Love trying new foods crew

[thepittman]

I find it incredibly weird when people are legitimately afraid to try different foods. I don't understand what horrible thing they will believe will happen to them if the expand their diet. It's a subject where people can get angry if you suggest they try something.

[viva la ben]

Soylent Green is made out of people!

[thepittman]

Soylent Green is made out of people!

PEEEEPOOOLE

[tifosi77]

Option 2 in the poll sums it up nicely.... except, I would say that in the vast majority of the "ew, gross!" things for Westerners it's more like billions rather than millions.

When it comes to food, we're the goofy ones. Goat is the most widely eaten animal meat in the world. Crickets make up a significant portion of the protein in the diets of people in southeast Asia. Many cultures feature foods that are, technically, spoiled or fermented.

Lighten up a little, everyone.

[thepittman]

There is actually a place here where I live that make chocolate covered crickets, there are really good

[viva la ben]

I will generally eat anything, but i draw the line at putrified meat

[stopper40]

I'll try most any food, if i don't like it i won't eat it. But at I can say I've tried it

[thepittman]

I'll try most any food, if i don't like it i won't eat it. But at I can say I've tried it

Trust me I've tried things that I would never eat again, but for some people that includes things on a normal salad.

[mac5155]

I'm not as in to trying new foods as I am new combinations.. ie a burger with some crazy toppings.. Like black olives and salsa. Or a pizza with something crazy on it too.

[mac5155]

Wild game on the other hand, I'll try anything twice.

[tifosi77]

Balut and natto are at the top of my "been there, done that, no need to repeat" list.

[the wicked child]

I don't mind trying new things... but I certainly have limits. I will never try Balut, for instance.

[Shyster]

Balut and natto are at the top of my "been there, done that, no need to repeat" list.

I’ve been meaning to try natto. My list of “been there” foods includes Limburger cheese and Taiwanese stinky tofu. Personally, I get disappointed when I find a food that I can’t eat.

[stopper40]

I'm not as in to trying new foods as I am new combinations.. ie a burger with some crazy toppings.. Like black olives and salsa. Or a pizza with something crazy on it too.

I'm like that too, a couple of weeks ago went to burgatory, got the Jerk Chicken burger, it came with banana ketchup. Now I hate bananas so i ordered it on the side, it was awesome, I'm glad I tried it

[shafnutz05]

My wife is very averse to trying new things. I will try new foods, but within reason. For example, I will probably never try natto. Why? Because I know beyond the shadow of a doubt that I will absolutely hate it. Same with balut (I'm ready to vomit after reading the description).

[mac5155]

I couldn't even tell you if natto comes from the ground, water, or breathes air before I eat it.

[viva la ben]

Has anyone here tried
Hakarl?
Khlii?
Casu marzu?

I wouldnt

[count2infinity]

I love trying new things, but as a picky eater growing up, I can understand why some aren't as adventurous. I'm not sure when the switch happened from "if it isn't PB&J or cereal, I ain't eating it..." to my new "I'll try anything twice, just in case the first time was do to poor preparation."

[MRandall25]

There's no "I'm a picky eater" option. I typically go with what I know my taste buds enjoy.

I've definitely missed out on some things, though.

[the wicked child]

Has anyone here tried
Hakarl?
Khlii?
Casu marzu?

I wouldnt

Anything rotting and/or containing living insects... No f'n way.

[thepittman]

I'm not as in to trying new foods as I am new combinations.. ie a burger with some crazy toppings.. Like black olives and salsa. Or a pizza with something crazy on it too.

I'm like that too, a couple of weeks ago went to burgatory, got the Jerk Chicken burger, it came with banana ketchup. Now I hate bananas so i ordered it on the side, it was awesome, I'm glad I tried it

See here is a key difference, I would never order something on the side. I'm all in, I trust the chef has done his best to make whatever meal enjoyable.

[thepittman]

My wife is very averse to trying new things. I will try new foods, but within reason. For example, I will probably never try natto. Why? Because I know beyond the shadow of a doubt that I will absolutely hate it. Same with balut (I'm ready to vomit after reading the description).

I've eaten balut before and it is actual good tasting, but the texture is hard to get past. I've eaten dog prepared with kimchi in SK, I've eaten mountain goat testicles as part of christmas dinner in Austria, and I've eaten nearly every kind of meat raw that won't kill you.

[thepittman]

There are a large amount of sushimi to try in Seoul

[meow]

I go in cycles. I'll try a bunch of new things in a short amount of time, then run into something that is just nasty (balut nasty) and withdrawal from new things and return to Arby's for a few weeks.

[tifosi77]

I'm like that too, a couple of weeks ago went to burgatory, got the Jerk Chicken burger, it came with banana ketchup. Now I hate bananas so i ordered it on the side, it was awesome, I'm glad I tried it

One of the local food trucks serves their pork sliders with banana ketchup. Good eats.

I couldn't even tell you if natto comes from the ground, water, or breathes air before I eat it.

It's basically just fermented soy beans. But the texture is.... challenging.