NASTY FOOD YOUR PARENTS OR GRANDPARENTS ATE

[waglockfan]

Kippered Herring, lima beans, and brussel sprouts.

FTS!

 

[Sgt Nambu]

Brussel Sprouts are definitely an acquired taste! This is a method I developed to take some of the nasty off of them.
Wash and cut in half lengthwise.
In a small pot cover with Chicken Stock and simmer until crisp/tender.
Drain thoroughly and add a good pat of butter.
S&P to taste.
Throw in a handful of coursely chopped roasted pistachio nuts, gently stir and serve.
If you get stuck eating the things on holidays try this out, it helps a lot!

 

[Scrammer]

I ate many a pot of Salmon Head stew. I just avoided the head. My Finnish grandmother loved the eyes and cheeks.

Ah, the childhood memories of butchering days...

Beefheart? Yum! Tongue? Ditto! Liver? I prayed it was not raining, because I literally had to leave the house when it was cooking to avoid projectile vomiting. No matter how it was prepared, I could never stand the stuff. Headcheese is another stomach turner.

I'm told that my Finnish grandfather's occasional use of fish head stew, blood sausage or lutefisk had the same effect on my father and his siblings...

"After Finland, [Britain is] the country with the worst food." -Jacques Chirac

 

[Sgt Nambu]

The Guncrank said:
"After Finland, [Britain is] the country with the worst food." -Jacques Chirac[/QUOTE]

"Hell is a place where the police are French, the polititions are German and the cooks are English!"

 

[44mag2ndamend]

Pops spent all day making a Spaghetti Sauce, and right before we ate dinner he slipped in a can or two of Green Beans into the sauce.

I could not believe my own Dad did that? WTF?????

 

[rdb241]

SPAM SPAM SPAM.

In Hawaii there are Spam burger joints. During WWII the US flooded the Hawaiian Islands with Spam and the Hawaiian people love it.

 

[samuelm16]

In Hawaii there are Spam burger joints. During WWII the US flooded the Hawaiian Islands with Spam and the Hawaiian people love it.

Spam is served at mcdonalds in HI

 

[waglockfan]

Kimchi burgers are served at McDonalds in Korea.....

 

[ejmpnu92]

Brussel Sprouts are definitely an acquired taste! This is a method I developed to take some of the nasty off of them.
Wash and cut in half lengthwise.
In a small pot cover with Chicken Stock and simmer until crisp/tender.
Drain thoroughly and add a good pat of butter.
S&P to taste.
Throw in a handful of coursely chopped roasted pistachio nuts, gently stir and serve.
If you get stuck eating the things on holidays try this out, it helps a lot!

I developed another way to take a lot of the nasty off them.... they never enter the perimeter of my plate.!

 

[ejmpnu92]

In Hawaii there are Spam burger joints. During WWII the US flooded the Hawaiian Islands with Spam and the Hawaiian people love it.

There was a place near the Honolulu airport, under the freeway that I used to frequent a lot back in '93.... I loved the spam burgers!!!

 

[whiskeybill]

My Dad liked beef tongue on sourdough with horseradish. Loved it as do I. For you "Liver-hating Johnsons" out there, try calf liver. Much better tasting and & more tender than cow liver. I still can't stand fried okra.

 

[pdrake]

I ate many a pot of Salmon Head stew. I just avoided the head. My Finnish grandmother loved the eyes and cheeks.

Anybody who eats fish knows the best meat is hiding under the cheek scales. 'Tis true. Your grandmother was no dummy. The eyes are full of a gelatinous/oil concoction, yummy. The eyeballs themselves are tasteless. With the good comes the boring?

 

[LyleLovett666]

Corn. I despise corn. Like chewing plastic with the taste of pizz. Comes out just like plastic would.

 

[Mikej]

My Dad liked beef tongue on sourdough with horseradish. Loved it as do I. For you "Liver-hating Johnsons" out there, try calf liver. Much better tasting and & more tender than cow liver. I still can't stand fried okra.

I doubt it....if you're liver hater, you're not going to like ANY kind of liver. Though you are right, it's lighter liver flavor. Personally, I LOVE a big skillet of chicken livers browned well smothered with bacon and onions!
Mmm-Mm good!

 

[Certaindeaf]

My dad grew and ground his own horseradish. A tear gas grenade would have been no more effective at clearing the house than the fumes from grinding horseradish root. It literally brought tears to the eyes a couple rooms away.

I think legend has it that 99% of "wasabi" is actually 100% horseradish.. wasabi proper is very expensive.

 

[Michael Js]

I've had fresh wasabi, once. It was SO good!! Nothing like the paste stuff...you had to ask for it at this Japanese sushi place and they brought you a small plate. not nearly as spicy as the paste and SO flavorful!!

Also grew up eating tripe! Italian style Loved that chewy stuff!
And all the seafood I still eat to this day (I'm pescatarian now): clams, lobster, squid, shrimp, mussels, octopus, scallops...

 

[LyleLovett666]

I'm pretty sure the taste & texture of green beans is that of fresh boogers.

 

[Scrammer]

What about buttermilk ?

 

[2Wheels4Ever]

What about buttermilk ?

Real buttermilk is amazingly good. Hot coco made with fresh made buttermilk is to die for. The fake butter milk you buy at the store taste horrible.

Cow tongue is like the best roast beef you have ever had.

 

[pdrake]

Cow tongue is like the best roast beef you have ever had.

The Koreans figured out how to make beef tongue taste like heaven. Peeled (remove the taste buds), slice very thinly (best done semi-frozen), briefly marinate in white vinegar, grill or cook in a dry skillet until just browned. Dip in lemon or lime juice.

I cannot stand tongue made in any Mexican fashion. Sorry, not hatin', just sayin'.