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Originally Posted by Medusa
Although I've never eaten any of the following....
My mom grew up on a farm in the South. They did not believe in wasting food, so chitlins (pig intestines), hash (leftover bits of anything mixed together) and chicken feet were not an uncommon dinner. When I worked in a grocery store the South, we sold canned pig brains with gravy, and plenty of people bought pigs feet and tripe.
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Oh yeah, pickled pigs feet is HUGE in some parts of the deep south. As are brains. There's actually a dish - scrambled eggs and squirrel brains. None for me thanks
Strangest food I've ever eaten. . . Well there was the atomic chicken at some chicken joint in Pennsylvania that we went to when we were working on a story. Chicken isn't weird, but it is somewhat strange when it's so hot that you have to sign a waiver before you eat it
It was hot. I don't mean sorta hot, I mean holy shit call the fire department this is damn HOT.
I did a story once on survivalist training. We actually signed up for this group and then reported on our experiences. Part of that was eating grubs. Fortunately they were fried. They were actually tasty, and maybe it's stupid and immature that I won't ever be doing that again, but as long as there's steak readily available from the grocery store, I'll pass on the grubs thank you.
The weirdest "normal" food I've eaten would probably be posole. If you ever get the chance to try this stuff, it's awesome. It's a hispanic soup/stew. Ate it at some restaurant in New Mexico. Had hominy, shredded pork, and chili powder in the soup, and was then topped with lettuce, cream cheese, sliced radishes, avocado, and a bunch of other stuff. Kinda like a salad floating on the soup. WEIRD looking, WEIRD sounding, but some of the tastiest stuff I've ever eaten.