What is the grossest food you've ever eaten and did you spit it out?

[simmonjam1]

Menudo Soup. It was tough and leathery. I couldn't choke it down.

[Magnum PEI]

[sun]

Some random Chinese dumpling type thing served to me by a Chinese family. Wish I knew what it was, but it was awful. Just terrible.

Durian flavoured gelato was a recent one. Never had a durian before, but if it tastes like the gelato does, I never will.

[qiang]

Originally Posted by Wormius

Mosquitoes while riding my bike...

And that odd flavoured, high potency Chinese liquor. Maybe it's lack of alternatives, but I think people in China are brainwashed into thinking that stuff is good.

you are saying ppl in China r lack of things to eat and.drink....lmao..what da Heck

[qiang]

Originally Posted by sun

Some random Chinese dumpling type thing served to me by a Chinese family. Wish I knew what it was, but it was awful. Just terrible.

Durian flavoured gelato was a recent one. Never had a durian before, but if it tastes like the gelato does, I never will.

dumpling is the most delicious food to eat in the universal

[Minnie]

Squid. Ran to the bathroom and spat it out and then spent the rest of the evening trying not to retch. Blech.

[Alberta_Beef]

bokchoy (spelling?) so gross.

[Stay Golden]

Originally Posted by Minnie

Squid. Ran to the bathroom and spat it out and then spent the rest of the evening trying not to retch. Blech.

lol I love squid and Octopus.
Sea Cucumber is terrible.

[JohnnyB]

Originally Posted by Wormius

Mosquitoes while riding my bike...

And that odd flavoured, high potency Chinese liquor. Maybe it's lack of alternatives, but I think people in China are brainwashed into thinking that stuff is good.

You're probably thinking of baijiu. Low quality baijiu is bad, but high quality baijiu can be really good.

[Minnie]

Originally Posted by Stay Golden

Sea Cucumber is terrible.

Well, the thing does intake its food through its ass...

[Wormius]

Originally Posted by qiang

you are saying ppl in China r lack of things to eat and.drink....lmao..what da Heck

No, just not a very developed palate for wines or spirits. Maybe that will come with more exposure to different ones. From what I tasted of "wines", I would hazard to guess that most wines are counterfeits. If you're not experienced or shopping in a high-end store, you will probably end up with something that is disgusting, and you naturally won't want to try it again or have anything outside of your comfort zone.

[qiang]

thread is about the food to eat ..not the wine

[CarlW]

Originally Posted by starseed

Fish Maw soup... I could not spit it out and run screaming because the boyfriend's parents were right beside me. Luckily he saw my reaction and took over consumption duties.

You know what? I am starting to think that real Chinese food misses a whole lot more than it hits. Lotus root stew is another example...

Fish Maw soup is awesome. Had tons of non chinese friends try it and they liked it also.

[Minnie]

Wormius, I think you should advise Stay Golden on the wines that would go best with sea cucumber. Might help make it more palatable.

[Flaming Choy]

Silk worm cocoon in China. Was pretty gross but downed it. Then ate the other 2 on the stick so I wouldn't be wasting food.

[CarlW]

Old Person Chocolate. Grossest thing ever. It was those loonie chocolates that a senior relative brought with her when visiting from BC. I swear she must've kept those things for a long time in her purse or cupboard or something because it tasted like an old person, that's the only way I could describe it. Ran to the sink and spat it out right away. My bro thought I was crazy cause it told him it tasted like an old person, so he tried it and basically did the same thing and agreed it tasted like old people.

[JohnnyB]

Originally Posted by Wormius

No, just not a very developed palate for wines or spirits. Maybe that will come with more exposure to different ones. From what I tasted of "wines", I would hazard to guess that most wines are counterfeits. If you're not experienced or shopping in a high-end store, you will probably end up with something that is disgusting, and you naturally won't want to try it again or have anything outside of your comfort zone.

From working in wine in China, I can tell you that it is well recognized that something like 85% or more of the import wine products in China are fake. Bottles are kept by servers at bars and restaurants and rebottled with cheap stuff to be resold, or there are just straight fakes and counterfeits.

It was in the news in China this year that there were more cases sold of a particular vintage of a top Bordeaux chateaux in a signle Chinese city than were actually produced in the year. Not surprising considering the prices it will go for though. Big business.

As far as Chinese wine (baijiu) goes. The good stuff is generally around $300/bottle, but it's very easy drinking.

[Trailer Fire]

Uni. Sea urchin. I ate mine. My girlfriend saw my reaction and couldn't do it. So I ate hers. Barely got it down.

[Sidney Crosby's Hat]

Originally Posted by Magnum PEI

This was so bad. And it was made extra disappointing because Voodoo Doughnuts (in Portland, OR) is the most amazing place to eat doughnuts I've ever been to.

[CMPunk]

Banana and black licorice... Nastiest stuff ever