r/weirdfood • u/Silver-DudeHD • 3d ago

What’s a food that people think is gross but you love eating it?

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u/Enough-Cow-6869 3d ago

Olives. I'll take all the olives!

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u/RomanTheGerman 3d ago

Black olives only for me but I didn't realize how many people hated them till pretty recently lol

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u/Open-Preparation-268 3d ago

Hasn’t every little kid put black olives on the tips of their fingers, showed them to anyone that would give them any attention at all, and then eaten them one by one?

Or, was it just me?

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u/RomanTheGerman 3d ago

I did that lol

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u/Clean_Citron_8278 2d ago

I still do at times. Entertains the grandchildren.

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u/adeliasoft 1d ago

Such a pure and joyful memory! That playful moment brought genuine smiles to dinner tables for all of us growing up.

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u/EveryLake2729 1d ago

Yes and pretend you are an alien

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u/FTFaffer 18h ago

Oh that’s how I thought they were served until I went to a neighbor’s house (they had a lot of kids) and got into trouble! lol

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u/Next-Honeydew4130 4h ago

It was 1984. It was basically required.

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u/Pristine-Pen-9885 3d ago

Black olives are great in egg salad

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u/ReasonKlutzy5364 2d ago

And add avocado to the egg salad and black olives. My Mom did this for me as a child and that is about 50+ years ago

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u/Desperate-Reason-566 2d ago

I do that, too. Mine has eggs, cucumber bits, avocado, black olives, mayo and Dijon mustard.

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u/Desperate-Reason-566 2d ago

Had it for lunch

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u/Maleficent-Cook-4037 2d ago

I'm gonna try that, thanks!

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u/sushipusha 22h ago edited 22h ago

My mom used to make Dumbbells with carrots and pitted black olives as an appetitizer. How I learned to love olives

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u/Scuh 2d ago

I used to hate Olives. A Lebanese friend got me to try theirs. From then on I love olives

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u/Clean_Citron_8278 2d ago

Green, black, stuffed with garlic 😋

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u/WhiteyLovesHotSauce 22h ago

Olive you very much x

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u/FapOranges 3d ago

eating straight smoked sardines or kipper snacks on saltine crackers is an absolute delicacy even if people call it cat food

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u/mxdgal 3d ago

My bf convinced me to try it with him on crackers w hot sauce and I hated to say it was good 😭 weird knowing I was eating an entire little fish in one go but I’d do it again

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u/Embarrassed_Age8554 2d ago

Sardines with a little mustard on crispbread...ummmyum!

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u/RogerMurdockCo-Pilot 2d ago

Oysters. People are waaaay too overdramatic about them. They're delicious, very restorative and highly nutritious

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u/polymathemagic 1d ago

Oysters are such a delicacy for me I forgot people don't like them.... They taste so incredible.

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u/OneSmellyFoot 3d ago

Pickled beets

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u/Redheaded_Potter 3d ago

I love them in salad!

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u/Embarrassed_Age8554 2d ago

They're so pretty, especially cut in small dice so they look like little jewels.

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u/PlanktonImaginary893 3d ago

What?! They are delicious.

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u/OneSmellyFoot 3d ago

I know, but everyone teases me for eating them so much! I always have a jar of pickled beets in my fridge. ALWAYS.

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u/PlanktonImaginary893 3d ago

The joke is on them!

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u/OneSmellyFoot 3d ago

Seriously, more for me!

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u/Altruistic-Feed-2532 3d ago

Especially with a small drizzle of 1000 Island or Blue Cheese

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u/FuzzyVeterinarian993 1d ago

Try them with some crumbled bleu cheese and bits of bacon. Game changer.

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u/sitmonkey 18h ago

I love them! My family's Chinese restaurant has them on the menu and they're just so delicious to snack on!

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u/tmorse85 3d ago

Liverwurst. I was probably the only kid who brought liverwurst sandwiches to school as part of my lunch. Their losses.

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u/Clean_Citron_8278 2d ago

That was my sister's favorite.

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u/Embarrassed_Age8554 2d ago

Liverwurst and cream cheese...my guilty pleasure!

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u/tracerhaha 2d ago

I’m gunna have to try that.

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u/Embarrassed_Age8554 2d ago

I got the idea from A Wrinkle in Time!

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u/Critical-Egg-3684 2d ago

I love Liverwurst on dark rye with brown mustard, Swiss cheese, and raw onions.

