[Funny] Texans eating Finnish food.
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This is the greatest thing. I love this so much.
Yuuuuup.
GasBandit
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LOL even the smell of it first opening makes them dry heave... North_Ranger ! What exactly is this horrible substance?
Because they're just too damn expensive to waste.
TIL someone can drink 8 Bud Lights. Mind, I guess I can drink pretty much anything once I'm drunk.
If you drink 8 bud lights, you won't be drunk... unless you shotgun them.
For some reason I can't get the video to run properly, but whatever. Fermented herring is actually not as bad as it smells, though the stench is admittably repugnant. Also, in real fermented herring, pressure has been building up inside the can, so it is advisable to open the can under water, such as in a kitchen sink, in order to prevent a real stinker of an accident.
But the taste is actually not that bad. Traditionally it is wrapped up in flat bread (?) along with onion cubes, potato bits, and leek, though I guess you can use whatever you want. It tastes quite nice in my opinion.
But the taste is actually not that bad. Traditionally it is wrapped up in flat bread (?) along with onion cubes, potato bits, and leek, though I guess you can use whatever you want. It tastes quite nice in my opinion.
North_Ranger
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A-yup.
And for our defense, surströmming is more of a Swedish thing, really. So no wonder those guys were gagging
Because as we all know...So no worries, guys. If any of you come over, I'll treat you to something nice. Like maybe some gravlax. Or smoked lake herring. Or lipeäkala. Of course, if you visit at Eastertime, I will insist that you try some of this:
cuisine based on a dare...
all cultures have some.
all cultures have some.
I would like to try it once, just to say that I have... but I will not do it on a full stomach...
Wahad gave me Hollandse nieuwe when I visited the Netherlands. It's raw herring that's been gutted and de-boned, and kept on ice. To make it more appetizing, they put raw onions on it. You grab the tail, and drop it into your mouth, biting off everything in one go (at least, he did, so I did likewise). Holy. Christ.
I had never wanted to throw up from eating something before that, and I choked it down, but dear lord. I tried it, like you say, just to say I had, but damn damn damn. I won't forget that experience, or Wahad's bursting into laughter at my expression. It was worth it.
North_Ranger
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Actually, lutefisk and surströmming are completely different. Lutefisk is made by soaking fish - most commonly cod - in water and lye.
If any of you ever visit Finland around Easter, I wholeheartedly recommend you try this. It tastes good with milk and cream, and this Easter I tried it with vanilla sauce for the first time. It was excellent.
*Meanwhile, TommiR and North_Ranger are laughing their asses off in private chat, hoping one of the stupid Yanks will actually try it.*
On a related note, my Grandfather went absolutely nuts for pickled Red Cabbage. He grew up in Denmark, came to Canada when he was 21 (ish), and until he died at 105, he still loved the stuff. My Dad has a taste for it too, though to me it's just "OK". As powerful as my Grandpa liked it (LOTS of vinegar... I think. Whatever it was that made it "strong"), was a bit much for me. Not a LOT too much, but more than I'd want.
GasBandit
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When I was 6th grader living in El Paso, there was this "candy" all the mexican kids were absolutely ga-ga over called "Limon."
So, my thoroughly caucasian friends and I went down the street from school to the little store that sold it and bought some. I was the first of us to try it, so just like I'd seen the limon aficionados do, I tore open the packet, tipped my head back, upended the open packet over my open mouth and flicked the packet to dislodge all the stuff inside at once into my mouth.
Now, I guess I was expecting some sort of sugar-based sweet, sort of like pixie stix.
Limon is basically salt crystals dusted in lemon powder.
It took something like 10 minutes for my friends to stop laughing at the face I made when that stuff made contact with my taste buds. To borrow a phrase from the Oatmeal, it was like tonguing Poseidon's salty butthole.
So, my thoroughly caucasian friends and I went down the street from school to the little store that sold it and bought some. I was the first of us to try it, so just like I'd seen the limon aficionados do, I tore open the packet, tipped my head back, upended the open packet over my open mouth and flicked the packet to dislodge all the stuff inside at once into my mouth.
Now, I guess I was expecting some sort of sugar-based sweet, sort of like pixie stix.
Limon is basically salt crystals dusted in lemon powder.
It took something like 10 minutes for my friends to stop laughing at the face I made when that stuff made contact with my taste buds. To borrow a phrase from the Oatmeal, it was like tonguing Poseidon's salty butthole.
Hell no, herring is freakin awesomesauce!
Or, I guess herringsauce in this case..
But damn, I love it!
*Meanwhile, TommiR and North_Ranger are laughing their asses off in private chat, hoping one of the stupid Yanks will actually try it.*
If someone sends me some, I will film me eating it... or puking up what's in my stomach.
Either way, you win!
Either way, you win!
As long as it's not the decomposing shark meat from Iceland (hakarl?).
When I was in my 20's, I tried a mexican-favorite candy called "sal sabor" that they sold at my local convenience store. It was a dried plum sealed in a candy wrapper. Now, knowing that "sal sabor" means "salt flavor" in spanish, I expected it to be salty...but holy christ, I took one nibble and threw it away. But I'll be damned if not 10 minutes later, I was craving another bite. I ended up buying them all the time when I was in there.
Damn, all we Taiwanese people have in terms of disgusting food is Stinky Tofu.
With Century Egg in second place, I guess.
With Century Egg in second place, I guess.
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