lazybloke
Priest of the cult of Chris Rea
- Location
- Leafy Surrey
I've yet to have a mushroom out of a tin that I'd consider "fine".
Fresh or dried is no problem. Tinned is ... no longer food.
The association with @Chris S's genitals hasn't helped.
What's the most disgusting thing you've eaten?
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Fresh or dried is no problem. Tinned is ... no longer food.
The association with @Chris S's genitals hasn't helped.
BrumJim
Forum Stalwart (won't take the hint and leave...)
- Location
- Selly Oak, Birmingham
Had a lucky escape with Andouillette in Clermont-Ferrand. Ordered some from a street stall, but they ran out before I got mine.
raleighnut
Legendary Member
- Location
- One of the 'Elite'
Is he related to 'the Donald' I wonder.
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
I've had andouiette twice. The first time in a restaurant in Vire (famous for them, apparently) and it was a bit weird but generally good. Emboldened I tried it again a few years later. Pigpoop-flavoured elastic bands.
- Location
- Somewhere wet & hilly in NW England.
Haggis - way past foul and not even fit for a dog. 
Haggis - way past foul and not even fit for a dog.
Really? I had some really lovely tasting Haggis last time I was in Edinburgh.
Alex321
Guru
- Location
- South Wales
Haggis - way past foul and not even fit for a dog.
Perhaps you didn't cook it well?
Do you feel the same about Black pudding? The taste & texture aren't that different, if you grill or bake the haggis.
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
I love both black pudding and haggis - preferably in thick slices fried in dripping until crispy around the edges, and then shoved into a toasted and well-buttered soda farl. 
Also quite like tripe. The best one to buy are the jars of "Flaki" from the Polish aisle in the supermarket. Perfect served hot in a bowl with plenty of rye bread & butter to dunk into the gravy / stock.
Also quite like tripe. The best one to buy are the jars of "Flaki" from the Polish aisle in the supermarket. Perfect served hot in a bowl with plenty of rye bread & butter to dunk into the gravy / stock.
Electric_Andy
Heavy Metal Fan
- Location
- Plymouth
I tried tripe once, and bulls testicles, in a tomatoe sauce/stew. The tripe was ok but the bulls bits really did taste like what they were.
It does sound like lots of foods (especially offal) suffer from what I call the Brussells Sprouts Effect. i.e. if you don't cook something very well (or if you over boil them in the case of sprouts) they can smell and taste awful. That can have a lasting effect on trying new and/or similar foods. I had the same with Liver; mum used to grill the heck out of it and it tasted bitter and resembled a tough leather shoe. But I've since had it in a liver and bacon casserole and it was delicious
It does sound like lots of foods (especially offal) suffer from what I call the Brussells Sprouts Effect. i.e. if you don't cook something very well (or if you over boil them in the case of sprouts) they can smell and taste awful. That can have a lasting effect on trying new and/or similar foods. I had the same with Liver; mum used to grill the heck out of it and it tasted bitter and resembled a tough leather shoe. But I've since had it in a liver and bacon casserole and it was delicious
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
Offal has been in retreat for a while. My parents both remembered eating "lights" (lungs). My dad ate tripe occasionally but fairly unenthusiastically. I've had tripe once and respond to both with "yuk". Pigs feet were a favourite of my dad's. I don't mind them but find them too fiddly. But I love liver and kidneys - and heart (when it's available). So I've moved down the offal ladder from my parents, and as liver and kidney (and heart) become less easily available the general trend is away from offal and tastes will change.
Gwylan
Veteran
- Location
- All at sea⛵
There's a jolly Chinese supermarket in Bristol that sells all that sort of stuff.
Include the dried mushrooms. Wonderful in winter stews.
Do miss it, but often divert if I'm near
Gwylan
Veteran
- Location
- All at sea⛵
Very lucky!
- Location
- Somewhere wet & hilly in NW England.
Had it at a posh hotel in Pitlochry some years ago and it was awful.
Didn’t like the taste or the texture.
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
Brawnone of THE most disgusting things ever
I like brawn. Years ago, whenever I visited my wife's mum she'd give me a huge stack of sandwiches to eat on the train when I left. Often featuring brawn. (The danger that people might suddenly starve to death was never far from her mind, and she was always taking precautions)