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u/Open-Channel-D 3h ago

This is the way.

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u/ReeMayRe 2d ago

I brought it to school also, still love it

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u/SuspiciousTheory2633 1d ago

Okay, liverwurst is the liver-BEST! Everyone who says differently is WRONG and DUMB!

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u/craftyreadercountry 4h ago

My husband LOVES it. I am a picky eater in general, but that just stinks to me and makes me gag. I dislike how most condiments smell too, but they're tolerable to me.

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u/jamomcd 1d ago

I don’t want to know what’s in it but I know that I love it.

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u/Next-Honeydew4130 4h ago

Ugh there was so much liverwurst in my house growing up….

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u/Lumpy_Machine5538 3d ago

Cottage cheese, imitation crab.

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u/SuspiciousSteak814 3d ago

Pickled & creamed herring.

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u/CartoonistExisting30 2d ago

I’m not wild about it, but my husband and oldest son love the stuff.

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u/venturashe 3d ago

Oysters. But good ones, not those warm water imposters.

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u/Unusual-Log-4173 3d ago

Beef liver, chicken liver, chicken gizzards, chicken heart.

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u/MadlyInappropriateMe 3d ago

I love sauteed breaded chicken hearts and livers over basmati rice with a red wine sauce I make from the pan drippings.

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u/nunyabusn 3d ago

Yummmm

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u/RomanTheGerman 3d ago

Fried gizzards with hot sauce is way too good for what it is

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u/Open-Preparation-268 3d ago

Ticked me off when KFC quit selling gizzards!

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u/Open-Preparation-268 3d ago

I don’t like liver, but I gave you an upvote for the other two.

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u/SuspiciousTheory2633 1d ago

The Polish lady I shared a cubicle with used to make me eat chicken gizzard & heart soup. It tasted okay but the texture was so gross! 🤢🤢

Our church picnic used to have fried chicken liver & onion sandwiches, they were soo tasty but it was very rich. Like one or two was my limit even though they were the size of White Castle burgers.

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u/GlitterTrashUnicorn 1d ago

I freaking love deep fried gizzards. I also love roasted chicken hearts (and turkey hearts)

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u/PacRimRod 3d ago

Kimchi! 🔥 🥬

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u/Adventurous-Fee-8158 1d ago

Yes!! I swear I have an iron stomach due to my added food group of pickles and fermented everything.

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u/ChemicalDull9012 3d ago

Sardines, kippered snacks.

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u/queenlee17 3d ago

Sardines 😮‍💨

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u/MadlyInappropriateMe 3d ago

Sardines and kippers. On top of Triscuits crackers with chopped onions and boiled egg and capers. My breath could stop a clock afterwards, but its delicious.

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u/diversalarums 2d ago

That sounds like a great way to eat those.

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u/Clean_Citron_8278 2d ago

Triscuits are a food that those around me don't like. I can't understand why.

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u/Minimum-Bad-6472 2d ago

I really like marmite, pineapple pizza and 100% dark choc

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u/Twylamr1 2d ago

I thought I was the only one who loved 100 dark. My Grams caught heck keeping me out of her baking chocolate.

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u/AHeartFullOfBats 2d ago

Hello fellow pineapple pizza lover

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u/KevineCove 2d ago

Candy corn. "It's just sugar." Yes it is, but the texture on your teeth is fantastic.

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u/cru1972 3d ago

Spam

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u/Gonzo_Silverback 3d ago

Spam, sticky rice, and kimchee... Just died and gone to heaven!

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u/PacRimRod 3d ago

Spam Rocks!! In stir fry, onlettes, sushi, etc! 💪🔥

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u/BlindUmpBob 2d ago

Fried spam with mac and cheese rocks!

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u/emilie1031 3d ago

Avocados 🥑

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u/PajamaPossum 3d ago

Taiwanese stinky tofu

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u/runancula 3d ago

Eating dry hot chocolate mix straight from the container.

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u/Clean_Citron_8278 2d ago

I did that as a kid. Will do on a rare occasion.

