WQ 18: Try it, it's yummy!
This week's question is inspired by last week's: Pig Brains.
What were the worst or weird food (for you) that you have ever eaten? What were your reactions?
Back to the question, the weirdest I ever had would be abu-os, or ant eggs from Ilocos. It's a seasonal delicacy gathered from the nest of winged ants in the mountain forest and are sauteed in oil and garlic. Some full-grown ants also made their way to the water-filled basin used to collect the eggs, and thus, to the sauteeing pan. Surprisingly, I found the full-grown ants more to my liking than the eggs. They're crunchy (which bugs are supposed to be)! Abu-os is said to be the forest's caviar.
My reaction? I was weirded out at first, but had my spoon ready. I told you, I'm gastronomically adventurous. If it doesn't poison me, I'll eat it. If it looks suspicious, I'll try it anyway. But I only had it once. Aside from it not being available locally, I don't think I'd like to have it that often.
What about you, what weird food have you tried?
PS: I intentionally did not include pictures for fear of grossing you out, if I haven't already. If you wish to be further educated, you can check out Google images. :-)
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10 comments:
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Im not a afraid of eating weird foods. I have a friend who's so afraid to eat a balut bec he finds it weird and gross. He doesnt know that balut is the best viagra... just kidding.
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I think I have seen that on TV or read it in a blog.
I don't know if I would be able to eat that but I am willing to try.
Thanks for answering the WQ. By the way, we love balut too, even the children eat everything except the hard white part :)
that's good your flexible c: i like trying things din sa dami kc nang pinuntahan na namin nakatikim narin ako ng different specialties of a certain place and it would also hurt the hosts feelings if you would not even taste something they had prepared with excitement c:
I'm Filipino so I actually will eat anything with rice...
To me , the weirdest food i have ever eaten was, pig's testicles, didnt know at first, after finished eating it,only then my friend told me ,, gross
Wow, you ARE gastronomically adventurous!
I don't think I've ever eaten anything really weird.
Frog legs.. turtle soup... they both tasted like chicken!
hahaha i feel squeamish just thinking about wierd food so i won't try most of them...
hmm...i tried pinoy food for the first time and was shocked. You guys seems to eat everything that crawl..haha...*joking* I thought pinoys ate western food initially but you guys seems to be more adventurous than that!
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Cow Stomach also know as tripe. Actually I never ate it. I was in the house when my mom made it for my dad, that was close enough.
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