Food I/we used to (happily) eat.

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Not sure I've had testicles, but I once ordered beef pizzle soup in a Vietnamese restaurant, back in the days before internet was on phones. Of course, when I finally got to a dictionary it was what I guessed it to be.

Strangely made my male dining companion very uncomfortable.
 
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Dave7

Dave7

Legendary Member
Location
Cheshire
As I worked around Europe occasionally I have eaten........
Snails (escargot) which I used to enjoy.........mainly because of the garlic. Then one time, as I went to spear it, I saw its 'feelers' sticking out. Never again.
Octopus
Squid cooked in its ink (with garlic of course)
Frogs legs (both types).........very tasty.
Guinea fowl.....OKish
 

Profpointy

Legendary Member
the only time I had frogs' legs was after we'd all ordered random things of the menu, and the chap who'd actually ordered them took one horrified look stating "I can't eat that" so I swapped. Amusingly the one (just about) French speaker then said "ah, I remember what grenouille are now"

They were nice enough (chicken basically) but not really worth the trouble.

But there was also the "Agneaux" incident which I duly ordered. Waiter pointed out (in English) "you do know it's brains don't you?" As it happens my schoolboy French covered "lamb" but not "brains" - but I obviously couldn't lose face in front of Johnny Foreigner so said "yes of course, that's fine". Three whole lambs' brains arrived presently - nice enough but not something I'd order again on purpose. Still, British honour was upheld and that's the main thing
 

Maverick Goose

A jumped up pantry boy, who never knew his place
the only time I had frogs' legs was after we'd all ordered random things of the menu, and the chap who'd actually ordered them took one horrified look stating "I can't eat that" so I swapped. Amusingly the one (just about) French speaker then said "ah, I remember what grenouille are now"

They were nice enough (chicken basically) but not really worth the trouble.

But there was also the "Agneaux" incident which I duly ordered. Waiter pointed out (in English) "you do know it's brains don't you?" As it happens my schoolboy French covered "lamb" but not "brains" - but I obviously couldn't lose face in front of Johnny Foreigner so said "yes of course, that's fine". Three whole lambs' brains arrived presently - nice enough but not something I'd order again on purpose. Still, British honour was upheld and that's the main thing
Jolly good show what!:okay:
 

mybike

Grumblin at Garmin on the Granny Gear
the only time I had frogs' legs was after we'd all ordered random things of the menu, and the chap who'd actually ordered them took one horrified look stating "I can't eat that" so I swapped. Amusingly the one (just about) French speaker then said "ah, I remember what grenouille are now"

They were nice enough (chicken basically) but not really worth the trouble.

But there was also the "Agneaux" incident which I duly ordered. Waiter pointed out (in English) "you do know it's brains don't you?" As it happens my schoolboy French covered "lamb" but not "brains" - but I obviously couldn't lose face in front of Johnny Foreigner so said "yes of course, that's fine". Three whole lambs' brains arrived presently - nice enough but not something I'd order again on purpose. Still, British honour was upheld and that's the main thing

There was an occasion when I was on a course in Paris. We were from a bunch of EU nations and I recall one of the Irish contingent selecting a dish in the canteen that looked very much like brain. We waited until we got to the table before we discussed it. I think he went hungry.
I will say the SESA canteen was very good.

Most of the time I ate at the MacDonalds at Gare de l'Est
 

fimm

Veteran
Location
Edinburgh
Fish fingers.

I wouldn't eat proper fish when I was little, because of the bones, but I would eat fish fingers. When I grew up, one day, I decided I would buy some fish fingers. Nasty tasteless things...
 

Large

Duty idiot
Location
Leighton Buzzard
Jeez, the food back in the day was insipid!

I used to eat uncooked sausages. Thinking back, I must have been barking. I did like brawn, though. Can't seem to get it nowadays.
 
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