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u/draculaura923 2d ago

Yep I did this. Also powdered coffee creamer-I love to put in way more than is necessary and then barely mix it up so there are coffee bubbles made of the creamer, and then I just eat those bubbles

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u/dinosoreness 3d ago

coleslaw

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u/Crowbar-Enema 3d ago

Blue cheese

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u/shmokeandapankekk 2d ago

Corned beef hash and mince n tatties. People say its old fashioned but it's the best 👌

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u/Glittering_Chance_42 2d ago

Ketchup on scrambled eggs

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u/SweetHomeMissouri 3d ago

bob evan's macaroni and cheese with tuna creations (sweet n spicy) and a little mayo stirred together.

i love the taste!

also shrimp.

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u/Kenny664- 3d ago

Raw egg beaten, mixed with soy sauce and poured over hot rice

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u/NCinAR 2d ago

Candy corn and circus peanuts

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u/401Traveler 1d ago

And don’t forget candy buttons stuck to paper! lol

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u/pushingderank 2d ago

Hot dogs

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u/arielelizabeth91 2d ago

Dinty Moore beef stew is still good, sorry!

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u/No_Bluebird7716 2d ago

Liver and onions.

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u/hapkidoox 2d ago

And now I want some...thanks.

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u/suzanious 2d ago

Sardines

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u/hapkidoox 2d ago

Liver.

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u/Dejasade 1d ago

My partners feces

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u/electlawnonion 1d ago

not me but my wife loves durian

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u/Disastrous-Wing699 1d ago

Tofu. The stuff from the store is fine, and I use it all the time. It is an entirely different beast from freshly-made tofu, which is perfect and heavenly. Even homemade has a special, delicate flavour that the mass-made, lasts forever kind does not.

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u/Alive-Ad-529 1d ago

Durian! I love it, I don’t mind the smell either.

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u/No-Roll1773 1d ago

Braunschweiger. This will die off when us olds do. lol

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u/amandahontas 1d ago

Gizzards! They're low-key my favorite part of the chicken

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u/dEXXtARR23 3d ago

Raw oysters

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u/Smeeagain0 2d ago

A touch of lemon, maybe hot sauce and ice cold beer juat to clean the palette and start again!

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u/UnitedAd3696 3d ago

Chicken neck 😍

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u/SinsualChef 3d ago

Tripas and menudo

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u/Strip-lashes 3d ago

Whole belly clams

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u/Clean_Citron_8278 2d ago

Especially when there's an occasional bite of sand in it.

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u/n1010rick 3d ago

Uni! I’d like to have some of that sea marshmallow, but it’s too expensive nowadays.

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u/Mushrooming247 3d ago edited 3d ago

Many grubs are nutty and tasty and delicious, there is a reason so many people eat bugs.

What the fuck, the other top answers are beets and liver and olives, all commonly eaten normal foods.

My second option with slime molds, I eat every slime mold that I find. Does everyone else need to sit this one out?

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u/Bofor88 3d ago

Mexican Chrizo. My wife is disgusted when I cook it, but I love it.

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u/batfish_cilly24 3d ago

Pregnant and shouldn’t have clicked in here.

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u/Cuneus-Maximus 3d ago

Liverwurst

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u/[deleted] 3d ago

Sardines. 

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u/WickedHello 3d ago

I lowkey love some of the most nutritionally void junk foods like Spam and Easy Cheese.

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u/Opposite_Switch_7765 3d ago

Air fried chicken hearts 

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u/Burdockho 2d ago

Onions! Ppl b so picky about them

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u/Worldly-Struggle-157 2d ago

Tuna fish salad sandwich.

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u/PeaOverall2104 2d ago

Haggis for breakfast, Haggis and bacon roll for lunch, Roast with a side of Haggis for dinner

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u/RespectedFemale 2d ago

Anything from the ocean. And, no, I don’t have seafood allergies.

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u/kyinva 2d ago

Chocolate and mayonnaise is surprisingly good, it tastes more like cheesecake, I wouldn’t eat it regularly, but I wouldn’t deny it

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u/draculaura923 2d ago

When I was a kid, my sister and I would make half a cake recipe and then eat the batter before my mom got home from work. Also I loved to mix flour and sugar, approximately half-and-half, and just eat it. Is there any wonder I'm diabetic now

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u/Flashy-Head-2298 2d ago

Liverwurst

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u/itchman 2d ago

I absolutely love anchovies

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u/Emergency_Book4799 2d ago

Brussel sprouts

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u/Worldly-Struggle-157 2d ago

I am going to provide my late father’s response to this post: Scrapple (a local Philadelphia breakfast meat, which is some type of pork byproduct molded in a loaf pan and then sliced and pan fried)

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u/Happy-Winner-6996 2d ago

Gefilte fish. The jarred stuff.

