't have to like everything, just be willing to try.

Exactly. The thread is about the willingness to try foods you haven't tried before, no matter how weird it may sound.

 

[Capella]

Yea I need to bring mine down too. Not willing to eat pigs blood and cow shiit like some of you are apparently.

 

[SWC]

so my thing brohans is that i will try just about anything but not wierds parts of anything like i will eat frog legs because hey it is just muscle but i would not eat frogs eyes just like i would not eat cow eyes so i do not know where that puts me but that is where i am and when you get there that is where i will be take that to the bank brohans

 

[pantagrapher]

8. I won't try some of the more raunchy things out there, especially when it comes to fermented stuff. Odor is what will set me off more than anything. You could lay the nastiest pile of guts in front of me and if it smells good, I'll try it.

 

[comfortably numb]

What has surprised me most is hearing some of you saying this would have a big impact on your marriage.

My wife not willing to eat orangutan balls doesn't bother me at all but sounds like it could be a deal breaker for some of you?

Can anyone that mentioned their spouse shed some light?

 

[RedmondLonghorn]

What has surprised me most is hearing some of you saying this would have a big impact on your marriage.

My wife not willing to eat orangutan balls doesn't bother me at all but sounds like it could be a deal breaker for some of you?

Can anyone that mentioned their spouse shed some light?

The people that really complained are the ones who said their wives are about a 2/10. That means they have the palate of a toddler, basically.

#### that ####.

 

[RedmondLonghorn]

And I also need to throttle back from voting myself an 8 to about a 7, based on some of the comments from other folks.

I like stinky cheeses, some offal, raw oysters, etc.. I like really spicy foods too.

But I don't think I could handle some of the really nasty stuff they eat in China, etc.

 

[comfortably numb]

And I also need to throttle back from voting myself an 8 to about a 7, based on some of the comments from other folks.

I like stinky cheeses, some offal, raw oysters, etc.. I like really spicy foods too.

But I don't think I could handle some of the really nasty stuff they eat in China, etc.

I don't think that is a 7 that sounds more like you are European

 

[bigmarc27]

What has surprised me most is hearing some of you saying this would have a big impact on your marriage.

My wife not willing to eat orangutan balls doesn't bother me at all but sounds like it could be a deal breaker for some of you?

Can anyone that mentioned their spouse shed some light?

The people that really complained are the ones who said their wives are about a 2/10. That means they have the palate of a toddler, basically.

#### that ####.

Yeah, I don't think it's a deal breaker, but it would be obnoxious to eat easy mac at every dinner and captain crunch for every breakfast.

 

[Da Guru]

7-8 for me but nothing alive, testes or eyeballs.

 

[Quez]

9 - I considered 10, Fear Factor level of trying anything.

 

[Rick James]

8 - I'll try just about anything once within reason. My wife would be around a 2 - drives me insane.

You're in Atlanta, right? I ate at this authentic Thai place on Buford Dr last week and it was awesome. That entire stretch of road is my jam for cuisine.

spill the beans

 

[Rick James]

voted 7 but should probably be a 5. I like odd things (relative to southern USA) like beef tongue tacos and blood sausage but I'm not doing eye balls or whatever

 

[Rohn Jambo]

Yea I need to bring mine down too. Not willing to eat pigs blood and cow shiit like some of you are apparently.

Okay, you may want to stay away from black pudding in an English breakfast.

 

[PIK95]

10.

 

[ILUVBEER99]

8-9. Will eat insects, worms, any type of seafood but there have been things on fear factor I wouldn't eat.

There was some kind of maggot infested thing on fear factor that there is no way I would have even attempted to eat.

 

[Galileo]

I live life on the edge...I ate red meat today