Mrs Mungo Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 I was surprised that there are vegetables that some people have never tried, hence the question. I'm not necessarily talking about squirrel or alligator. I mean more mainstream foods. What foods have you never even tried? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Asparagus, brussel sprouts, tuna, lobster, crab, and most other seafood, avocados, venison, and I'm sure there's more :001_smile:. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Avocado, including guacamole. Don't wanna. Don't know why; I'm a fairly adventurous eater -eat pretty much all green veggies; I've eaten sushi, squid, various odd game meats (antelope, venison, ostrich, buffalo and others), not to mention very mysterious dim sum dishes where I just don't ask... :tongue_smilie: I hate olives and pickles, but I've tried them (usually not on purpose - they like to hide in things :glare:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 I've tried everything mainstream and many things definitely not mainstream. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyJoy Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 I commented on the other thread that I'd never tried brussel sprouts. In my case it's not a case of avoidance--I've just never been served them by anyone and haven't taken the initiative to cook them for myself yet. Maybe I'll try them this week. Anyone want to tell me how to prepare them?:bigear: Eggplant is the only other "mainstream" thing I can think of that I haven't tried (for the same reasons as above). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Lobster and until a few weeks ago salmon as well. I'm not big on fish and seafood. About a year ago I realized my dds had never tried ketchup.:tongue_smilie: They never needed sauces to eat any foods so I just never thought about it. I let them try some with fries and they didn't like it at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cindergretta Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Advocados and guacomole. I have no idea why. For some reason, they are just so unappealing to me. Dh loves both but I just can't bring myself to try them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamela H in Texas Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 I have had alligator and buffalo. I haven't had antelope or ostrich. Oh, I haven't had escargot. I've tried most veggies and fruits people can find at the grocery store, Whole Foods, etc. I can't imagine what I've missed. I like most of them also :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6packofun Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 I've never tried quinoa, but would like to. Several health type foods... soba noodles and another type of tofu noodles, can't remember the name... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TN Mama Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 I'll read through the thread to see if something pops up, but immediately, I can't think of something I haven't tried. Ditto for the husband and kids. We'll try anything once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer in MI Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Asparagus, brussel sprouts, tuna, lobster, crab, and most other seafood, avocados, venison, and I'm sure there's more :001_smile:. Wow!!!! you really need to try some of these things!!!! Your tongue will thank you!!! Avocado, including guacamole. Don't wanna. Don't know why; I'm a fairly adventurous eater -eat pretty much all green veggies; I've eaten sushi, squid, various odd game meats (antelope, venison, ostrich, buffalo and others), not to mention very mysterious dim sum dishes where I just don't ask... :tongue_smilie: I hate olives and pickles, but I've tried them (usually not on purpose - they like to hide in things :glare:) Avacado has to be my favorite food. Ever. Seriously. Try it on a sandwich instead of mayo. Heavenly. I commented on the other thread that I'd never tried brussel sprouts. In my case it's not a case of avoidance--I've just never been served them by anyone and haven't taken the initiative to cook them for myself yet. Maybe I'll try them this week. Anyone want to tell me how to prepare them?:bigear: Eggplant is the only other "mainstream" thing I can think of that I haven't tried (for the same reasons as above). Brussel sprouts - get them fresh. The frozen/canned ones are NOT the same!!! Cut off the end and quarter them. Put oil on them with fresh garlic, salt and pepper. Roast them at 350 for 20 minutes or so. Stir them a bit. Let them start to blacken just a bit. Yum. Heavenly!!! Or, quarter them and cook them on the stovetop in a little butter, fresh garlic, salt and pepper. It takes about 15 minutes. Let them get a bit darkened. Of course, two of my kids prefer them raw. With nothing on them. Weird kids!!!! But, all of them LOVE brussel sprouts!!! Oh - Eggplant!!!! LOVE IT!!!!! Simple recipe - saute some olive oil with onions. Stick the eggplant in with a little water. (Eggplant needs to have been peeled and cut into bite-sized sections) Let it cook on medium for about 20 minutes - until the eggplant is soft. Add a can of tomatoes and curry and cumin. Let it cook another 15 minutes or so. Serve over rice. Yummmmmmmm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mrsjamiesouth Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 I have tried quite a bit of different food too. I have had deer, rabbit, squirrel, alligator, frogs, escargot, fish eggs (AKA Caviar,) Snake and different parts of the cow, like tongue. I've eaten Rocky Mountain Oysters too! :001_smile: I was born in Hawaii and grew up eating Star Fruit and Pomegranate. I spent most of my growing up years in Texas and I have also eaten Cactus. I have to say that I have not had Ostrich either, never had an oppurtunity. I love watching Bizzare Foods with Andrew Zimmerman! I don't think I could eat the things he does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama Geek Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 I haven't had lobster, but I have had elk, reindeer, halibut, and salmon while we lived in AK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gooblink Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 I can't think of a 'common' food I've never tried, but things people around me ate that I never tried are frog legs, mountain oysters, head cheese, blood sausage and blood pancakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perry Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Spam. Organ meats. Eel. I can't think of a single fruit or vegetable that I haven't tried. I'm not too adventurous with unusual meats though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renee in NC Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 I've had squirrel!!!:lol: I've also had alligator.:D I have never tried snails or raw oysters/clams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C_l_e_0..Q_c Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 I'm not sure I ever tried Spam, but I vaguely thing I did as a youngster, at least once. Couldn't swear to it though. I've had pretty much everything. Now there's food I've tried and don't like and will not eat again, like green peppers. Other than that, I had alligator, rattle snake, snails, lobsters, and all sorts of seafood. Even sheep brains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 I have only had a Coke once. It was about 4 years ago. ! I know! I finally had it when my husband's aunt gave me some. I've had a fair number of fruits and vegetables, but I don't think I've ever eaten dandelion, breadfruit, or a gooseberry. I don't think I ever want to eat another durian but I did have it once! Avocados are so nice! I love guacamole, and I love avocados in a milk shake type drink. But I don't like them plain. I am not exotic when it comes to meat. I am not planning on eating squirrel, deer, camel, or anything that slithers. Ugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretty in Pink Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 I don't think I've ever eaten Spam or Vienna Sausages. I've had neither Soba noodles nor quinoa, as a PP mentioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 I don't know what I don't know. :) I know there are brains I haven't tried. I've had various intestines and such. PS I've now read through the whole thread. I have never had snake! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom0012 Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Pea Soup -- I'll cook it, but I can't bring myself to eat it. Pickled Herring in Cream Sauce Pig's Feet Cow's Tongue Brains Escargo Calamari Liver Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrappyhappymama Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 I am amazed at the number of people who've never tried avocado!! Especially since it is one of the first foods I feed my babies. :lol: It's a perfect baby food- scoop, mash, yum! I've never eaten lobster or oysters or most fish. My parents didn't care for seafood, so I've only had what my husband has introduced me to- salmon and trout and shrimp and maybe a few others. I've never had escargot and I don't think I've ever tried liver. Maybe a bite once, but I don't think so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helena Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 I haven't eaten many meat dishes. My parents only ate seafood, no poultry, beef, or pork. I just about died when I tried beef stroganoff the first time! It was a vegan version, and it's so so good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagnaSky Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 I have tried everything listed in this thread and more, except squirrel :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 As far as mainstream foods go, liver and beets are the only I can think of that I haven't tried. I will not eat onions at all, but I've tried them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer in MI Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 As far as mainstream foods go, liver and beets are the only I can think of that I haven't tried. I will not eat onions at all, but I've tried them. Beets taste like dirt. You aren't missing much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 I will try just about anything (except "survival" things like bugs and maggots and things like you see on "man vs. wild")...the only thing I refuse to even try is DURIAN. I can't get past the smell long enough to try it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaT Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Beets taste like dirt. You aren't missing much! Yes they do! I can't think of anything I haven't tried. I've eaten oysters (raw and cooked), liver, snake, alligator, shark, squirrel, frog legs, and everything else that I've seen on this thread so far - except brains. Oh, and whatever that is that Heather said she wouldn't eat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 (edited) Hm. I've never had oysters, either the ones from the sea or the Rocky Mounatains. ;) No squirrel, though I think I may have had alligator (or was it just on the menu and I considered it??) Haven't tried organ meats other than liver - unless you count giblet gravy. :) I love liverwurst, though. With all the prion diseases out there, I purposefully stay away from brains, and have no intention of eating the foot of any animal. :tongue_smilie: I let those chicken feet (and shark fins) pass right by me at dim sum. I've eaten fish eggs, but only watched someone else eat escargot. :D I have eaten eel, and eat quinoa and soba noodles regularly. Edited November 2, 2010 by matroyshka typos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justamouse Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 I can't think of anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivka Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Cream of wheat. My mother used to have it every day in the winter, but even just imagining the texture makes me gag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In The Great White North Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 What's durian? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjzimmer1 Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 I haven't tried a lot of the more exotic meats listed here but I have eaten frogs legs, squid, ostrich, elk, buffalo and the one I haven't seen listed yet RACCOON. My mom barbequed it. It was terrible. The dog didn't even like it but humorously my uncle thought it was tasty so we sent all the leftovers home with him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Rocky Mountain Oysters...yeah I mean those...you know. And Sheep's head and boiled mutton. Oops, I just read about the mainstream part - well for some people the above mentioned menu is mainstream, just depends on where you live. