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I go out for dim sum w my Lady and her family from time to time. Never heard of it till I met her. She thought I was joking because according to her, not knowing dim sum is par with not knowing what a hamburger is. I've eaten some pretty off-my-radar stuff doing dim sum. The ultimate for me was accepting servings of cold congealed cow blood from her mom. I actually ate 3 pieces before deciding I'd carried the flag far enough - passed on the rest. I have always refused those jellied chickens feet. They are too freaky to look at, much less watch anyone gnaw on. Yech. There are different Chinese fish delicacies that have a decayed flavour that is offensive to my Western palate. Ditto for fermented tofu curds in fish sauce.
Personal demons include spinach (my old man sat on my chest and force fed it to me while the family laughed and laughed. Makes an impression on a kid, that kind of shit). I don't care for turnip, yams, cooked cauliflower, another vote for no brussel sprouts or beets. I dislike chicken wings because they are bird arms and just look wrong to me. That said, I can't really eat too much chicken/turkey skin either - I don't care how you've cooked and crisped and basted and spiced it. Crunchy bird skin is slightly less disgusting than the slimy stuff you peel off of a drumstick in order to eat it.
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