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OT: The worst foods ever
Nov. 19th, 2006 01:34 amWith marathon sessions of Thanksgiving shows on Food Network as America prepares for its annual day of gluttony feasting and football, I thought I'd share what I firmly believe those who are condemned to hell are forced to eat for all eternity. Because these foods suck. If the Indians brought any of this to the first Thanksgiving dinner close to 400 years ago, the Pilgrims would've turned tail and sailed the heck back to England. Or cheerfully starved.
Granted there are some foods many of you wouldn't touch that I actually like. Octopus for example. Some "nasty foods" I don't find quite as offense as others might. Tongue for instance. I wouldn't touch tripe now, but as a kid I just found it somewhat rubbery, not necessarily bad-tasting. There are foods I don't like, such as zucchini, yams or sweet potato, that just missed the list. At least sweet potato is good as a pie or as fries. But these...you couldn't get me to eat them even if you promised a hot tub session with Hayden afterwards.
In no particular order:
10. Haggis--Sheep's stomach stuffed with oatmeal and other yucky innards, it's long considered Scotland's "national dish." Why in God's name would any sane person want to eat that?
9. Escargot--I keep hearing they're good and the kind you eat are different kind from the little buggers you find crawling around in your yard, but I don't care. They're disgusting.
8. "Blood" sausage/black pudding--Ever see this? It looks like a big scab.
7. Liver--I don't care what you do with it, it still tastes yucky.
6. Fruitcake--There's a reason why people joke about this brown dense brick of yuck. It's worse if it has alcohol in it. How can so many good ingredients go so wrong? Eat the far superior German stollen or Italian panettone.
5. Brussel sprouts--It smells like flatulence and tastes like rot. I hated it as a kid and I still hate it now. Bleahhh!
4. Most squashes--You're probably thinking, "What? You'd rather eat sushi or octopus or even tongue over butternut squash?" Yeah, pretty much. I loathe squash. I wouldn't even eat pumpkin pie until my 20s. Come to think of it, the Indians did introduce squashes to the European settlers, didn't they? It had to be a prank.
3. Beets--I hate, HATE beets. You tell me what's so good about them.
2. Brains--Only zombies eat brains.
1. Insects--You have to be REALLY desperate to eat bugs. I can't find any justification to eat any insect prepared in any way just for the joy of eating it.
There you have it! Glad to have ruined your appetites!
Granted there are some foods many of you wouldn't touch that I actually like. Octopus for example. Some "nasty foods" I don't find quite as offense as others might. Tongue for instance. I wouldn't touch tripe now, but as a kid I just found it somewhat rubbery, not necessarily bad-tasting. There are foods I don't like, such as zucchini, yams or sweet potato, that just missed the list. At least sweet potato is good as a pie or as fries. But these...you couldn't get me to eat them even if you promised a hot tub session with Hayden afterwards.
In no particular order:
10. Haggis--Sheep's stomach stuffed with oatmeal and other yucky innards, it's long considered Scotland's "national dish." Why in God's name would any sane person want to eat that?
9. Escargot--I keep hearing they're good and the kind you eat are different kind from the little buggers you find crawling around in your yard, but I don't care. They're disgusting.
8. "Blood" sausage/black pudding--Ever see this? It looks like a big scab.
7. Liver--I don't care what you do with it, it still tastes yucky.
6. Fruitcake--There's a reason why people joke about this brown dense brick of yuck. It's worse if it has alcohol in it. How can so many good ingredients go so wrong? Eat the far superior German stollen or Italian panettone.
5. Brussel sprouts--It smells like flatulence and tastes like rot. I hated it as a kid and I still hate it now. Bleahhh!
4. Most squashes--You're probably thinking, "What? You'd rather eat sushi or octopus or even tongue over butternut squash?" Yeah, pretty much. I loathe squash. I wouldn't even eat pumpkin pie until my 20s. Come to think of it, the Indians did introduce squashes to the European settlers, didn't they? It had to be a prank.
3. Beets--I hate, HATE beets. You tell me what's so good about them.
2. Brains--Only zombies eat brains.
1. Insects--You have to be REALLY desperate to eat bugs. I can't find any justification to eat any insect prepared in any way just for the joy of eating it.
There you have it! Glad to have ruined your appetites!
