Our Favorite Fair Food, and Stuff We’ve Never Eaten
I was talking with someone who attended the Bloomsburg Fair this past weekend, and she claimed to have spent more than $100 on “fair food,” just for herself. There was no sharing, she assured me, it was all for her. Then, an amazing list was rattled off, and I just stood there blinking real fast, wondering if it would ever end.
I can’t remember everything, but the menu included two pork barbecue sandwiches, two gyros, a funnel cake, cheesecake dipped in chocolate, deep-fried Oreos, a “blooming onion,” cheese fries, cotton candy, perogies, and many other things. She also ingested “about $30 worth of drinks,” including root beer, iced tea, and several slushies.
She told me this is an annual event for her. She goes wild for fair food, and sets money aside for her yearly festival of fairway gluttony. And she’s skinny too, which makes me somewhat angry.
Anyway, I was running her big honkin’ list through my head, analyzing it and wondering if I could put away that much food in a five hour period (the final estimation: yes), and I blurted, “Hey wait a minute! No corndogs?”
And her mind-blowing response? Are you ready for this? She said, “I’ve never had a corndog in my life.”
What?!
“Let me get this straight,” I shouted. “You LOVE fair food, but you’ve never had a corndog? That’s like saying you’re an expert on the state of Arizona, but haven’t made it to the Grand Canyon yet.”
“But it’s a deep-fried wiener in breading,” she answered, her face all distorted in mock-disgust.
“Oh, so now you’re taking the high road? After you just told us you ate a full blooming onion by yourself? And weren’t hot dogs on your list? That’s just a wiener in a bread cozy!”
It was a ridiculous conversation. But it leads me to today’s Question, or actually Questions.
In the comments section please tell us something you’ve never eaten, which might surprise people. I’ve mentioned this before, but I’ve never tasted Lucky Charms. Not once. I’m just not a fan of pencil erasers floating around in my cereal bowl, and have felt this way all my life. As far as I’m aware, I’ve never partaken of any of the marshmallow cereals.
And I know a guy who’s never had an omelet, because he doesn’t like the way the word sounds. You know, omelet. He holds the same opinion about yogurt. If it doesn’t feel right coming out of his mouth, it ain’t going in.
Do you have something that might fall into this category? If so, please tell us all about it in the comments. What food have you never tasted, that might shock people?
Also, what’s your favorite so-called fair food? I like cheese fries, and chili dogs. Mmmm… I wish I had some right now. What about you? It’s very important that we know your favorites.
Extra credit Question: Inspired by my omelet friend, mentioned above, tell us about the pickiest eaters you’ve ever known. I come from a family of picky eaters, but it never really took hold with me. I mean, seriously. I think I must’ve rebelled, or something. Do you know any especially picky eaters? Tell us about ‘em.
And that’ll do it for today, boys and girls.
I’ll see you again tomorrow.
Filed under: Daily
#1 fair food, Sweet potato fries, tied with fried pickles.
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I used to keep a list of the latest carney food releases, and tried to sample the new ones each year. In the recent past we’ve seen bacon on a stick (full pound of carmalized bacon on a stick) and deep fried pickles.
Actually, Tony Packo’s has been serving deep fried pickles here for years, they have got to be one of my absolute favorites!
Something I’ve never tried is any kind of liver pate. I’ve tried liver a few times but I just can’t bring myself to swallow. So I’m not even going to try any kind of pate, It just isn’t happening.
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icecycle66 Reply:
September 27th, 2010 at 1:54 pm
I had the pate out of a french daily ration. It wasn’t very good, but it wasn’t the same old thing I had been eating for the previous several weeks.
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renn Reply:
September 27th, 2010 at 7:54 pm
If you’ve ever eaten Deviled Ham, it’s pretty close to pate. I don’t happen to like either one.
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You know those “bon-bons” – frozen ice cream balls dipped in chocolate? Never had em.
But I don’t know if that counts because they are really just a small version of an Eskimo Pie, of which I have consumed more than my fair share.
