What's the grossest thing you've ever eaten, intentionally or unintentionally?

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Anonymous wrote:When we were in China at a "nice" dinner with some new Chinese colleagues, the waiter brought out an aquarium on wheels and had my dh choose the fish he wanted to eat; I thought this was to prove it was fresh. A short time later the waiter came back and put the plate in front of dh. The middle of the fish was cooked, but head and tail were still on it and it was STILL MOVING. Its mouth was opening and closing and the head and tail were going up and down on the plate.

I screamed and pushed back my chair and rushed out of the restaurant. Dh apparently told our hosts it was because I was pregnant. He thinks I was rude.

That is some crazy sh!t right there! I would have been running right behind you!

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Anonymous wrote:Live monkey brains. We had a special table we insert monkey under table that opens and closes like a vise with a hole space size of neck. We close it up so monkey head sticking out and at center of table.

We carefully cut off top of scull of monkey while still alive and eat the warm monkey brain.

Seriously? Was this in Asia?

It was in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

I haven't seen the films; I also thought this was a true story. Phew.

I have read biographies by Asian women who said their moms did this. Monkey among other things is eaten by Africans too

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Anonymous wrote:When we were in China at a "nice" dinner with some new Chinese colleagues, the waiter brought out an aquarium on wheels and had my dh choose the fish he wanted to eat; I thought this was to prove it was fresh. A short time later the waiter came back and put the plate in front of dh. The middle of the fish was cooked, but head and tail were still on it and it was STILL MOVING. Its mouth was opening and closing and the head and tail were going up and down on the plate.

I screamed and pushed back my chair and rushed out of the restaurant. Dh apparently told our hosts it was because I was pregnant. He thinks I was rude.

That is some crazy sh!t right there! I would have been running right behind you!

The Chinese truly d g a f. White ppl here would be marching against animal cruelty if that happened here.

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Anonymous wrote:Live monkey brains. We had a special table we insert monkey under table that opens and closes like a vise with a hole space size of neck. We close it up so monkey head sticking out and at center of table.

We carefully cut off top of scull of monkey while still alive and eat the warm monkey brain.

Seriously? Was this in Asia?

It was in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

I haven't seen the films; I also thought this was a true story. Phew.

I have read biographies by Asian women who said their moms did this. Monkey among other things is eaten by Africans too

It’s a great way to catch prion disease. Incurable. Like mad cow disease.

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Anonymous wrote:A freshly killed octopus. It was still moving and the tentacle wrapped itself around the chopstick. The suction cups stuck the the roof of my mouth and I had to pry it off with my tongue. It was a business dinner in Seoul. I love octopuses and still feel incredibly guilty for eating it.

This makes me want to cry. Ugh. I guess it would be too rude to decline to eat it, in that context?

That's a Korean thing. I wish they would stop. So cruel to poor thing.

How is it killed if its still moving? More like eaten alive.

My father actually experienced this in Malaysia in the 80s. Kuala Lampur

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The faster we all become vegetarian the better.

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Cow's heart and tongue, guinea pig, and rabbit.

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Anonymous wrote:When we were in China at a "nice" dinner with some new Chinese colleagues, the waiter brought out an aquarium on wheels and had my dh choose the fish he wanted to eat; I thought this was to prove it was fresh. A short time later the waiter came back and put the plate in front of dh. The middle of the fish was cooked, but head and tail were still on it and it was STILL MOVING. Its mouth was opening and closing and the head and tail were going up and down on the plate.

I screamed and pushed back my chair and rushed out of the restaurant. Dh apparently told our hosts it was because I was pregnant. He thinks I was rude.

That is some crazy sh!t right there! I would have been running right behind you!

You know, I have less tolerance for these types of business meals than I did when I was younger. I've lived in Asia for years and travel (pre-COVID) often for work. My kids spent years living in Asia too.

I've eaten all types of things and I'm not scared of it nor am I picky.

But, American (or Western, to a certain extent) food prohibitions are no secret. I wouldn't take a Chinese colleague visiting the US to a place they would object to.

My Chinese colleagues know that I won't eat donkey or dog and would prefer no insects or anything still moving. I'm pretty certain that they wouldn't either. In exchange, I'm not going to offer them anything overly sweet or a big hunk of cheese. At a certain point, it's about respect.

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Anonymous wrote:intentionally: tripe. unintentionally: bugs.

Np, I don't understand , can someone please explain why this is funny?

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Anonymous wrote:When we were in China at a "nice" dinner with some new Chinese colleagues, the waiter brought out an aquarium on wheels and had my dh choose the fish he wanted to eat; I thought this was to prove it was fresh. A short time later the waiter came back and put the plate in front of dh. The middle of the fish was cooked, but head and tail were still on it and it was STILL MOVING. Its mouth was opening and closing and the head and tail were going up and down on the plate.

I screamed and pushed back my chair and rushed out of the restaurant. Dh apparently told our hosts it was because I was pregnant. He thinks I was rude.

Indeed you were. You can have compassion for the poor thing without jeopardizing your husband's work. In Asia, that kind of emotional display is frowned upon. And please understand that animal suffering goes on whether or not it's brought out to your table so you can look at it!

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Anonymous wrote:Vegemite

My fave on toast with eggs. Definitely an acquired taste, but not “gross”.

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Balut

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Anonymous wrote:Live monkey brains. We had a special table we insert monkey under table that opens and closes like a vise with a hole space size of neck. We close it up so monkey head sticking out and at center of table.

We carefully cut off top of scull of monkey while still alive and eat the warm monkey brain.

Seriously? Was this in Asia?

It was in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

I haven't seen the films; I also thought this was a true story. Phew.

I have read biographies by Asian women who said their moms did this. Monkey among other things is eaten by Africans too

Live brains though? No way.

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Anonymous wrote:A freshly killed octopus. It was still moving and the tentacle wrapped itself around the chopstick. The suction cups stuck the the roof of my mouth and I had to pry it off with my tongue. It was a business dinner in Seoul. I love octopuses and still feel incredibly guilty for eating it.

This makes me want to cry. Ugh. I guess it would be too rude to decline to eat it, in that context?

That's a Korean thing. I wish they would stop. So cruel to poor thing.

How is it killed if its still moving? More like eaten alive.

I guess they chop it while alive and serve it. The dinner was mind-blowing and extremely expensive. The octopus was like the second dish I think.

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Anonymous wrote:A freshly killed octopus. It was still moving and the tentacle wrapped itself around the chopstick. The suction cups stuck the the roof of my mouth and I had to pry it off with my tongue. It was a business dinner in Seoul. I love octopuses and still feel incredibly guilty for eating it.

This makes me want to cry. Ugh. I guess it would be too rude to decline to eat it, in that context?

That's a Korean thing. I wish they would stop. So cruel to poor thing.

How is it killed if its still moving? More like eaten alive.

I guess they chop it while alive and serve it. The dinner was mind-blowing and extremely expensive. The octopus was like the second dish I think.

Muscles can contract after death or in this case being chopped off.