Worst Food Ever

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It's only sausage

Come on now Static, it's more than just innocent sausage. Why is it so oily? You fry it and end up with a half cup of orangey oil. Why is it orange? I know there must be glands and all sorts of weird stuff in there.

You can't possibly doctor up beets or liver so that I could tolerate them no matter what kind of secret recipies you have.

I do believe, though, that you can mix a wicked martini...

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Why is it so oily? You fry it and end up with a half cup of orangey oil. Why is it orange? I know there must be glands and all sorts of weird stuff in there.

The oil is orange because of pimento. Only the cheap stuff has glands. When you buy chorizo from a butcher, it is innocent and not oily.

Pickled beets with feta are to die for.

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Only the cheap stuff has glands.

This explains it all...my ex-husband used to cook it and he's the cheapest person I know!

Mmmmm. I'd kill for a Chorizo Torta right about now.

Worst food ever? The Leek and Bacon Quiche I made the other day turned out pretty vile. How could something so simple...

The absolute worst food ever is this pressure cooker soup that one of my host moms in France used to make. Throw a whole bunch of vegetables into a pot. Really -- any vegetables that you think might be good or that might be going slightly bad or that you wish to never again see. Zucchini, yellow squash, spinach, broccoli, onion, leek, tomato, beans, etc. Whatever you have on hand, put it in there.

Add water to cover the vegetables. Don't use any kind of seasoning; it ruins the taste.

Now seal the hatch and cook for an hour. Then blenderize it.

Serve it with a dollop of sour cream. Have a bite. As soon as your hostess looks away, feed it to the dog, who will simultaneously cower in fear and mock your feeble attempts at chivalry.

The phone will probably ring. When you return to your place at the table, somehow, the amount of soup in your bowl will have tripled, while the quantity in bowls of *everyone else* will have diminished significantly. They will smile at you as you silently curse them.

Fresh durian in Burma.

Years ago, "nato" in Japan (that's what I think it was called) It was some type of fermented beans...

I hear you on the nato, it has a fearsome reputation!

The stuff I sampled in Narita wasn't actually too bad, but I suspect that that was the tame version. And with every morsel I lifted out of the bowl, it drew up sticky threads that ended up coating everything (including my mouth) like some sort of slimy spiderweb.

I don't think there's a way of eating this without embarrassing yourself...

I don't dislike Durian but I wouldnt go as far as to say I like it. I first came across it at a friends house when I was about 14 and obviously the smell was just horrific and I didnt eat it, but when I was in Little India in Singapore a few years back I decided that nothing ventured, nothign gained so went for it

The worst thing I've eaten to date is Veal Trip Sausage in Florac, France. Not the best thing in my opinion but in comparison to the Veal head someone was greedily and messily consuming on the table next to me it was heaven :P

There's a Swedish delicacy that definitely earns a mention in this thread. It's called surströmming (i.e. sour herring) and consists of fermented herring. It's sold in cans at least in northern parts of Sweden. Fermenting builds up powerful pressure in the can and it should be therefor opened in a bucket of water. Water is also said to help to lessen the smell but I believe it's gonna smell anyway. Should you ever try a can of surströming, do not under any circumstances open it indoors, because the smell will stay there for days if not weeks.

And how does it taste? Well, we bought a can once, opened it outdoors in a bucket of water -and never tasted it. The smell of rotting fish was simply unbearable to me. It doesn't really rot but sure does smell like that. Besides, I hate herring anyway. Our neighbour's dog ate some and smelled like surströmming for a week, yammy. For more info on this delicacy, check out Wikipedia article

There's this margarine-like substance called Kreemy (?) in Nicaragua. I have no idea what it's made of -- it's bright yellow, doesn't need to be refridgerated and is often served with nasty toast. To add to its inpalatability, it's usually just cut off the stick, still wrapped in paper, and plonked on the plate. I can't imagine putting in my mouth, but if I needed to repack bearings in my car, I think it would be ideal.

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But there is also one more thing that I can't stomach and that is Chorizo

Oh man, I can't believe you don't like chorizo! I would kill for that stuff - I'm about ready to go back to Spain to get some of the real deal although I should probably try some of the small Spanish grocery stores around...

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Oh man, I can't believe you don't like chorizo!

You know, apparently I only tried the cheap stuff that was icky and oily. I guess I should try a butcher shop that sells a better product.

Don't worry Maude, when you and I are hitched, I will only serve you quality chorizo.

Promise?

For those of you who live in *Mexican food ingredient challenged* areas...

Johnsonville, the famous maker of bratwurst, now has chorizo and it among the best I've ever had. Ask your local market to bring some in if they don't already have it, or you can order online.

http://www.johnsonville.com/home/products/brats/chorizo.html

To serve with eggs in the traditional way, just squeeze the sausage out of the casing and crumble it up in the pan, add the eggs and scramble. mmmmm!