Other than that, I’m having a hard time coming up with anything…a true omnivore and food adventurer, I guess.
Favorite fair food: a tie between funnel cakes and BBQ sammitches.
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I have eaten just about everything.
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I’ve never eaten a corn dog.
Funnel cakes are pretty good. Might be #1.
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dogberryjr Reply:
September 27th, 2010 at 2:00 pm
+1 on funnel cakes.
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Taiwan On Reply:
September 28th, 2010 at 9:30 am
What in the corn fried hell is a funnel cake? Never had one. All I can picture is someone stuffing cake down their throat while using a funnel to expedite the process.
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Valentin Reply:
September 28th, 2010 at 11:09 am
Funnel cake is basically pancake batter poured through a funnel into a deep frat fryer. It’s usually swirled into it. Once it is done cooking its taken out and dusted with powdered sugar.
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Any kind of squash. Or okra. Or eggplant. No thank you.
No raw clams or oysters. If it isn’t breaded and deep fried I don’t want it.
As far as fair food goes I guess I have tried just about all of it.
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I’ve noticed that people in this general area tend to be very leery of corndogs, if not downright hostile towards them. I think deep down they are afraid the inner weenie itself is made of corn or something…
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There’s some Asian stuff I haven’t and not gonna eat, like that poison fish thing or something that is put in a jar and buried in the ground for a year or so and such as that. Other than that, ticking through some past food adventures, I can’t think of a single thing that might have occasion to be served in my part of the country that I haven’t tasted. In my youth I was game for anything–and, some of those will never go in my mouth again. Chitlins (chitterlings?) and night scavenging animals for a start. And bugs. I don’t care if they are fried or chocolate covered.
I haven’t been to the fair in many moons. I always did love me them polish sausages, though. You just can’t make ‘em taste that way at home.
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Big Bear in OH Reply:
September 27th, 2010 at 2:39 pm
Chitlins are gross. Night scavenging animals…well, everything on earth has it’s place, and those probably don’t belong next to the potatoes and string beans.
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my husband will only eat chicken, most beef, some pork, mashed potatoes and corn, most italian dishes, and pancakes
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Bob Aloo Reply:
September 27th, 2010 at 2:23 pm
Sounds like a Mexican friend of mine. A group of us went to breakfast and all he could say was ” I can’t eat this sheet, meng”. I asked the waiter to bring two tortillas, scrambled eggs, side of bacon and some salsa. Viola! Breakfast tacos. He ate them just fine.
It’s all in the head!
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Favorite fair food: funnel cake
I’ve never had a corn dog either, now that I think on it.
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Ive never had sweet bread, not sure I would if it was offered, other than that I can’t think of any food boycott I have going on.
Fair food? Italian or Polish sausages with the peppers and onions hot off the grill! Can’t recall the last time I’ve had a corn dog but I know I’ve had them but they wouldn’t be on the top 5 things I’m headed for at the fair.
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Liver: Never eat the filter!
Omelette reminds me of the Ebonics word of the day:
Let’s use it in a sentence:
‘I should pop yo ass fo what you jus did, but omelette dis one slide.’
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Tammie Reply:
September 27th, 2010 at 1:10 pm
Susan, you crack me up!
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Valentin Reply:
September 27th, 2010 at 1:10 pm
AWESOME! LMAO!
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madz1962 Reply:
September 27th, 2010 at 1:33 pm
LMAO! That’s hilarious!
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Things I’ve Never Eaten: Not a damn thing I haven’t tried. I’ve eaten it all.
But I did know a guy in college who claimed to have never eaten a cheeseburger or an apple. He was from Queens, NY. It’s the apple that really threw me for a loop. The no-cheeseburger claim was no big deal, ’cause he didn’t claim to have not had a hamburger, he simply had never had one with cheese on it. No big deal. But an apple? How could you reach the age of 20 and never have eaten an apple? Truly bizarre.
