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Title: What was the worst tasting food you ever ate?
Post by: ChrissyRyan on October 05, 2024, 04:39:05 PM
Post by: ChrissyRyan on October 05, 2024, 04:39:05 PM
What was the worst tasting food you ever ate?
Was it fermented shark (Hakarl)?
Was it Surströmming?
Was it Casa Marzu cheese?
Was it fermented shark (Hakarl)?
Was it Surströmming?
Was it Casa Marzu cheese?
Title: Re: What was the worst tasting food you ever ate?
Post by: big kim on October 05, 2024, 04:44:11 PM
Post by: big kim on October 05, 2024, 04:44:11 PM
A Vietnamese microwave meal. Rubber chicken swimming in a stupidly hot garlic and chili sauce.
Title: Re: What was the worst tasting food you ever ate?
Post by: ChrissyRyan on October 05, 2024, 04:49:09 PM
Post by: ChrissyRyan on October 05, 2024, 04:49:09 PM
Quote from: big kim on October 05, 2024, 04:44:11 PMA Vietnamese microwave meal. Rubber chicken swimming in a stupidly hot garlic and chili sauce.
That does not sound like an appealing meal.
Title: Re: What was the worst tasting food you ever ate?
Post by: ChrissyRyan on October 06, 2024, 07:34:26 AM
Post by: ChrissyRyan on October 06, 2024, 07:34:26 AM
Eating bugs does not sound appealing but I know that in some places, this is typical food.
Title: Re: What was the worst tasting food you ever ate?
Post by: Devlyn on October 06, 2024, 07:55:57 AM
Post by: Devlyn on October 06, 2024, 07:55:57 AM
Quote from: ChrissyRyan on October 05, 2024, 04:39:05 PMWhat was the worst tasting food you ever ate?
Was it fermented shark (Hakarl)?
Was it Surströmming?
Was it Casa Marzu cheese?
The only thing I've had from the list is hakarl. We had it as a starter plate with some breads, cheese, the hakarl, and dried cod. Both Megan and I found the cod to be worse than the hakarl.
Texture wise we would have been better off with a linoleum floor tile than the cod. The hakarl was just cubed fish in a bowl on toothpicks.
Flavour wise, well the cod didn't have much. The hakarl, while a little unpleasant (the ammonia bit) wasn't the nightmare it's made out to be.
Hugs, Devlyn
Title: Re: What was the worst tasting food you ever ate?
Post by: Lori Dee on October 06, 2024, 10:49:05 AM
Post by: Lori Dee on October 06, 2024, 10:49:05 AM
Kimchee.
Just the memory of it makes me want to gag.
Just the memory of it makes me want to gag.
Title: Re: What was the worst tasting food you ever ate?
Post by: barbie on October 06, 2024, 10:50:37 AM
Post by: barbie on October 06, 2024, 10:50:37 AM
If I have any chance to visit Iceland, my priority is to taste hakarl with brennivin. I expect that hakarl will be addictive once I try it.
We have a similar, traditional one here in S. Korea: https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/15/world/asia/hongeo-south-koreas-smelliest-food.html
A problem is that it is too expensive here compared with other seafood.
Cheers,
barbie~~
We have a similar, traditional one here in S. Korea: https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/15/world/asia/hongeo-south-koreas-smelliest-food.html
A problem is that it is too expensive here compared with other seafood.
Cheers,
barbie~~
Title: Re: What was the worst tasting food you ever ate?
Post by: ChrissyRyan on October 06, 2024, 12:28:23 PM
Post by: ChrissyRyan on October 06, 2024, 12:28:23 PM
Is this kimchi made buried underground in clay pots for fermenting?
Seems to me I saw a MASH TV show rerun where someone thought there were munitions buried, but it was just kimchi. The show was of the Korean War and a field hospital.
Chrissy
Seems to me I saw a MASH TV show rerun where someone thought there were munitions buried, but it was just kimchi. The show was of the Korean War and a field hospital.
Chrissy
Title: Re: What was the worst tasting food you ever ate?
