Weird Foods you Enjoy

[Axxe55]

The Africa thread talk of eating zebra reminded me that I have in fact, eaten horse meat.

My grandparents were very poor. They received various canned goods from the .gov (state version) back in the early 70's. One of the meals I had when we visited was canned horse meat. VERY stringy, odd taste but with some strong gravy it was OK.

my uncle worked for a packing plant many years ago as a mechaniche told me they shipped lots of horsemeat to europe and the middle east i saw lots of beuautiful horses that were killed for meat!

 

[Mowingmaniac 24/7]

deemus,

'Canned' anything doesn't fairly represent edibles.

I recall 'one time' eating canned asparagus...horrible, and canned spinach, Yuck!

Then as an adult, I eventually had both 'fresh'. What an enormous difference.

I love fresh asparagus and spinach...wonderful stuff.

I would imagine the same for 'canned' horse meat.

Gotta be fresh for the best...

 

[Axxe55]

deemus,

'Canned' anything doesn't fairly represent edibles.

I recall 'one time' eating canned asparagus...horrible, and canned spinach, Yuck!

Then as an adult, I eventually had both 'fresh'. What an enormous difference.

I love fresh asparagus and spinach...wonderful stuff.

I would imagine the same for 'canned' horse meat.

Gotta be fresh for the best...

from my understanding horse meat isn't legal in united states for human consumption

 

[Mowingmaniac 24/7]

While killing young, beautiful horses for meat seems dreadfully cruel and horrible, we do the same for young beautiful beef/sheep/chickens...but we don't ride beef, sheep or chickens...chickens are especially difficult to saddle...

 

[Axxe55]

While killing young, beautiful horses for meat seems dreadfully cruel and horrible, we do the same for young beautiful beef/sheep/chickens...but we don't ride beef, sheep or chickens...chickens are especially difficult to saddle...

lots of them are slaughtered to make dog food too

 

[Mowingmaniac 24/7]

OK, back to weird foods.

Ever eaten Quahogs? (bivalve/hardshell clams)

Mostly,they're harvested in the Northeast, but they're available here.

I've harvested them in Christmas Bay (near Galveston) and made Quahog chow-dah with em.

That's a very yankee dish, but it's good, and I can see some turning their noses away...

Me, if it's food, I don't care where it's popular if it tastes good.

 

[Texasgordo]

I put beans in chilli

 

[deemus]

I've eaten them. Not in "chow-dah" as you mention, but steamed in garlic white wine sauce. Often.

 

[General Zod]

OK, back to weird foods.

Ever eaten Quahogs? (bivalve/hardshell clams)

Mostly,they're harvested in the Northeast, but they're available here.

I've harvested them in Christmas Bay (near Galveston) and made Quahog chow-dah with em.

That's a very yankee dish, but it's good, and I can see some turning their noses away...

Me, if it's food, I don't care where it's popular if it tastes good.

Can't be too different from clam chowder, and that's a favorite of mine. Yankee origin be damned, it's good eating.

 

[Texasgordo]

And how about menudo, I had it once over at a friend’s house, his wife was from Mexico.
She served up a large bowl to me , So as not to insult her I ate it.
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I have to add onions, cilantro and some lime or lemon juice to really make it awesome

 

[Axxe55]

I put beans in chilli

i serve the beans on the side so a person can add them to their chili if thyey want them!

 

[General Zod]

I put beans in chilli

 

[Axxe55]

Can't be too different from clam chowder, and that's a favorite of mine. Yankee origin be damned, it's good eating.

i have never liked clam chowderbut i wil eat plate of fried clams

 

[Army 1911]

The Africa thread talk of eating zebra reminded me that I have in fact, eaten horse meat.

My grandparents were very poor. They received various canned goods from the .gov (state version) back in the early 70's. One of the meals I had when we visited was canned horse meat. VERY stringy, odd taste but with some strong gravy it was OK.

Do they make quarter=pounders from quarter horses?

 

[Axxe55]

Do they make quarter=pounders from quarter horses?

it was rumored years ago that mcdonalds was using horse meat for their hamburgers

 

[PinnedandRecessed]

There used to be a horse slaughterhouse in the town I lived in back in IL called Cavel. They exported the meat to Europe. The animal "activists" raised a stink and eventually the state made it illegal to process horse meat for human consumption. If you haven't heard, Illinois (Chicago) loves to virtue signal. The legal fight went on for a few years but Cavel eventually closed taking all the jobs and tax revenue with it.

 

[SA_Steve]

I miss those Jack in the Box tacos. I visited CA years ago and they were 3 for $1.00.
Would never get near them these days - I'm too fat to risk that old temptation.

 

[PinnedandRecessed]

Scrapple. Excellent sliced thin and fried until it creates a crust. Served with a side of eggs and potatoes. Tastes like a cross between bacon and sausage....just with a couple extra "parts".

 

[Army 1911]

I love scrapple but can't find any here in Dallas.

 

[PinnedandRecessed]

I love scrapple but can't find any here in Dallas.

I haven't seen it since I moved out of the Midwest.

ETA: Correction, I wasn't looking hard enough. HEB carries it.

https://www.heb.com/product-detail/jones-dairy-farm-country-style-scrapple/490041