Picky Eaters: I good friend of mine never eats any condiments of any sort. If he orders a hamburger, he makes sure it has no ketchup, no mustard, no pickles, no onions, no nothin’. Just beef-patty and bun. If he orders a salad, he eats it with no dressing. I find that almost as bizarre as never having eaten an apple.
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Joey Jo Jo Reply:
September 27th, 2010 at 1:26 pm
I hated the consistency of dressings for years, and had naked salads until I was in my late 20s. I like a small array of dressings now.
Plain burgers is more common than you think. I used to have only cheese, burger, and bun. Only recently have I like a loaded burger, but no mayo, lettuce, or raw onion.
Joe
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I never knew i could use my penis to open doors. Wow, thats incredible!
As for the picky eaters, my sister has three daughters all under the age of 19. One does not like eggs, one does not like sausage and one does not like bacon.
I will eat just about anything except the already mentioned beef liver. I do like chicken liver battered and fried every now and then.
My favorite fair food is nachos.
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Valentin Reply:
September 27th, 2010 at 1:19 pm
Foot underwear???
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Or would it be are nachos?
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I know a chick who won’t eat any kind of meat on a bone. She used to get a lot of ribbing about it.
I live in Seattle now, but went to Bloomsburg. I kind of miss the fair, too.
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I’m fatter than hell, and am 36, but hadn’t had a corn dog until I was about… 30? Something like that. Never had ketchup until I was about 22. I’ve never had a cream soup. I love Manhattan Clam Chowder, but you won’t get that white New England slop past my lips.
Joe
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Chuck in Belpre Reply:
September 27th, 2010 at 1:34 pm
I’m with ya on the clam chowder. I can’t eat potato soup either.
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I can’t recall a surprising popular food that I have never tried, so that’s outta the equation for now.
My favorite fair food is corndogs! Yes, I love ‘em. I guess I can see how people may never have had one, but for the person you were speaking with (who sounds bulimic, btw), to have never eaten one out of disgust but having admitted to consuming that INSANE amount of food in one day is very, very bizarre.
I remember as a child being in Little League & after every game we were given tickets to use at the snack bar. All the kids clammered for candy, but I was never into sweets. I’m more of a savory fan. So I would always be the skinny child to order the chili cheese nachos (straight from a can, I’m sure!), extra cheese, extra chili. MmmmmMMMMmmMMMMmm. I still have wet dreams over those!
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My cousin can’t have any food touching any other food on the plate. She’s even purchased a set of plates with dividers in them. She knows it all goes into the same place, but that doesn’t make any difference. As far as fair food goes, I’ve tried it all, and like it all. If I never have mutton again, it’ll be too soon.
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I’ve never had a corn dog either.
Never had a ‘Smores come to think of it.
And it wasn’t until a month ago that I had my very first patty melt. Damn, they’re good.
Favorite fair food? Zepploes or a Bloomin’ Onion.
I don’t think I could bring myself to eat a kumquat. That just sounds nasty.
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tiff Reply:
September 27th, 2010 at 9:41 pm
Zepploes?
wha?
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madz1962 Reply:
September 28th, 2010 at 9:02 am
Ooops – typo- zeppoles – they are like funnel cake but small and round – like a donut hole? but lighter – you can easily pop about a dozen down in 3 minutes – and get showered with powdered sugar!
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chill Reply:
September 28th, 2010 at 7:45 pm
So funnel cakes are like zeppole? That is pure awesomeness. I haven’t had a zeppole in ages, so I’ll have to try an FC at the next opportunity.
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I love corn dogs and poutine. I have a big box of Pogo’s in the freezer, I had two for dinner last Thursday.
I don’t think I’ve ever had yogurt, just the thought and the smell of it make me want to hurl.
At the other end of the spectrum, I tried sushi for the first time about six months ago and I love it. I always thought that sushi was raw fish but in fact sushi can be made with many other ingredients…I like the ones with cucumber.