Post by: Lori Dee on October 06, 2024, 12:30:37 PM
Post by: Lori Dee on October 06, 2024, 12:30:37 PM
Quote from: ChrissyRyan on October 06, 2024, 12:28:23 PMIs this kimchi made buried underground in clay pots for fermenting?
Seems to me I saw a MASH TV show rerun where someone thought there were munitions buried, but it was just kimchi. The show was of the Korean War and a field hospital.
Chrissy
In Korea, they spell it kimchee. Kimchi I believe is a Japanese version. But yeah. Fermented spicy cabbage.
Barbie might know better than I.
Title: Re: What was the worst tasting food you ever ate?
Post by: TanyaG on October 06, 2024, 01:16:41 PM
Post by: TanyaG on October 06, 2024, 01:16:41 PM
Cold crubeens, which are boiled pig's trotters. I'm usually good at saying no, but I had some kind of brain failure that day.
Title: Re: What was the worst tasting food you ever ate?
Post by: ChrissyRyan on October 06, 2024, 02:18:27 PM
Post by: ChrissyRyan on October 06, 2024, 02:18:27 PM
Quote from: TanyaG on October 06, 2024, 01:16:41 PMCold crubeens, which are boiled pig's trotters. I'm usually good at saying no, but I had some kind of brain failure that day.
Yuck!
Title: Re: What was the worst tasting food you ever ate?
Post by: barbie on October 06, 2024, 06:41:00 PM
Post by: barbie on October 06, 2024, 06:41:00 PM
Quote from: ChrissyRyan on October 06, 2024, 12:28:23 PMIs this kimchi made buried underground in clay pots for fermenting?
Yes. That is the traditional and effective way of fermenting kimchi. Kimchi (김치) is pronounced 'kimuchi(キムチ)' in Japanese.
Nowadays, most people here ferment kimchi in 'kimchi refrigerator', as it is hard to have ground in apartments and the temperature is critical. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimchi_refrigerator
We have enough grounds around the house but still have 3 refrigerators, one entirely for preserving and fermenting kimchi for up to 3-5 years.
Hundreds of kimchi recipes are still available in both South and North Korea, but most use cabbage or reddish. I like cucumber kimchi: https://www.maangchi.com/recipe/oisobagi-kimchi
Cheers,
barbie~~
Title: Re: What was the worst tasting food you ever ate?
Post by: BlueJaye on October 06, 2024, 06:58:20 PM
Post by: BlueJaye on October 06, 2024, 06:58:20 PM
Venison tartare in Quebec City.
Title: Re: What was the worst tasting food you ever ate?
Post by: ChrissyRyan on October 06, 2024, 07:30:46 PM
Post by: ChrissyRyan on October 06, 2024, 07:30:46 PM
Quote from: Lori Dee on October 06, 2024, 12:30:37 PMIn Korea, they spell it kimchee. Kimchi I believe is a Japanese version. But yeah. Fermented spicy cabbage.
Barbie might know better than I.
Lori,
You amaze me with all of your knowledge, in this case, spelling varients.
Chrissy
Title: Re: What was the worst tasting food you ever ate?
Post by: ChrissyRyan on October 06, 2024, 07:32:00 PM
Post by: ChrissyRyan on October 06, 2024, 07:32:00 PM
Quote from: barbie on October 06, 2024, 06:41:00 PMYes. That is the traditional and effective way of fermenting kimchi. Kimchi (김치) is pronounced 'kimuchi(キムチ)' in Japanese.
Nowadays, most people here ferment kimchi in 'kimchi refrigerator', as it is hard to have ground in apartments and the temperature is critical. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimchi_refrigerator
We have enough grounds around the house but still have 3 refrigerators, one entirely for preserving and fermenting kimchi for up to 3-5 years.
Hundreds of kimchi recipes are still available in both South and North Korea, but most use cabbage or reddish. I like cucumber kimchi: https://www.maangchi.com/recipe/oisobagi-kimchi
Cheers,
barbie~~
Fascinating, Barbie!
Chrissy