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cin Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Sushi, dogmeat (seriously, I had the opportunity, but declined). I can't eat slimey foods. I haven't eaten frog legs, rattlesnake, ostrich, duck, goose, and more exotic seafood. I have had cabbage, turnips, rutabega, etc. I grew up in a southern/old world family. Some of that 'fancy' food I've never had the opportunity to try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 How did you like the snake? :tongue_smilie::eek: My hat is off to you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 I can't think of anything I haven't tried that is mainstream either. And I have tried a LOT of things others won't eat. Dawn I've tried everything mainstream and many things definitely not mainstream. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 What's durian? It is technically a fruit. It is the most foul thing I have ever smelled. It is so bad that airports in SE Asia have NO DURIAN signs. I think it will be the only food available in hell. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamee Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 What's durian? Durian is a stinky, nasty fruit from Southeast Asia. Seen it, but never tried it--at least to my knowledge. We've lived in four countries now, two in Asia, so I really can't think of much I haven't had, especially as far as mainstream goes. Those of you who haven't had an avocado need to go try one! Mmmmmmm. We're pretty adventerous with our eating and when out, will eat first and ask questions later. (DH has had much more odd things, than I have, including sea cucumber and who knows what else.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfcartmama Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Lobster. I want to, there's just always something that looks better on the menu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Catfish. Not gonna try it. It's the only food I'm a wimp about. Why? Because my mother once saw a bunch of catfish feeding on an animal carcass in the water, because that's what catfish do: they scavenge. The thought of eating something that might have fed on a dead critter grossed her out, and so she could never bring herself to taste it. I'm just following in her footsteps. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remudamom Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Avocado, brussel sprouts. Chitlins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisabelle Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 I've never had veal or lobster. There are actually quite a few meats I've never had. Like a poster above, I've never had catfish because it's a bottom-feeder. I've never had quail or pheasant. I don't eat a whole lot of meat, and when I do it's pretty basic--beef, chicken, pork, fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txhomemom Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 I have never tried brussel sprouts, cabbage (cannot stand the smell of it), beets, radishes, most Chinese food, most seafood (shrimp, crab, clams, you name it), and sushi (sounds even grosser than other seafood). Things I tried once and absolutely hated with a passion: raw carrots, raw tomatoes, anything with onions, salad (I know I am weird), salad dressing, parmesan cheese, green tea (I think it tastes like tree bark), flavored tea, meatloaf (need I say more), anything with coconut, coffee (any kind), and dark chocolate. It is funny how things my dh loves I hate and things I love he hates to eat. -he loves parmesan cheese, I hate it -I love bananas, banana bread, anything with bananas, he hates them -he loves salad, I hate it -I love most vegetables like lima beans, spinach, etc., he will only tolerate some of them, but hates most vegetables (except salad of course) -he loves Ranch dressing, I won't touch it with a 10-foot pole -I don't necessarily love chicken but it is the only meat I will tolerate, dh loves his meat (all kinds) -he eats raw carrots for a snack, I would rather gag -I mostly drink water, he loves his soda and green tea -he loves Chinese food (he has been trying to convince me to try it again), I would rather starve! -my dh also will eat seafood, but the only time I eat something fish like is from Long John Silver's and I don't know if that counts. -I love sweets that have anything but chocolate, dh loves his dark chocolate, coconut, and toffee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie Laurie Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 I couldn't think of anything I've never tried, so I scrolled through this thread. The only thing I saw people mention that I haven't tried were exotic meats and organ meats. I have no desire to try various meats. But I have tried most fish and seafood and everything else mentioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen in PA Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 I can't think of anything mainstream I haven't tried. I like food too much to rule anything out.:D I like to think of the world as being foods I have tried already, and foods I haven't tried yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Well, before reading everyone else's replies, I thought I was a pretty adventutous eater: I have had buffalo, alligator, dogmeat (didn't find out until it was too late) and all sorts of unverifiable seafood items (I lived in the orient) but after reading the rest of the replies, I came up with this list: Chitlins Rocky Mountain Oysters the regular kind too Snail Ostrich Kangaroo Frog Legs Balut (A balut is a fertilized duck (or chicken) egg with a nearly-developed embryo inside that is boiled and eaten in the shell.) Any whale, walrus, dolphin, seal or other such sealife. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Lobster. I want to, there's just always something that looks better on the menu. Oh my gosh, try it. There will never be anything that looks better on the menu again. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 I have not tried the following foods, and I aim to make this a permanent condition: okra oysters (any type) beets sushi most fish & water dwellers (love lobster, crab, and tuna only) most organ meats (I love liver, though) pig feet, calf tongue ... stuff like that pickled food -- except for pickled cucumbers, which I like cheese with mold in it Limburger cheese (although I love the way it smells) Clam bellies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Mountain oysters, oysters, raw fishy things and other gooey stuff (it's a textural thing....) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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