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Kevindust Reply:
September 27th, 2010 at 1:48 pm
I’ve never had clam chowder, either.
I’ve never had cauliflower, broccoli or corn (on purpose, some may have snuck by my radar)
I had green and yellow (string) beans once. I threw up. I will never try them again.
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Never ate cottage cheese – can’t eat something that that looks the same fresh as it does when its spoiled.
No rice pudding either – looks like cottage cheese infested with maggots.
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Gyros made at a fair just sounds like a bad idea.
My favorite fair food is probably cotton candy.
Pickiest eater: I don’t care for any fruits but that honor has to go to my wife. She won’t eat condiments on anything that involves bread. If she has a hot dog, it is the frank and bun only. Cheeseburgers are hamburger patty and cheese only – no ketchup, no mustard, no mayo, no nothing.
Her sister won’t eat foods on a plate that are touching each other…and she’s a vegetarian on top of that.
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I have never not attempted to eat something put in front of me. I’ve spit things back out due to their repulsive nature (live oysters and fired tentacle come to mind). There are all sorts of things I would like to eat, but haven’t gotten the chance, like a deep fried snickers, but those don’t really count as I have not yet had the opportunity. Well, I’ve never had a gordita from Taco Bell; but I have had a chalupa which is the fried version.
I like putting chili-cheese fries on top of a funnel cake and have powdered sugar blasted all about the thing. So many wonderful carbs, savory chili and cheese mixed with sweet funnel cake and sugar. It is awe inspiring.
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I once know a guy, a cousin’s kid 11 or 12 years old, who refused to eat anything but fried chicken legs for about a year, 11 months or so. They had to be either homemade or bought from Popeye’s. He could tell if you tried to sneak some Churches in on him and would throw a fit. In the beginning of this phase his dad tried to starve him out. For a few days no one cared that all he ate was chicken legs, but after about a week his dad, my cousin, got pissed as said that the kid could starve. Kid went without food for 2 days until his mom broke down and started feeding him chicken every day. Every fucking day. I lived with them for the first few months of the ordeal and it drove me crazy; but eventually, there was always a bunch of fried chicken in the house so I could just grab a leg and get on with life. Then the following Christmas, after this craziness started, he walked to the table with a massive plate of beans and ham.
He dad said, “It’s about fucking time.”
Then his mom started crying.
I finished eating dinner in the living room.
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Joey Jo Jo Reply:
September 28th, 2010 at 12:41 am
Beautiful.
Joe
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I’ve never had a chili dog, okra (and don’t want to), mussels, clams, oysters, escargot. I don’t like beans of any kind except maybe green beans with butter (lots of butter…or cheese sauce).
Funnel cakes rock.
A new thing this year is deep fried butter. Frozen blobs of butter, battered in funnel cake batter, deep fried, drizzled with caramel, chocolate or icing sugar.
http://www.thestar.com/living/food/article/849481–deep-fried-butter-latest-cne-treat
Another new thing is deep fried beer. I hear it’s out there now and distributed more so next year. Beer is injected in to a ravioli and deep fried until golden brown.
And of course I know this group would appreciate marijuana ice cream. I’d paste the link but I think 2 links causes moderation so please use the Google. Hey, in fact, except for 1 time 10 years ago, I could have had THAT on my list of things I’ve never tried (although weed isn’t a food I guess).
As far as meat goes – 2 rules – it had to die a bloody horrible death and it can’t be an organ that does anything specific like trap impurities? liver and kidneys?
My niece will eat cheese pizza, bacon with the fat trimmed off, macaroni and cheese but with only a small amount of cheese. That’s pretty much it. She’s 13…
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I have never had eggnog. The thought of consuming anything called “nog” repulses me. Maybe too close to the word “snot” or “gag” or “slog”, whatever that is. Also, I didn’t have Chinese food until I was past 30 years old. Don’t know why. Kinda bummed about all the MuShu Pork I’ve missed. 47 now. Almost caught up.
