I'm up for trying most things, but I wouldn't say I'm super adventurous. I can eat a lot of weird foods, but it's more because I grew up exposed to them (intestine, snails, chicken gizzard, liver (cooked)). I did learn how to eat uni, raw oysters, and carpaccio as an adult, but I can't say that I love to try weird new foods! I can't even eat duck or anything game-y because I didn't grow up eating it.
What about you?
hostess / cantaloupe / 6486 posts
I am! I will try anything once. DH is suuuppeerrr picky, I can't even get him to try certain veggies or fruits. He flipped out when I had him try quinoa today. He says it's "disgusting". I think it's all in his head 
pomegranate / 3779 posts
I'd say moderately adventurous. I'll try most any flavor or plant based item, but I don't really do things like bugs or fish heads.
blogger / eggplant / 11551 posts
yes i'll eat most anything, but i draw the line at insects.
admin / wonderful grape / 20724 posts
I'll eat most things!
@Mrs. High Heels: I've had insects, my family ate them during the war so I was curious!
blogger / eggplant / 11551 posts
@mrbee: which ones and how'd they taste?
blech, even if i could get past the idea of it, i think the texture would make me throw up… i can't stomach the idea of that crunch… *shiver*
pomegranate / 3388 posts
Yes, I'll try almost everything -- although I'm not one of those people who will try really gross things just for the thrill of it. Apparently I was like this even whey I was really little when my favorite foods were blue cheese, liverworst, and pickled herring.
admin / wonderful grape / 20724 posts
@Mrs. High Heels: I've had a bunch, you have to cook them first... I couldn't eat raw insects!
blogger / eggplant / 11551 posts
@mrbee: how do you cook them!? do you just stir fry them in oil?? doesn't it still retain that crunch?!
pomegranate / 3503 posts
I think I would try most things as long as it's not too out there.
nectarine / 2220 posts
Nope. I'm terrible. I have an irrational fear of the possibility of something tasting bad in my mouth. I try to tell myself that it wouldn't be a big deal. If something tastes bad, you can spit it out/swallow it, and drink some water and move on... but no.
GOLD / wonderful pea / 17697 posts
No, not really. The thought of most seafood makes me want to gag. It's taken years to bring myself around to eating some types of fish, but even that is with hesitation, not relish. It's totally a psychological thing.
pomegranate / 3401 posts
I totally am! And...one of my fave shows is Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern...
bananas / 9227 posts
I like trying new things, but I wouldn't say I'm very adventurous. I can't eat bugs for instance, but I have tried surströmming (the stinkiest rotten smelling fish imaginable), balut and a few other things that make Scary Food Lists.
cantaloupe / 6692 posts
100% not!!! I'm incredibly picky about my food. I posted not long ago about it but I'm pretty sure it translates over to an eating disorder.
pineapple / 12526 posts
I'm weird about texture. If it feels weird in my mouth, I won't eat it. I've gotten much better since I've gotten older though.
@Mrs. Sunshine: hahaha, I know I'm odd man out, but I agree with your DH! I think quinoa tastes like mold.
hostess / wonderful persimmon / 25556 posts
I was always the kid, and now adult, who wanted to try everything my parents were eating. So, I had raw oysters and all sorts of seafood early. I will/have eaten pretty much any animal (Mmmm alligator). Recently, I was working in Flushing a few years back and our customer is Chinese. While everything I ate wasn't something I normally would eat, I had a lot of fun trying new things like chicken feet and these bun things with a hot dog type thing inside for. Breakfast. 
GOLD / coconut / 8266 posts
@Mrs. Sunshine: hide the quinoa! My sister puts it in eggplant and chicken parm.
I've gotten more adventurous. I was very picky for a long time.
grapefruit / 4089 posts
I'm a vegetarian, so I'm not adventurous with meat, but anything else!
pomegranate / 3759 posts
Nope! I am a picky eater. I like to think of it as a Super taster because flavours are really strong for me and thats why I am picky
GOLD / wonderful pomegranate / 28905 posts
Yup, I'm game to try anything once. Generally I like it!
eggplant / 11824 posts
Yup - I figure if it's a food/dish being eaten and enjoyed by hundreds of thousands or millions of people worldwide I probably should try it too because odds are it's good!
pomegranate / 3521 posts
No. I think I am just average.. like what I ate growing up, my palate grew as I got older but there are still some things I don't enjoy. Averagely adventurous?
grapefruit / 4120 posts
@Mrs. High Heels: My stance exactly. No bugs. Anything but bugs. And believe me, I've had many opportunities to change my mind on that but have stayed firm.
ETA except snails, I have eaten them. Are they bugs? LOL
GOLD / wonderful olive / 19030 posts
I'm not adventurous, I have no problem trying new dishes, but "weird" things I can't do. Bugs, smelly things, anything with a mushy texture.
pomegranate / 3895 posts
I'll try almost anything. But I draw the line at balut.....can't do it!
pomegranate / 3809 posts
Yup! I am willing to try almost anything! I drew the line at stir fried grasshoppers though, I just couldn't.
blogger / honeydew / 7081 posts
Not overly. I'll take a bite of some odd things, but I've got a lot of texture issues, so that limits things.
blogger / eggplant / 11551 posts
@mamimami: Yes! Exception is snails… mmm escargot… I forgot about those!
cantaloupe / 6171 posts
I wish I was! I'm a vegetarian though so that knocks out a lot, and I have a lot of texture aversions (main reason I'm veg to begin with!). I'm a lot less picky than I used to be though!
Dh is definitely though, he will eat almost anything! He ate guinea pig when we were in Peru...
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22646 posts
Yep, Ill try anything once unless it doesn't look edible.
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