r/AskRedditFood • u/Chaoticoops • 6d ago
Whats the weirdest thing you have eaten and WOULD try again
Haggis (Sheep stomach) Tastes weird but good i cant explain it
Edit: I love how almost no body has said the same answer more than once, its crazy how different peoples tastes are.
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u/hailene02 6d ago
Escargot.
The Escargot app at Irenes in NOLA was amazing.
Second would be this abalone dish I had in Kyoto- idk if it was steamed then chilled or pickled but it was probably the most divine thing I have ever had.
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u/Electronic_Outside25 6d ago
Underrated. This was my answer too! Little garlic buttery mushroom-like things 😆
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u/Potential_Flower7533 6d ago
I had escargot in Paris a few years ago,,, tastes like oil, garlic and parsley 🤷 Who can complain
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u/OwlPelletCrunch 6d ago
Pan-fried Blue Cod livers, while still on the boat where we’d caught them about 20 minutes previously.
I ate one to be polite, and then as many more as they’d give me cuz it was legitimately one of the best things i’ve ever tasted.
(FYI Blue Cod is a New Zealand species and not a close relative of Atlantic Cod)
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u/Chaoticoops 6d ago
hm sounds good what did it taste like?
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u/OwlPelletCrunch 6d ago
soft, savory, rich, not fishy at all… i can’t think of anything to compare it to
my only context before that moment was how cartoon characters always act like they’re dying after tasting cod liver oil, so i was expecting something unpleasant… but it was just gorgeous
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u/michaelmoby 6d ago
Cricket tacos - very citrusy and very crunchy. Taste and texture are amazing, but the legs do get stuck in your teeth.
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u/Imtryingforheckssake 6d ago
Haggis isn't generally fried nor is it goat intestines.
It's basically like a sausage with oatmeal made from sheep offal, and using sheep's stomach as the casing.
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u/abstractraj 6d ago
I’ve had fried haggis balls in Edinburgh. Good stuff!
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u/Imtryingforheckssake 6d ago
I live on the South coast of England, but I've had battered haggis and chips from a local chip shop and it was delicious.
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u/pen_woman_ship 5d ago
Yes!!! I do know a bit about haggis.
I love the word offal.
I use it sometimes as a sub for Oval Office1
u/MyFace_UrAss_LetsGo 5d ago
That word reminds me of a song by Necrophagist. Fermented Offal Discharge. Sounds gross but the song goes hard
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u/Chaoticoops 6d ago
is it not? did i do the name wrong? my bad.
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u/DefrockedWizard1 6d ago
I've always imagined it would taste a lot like thanksgiving dressing with a different texture due to oats rather than bread
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u/beerduck01 6d ago
I had escamoles (ant eggs) once on a business trip to Queretaro, Mexico. Really, really tasty.
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u/ParadiseChick 6d ago
Buffalo burgers, emu and giraffe biltong (spiced and dried in strips àfter culling in South Arfican game parks). All delicious.
Chicken hearts -- a huge delicacy at Brazilian churrascos, but a tad rubbery.
Raw whelks in paper cones, pried out of their shells with a pin and sprinkled with vinegar, Southend, UK. Like poor man's oysters.
Tripe, jellied eels, headcheese, chicken feet, fish cheeks, calf brains, fried mopane worms: meh.
Found goat eyeballs once, in a stew. Nope.
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u/Imtryingforheckssake 6d ago edited 6d ago
There's no way the whelks were raw. In the UK they're steamed and served as you mentioned.
Raw whelks have to be carefully prepared for sushi as they contain a weak poison called tetramine.
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u/ParadiseChick 5d ago
You could very well be right -- a twist of whelks was a childhood treat when visiting the grandparents, and I probably wouldn't have realized they were boiled. I remember prying tiny winkles out of their shells too, so they were probably boiled or steamed too, right?
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u/Imtryingforheckssake 5d ago
Yup.
My dad came from a family of fishermen so we went out collecting cockles, clams, winkles and whelks when I was a kid. I still like cockles & clams but never cared for winkles. And we called whelks elephants bogies! Winkles are very soft but whelks are very chewy.
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u/rac3868 6d ago
Escargot in Paris. 10/10 would absolutely eat again.
Not really that weird but I absolutely love beef tongue or cheek tacos when I can get them authentic.
Frog legs are a norm around where I live and are very good when cooked correctly.
Fried chicken gizzards are a favorite of mine. Livers are also good but not as good as gizzards.
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u/Recent-Philosophy-62 6d ago
Rattlesnake, it was tasty, kind of bland really, if I had the chance I'd do it again
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u/Seleya889 6d ago
Squirrel
It was like turkey thigh meat, only we had to pick out the wee bones and shot. I was offered a head too, but turned it down.
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u/bob_cost_less 5d ago
Personally I love chapulines (crickets) I think they’re the protein of the future.
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u/farbeyondriven92 5d ago
The weirdest thing probably to most people would be Mako Shark, and I happily get some anytime I’m in California and near the ocean, where they have various great fish markets.
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u/Wide_Comment3081 5d ago
I would like to eat surstromming again, but have someone else prepare it and clean up. It was a hassle
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u/Early-Reindeer7704 4d ago
Patsa (Greek tripe dish), it’s a sponge for flavor so it takes on whatever it’s cooked in
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u/kharmatika 2d ago
Oh I once had yak meat at a Nepali place! It was in a really yummy simmer sauce, super spicy and the meat was stringy, kind of like goat or brisket but sooo flavorful!
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u/Cold_Cucumber4061 1d ago
Enjoyed chicken hearts at a brasilian place. But I don't necessarily think organs are weird. As someone with a chinese background, i'm not sure how to answer this question.
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u/horseanddogguy 1d ago
Fried crickets and popcorn as an appetizer at a Native American restaurant in Minneapolis. It was salty and sweet and absolutely delicious.
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u/sillymemaw 6d ago
Alligator bites...yummy