Favorite Fair Foods: Corndog, fried snickers, ribs, sausage, and anything on a stick, but not in a cup.
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Jason Reply:
September 27th, 2010 at 10:37 pm
Eggnog is for people who think to themselves, “I’d like to drink some pancake batter and also get a little drunk.” For people like that it’s perfect. For the rest of us it’s fucking disgusting.
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Joey Jo Jo Reply:
September 28th, 2010 at 12:43 am
Yeah, how on EARTH do people get drunk on eggnog? I’d have to drink gallons of it, and I’d have vomited four times by then…
Joe
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Foie gras or truffles.
Spent 3 years in Asia. Dog, cat, rat, duck tongues, sea cucumbers, durian, shrimp flavored Doritos…. no problem. But try to find a rare fungus or goose liver in BFE Arizona! No way.
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FishStyx Reply:
September 28th, 2010 at 2:53 am
You actually ATE durian?!?!?
Just the SMELL almost KILLED me!!
I cannot imagine actually putting it in my mouth.
Combination decomposing raodkill and rotting fruit stand!!
Bllllechhhhh!!
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I would like to try a deep fried Mars/Milky Way bar.
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Fair food; bloomin onions are cool, corn dogs, mistery meat on a stick, the occassional meat pie.
Never eaten and don’t care to; chicken feet, duck feet, raw oysters, mayonnaise, cottage cheese, yogurt, head cheese, and a host of others.
Other than stuff that’s too disgusting to eat (see above) i’m not really a picky eater. My wife doesn’t like her food to touch, and generally eats one thing at a time. When I dump everything together on my plate she has a tendency to look at me like I’m wearing the proverbial derby of turds. On a non-food related note, it’s my birthday. Yep, 55 today. Odd, considering no one was more suprised than me when I made it to 25. And here I still am.
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squawvalleyskip Reply:
September 27th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
And I worked last night, and have to be back tonight. Doesn’t help the old depression much, I can tell you that.
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Chuck in Belpre Reply:
September 27th, 2010 at 2:27 pm
Happy Birfday, Skip!!1 Boobies and beer!!1
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WB in OH Reply:
September 27th, 2010 at 3:03 pm
Happy B-day, Skip!
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madz1962 Reply:
September 27th, 2010 at 3:41 pm
Happy Birthday! Enjoy your day!
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Gretchen Reply:
September 27th, 2010 at 6:40 pm
Happy birthday!
derby + turds = turby
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squawvalleyskip Reply:
September 27th, 2010 at 11:15 pm
Thanks, everybody. I’m up and getting ready to work again. So I made it through the whole B-Day. Course I been sleepin since shortly after my last post. I hear old people slep a lot. Or is it they they don’t sleep so much? Guess I’m on the way to finding out.
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bikerchick Reply:
September 28th, 2010 at 9:05 am
Happy Birfday, Skip! Maybe you’ll get a tie to match your derby!
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Happy Birthday, squawvalleyskip! It only gets better……ahhh, no it doesn’t.
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SVS – Happy Birthday! Ever notice how as soon as we reach 50 we go from celebrating the decades to celebrating the half decades? 30 40 50 55 60 65….I think at 70 we start going in to the singles!!!
Imagining birthday cake…..yes and there’s the big smile
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SVS – ask your doctor about Cymbalta “to see if it’s right for you”. I mistakenly typed Cialis first but maybe with that you wouldn’t need Cymbalta?
Yes Yes I know, some exercise would do more good but until then…
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squawvalleyskip Reply:
September 27th, 2010 at 11:19 pm
LOL I have to rember to ask at my “every ten years whether i need it or not” checkup in a few years.
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Good Afternoon Surf Reporters…..
I think I’ve mentioned it here before but I’ve never had sushi. My oldest, who was stationed in Okinawa swears by it, and the wife and the other youngun eat it too.
Also never had raw oysters or clams, but love if they’re steamed or cooked.
Fresh water mussels are my favorite. At a bar one time where they were offering “All you can eat” mussels.
