Menudo with a side of collard greens.

Menudo is a hispanic soup made of beef tripe (cow stomach), homony and seasonings. I've had it made from pork before, but it just wasn't the same. It's absolutly delicious and I eat it a few times/week. The mexican's I used to work with couldn't believe I (an american) would eat it! I brought it to work and ate it at lunch one day. My friend John had to leave the room, he was getting sick just thinking about it

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Brussels sprouts

Collard greens

Yep. I eat 'em.

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I don't care for chicken livers...it's like eating some kinda weird meat paste.

gizzards...eh...the smell like hell when you cook them.

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I buy Kimchi in 1 gallon jugs at Lotte, lol.

Oh, and +1 to the greens and brussels sprouts.

I also LOVE most offal, when properly prepared. This includes the above-mentioned chicken livers, but I also really like:

-Sweetbreads (try deep frying, wow!)
-Calf's Brain
-Calf's Liver (foie de veau) - seared on the outside and molten on the inside

Naturally, this also encompasses poultry offal forcemeat products like foie gras, which is the greatest thing ever.

Other wacky stuff I eat:

-Pho with tripe and other goodies
-Blood sausage (boudin noir, Mmmmmm)
-Geoduck
-Raw scallop
-Whale (I had it raw, only once, in Kobe. YUM)
-Beef and Venison tartare
-tongue sandwiches (with Wylie Dufresne style fried mayo!)
-Yellowtail collar (or salmon cheek, or any other fish-head dish. It's by far the most flavorful part of the animal, aside from maybe the belly).

I've never had Menudo, but now I'm going to seek it out. It sounds right up my alley.

Honestly, stuff like tripe and offal isn't commonly served in the US but people don't know what they're missing. These bits are genuinely the most flavorful and are well worth seeking out. These aren't considered "strange foods" in most parts of the world.

Great thread looney!

But Neither look gross to me..

Pho isn't even half as good without the tripe...

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Other 'oddities' include eating rattle snake.

HashiriyaS14,
Leeches? As in, small annelids used for bloodletting? (From the Green Tea Panchetta with Thai Basil Sorbet. ) Weird man.. weird.

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Where did I say something about leeches? I've certainly never eaten a leech before.

Are you sure it didn't say "lychee" or something? Where did your read about eating leeches?

EDIT: The new little mexican place near me has a cow tongue taco, I really want to try it. I bet it's delicious.

but to answer your question

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Where did I say something about leeches? I've certainly never eaten a leech before. Are you sure it didn't say "lychee" or something? Where did your read about eating leeches? EDIT: The new little mexican place near me has a cow tongue taco, I really want to try it. I bet it's delicious.

From your blog:
Gastrotacular: http://www.gastrotacular.com/2007/08/japonois.html

Or am I an idiot and assumed that was your blog, since it was in your signature?

*edit* well, it _was_ there a few days ago.. :-\

Dirty Greg....

But I was wondering who would say it..

No, you're not an idiot. That particular article was written by Ray (frapjap), which is why the comment didn't ring a bell with me, because I didn't write it.

I actually have no idea if he's talking about leeches or not. I'm really curious now, actually. Ask him for me.

EDIT: Nice to know people actually read the blog. I'm starting a new one shortly that won't just be limited to food, but will sort of encompass all the stuff I'm into. Gastrotacular will remain as a sub-section of that blog/website with several contributing writers, Ray amongst them.

Ive eaten a cow tongue taco before. Was chewy. When i was younger we always ate chicken gizzards on Puerto Rico style rice.

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Since so many of you have tried so many different things, how about rocky mountain oysters?

Edit: did i kill the thread with the haggis? srry guys.

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Heard of it, haven't tried it yet... I'll try anything once but that one doesn't sound like something i'll crave for...

ever!

Get some day-old refrigerated cooked rice, nuke it for 2 mins, fry some garlic, butter, and oil (just a tiny bit), throw in your meat (I like Spam, hawaiian style), let it brown, add rice, S&P, shoyu, and then throw in Kim Chi and the juice from the Kim Chi jar.

Then fry an egg and put it on top of the rice, runny yolk. SO GOOD.

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- The other titles of simmilar videos: "How to eat a Balut egg (aborted duck in egg shell)" and "Avian Cell Culture - headless duck fetus with beating heart "

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Balut... *shudders* oh that is too much for me..

Your a sicko Adrian. All those poor ducks

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I don't see menudo, sushi, kimchi and the like as being that exotic because they are really commonplace here in southern California.

I thought cold chef boyardee would gross people out but I was sadly mistaken. Oh well, at least I won't be hungry for the rest of the day.

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