Dishes you just "don't get".

[99call]

  On 4/26/2025 at 11:25 PM, Chas.Alpha said:

I don’t know what that is, but it looks yummy!

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The cockles are fine, that's the easy part. Welsh Laverbread is basically like if you got 6 sheets of Nori paper then blended it up with wallpaper paste.   

[Ford2112]

  On 4/27/2025 at 4:05 PM, 99call said:

The cockles are fine, that's the easy part. Welsh Laverbread is basically like if you got 6 sheets of Nori paper then blended it up with wallpaper paste.  

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It looks and sounds vile.

[Jack]

  On 4/27/2025 at 4:05 PM, 99call said:

The cockles are fine, that's the easy part. Welsh Laverbread is basically like if you got 6 sheets of Nori paper then blended it up with wallpaper paste.   

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And sand. Don't forget the sand. There's always at least one granule in there. Like a King Cake, but not as much fun.

[karp]

  On 4/27/2025 at 12:22 PM, BrightonCorgi said:

Not slimy at all

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Yeh, it’s the slime and texture - but I suppose if this was fixed it could be edible. Still, the flavour has to be killed with spices somehow.

  On 4/27/2025 at 3:16 PM, BigGuns said:

Soak it in vinegar (whole) before cooking and, voila, no slime

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[JohnnyO]

My grandmother used to get together on Sundays with an uncle that ran a slaughterhouse and they would have cow brains in scrambled eggs. I think I'm gonna hurl...

[ha_banos]

  On 4/28/2025 at 1:55 PM, JohnnyO said:

My grandmother used to get together on Sundays with an uncle that ran a slaughterhouse and they would have cow brains in scrambled eggs. I think I'm gonna hurl...

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I used to eat sheep's brains as a kid. Not now! Used to be able to get from the local Cypriot butcher. 

Could get some great dry salami. These days it's vacuum packed and wet. An echo of what was. Again, no.

[Puros Y Vino]

  On 4/28/2025 at 5:24 PM, ha_banos said:

I used to eat sheep's brains as a kid. Not now! Used to be able to get from the local Cypriot butcher.

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Reminds me of my parents first dinner in Canada. When my family emigrated from Italy to Canada, their first stop was Montreal. After settling into their hotel, they went to find some dinner and ended up at a restaurant. Montreal, was probably more French-centric back then (late 1960's) so they had some trouble communicating. End result? My parents ended up with sheep's brain for dinner. They've eaten some gross things by my standard, tripe and boiled pigs feet come to mind. But they were beside themselves when that dish arrived. They grinned and beared it. Having a very limited budget as new immigrants and the language barrier, they didn't see any way out but to eat it. My father recounted that it took at least two bottles of wine to wash the taste out.  😁  For years my father reminded my mother over her ordering "faux pas" in good fun at gatherings. 

[Ford2112]

Menudo. The food and the band.

[GaryK 54]

I'm surprised no one has mentioned Durian - the King of fruit. I love it...especially the Malaysian Durian. A great many can't abide the smell, let alone the taste. Somewhat like coriander in that respect; a food that is either compatible with one's body chemistry, or not. For those in the latter of those two camps, it's impossible to be too far away when Durian is being enjoyed! 😋

[Montezüma]

Durian the fruit is okay from time to time but durian ice cream? No thanks!!

[Greenhorn2]

  On 4/28/2025 at 1:55 PM, JohnnyO said:

My grandmother used to get together on Sundays with an uncle that ran a slaughterhouse and they would have cow brains in scrambled eggs. I think I'm gonna hurl...

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Hog brain and scrambled eggs around these parts.