The fucking liars! They shut me off after about the 14th or 15th basket.
I used to be semi picky, but not anymore, although I still can’t do cooked spinach. Blech. Raw spinach is fine, but cooked is like you’re eating saturated grass clippings.
My one boss is pretty finicky. He won’t eat tomatoes even though he’s Italian. He’s ok with tomato sauces, but not the actual item.
Also will not eat pickle on his hamburgers from the fast food places. And if the drive thru makes a mistake and actually, God forbid, puts pickle on his sandwich, he won’t eat it. Says it’s ruined. Freak.
As far as carnival food goes, the guy that makes the Gyros is local and I know him personally, so they’re pretty safe. Funnel cakes – yes, cotton candy – no, cheese french fries – yes, candy apples – no.
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Being raised in the corn belt of Ohio, there’s pretty much no organ meat from anything that we waste…so I’m completely in on the beef liver, cow tongues, and other sorts of offal that my mother serves up on a weekly basis. I mean, these are people who think Red Lobster has good seafood. There are only a couple of things I won’t eat: Chitlins, because they literally smell like something that roadkill wouldn’t eat, and gizzards, because, quite frankly, I couldn’t care less about the innards of a chicken. Otherwise, I’ll pretty much try anything once. Never had caviar, probably never will. Fish eggs on a cracker? Looks like bait, probably smells like bait. Favorite fair foods include gyros, corn dogs, funnel cakes, deep fried snickers bars (Don’t judge me.) and the first steak out of somebody’s prized feeder calf from last year. Always delicious. It’s really a great thing to see food from birth to table. Makes you appreciate it more.
Knew a kid in high school who would only eat pizza and french fries. Every day. Didn’t matter what else was served, you knew he was having pizza and french fries.
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squawvalleyskip Reply:
September 27th, 2010 at 11:22 pm
Gizzards I could care less about, but chicken livers and hearts are the best patrs of a chicken. Never had caviar either, but Idid once eat a couple salmon eggs out of a fish bait jar because someone tole me I wouldn’t. Alcohol was involved.
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JDL Reply:
September 28th, 2010 at 3:25 pm
amen, I hate beef liver but I’ll eat chicken livers like they’re discontinuing them.
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I ate a fruit bat at a party on Guam,it was good.
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Favorite fair food: Fudge!! I always buy at least a pound of it.
What haven’t I tasted: brains or kidneys – and never will.
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icecycle66 Reply:
September 27th, 2010 at 4:05 pm
How i imagine your fudge order going.
Fudge Pusher: Welcome to my fudge stand, what can i get for ya’ Mac?
You: Fudge, one pound.
Fudge Pusher: What was that, I couldn’t hear you, I got a fan on in here.
You: One pound of fudge please.
Fudge Pusher: Speak up son?!
You: POUND, THE FUDGE!
Fudge Pusher: Get away from my booth pervert.
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I have never in my life, (or since I was a baby and was given a bottle) had a glass of white milk…NEVER!
And I have never been to the Bloomsburg Fair.
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JCIII Reply:
September 27th, 2010 at 6:07 pm
No white milk? You don’t know what you’re missing! Especially after a hard night of heavy drinking. Bust that jug out of the fridge and chug the ice cold goodness…. oh man.
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tiff Reply:
September 27th, 2010 at 9:47 pm
seconded.
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pnjcofield Reply:
September 27th, 2010 at 11:31 pm
I can also not remember ever drinking a glass of white milk. My mom said she stopped making me drink it when I was around 3 or 4. I gag a bit when pouring a glass of it for my kids. I don’t care for chocolate milk that much either really.
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WVKay Reply:
September 28th, 2010 at 1:59 am
Yes, I too I am non-lacto carnivore.
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bikerchick Reply:
September 28th, 2010 at 9:10 am
I go through a gallon of milk every 2-3 days…by myself. My boyfriend hates it.
