When it comes to eating, how would you rate yourself: adventurous or picky? Maybe somewhere in between?
As RVers, and as travelers, we’re bound to come across new foods on an almost daily basis. Maybe you’ll try rattlesnake in the Southwest, geoduck (pronounced “gooey duck”) on the West Coast, reindeer sausage in Alaska, scrapple in Pennsylvania, or alligator along the Gulf Coast. Have you tried any of these? Would you?
In the poll below, tell us how adventurous or how picky you are. Once you’ve voted, please leave a comment and tell us about the weirdest thing you’ve ever eaten. We want to know!
I’ll try things, but I have to see the ingredients list first, due to food intolerances.
After many 3rd and 4th World countries, I learned not to ask. Refusing what is offered can be insulting to your hosts.
After over 20 years in the US Navy a couple things that I have found that I’ll pass on. The one that stands out is a Philippine “delicacy” called Balut; which is a fertilized developing egg embryo that is boiled or steamed and eaten from the shell. You couldn’t get me drunk enough to try that! Other than that I was willing to try most anything once.
Or fish head soup… or Nuoc Mam in Vietnam.
Thank you, RV Travel! 🙂 My eating habits were developed in the decades that I ran and raced seriously. I eat only things that I know won’t upset my stomach during strenuous exercise. So, no seasoning in any of my food is ideal. I also tended to be late for evening meals (I was running when the food was hot) and learned to eat cold food directly from the pans because everyone else was long-finished eating. Ultimately, my eating habits became guided by the dictum, “food isn’t worth any trouble.” Works well with DW’s aversion to cooking. 😉 Safe travels! 🙂
I will try most things. If my wife likes it and I don’t, I will try it again every ten years or so, like Liver and Lamb, Still don’t like them, but I try.
Nothing beats fresh Elk liver and home grown onions.
Craziest thing…I hired on at a cattle ranch in Salida Co for a week in 87. The first morning the “cook” had this huge organ on the cutting board..I said “what’s that” he said dinner..Elk Liver! I immediately thought..omg..I’m going to starve to death and fall off the side of a mountain on my horse, all in one week! After a 9 hour day in the saddle, the aromas in the bunk house were devine! Never being a fan of liver, like I don’t/won’t eat it…I tried some at dinner…I was starving and not ready to become a vegetarian. It was wonderful! I even had seconds! Who knew? You reminded me of that great experience….thanks!
I grew up in house that meat and potatoes were the main staples. Vegetables were either canned peas or corn.
After I got married, I was surprised at how many other things were out there. My wife could not understand my parents diet.
I’ll try anything except Sushi. I cannot get myself to eat raw fish!
I will try most things at least once but my wife is a Very pricky eater!!
Growing up on the Scandahoovian diet (anything white, bland, and tasteless), I became an adventurous eater as an adult. I have found most things palatable, and others I’ve had to acquired a taste for, and a few “spit it out! that $H!ts nasty”!
As I’ve aged, I became intolerant of hot spicy foods, but I have recently discovered that taking activated charcoal allows me to again eat the foods that I enjoy.
Try it. It may work for you too.
If it looks inviting I’m trying but not and I’m a no go.
I’m not real picky when it comes to food. However, I will not eat Rocky Mountain Oysters, Escargot, or anything to do with brains, tongues, snouts, eyeballs, or hooves. Other than that…hey, let’s eat.
I’ve eaten a variety of foods in many different countries around the world and the only food I really couldn’t stomach was souse – pickled pig snout and other head pieces.
Everything except hot spices and slimy things
Jim Kern, who founded Florida Trail Association, was scouting out the west side of the Lake Okeechobee trail when they ran out of rations Fortunately they ran into a Moutain Men encampment who volunteered to share their food, one of which was roasted armidillo One youth asked what it tasted like Reenactor said chicken White meat or dark asked the youth Why does it matter the guy asked I don’t like dark meat My thought is that he just wasn’t hungry enough
Sorry I left out he was scouting with his Boy Scout troop
As concession to my own liberal interpretation of Kosher eating, I will not knowingly consume any pork based product. I do eat shell fish. I would not eat Guinea Pig in South America. Somehow I can still eat very spicy food and really enjoy it. I did turn down lamb brain served in the skull. I was raised on organ meats and will still eat them if well prepared by someone who knows what they are doing.