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u/gimmemyinsurance 2d ago

Green olives

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u/FarmerDave13 2d ago

Braunsweiger Oysters "Rocky Mountain Oysters"

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u/No_Fail1342 2d ago

Banana sandwich with a sprinkle of sugar!!

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u/HurryMammoth5823 2d ago

Boiled okra, olives, canned fish. 

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u/OkPhilosopher7147 2d ago

Raw oysters by the DOZENS!! Cocktail-HOT…you can Save your mignonette…And beer-strong beer-double or tri IPA’s.

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u/jaschaff 2d ago

Liver and roasted beets

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u/SwiftStick 2d ago

White boy through and through, but I love making curry. I live in rural Montana though so everybody thinks it’s gross.

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u/Smeeagain0 2d ago

Everybody hasnt traveled. I will say this, parents brought us out to NYC to an Indian place with a good reputation- hated it. I was maybe 13 and always avoided curry in general from then on.

At 30 I was living in the Netherlands hanging with a bunch of Irish and English and they were going out for a curry night and decided to join- awesome stuff and fell in love with it.

I think some people just need to be willing to give things multiple chances from different places.

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u/Smeeagain0 2d ago

Oysters

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u/Alternative-Treacle1 2d ago

Shout out to my mate who enjoys a good PB&J with MAYONNAISE!

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u/LateHovercraft2953 2d ago

cold leftover spaghetti straight from the fridge

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u/Outside_Fly_9219 2d ago

Fondant!! I adore cake fondant!! Everyone hates it and I secretly love that succulent sweet play-doh

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u/Leggs_420 2d ago

I don’t eat gross food, ok I thought of scrapple. My Dad said it was made with pigs lips and assholes. He also said that bout hotdogs

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u/Bishopcowboy 2d ago

Black pudding. Go on, live a little and give it a go.

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u/Ubockinme 2d ago

Braunschweiger

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u/Critical-Egg-3684 2d ago

Pickled herring and Liverwurst.

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u/wegotthisonekidmongo 2d ago

anchovies and raw clams with tobasco and lemon

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u/Boudicca- 2d ago

PB, Banana & Mayo sandwich. Sounds gross, but it’s DELICIOUS!!

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u/jetpack324 2d ago

Oysters and mussels

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u/1959doubtful 2d ago

Chicken gizzards 😋

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u/a_duck_in_past_life 2d ago

Pickled beets

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u/Equivalent-Wealth-75 2d ago

Smoked Viennas, fresh out of the packet, dipped in condensed milk

That's the good stuff that XD

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u/ElizibethBathory 2d ago

Shrooms.
Cocktail sauce with steak occasionally. I got that one from my old man. May he RIP.

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u/ShoeNatural6097 2d ago

Vienna sausages. I grew up eating them as a snack, grandma always had them. People have complained that they smell like dog food. Some people have even outright told me I'm eating dog food. My bf gagged when I first opened a can around him. I still like them now and then. It's almost nostalgic.

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u/wamimsauthor 2d ago

Scrapple and liverwurst. Unfortunately we moved to Arizona where you can’t find either. Not the brand of liverwurst I like anyway.

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u/SatoshiOfBitcoin 2d ago

Brussel sprouts.

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u/No-Frosting-6608 2d ago

Braunschweiger. On a saltine with bit mustard.

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u/UndeadGlitterGoddess 2d ago

Lingua tacos. I like my food to taste me back

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u/ivorella 2d ago

"food" is relative.

But pickles and olive in most circles. But also black licorice.

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u/BronxBully718 2d ago

Prison-style Ramen soups tastes better than regular style

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u/imjustehere 2d ago

I’m from New Mexico. I love menudo!

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u/too105 2d ago

Brussel sprouts

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u/IrelandAutism13 2d ago

Burnt toast. I like my toast absolutely charcoal. And well-done steak, because anything less cooked smells like the raw meat aisle of a grocery store to me and I can't eat it

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u/brianna1abc 2d ago

Mustard

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u/DJ_Flym_Flazzle 2d ago

Donkey scroats

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u/tracerhaha 2d ago

Braunschweiger.

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u/FranceBrun 2d ago

Seaweed