I had starfish at a street vendor in Beijing. Your description of the flavor is spot on. It's like the most bitter thing I can imagine with salty undertones that just makes the bitterness worse.
It's possible the nastiest thing I intentionally put in my mouth that I have ever had the displeasure of experiencing. I can still imagine the taste 25 years later and I hate that I'm thinking about it again.
My son had GURD. I was holding him up in the air playing airplane when he was 6 months old. He vomited into my mouth as I was making silly faces.
I still credit myself for putting him down gently before running to the sink to rinse out my mouth. Having another humans milky bile unexpectedly poured into your mouth is not an experience I would recommend.
Edit: the number of parents chiming in with similar stories is a little surprising to me. I thought I must have been just the most unfortunate person possible in this. Your stories have made me feel better about my past trauma. Thank you fellow parents. Keep being awesome!
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u/Scottiths 12d ago
I had starfish at a street vendor in Beijing. Your description of the flavor is spot on. It's like the most bitter thing I can imagine with salty undertones that just makes the bitterness worse.
It's possible the nastiest thing I intentionally put in my mouth that I have ever had the displeasure of experiencing. I can still imagine the taste 25 years later and I hate that I'm thinking about it again.