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I guess I should head North to the L.A. County Fair (open through this weekend) and try a funnel cake. I’ve never had one. Of all of the other things mentioned so far, I’ve eaten them all (and even added tripe to my personal list during lunch in a Vietnamese restaurant over the weekend).
On another note, after listening to all of the tales of woe re: hot summer weather (while enjoying a record-mild summer here in So Cal. Yes, it was difficult not to gloat.), it’s finally my turn to experience the heat. It’s 107 right now (at 12:45 p.m.). But it’s a dry heat, of course.
Now I’ll go back to the top and re-scan the comments, to see if anyone has used the dreaded “Reply” button. What a pain in the ass…
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Greg Reply:
September 27th, 2010 at 6:58 pm
You must have been in the cool part of town. NBC News reported a temp of 113 shortly after noon today, a record.
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I’ve never had a donair – someone once told be that it was made from a cat on a stick. Although, I know it’s not, that just stuck with me. Other than that, I usually try things before I decide that I don’t like them. There are exceptions though – if I know that it will come back up exponentially faster than it went down. Raw oysters come to mind first on that.
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I have a friend of mine always ordered his McDonald’s 1/4 pounder plain and then got miffed when it took a couple of minutes to arrive at the table. In the mean time he would eat his french fries, dipping them into his chocolate shake.
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#1 like: Indian fry bread & Navajo tacos!!
Have not tried deep-fried Snickers bar!!!
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I’d be willing to give up the reply button for an edit button.
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Had to google donair, I would put one of those in my pie hole.
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Not Oprah Reply:
September 27th, 2010 at 11:02 pm
when you do, let me know what you think!
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My favorite fair foods are of the deep fried variety. I love funnel cake, fried oreos, and candy bars. I’ve read about fairs that offer deep-fried Coke, and I’ve been itching to try that even though I don’t quite understand how it works.
I’ve been a vegetarian since I was 18 or so, so there is quite a lot of stuff I’ve never tasted. Chicken fingers and corn dogs come to mind. I’ve also never eaten a cheeseburger, but I have eaten burgers without cheese.
The thing that most people can’t believe is that I have never knowingly tasted ketchup, relish or mustard. As a youngster, I ate everything condiment-free, and I still lean that way. These days, however, I have been known to use mayonnaise. And I am no longer afraid to use salad dressings, unless they are orange-colored.
I am probably the pickiest eater that I know. Aside from the condiment hang-up, I also try to avoid onions as much as possible. Just can’t stand the way they taste or feel.
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Valentin Reply:
September 27th, 2010 at 4:32 pm
Mayo is made from raw eggs. You’re eating a baby chicken!!!!
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retrollama Reply:
September 27th, 2010 at 4:58 pm
I’m not vegan, but I am lacto-ovo vegetarian. Still eat eggs and dairy products
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JCIII Reply:
September 27th, 2010 at 6:10 pm
Just nothing with a face, right?
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retrollama Reply:
September 27th, 2010 at 7:26 pm
Yep, pretty much.
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Another birthday boy here, passed the big 5-0 last Thursday. Full head of hair, not much grey, and I got CARDED buying beer last night. I feel pretty damn good although my liver still wants a divorce…
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madz1962 Reply:
September 27th, 2010 at 4:49 pm
Happy (belated) Birthday, Full Headed, carded Malcolm!
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squawvalleyskip Reply:
September 27th, 2010 at 11:47 pm
Happy last week birthday. I doubt I’ll ever get carded for anything, but since I quit drinking 20+ years ago, I’m pretty sure it won’t be for beer. And for some reason the wife doesn’t believe it when I tell her that lighter color in my hair (still full, and well past my shoulders, on a man of my age!) and beard is jst the blond coming back out.
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I really had to think hard about foods I don’t like.
Only three things I will never again put in my mouth come to mind:
Fermented herring
Tripe
Head Cheese
That’s it, will eat pretty much anything else put in front of me.
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I’m fairly picky, but I’ve gotten better.
I still stick to my guns with mayo. Blech.
