how is tofu or spam "adventurous"?? also crab??? sardines? come on guys lmao
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how is tofu or spam "adventurous"?? also crab??? sardines? come on guys lmao
how is tofu or spam "adventurous"?? also crab??? sardines? come on guys lmao
DEโคLOSE
oh my god... this is the saddest list of adventurous food i've seen
oh my god... this is the saddest list of adventurous food i've seen
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the only ones I haven't tried are haggis, foie gras, squirrel, and durian
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I want to try haggis and durian. I guess I'd eat squirrel if I could find it. not really into the idea of foie gras because I'd feel bad...
DEโคLOSE
i didn't even know what foie gras and haggis were until now... all understandable
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I think I've had like. a durian flavored cookie as a sample once but I should try it for real
DEโคLOSE
you have tried many things according to this list
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DEโคLOSE
: yeah I had to Google exactly what haggis is. I'd only heard it as an example "gross food" but wasn't sure exactly what goes into it. foie gras sounds delicious in theory but I'd feel guilty...
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most of these boil down to "things found in various Asian cuisine" 
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which seems a little. hmm.
DEโคLOSE
yeah i picked up on that... "adventurous!" 
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I'm genuinely curious about squirrel now tho haha
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i'm still baffled by tofu and spam. and crab?! crab isn't adventurous!! it's commonly found in whitebread american restaurants too lmao what
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and "oxtail" is just beef
Azure โช Moon
crab "looks scary" since it comes with the shell on a lot
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stares
Rai
This list just looks like a trip to a T&T supermarket
Azure โช Moon
speaking as a supertaster who is also autistic I can confirm that most of this list is a no-go for me. I've had like four things on it... too many texture issues
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idk what that is! but yeah most of it I could easily find in a number of groceries nearby and eat regularly. I just think it's stupid that it's basically a list of vaguely Asian foods
Rai
BC Asian supermarket. I camped out in their food court many a uni day
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it's cool if people don't like foods or don't want to try them because of flavor or texture reasons! I just think it's kind of racist to call anything that's not bread and chicken breast "adventurous" I guess :\
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Rai
: nice! that makes sense. and yeah... basically my point
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I get cranky about "weird food" conversations I guess lmao
slurm lord
yeah i feel this
slurm lord
let's go eat squirrel together im curious too
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I bet I can find some somewhere around here ๐ let's go!! someday..... ๐ญ
slurm lord
someday........
slurm lord
i can find em in my backyard
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there's a really good sausage place in downtown that serves rabbit and snake, and I think other game meats. maybe they'll have squirrel sometime
Rai
Well I wanted an excuse to go after a certain squirrel...
slurm lord
oooh i haven't had either
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I just googled how it tastes and it sounds delicious...
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runs outside to catch a squirrel
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they're so mean though. they'd win in a fight...
slurm lord
lure them in with peanuts until they're tame and then swiftly betray them
Rai
traps
Rai
they love walnuts so sucker em in
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I also love walnuts I'll probably eat them all!! hahaha
slurm lord
the squirrel will steal them because you're easily bullied by them
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this is true... they regularly made me give up my study spots in college because they had dominion over all the trees and therefore the shade ๐
Spooky Mulder
Most of these are quite normal things!! Though lol I've only had 4 of them.
Spooky Mulder
I guess durian is a bit of an adventure just because it's such an aquired taste? I try it again every time I go to Malaysia to see if I've changed my mind about it but every time so far I've disliked it. It's the texture.
Spooky Mulder
Haggis isn't uncommon at all here
Spooky Mulder
Or eels
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i love eel, though I've only tried the Japanese kind. I'm curious about jellied eels...
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i'm really curious about durian and it's not even hard to find around here but I just want to try a little and i don't think anyone wants to split it with me lmao. maybe someday i'll find a small quantity to try somewhere.
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i feel the same way about mango though. I keep trying it and i haven't changed my mind. though I did have a bit of really good mange dessert recently that I didn't hate so maybe i'll come around someday haha
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it just has a really wonky aftertaste to me. same with papaya. so idk if i'd like durian?? tho i guess it has little in common with those fruits afaik
Spooky Mulder
It has quite a strong taste and you can taste it for ages and ages after you've eaten it ahah. I'd say the taste of durian is okay though, but whenever I've had it the texture is kind of mushy and I don't like mushy. Idk about where you are but in Malaysia sometimes you can get it in small boxes! Rather than the whole giant fruit.
Spooky Mulder
I wouldn't say it's anything like mango or papaya
Spooky Mulder
And yes!! If you're ever in London get the jellied eels, most pubs by the river have it.
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i've seen it in some dessert places. i just gotta find a friend who wants to split it with me someday haha
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i'm very curious about the jellied eels! i hope i can visit london someday, that'd be awesome
Spooky Mulder
I have no idea what it tastes like obvs ahah but I know lots of people who say it's good.
