<p>Has any one thought of the saying, “[How much is it going to cost, It’s worth ]…an arm and a leg.”</p>
<p>I was watching Andrew Zimmern’s Hawaii episode and he said the thing he hates most is Spam. Spam? With all of the revolting, vile and disgusting things he has eaten the thing he hates most is Spam?</p>
<p>Spam is much more unhealthy than most of the foods that have been mentioned thus far.</p>
<p>Zimmern couldn’t eat a dorian fruit. He tried couple of times had to quit.</p>
<p>Three things in China I could not swallow
- fermented tofu
- 1000 year old eggs
- stewed (whole) baby bird</p>
<p>I however defer to fruit bat - gross.</p>
<p>I can’t watch his show without feeling sick…
I remember during the Beijing Olympics the news was showing some of the food you could get on th streets. It all looked horrible to me. A lot of insects …yuck</p>
<p>My husband and I were served boiled sparrows and pig lung soup at a provincial restaurant in China. Our Chinese host told us to avoid the soup (she didn’t eat it, either), but she said the sparrows were delicious. When we saw the little purple birdies with their wee curled-up feet, however, we couldn’t bring ourselves to eat them. Our host popped them whole into her mouth, chewed, and spit out the tiny bones and feet.</p>
<p>Another memorable meal involved a turtle. As guest of honor, my husband was offered the fat in a turtle carapace. The waiter removed the carapace from the cooked whole turtle at our table and sat it down in front of H. When our nice host saw the look on H’s face, he considerately offered to eat the fat himself.</p>
<p>“spit out the tiny bones and feet.”</p>
<p>Oh my gosh!! I guess it’s all what you are used to, though…</p>
<p>Anthony Bourdain once said that the worst thing he ever ate was a chicken McNugget. That was before he had to eat a personal part of a warthog in Namibia. (Great episode, btw.)</p>
<p>DD came from China with a camera full of pictures, including a couple of photos of a bunch of fat snakes in a cage. That picture was not taken during D’s trip to the zoo. The snakes were on the menu of the fancy restaurant that D’s group went to for their farewell dinner.</p>
<p>Still, the fruit bat soup is #1, IMO.</p>
<p>The problem with snakes is that every part is eaten or drunk, including the meat, bile, blood, and heart (served in an alcoholic beverage.) Nothing is wasted.</p>
<p>Live snakes are sold in some wet markets in Hong Kong, where it’s not uncommon to see writhing, wriggling masses of snakes in huge bins. When someone purchases snakes, the vendor takes out a handful, weighs them, and puts them in a plastic grocery bag. Some people don’t want to transport live snakes, so the vendor takes a bat of some sort and bashes the bag until it stops moving. Other buyers prefer to carry home live snakes. When I used to ride the subway in Hong Kong, I always steered clear of riders carrying plastic grocery bags that were rustling and moving about. </p>
<p>If anyone plans to visit Guangdong, I heartily recommend you stay away from the dish “Dragon Fighting Tiger.” Your pet cat will thank you.</p>
<p>What do they say about Cantonese cuisine. Something to the effect that
“the only thing on four legs that they do not eat is a table”</p>
<p>I’ve had durian. The taste isn’t so bad–but there is no way to get past the smell (like 1000 fermented dirty socks…)
H (a fan of gross foods–he once ate a goat’s eyeball) has bought them a couple times and I promised him a divorce if he ever brings one home again.</p>
<p>I’m morbidly fascinated by each of these!</p>
<p>I’m too grossed out by a live lobster to let them in the house (hub has tried, several times). Although, technically, I guess it’s not that much different than a live snake.</p>
<p>Another vote for Friuit Bat Soup!</p>
<p>On the other hand, I grew up eating,chitterlings and headcheese… not together.“Scrapple” comes to mind too.</p>
<p>We also had sugar sandwiches, but we only ate Peppridge Farm Brick Oven bread, thank you! It wasn’t really a sandwich. You buttered the bread, sans crusts, sprinkled white sugar, rolled it in a ball, said “Body of Christ”, popped it in your mouth… “Amen”! </p>
<p>I always thought “sweetbreads” where deceiving.</p>
<p>I’ll try most things. An Asian grocery in my neighborhood is fascinating. In addition to various feet, they sell blood by the pint, and pig uteri.</p>
<p>"I always steered clear of riders carrying plastic grocery bags that were rustling and moving about. "</p>
<p>LOL!</p>
<p>I watched Bear Grylls (sp?) gut a sheep who had conveniently gotten trapped in a bog and died. He ate a couple bites of the heart for good measure, then spent the chilly night in it’s skin.
Don’t these people ever end up with tapeworms or parasites??</p>
<p>atomom, I think you’re being too kind when you say durian smells like 1000 fermented dirty socks. It’s far worse (think decomposition.) I tried to take a bite of durian once, but I couldn’t stop gagging long enough to swallow it.</p>
<p>And goat’s eyeball? Blech. I thought it was disgusting when my son ate a fish eyeball, but it doesn’t compare to a goat’s eyeball.</p>
<p>“they sell blood by the pint, and pig uteri”</p>
<p>Just when I think the previous ones can’t be topped!! (who knew the plural of uterus? not me)</p>
<p>The book my daughter brought home from school this afternoon: “Stellaluna.” Those little fruit bats are really cute!</p>
<p>We have Stellaluna , and I couldn’t imagine eating her…
The further this thread goes , the better he beets and whipped cream sound :)</p>
<p>Shrinkrap, that’s funny-- my husband who was brave enough to eat the fruit bat soup, just suggested head cheese, as something he won’t eat.</p>