On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 6:17 PM, Sriram Karra <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 10:35 PM, Udhay Shankar N <[email protected]> wrote: >> I think we had a similar thread lo, these many years ago, but still.
>> Inspired by a friend's status message about lutefisk, I ask silklisters >> to let us know what is the strangest thing they've eaten. > Wonder why an overwhelming number of the responses on this the thread > are about animals of some kind. Aren't there any veggies, fruits, > 'dairy' products (Hm, let's say - Blue Whale's Milk?) that people > yearn to "experience". Are vegetarians just plain dull?! Hm. Durian has already been mentioned. I thought drumstick was weird the first time I had it. I'm not a big fan of natto, but I don't think it's particularly weird. Lots of fermented milk products and smelly cheeses are considered "weird" but not by me - I like smen for example (Moroccan fermented butter, left in crock for years to get moldy.) Weirdest "vegetarian" food I've had is probably huitlacoche. A kind of fungus that infects corn (corn "smut") that is sometimes called "mexican truffles." Have had angle beans and "crosne" which look a bit like a grub or worm but are actually a root. Haven't had kumis yet, but it's on the list. -- Charles
