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Post by gar on Mar 24, 2015 8:19:40 GMT
I am Ukrainian and head cheese is something we supposedly eat. I will not go near it. Menudo doesn't sound too appealing but if people love it it's your thing, right? Let's get back to the chicken fried steak... Are you? Wow, so many different cultures in your life! |
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Post by gar on Mar 24, 2015 8:21:41 GMT
@gar - To explain the marshmallow-topped sweet potatoes: have you ever toasted marshmallows on sticks over a campfire? If you have, you know how delicious the toasted crust and melted center can be. When you make a sweet potato casserole, you have to add the marshmallows at the last minute (otherwise, they'll puff up and spill over the rim of the casserole dish onto your oven floor, and you'll have a sticky mess to clean up before serving Thanksgiving dinner to your guests--ask me how I know!!  ). Anyway, if you do add the marshmallows, you have to watch carefully and pull the dish from the oven when they are just golden brown but not quite ready to spill over. Think of them as the topping--like frosting on a cake. In our house, they're a once-a-year indulgence, a trip down Memory Lane for my DH. I have done that and they are delicious...it just seems, to my palate, a little too much sweetness to go with even a sweet vegetable. Interesting though! Thank you  |
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Post by darkangel090260 on Mar 24, 2015 9:31:03 GMT
with my sweet potato I mix in steal cut oats, Walnuts, brown sugar and cinnamon . Then top off with the small marshmallows.
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Post by bigbundt on Mar 24, 2015 9:54:19 GMT
I don't add any sugar to my marshmallow topped sweet potatoes; just butter, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and some salt. I have an enormous sweet tooth and even I think sugar-sweetened sweet potatoes is too much with marshmallows. So there are lots of variations even with a single dish. And yes fried butter is fair food, a novelty. Although fried pickles are not, there are on a lot of menus in my area.  I have eaten probably a third of that list and do not think it is odd or shouldn't exist. The list was compiled by a bunch of people and we all have our own tastes and preferences. |
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Post by anxiousmom on Mar 24, 2015 10:58:38 GMT
My poor battered, hated grits.  Grits made right are like manna from heaven. I agree with every one who said that the list is mostly based on regional foods. A good portion of the "southern" stuff I have eaten over my lifetime. I grew up on fried gizzards, chicken fried steak, and yes...even fried squirrel. My mom still makes an ambrosia salad from time to time, but there is no marshmallow fluff-she use cool whip and adds mini marshmallows. I don't like coconut so I do eat it, but it still shows up from time to time (I think when she is feeling nostalgic.) The only thing agree with on the list is mayo. I hate, with a passion, that stuff-I hate even looking at it. |
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Post by rumplesnat on Mar 24, 2015 13:00:10 GMT
No pigs or cow feet for me, just tripe. I've never seen it made that way (with feet). No worries, I'm not offended. Its not for everybody. It's totally an acquired taste. Try it with fresh (NOT smoked) ham hocks. It's really delicious. I was in the mood for menudo a couple weeks back but didn't feel like all the work that tripe takes. I instead made it with pork carnitas and it was amazing! We also serve ours with corn tortillas or garlic bread.  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2015 13:04:32 GMT
I am Ukrainian and head cheese is something we supposedly eat. I will not go near it. Menudo doesn't sound too appealing but if people love it it's your thing, right? Let's get back to the chicken fried steak... Are you? Wow, so many different cultures in your life!
I am Ukrainian insofar as to follow the traditions around holidays and the food. We don't talk about Ukraine as we have been in Canada for a long time but I do identify as a Ukrainian Canadian. |
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Post by gar on Mar 24, 2015 13:06:14 GMT
Are you? Wow, so many different cultures in your life!
I am Ukrainian insofar as to follow the traditions around holidays and the food. We don't talk about Ukraine as we have been in Canada for a long time but I do identify as a Ukrainian Canadian. Ah, I see. So do you know the language? Do you remember the country much? |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2015 13:10:37 GMT
I know nothing of the language as I was born in Canada. My aunt tried to teach me to speak but I was doing fine with English and French.
I have heard Slavonic languages are difficult to learn. I may speak Chinese and Japanese but Ukrainian seemed "difficult" lol. Ironic for someone who studied languages...
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Post by gar on Mar 24, 2015 13:20:31 GMT
I know nothing of the language as I was born in Canada. My aunt tried to teach me to speak but I was doing fine with English and French. I have heard Slavonic languages are difficult to learn. I may speak Chinese and Japanese but Ukrainian seemed "difficult" lol. Ironic for someone who studied languages... Oh I see...you weren't born there - fair enough  |
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Post by alittleintrepid on Mar 24, 2015 13:33:27 GMT
gar , it is pretty typical for Canadians to have hyphenated identities..... We are taught in school about our country being born as a mosaic (in contrast to our Southern neighbours' melting-pot ideology). It's not so much about speaking the language but about celebrating our roots.
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Post by gar on Mar 24, 2015 13:38:42 GMT
gar , it is pretty typical for Canadians to have hyphenated identities..... We are taught in school about our country being born as a mosaic (in contrast to our Southern neighbours' melting-pot ideology). It's not so much about speaking the language but about celebrating our roots. Oh yes...thank you, I had known that but had forgotten it |
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Post by kristi521 on Mar 24, 2015 13:58:23 GMT
Sorry, I am American and I have always thought it a bit odd too. I don't begrudge anyone eating it (not that anyone was saying that), but I don't want to eat it. I also don't like sweet potatoes with brown sugar and butter. I guess I am unamerican  Edited to fix typo |
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Post by melanell on Mar 24, 2015 14:04:01 GMT
Errr.....those are mostly way outside my realm of knowledge. And marshmallows on top of a vegetable dish???  That's a bit odd isn't it? Forgot about that one - for me, the marshmallows are weird and I'd love to know the history behind the dish, but I know many people that are extremely disappointed if it doesn't appear on the Thanksgiving dinner table (and that is the only time I have ever seen it served). Personally I think sweet potatoes are plenty sweet enough. Me too. I like them with apples. I've never actually tried candied yams, but I'm not a big marshmallow fan. As a kid, I did eat fluffer-nutters, though, so there's a fairly weird food that I did eat. |
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Post by bc2ca on Mar 24, 2015 14:46:46 GMT
Am I the only one who loves fried chicken gizzards? Not me, but they are an absolute treat/favorite for DH. I had a spot where I could pick them up occassionally in Seattle, but haven't found them near us in CA. |
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Post by sillyrabbit on Mar 24, 2015 15:36:52 GMT
I love burgoo...it is not cooked with possum or squirrel meat in any recipe I am familiar with. White gravy is the best thing ever with biscuits...it is so much better than brown gravy that it isn't even funny. And seriously...Twinkies, Pop Tarts, Gumbo, Peeps, Mayonnaise, Kraft Singles...these things aren't even anywhere near the grossest foods in this country. Stupid article and definitely unfamiliar with Southern cooking.
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Post by oldcrow on Mar 24, 2015 15:53:29 GMT
I eat and like 12 things off that list. Including olive loaf and gizzards and pickled pigs feet. Some of the things listed I have never had the opportunity to try but would if given the option. Some of them I have tried such as pb and banana and did not like it, some I would not try such as sweet potatoes with marshmallows because I don't like sweet potatoes.
I have a whole list of things that I will not eat either because I don't like the taste or I do not like the feel of it in my mouth. But I would never think badly of someone else because they like it and eat it. Nor would I list it as weird or gross.
I also have a whole list of foods that I do eat and like that others may not consider to be edible things such as kidney and heart and liver. So let me eat what I like and I will let you eat what you like.
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Post by janeliz on Mar 24, 2015 16:33:14 GMT
I'll give you my Pop-Tarts when you pry them from my cold, dead hands.
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Post by georgiapea on Mar 24, 2015 17:27:58 GMT
While the Kool Aided pickles are very strange, most of those are basic food items and some are ethnic. I think the person who made up that list was some kind of nutter.
