Are there any odd foods you really like?
By The Horse
@TheHorse (223964)
Walnut Creek, California
March 5, 2025 11:27am CST
Right now I have the words "beets," as said by Key and Peele in one of their sketches, going though my head. Maybe I'll provide a link.
I just did a quick grocery run. Two odd (to some) foods I picked up were canned hearts of palm and canned beets. I enjoy both, slathered in Marie's blue cheese dressing.
I also like Brussels sprouts (but rarely make them myself) as well as slightly under-cooked asparagus (I DO make that here sometimes).
Are there certain foods you like that are "off the beaten path"?
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@FourWalls (71879)
• United States
15h
Not that I can think of. I put salt on my watermelon, if that counts.
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@FourWalls (71879)
• United States
14h
@TheHorse — I don’t do it much anymore, but it was (is) a southern tradition.
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@TheHorse (223964)
• Walnut Creek, California
13h
@FourWalls Does it make the watermelon taste better?
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14809)
• Torrington, Connecticut
15h
I enjoy beets in my potatoe salad, I enjoy eating tripe ( cow stomache) lol
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@BarBaraPrz (48732)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
14h
How do you feel about sauerkraut?
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@BarBaraPrz (48732)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
13h
@TheHorse Would you drink the brine?
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@TheHorse (223964)
• Walnut Creek, California
13h
@BarBaraPrz Is this a dare or something? 
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@kaylachan (75647)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
12h
George likes or did like beats sometimes.
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@kaylachan (75647)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
8h
@TheHorse They smell funnny, and they stain easily.
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@TheHorse (223964)
• Walnut Creek, California
3h
@kaylachan Yeah. I have heard that I try not to be wearing a white shirt when I eat them
@BelleStarr (61338)
• United States
13h
I love beets both pickled and warm, Brussels sprouts especially roasted, asparagus and artichokes. By the way Longhorn has the most delicious Brussels sprouts!! So good. We eat them as an appetizer every time we go there.
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@BelleStarr (61338)
• United States
4h
@TheHorse I just had a yummy pasta a couple of days ago with artichokes. I usually stuff mine.
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@lilacskies (8158)
• United States
14h
Fermented fish. Stinky, but good stuff. Gefilte fish is another good one. It's made of deboned fish. A Jewish delicacy with a lot of historical context.
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@TheHorse (223964)
• Walnut Creek, California
12h
@lilacskies I don't know! My dad used to eat the stuff when he watched Perry Mason, starring Raymond Burr.
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@lilacskies (8158)
• United States
13h
@TheHorse Good stuff, right? Very healthy!
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@allknowing (141683)
• India
8h
Pouring a spicy curry on a piece of cake which I thought was odd but not any more
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@wolfgirl569 (112414)
• Marion, Ohio
10h
I like to put brown gravy over cold macaroni and cheese. Yummy. And now you have me wanting that.
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@Deepizzaguy (107260)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
9h
Pepperoni pizza with butter added to the edges of the crust.
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@MarieCoyle (41412)
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11h
The thing about different types of foods is that we all grew up eating different things from other people in other places. What was normal for me was probably not normal for you or anyone else...it's just mostly all about background, heritage, people who cook vs. people who never cook, etc.
Oddities? Hmm...I love parsnips. My grandmothers both fixed them for us often. And you definitely grabbed my attention with the undercooked asparagus. I love pickled herring. Beets, yes, but I prefer cooking them from fresh ones vs. the canned ones. And I loved Brussel Sprouts before they were so popular.
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@LindaOHio (184041)
• United States
1h
Beets. Yuck. Do you like potato gnocchi? I'm going to get some frozen gnocchi from Walmart. Hope you have a good day.
