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For me, probably lutefisk.
Something about fish fermented in lye that smells terrible doesnt sit well with me.

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A very specific variant of salted gouda nearly made me hurl in public.

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That weird ass Italian cheese filled with maggots, don't even remember the name.
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LordFarquad1312 posted...

That weird ass Italian cheese filled with maggots, don't even remember the name.

is it supposed to be filled with maggots?

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Durian

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boxington posted...

LordFarquad1312 posted...

That weird ass Italian cheese filled with maggots, don't even remember the name.

is it supposed to be filled with maggots?

Yes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casu_marzu
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boxington posted...

is it supposed to be filled with maggots?

Yeah, I remember either Anthony Bourdain or Adam Richman trying it.

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Chitlins.

You know the part of the body where you absorb your food and the rest starts turning into literal shit? Let's eat that!

Fuck. Just the smell alone makes me want to barf. I'm convinced that anyone who actually eats that has no sense of smell or taste.
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Touch posted...

Durian

mom likes durian and it sucked when she found a store that carried it. whole house reeked for a day. luckily it wasn't winter
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Yeah lutefisk. The small town my mom is from would have a lutefisk and meatballs dinner once a year at the church.

Little bro and I would get our meatballs and go as far away from the kitchen as possible to eat. You could still smell it a bit and we were on the next floor and as far on the opposite side of the church as possible

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I was visiting family one time and a friend of ours dropped by. He had some marinated lotus root or something similar and gave me a piece to try. It was revolting.

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LordFarquad1312 posted...

boxington posted...

LordFarquad1312 posted...

That weird ass Italian cheese filled with maggots, don't even remember the name.

is it supposed to be filled with maggots?

Yes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casu_marzu

Ok. This wins.
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Yep. Came in to say maggot cheese.

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"stink flipper" aka fermented Walrus flipper

https://www.cdc.gov/botulism/botulism-alaska-foods.html
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Something about fennel seeds in gravy meat doesn't sit right with me

Also, there's a local food called gundruk. I have vomited every time I've had it

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KnightofShikari posted...

mom likes durian and it sucked when she found a store that carried it. whole house reeked for a day. luckily it wasn't winter

Even Andrew Zimmern from Bizarre Foods absolutely fucking hates durian so I feel it's justified

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butter biscuits posted...

"stink flipper" aka fermented Walrus flipper

https://www.cdc.gov/botulism/botulism-alaska-foods.html

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Touch posted...

Even Andrew Zimmern from Bizarre Foods absolutely fucking hates durian so I feel it's justified

That guy only hates two things: Durian, and, of all things, walnuts.

Most other famous foodies love durian, and I can vouch. Smell's a killer, but once your tongue learns how to process it, it's like a rich, complex custard.

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Rocky Mountain oyster
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LordFarquad1312 posted...

Yes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casu_marzu

Casu marzu is considered by Sardinian aficionados to be unsafe to eat when the maggots in the cheese have died. Because of this, only cheese in which the maggots are still alive is usually eaten, although allowances are made for cheese that has been refrigerated, which can kill the maggots. When the cheese has fermented enough, it is often cut into thin strips and spread on moistened Sardinian flatbread (pane carasau), to be served with a strong red wine like cannonau.[4][6] Casu marzu is believed to be an aphrodisiac by Sardinians.[7] Because the larvae in the cheese can launch themselves for distances up to 15 centimetres (6 in) when disturbed,[2][8] diners hold their hands above the sandwich to prevent the maggots from leaping. Some who eat the cheese prefer not to ingest the maggots. Those who do not wish to eat them place the cheese in a sealed paper bag. The maggots, starved for oxygen, writhe and jump in the bag, creating a "pitter-patter" sound. When the sounds subside, the maggots are dead and the cheese can be eaten.[9]

maaan

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Tapioca pudding

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No one has said balut yet?
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because the larvae in the cheese can launch themselves for distances up to 15cm (6 in) when disturbed, diners hold their hands above the sandwich to prevent the maggots from leaping

What the actual fuck.
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Kiviak

Kiviak or kiviaq is a traditional wintertime Inuit food from Greenland that is made of little auks (Alle alle) fermented in a seal skin.
Up to 500 whole auks are packed into the seal skin, beaks and feathers included.[1] As much air as possible is removed from the seal skin before it is sewn up and sealed with seal fat, which repels flies. It is then hidden in a heap of stones, with a large rock placed on top to keep the air out.[2] Over the course of three months, the birds ferment,[2] and are then eaten during the arctic winter, particularly on birthdays and weddings.[3]

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Kale.
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nevershine posted...

For me, probably lutefisk.
Something about fish fermented in lye that smells terrible doesnt sit well with me.

As a Finnish person I agree


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I love lutefisk, I even eat it plain without the sauce.

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I'd probably willingly try the maggot cheese, but theres nothing in the world I could possibly want enough that could make me eat balut.

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FF_Redux posted...

I love lutefisk, I even eat it plain without the sauce.

I've always been curious to try that because of King of the Hill.
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a-c-a-b posted...

I've always been curious to try that because of King of the Hill.

I literally just finished that episode

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CirocObama posted...

Bourdain said hakarl is the worst thing he's ever tasted, so probably that. That dude has eaten everything.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A1karl

I wouldnt try it. Stuff ferments for up to a half a year? No thank you.

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CanuckCowboy posted...

Yep. Came in to say maggot cheese.

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LordFarquad1312 posted...

boxington posted...

LordFarquad1312 posted...

That weird ass Italian cheese filled with maggots, don't even remember the name.

is it supposed to be filled with maggots?

Yes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casu_marzu

Because of European Union food hygiene-health regulations, the cheese has been outlawed, and offenders face heavy fines. However, some Sardinians organized themselves in order to make casu marzu available on the black market, where it could be sold for double the price of an ordinary block of pecorino cheese.

Okay, a cheese that is literally such a health hazard that it's illegal and only purchasable through black market cheese dealers. Why does this even exist? Who the hell thought "My cheese isn't good enough. It needs to be left outside so flys can lay eggs in it then I'll start eating it when the eggs hatch into larvae."?
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as far as foods i've had, vienna sausage
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Liver. Just the smell alone makes me wanna vomit.
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UnholyMudcrab posted...

No one has said balut yet?

I was gonna but then I read about maggot cheese.

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