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i've had jellied tongue and it was delicious... that doesn't have much to do with eels, except i didn't think i'd like the "jellied" part but it was good!
Spooky Mulder
Yeah the jellied part doesn't sound great but I think it's the idea that jelly is usually sweet? Idk.
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i don't mind the idea of savory jelly! i thought I would dislike the clash of textures tbh, but it wasn't unpleasant to me. i guess when i think of meat jelly it's like... congealed broth i need to warm up hahaha
PirateTaiga
how on earth is tofu adventurous? sauerkraut I can get a little, not everyone likes pickles... but tofu?
hannya
I am uncultured peasant because I don't even know what some of these things on list are 
hannya
but lmao, tofu? sardines??? duck????
hannya
the big adventure of eating that Quack Monster
hannya
where is goose 
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kimchi? wth
โamber
i don't know if i can handle foie gras just psychologically
โamber
i hear durian is pretty smelly
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iโve heard foie gras stinks too
PirateTaiga
not the one I ate, it's just super super greasy
PirateTaiga
(all that fat is the point but still)
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oooh
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yeah durian is notoriously stinky, but if it tastes good I don't mind. as long as it doesn't taste like it smells... like stinky tofu..... (sorry tina)
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but i eat many smelly cheeses hahaha
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yeah half this list is just really common food someone thought was "icky" and i'm squinting
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still laughing at spam, tofu and sardines. literally found in every supermarket. c'mon!! i also just noticed SCALLOPS?!
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i didn't even notice that one last night
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hannya
: i rly wanna try goose someday!! i've never had it but i've heard it's like extra delicious duck and duck is already delicious
hannya
roasted goose is so good!!! 
slurm lord
I've never had goose either...
slurm lord
scallops blew my mind because they're just so... common... and easy to buy in a grocery store. you'd have to not eat seafood in general not to have tried it at least once
slurm lord
maybe whoever compiled this list wanted some easy mode options???
Rai
Goose is great
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yeah crab and scallops made me ??? sardines and anchovies are common but I know the flavor is very strong and they tend to be really salty and oily because of how they're canned so even though I don't think they're "adventurous" I can see why a lot of people dislike them
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crab and scallops aren't uncommon or "weird" at all. they are expensive sometimes but... again. adventurous??? hm.
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slams fists on table I WANNA EAT A GOOSE
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JUST LIKE IN A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Azure โช Moon
Location can be a thing too. I live in Kansas so seafood isnt always great/tends to be expensive if it is
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I completely understand why it'd be difficult to get ahold of and cost prohibitive. but adventurous is certainly not the word imo
Rai
anchovie and sardine nigiri aren't bad
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i've never tried them as sushi. i've had anchovies in kimchi over rice, which was pretty good. and sardines I just get at the italian market and eat with bread :9
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I fully know what you mean lmao I still remember when they made ppl eat balut on fear factor like it was a horrific thing...im like that's literally a delicacy for us 
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i truly don't care what ppl personally like or dislike but making ~adventurous lists like this tends to just be a thinly veiled way of saying asian food is weird
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yyyep pretty much. if it's presented in a way that encourages trying new food and celebrating different cuisine that maybe people haven't heard of, that's one thing. but the framework of "this is weird and wacky and you have to be BRAVE and ADVENTUROUS to eat it" just makes me feel. hm. thinking emoji.
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now I'm thinking of actually "adventurous" food I've had and I remembered suddenly the time I ate ... escargot and black caviar on top of nacho cheese Doritos, served in the actual cut-off Dorito bag
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that was a truly unusual food LMAO
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the most adventurous food I've ever seen has been at county fairs
PirateTaiga
two of the truly adventurous food did not make it to this list: mushrooms and fugu
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oh yes, fugu deserves the label adventurous a lot more than scallops!
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mushrooms?? like the drugs kind or do you just dislike mushrooms so they're on your personal list hahaha
PirateTaiga
mushrooms like there are so many types of mushrooms in Poland that are edible and as much that could kill you. some look almost identical. so picking mushrooms is adventure 
PirateTaiga
and I love mushrooms so much I'm almost half-hobbit
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oh wow. I didn't even consider you could eat mushrooms you find on your own... for precisely that reason, so you're right. adventurous!
PirateTaiga
PirateTaiga
mushrooms from my garden (they just spontaneously started growing there)
PirateTaiga
slightly nommed by snails because snails love them
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wow! that's really cool
PirateTaiga
Suillus grevillei - Wikipedia
PirateTaiga
found them 
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they must be attracted to you because you're a fun guy (;
Azure โช Moon
Ooo neat mushroom!
PirateTaiga
