Blue cheese.
I love how funky it is. who knew moldy cheese could add so much to a dish?
Totally agree especially with fruit cake
Haggis
They’re wrong, but I get it
I always heard “haggis is an acquired taste” and “it’s disgusting because of what’s in it”. But the first time I tried it… holy shit it’s awesome.
Haggis is only hated by those who haven’t tried it.
Goes great with some neeps and tatties ❤️
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There’s no kidney!
It’s the heart and lungs with liver.
Kidneys aren’t used, but people often think it’s basically all the bits of offal
I still appreciate that it’s not for everyone, but it’s definitely worth trying
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Dammit, now I want some haggis.
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I got in a huge argument with someone who actually thought they were preserved for 100 years…
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Could you imagine? You’d need to fund a company for 100 years with potentially 0 profit
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Liver and Onion, anchovies, chunchullo, whitebait, blood and tongue sausage… generally these fall in two categories:
- Food that has a particularly strong flavor that clashes with what people are used to, and
- Food that is made from the parts of an animal that is not “meat” and therefore has an unfamiliar texture.
They’re wrong on all accounts - taste is acquired, and people should at least try food out of their comfort zone - but considering that it took 20 years for me to even consider trying shrimp (which still isn’t my first choice, but I like it now) I can understand.
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Durian. Apparently it’s absolutely disgusting for some people.
I love durian stuff… gf refuses to kiss me for 2 days afterwards but its worth it every time
To me it tastes good but I cannot enjoy it because of the smell.
The smell is interesting, I’ve had it once and it initially smelled like rotting fruit or compost.
Now, it’s the other way around. Rotting fruit smells like durian to me.
I had heard about it, so of course I had to try it when visiting Malaysia. It was alright. Durian chocolate carries a whiff of fart when you open it, but the taste is OK.
Cauliflower soup. It tastes amazing to me, but it really does smell like farts
Uni:
I really want to try uni someday! I’ve yet to see it on the menu where I live
I really like olives, but I totally get how they’re not for everyone. I also love capers and seaweed.
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Black licorice.
Salt that bad boy and you got a party going on.
mmmm, I love the black licorice jelly beans.
Salmiakki!
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Spaghetti with sugar.
Absolute heathen.
I was bullied so bad in school when I said I like sugar in my spaghetti 😅
they were trying to protect you. there are places in Italy where you wouldn’t make it out alive after saying that out loud
Philippines?
Nah, just black.
If you haven’t had a chance, try to find a Jollybee’s near you.
Can do! 🫡
not too bad. I used to think dipping my ritz crackers in apple juice was the bomb until other kids looked at me funny for it.
tofu
mmm, I could go for some crispy tofu with hot sauce right about now
Oatmeal. Yes, it’s the texture and temperature of boogers, but I never ate my boogers growing up. What I ate growing up was a lot of oatmeal.
Bleu cheese. It’s got the funk, and is literally moldy; I can see how that could be off-putting for someone.
Cilantro. Because I know there’s people who have a gene that makes it taste like soap to them.
I’m so sad I have the bad genetics for cilantro. Everyone who loves it seems to love it so much! But alas, soap.
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Goat cheese, lamb/mutton, truffle and any kind of mushroom, spicy foods
Once I had this dark chocolate with chile pepper and pop rocks in it, no one else wanted to try it but I really liked it
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It’s not about the food but about the time of enjoying the taste of it
I like big dishes in the morning. Like really salty, savoury and messy
I routinely wake up, smell an imaginary scent of a whole dinner (hallucinations) and proceed to eat it as first thing in the morning