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Post by songbird on Mar 24, 2015 17:32:48 GMT
Pretty bogus list overall. Some of these things were staples growing up, but they really did choose some of the most unappetizing pictures of some of them, so of course those not familiar with them would just "WTF is that?!" Real grits are delicious when prepared right. I am from the Midwest and had never tried them until I moved to South Carolina. We make shrimp and grits once in a while, and it is so good. Definitely a comfort food and something we don't have often. We have also made BBQ Grits, and they are also really good if you like BBQ and grits. You really can't compare the good grits with the crap you get at say Cracker Barrel or the Quaker grits in the store...not even close to the same imo. As weird as some of our foods are, at least we don't eat our own placenta lol. |
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Post by originalvanillabean on Mar 24, 2015 17:43:36 GMT
Granted, I wouldn't eat all of those, but I don't think they are necessarily weird. As bc2ca said "odd". That is a good way to describe some of the mixtures. |
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Post by alittleintrepid on Mar 24, 2015 17:55:00 GMT
I love burgoo...it is not cooked with possum or squirrel meat in any recipe I am familiar with. Are you sure? Could be like the time I was in Morocco and was told after the fact that the chicken pie was actually pigeon (meh...tasted pretty much like chicken). |
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Post by tracyarts on Mar 24, 2015 18:11:01 GMT
I love a few of them, like some others, a few I occasionally have a craving for, but I can't say I'd turn up my nose at any of them without trying just a bite first.
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Post by StephDRebel on Mar 24, 2015 18:55:02 GMT
All I have to add is after reading that list, I want some Cincinnati Chili from Skyline. Like right this second. Yuuuuum. I wonder if Nashville has a Skyline... And when I make my chili at home, I top my bowl with lots of cheddar cheese. And DH and I were just talking about serving it over noodles next time. Ha! Word. I was reading through thinking 'Man, NO love for Cincinnati Chili? It's the BEST! alissa103 they sell Skyline brand chili canned now, if you can't find a Skyline PM me and i'll send you some. We can get it at Kroger |
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Post by chlerbie on Mar 24, 2015 19:54:36 GMT
I HATE grits.
But tons of stuff on there is all A-OK with me. I don't eat beef anymore but always loved chicken fried steak. I haven't had it for years but I loved olive loaf when I was growing up and ate lots of sandwiches.
I didn't see MY regional favorite on there, that I can't get in New England--city chicken, which is actually pork and NOT chicken.
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Post by alissa103 on Mar 24, 2015 20:49:17 GMT
All I have to add is after reading that list, I want some Cincinnati Chili from Skyline. Like right this second. Yuuuuum. I wonder if Nashville has a Skyline... And when I make my chili at home, I top my bowl with lots of cheddar cheese. And DH and I were just talking about serving it over noodles next time. Ha! Word. I was reading through thinking 'Man, NO love for Cincinnati Chili? It's the BEST! alissa103 they sell Skyline brand chili canned now, if you can't find a Skyline PM me and i'll send you some. We can get it at Kroger Cool!!! I'll check our Kroger. It's the only place here that sells some of my hometown faves (like Brooks beans...) so I'm hoping they have some. If not I'll hit you up for some! And no Skyline here  There's one in FL and a bunch in Northern KY. I was bummed when I looked. Nashville is such a melting pot of people I thought maybe... |
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Post by utmr on Mar 24, 2015 20:52:55 GMT
Yummmmmm. I want some chicken fried steak. It's been a rough week. Lots of cream gravy and mashed potatoes. Oh yes....and some peach cobbler for dessert.
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). Anyway, if you do add the marshmallows, you have to watch carefully and pull the dish from the oven when they are just golden brown but not quite ready to spill over. Think of them as the topping--like frosting on a cake. In our house, they're a once-a-year indulgence, a trip down Memory Lane for my DH.
Grits made right are like manna from heaven.
That's a bit odd isn't it?
There's one in FL and a bunch in Northern KY. I was bummed when I looked. Nashville is such a melting pot of people I thought maybe... 