Weirdest food you’ve tried:

09-10-2025 09:20PM

Ive tried a Vestadda, basically a Sicilian bread roll with Spleen, not unpalatable but , not nice either

uggybear2 · 02-01-2026 05:44PM

Guinea Fowl. It tasted just like a roasted pheasant!

artanevilla · 02-01-2026 05:47PM

Congealed pigs blood mixed with oatmeal then seasoned. Popular in some place called Clonakilty.

HeidiHeidi · 02-01-2026 05:57PM

Injeera in Ethiopia.

Nearest thing to carpet underlay you'll ever be served up on a plate - great for soaking up all their delicious curries and stews, but absolutely revolting 🤢

SineadSpears · 02-01-2026 09:40PM

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Oh no 😆, that's a meal I've always wanted to try but I don't know anyone that would eat that kinda food with me. The greyish colour isn't very appealing but all topping look mouthwatering.

Is it just the texture or did you not like the taste either?

LambshankRedemption · 02-01-2026 11:08PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124111920#Comment_124111920

> I don't know anyone that would eat that kinda food with me

DM me

mikewest · 02-01-2026 11:18PM

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Quare name but great stuff, love it with their spiced stews.

I was weirded out being served alligator sauce piquant one day by a proud coonass. It turned out to be really nice but then he really is a hell of a cook.

SineadSpears · 03-01-2026 12:57AM

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😆

the beer revolu · 05-01-2026 07:51AM

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Nice try but there's no pig's blood in Clonakilty black pudding.

LambshankRedemption · 05-01-2026 09:04AM

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I love black pudding but Im not a fan of white pudding. My mother was the opposite she loved white pudding but not the black. So any time we ate breakfast out somewhere, we'd do a swap.

The mention of clonakilty reminded me of that.

HeidiHeidi · 05-01-2026 11:43AM

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Toppings were amazing! Stews and curries, cooked in front of us on a fire made from twigs on a mud hut floor - how they do it I do not know but they were always delicious! (The times we were there were always a fasting period like Advent in the lead up to their Christmas, can't remember the name unfortunately, so always vegetarian/vegan, which I was always grateful for!)

The injera - texture, look, taste, feel, everything about it was revolting!!! Luckily they were well attuned to the vagaries of European (lack of) tastes, and usually did rice for us instead (and ate the injera themselves!!)

SineadSpears · 05-01-2026 02:24PM

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The grey look scared me a bit but I just imagined the texture to be like a slightly more dense pancake. I'd still be willing to try it 😋.

Now on the otherhand - I seen a video of a Nigerian/German family where the mother served her kids dinner. She scooped out a big ball of shiny dough thingy alongside some other stuff. I looked online and I think it's called Fufu. Don't think I'd be interested in tasting something that looks like a giant ball of chewing gum 🫤

sydthebeat · 20-03-2026 01:08AM

Weirdest fish I've ever eaten.

And very tasty it was too

adaminho · 20-03-2026 01:30AM

Bison tongue on bread, Elk sausage, peanut butter stuffed jalapeños and Rocky Mountain Oysters.

circadian · 20-03-2026 01:46AM

Nice, tongue when done right is a superb cut. I smoke an Ox tongue once or twice a year, it's a long process but when it's done, it's amazing. Cheek is also another winner for slow cooking, makes amazing tacos.

igCorcaigh · 20-03-2026 12:43PM

Hmm… I'd love to try injera, and all of the other Ethiopian foods. None available here. And it doesn't seem like a particularly easy thing to make I suppose?

Is injera very sour?

poisonated · 20-03-2026 01:14PM

intestines. Sorry for being graphic but I actually threw up a little after eating them.

breezy1985 · 20-03-2026 01:26PM

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Ya it's beef blood.

igCorcaigh · 20-03-2026 01:29PM

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Really?! I always thought that it was pig blood… Hmm.

Why though? Is it down to economics? I don't even know if there would be any taste difference, I suppose not.

breezy1985 · 20-03-2026 01:30PM

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Beef blood powder according to the ingredients.

igCorcaigh · 20-03-2026 01:32PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124326802#Comment_124326802

Oh… didn't know powdered blood was a thing. It sounds very commercial and unauthentic :/

squonk · 21-03-2026 05:36PM

A matter of practicality I’d assume. I remember my mother making black pudding when I was a kid. We’d kill a pig and the blood would get harvested. You obviously had a time window and the clock started ticking as son as the slaughter happened. I can’t remember exactly but it wouldn’t have been sitting much more than a day. Much better with with commercially produced powder for volume production. Home slaughter has been banned now. It’s a pity but there was a lot of work involved with it too and you didn’t have the luxury of leaving things till the following day if you got sick of it! 😃

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