And I know it’s the same shit but if you call it aioli (sp?) I can deal with it a little better.
I just don’t do condiments for the sake of condiments.
Fave fair food is probably chili dogs (Or at the lions club trailer, hot dog with sauce). Mmmmmm. At the local (hometown) river festival 2 weeks ago there was a bloody mary bar. I’m gonna say that was my favorite.
Mushrooms are on the list of things I don’t eat, but I can eat them if I miss one. Also olives and pickles, not a fan, but won’t lose my shit if I see one.
Anything I can easily pick off i can live with. Also whole tomatoes. Like eating a gol durn aborted fetus. At least I know that fetus wasn’t aborted because it was retarded, they throw those straight into the trash.
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I’ve tried almost every food I’ve been offered except for the following: eyeballs, brain, and testicles. All of the other gross stuff I’ve tried- pate, tripe, liver, kefir, etc-wasn’t too bad.
Pickiest eaters? I know two men, both in their 40′s, who only eat two food items. One guy eats cheese pizza and French fries, the other chicken fingers and French fries. That’s it. All of the time. Breakfast, lunch, dinner. I wonder if any of the recent articles on picky eating will help them?
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JDL Reply:
September 28th, 2010 at 3:29 pm
That’s not picky. That’s something going on in the old noggin.
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Doener Kebabs (the german version of the donair sandwich) might very well be my favorite street food. I can’t think of a ‘fair food’ that I am crazy about (perhaps elephant ears?).
I also like ‘french fries’. Has anyone had these things? They are like little fried sticks made out of potatoes. Crazy good. you really owe it to yourselves to try them if you haven’t already.
I know of more than one family who’s kids won’t eat anything beyond (say) noodles and butter. My kid has a comparatively wide palate, but that might have something to do with the fact that I can cook pretty well, and I have tried to introduce him to a lot of different foods so that he can find stuff he likes. He will even eat these ‘french fry’ thingies.
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madz1962 Reply:
September 27th, 2010 at 4:54 pm
Damn! No wonder the waitress lady was giving me funny looks. I kept calling them Spanish fries. Thanks for setting me straight.
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Malcolm – why the hell didn’t we get two livers just like kidneys? Where is the intelligent design there?
Happy Birthday. I think I shall stop by the bakery tonight while I am out and get a birthday cake that says “Happy Birthday Malcolm and Skip” and then sit in front of the TV with a fork and a big glass of milk. TV won’t be on because it interferes with the voices in my head, And it will be dark. And I’ll be naked. My family hates me sometimes. That’s why they won’t get any cake.
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t-storm – I feel the same about mushrooms. And I get less picky the more I drink… good god Pizza and beer – man I could go for some of that and birthday cake to follow….
Jeff – please for the love of god – no more food posts!!!!! (actually they seem to a favorite).
“hot fuzz – reply button free” (for the last week or two any ways)
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I think my favorite Carnie food that I’ve never eaten is the giant Turkey leg (how’s that for combining both questions). I love the way people react when others carry them around flailing them around while attempting to eat them, and OMG they make the person smell horrible just holding the damn thing.
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giant turkey leg makes me think of renn fest which makes me want to punch somebody in their joust.
Just bought my tix for Bengals/Browns this weekend. Go Bengals.
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Happy belated birthday Malcom!
Hot Fuzz, better thow Shiny Rod on that cake, I think I saw something about his birthday last week also.
Happy belated birthday Shiny!
t-storm, give them brownie fans hell! You got more guts than me going to Cleveland with a Bengal shirt on!
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well i don’t own any bengals gear but will wear my cincy reds shirt.
magic number = 1
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Whats a perogies? Is that a northern food? Sound yankee to me. I’m gonna have to google it. I have never had rhubarb. Not really sure what it even is.
My favorite fair food is the roasted corn on the cob. sprinkled with seasoning salt. MMmmm I like the cheese curds too but they just started having those around here within the last few years.
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JCIII Reply:
September 27th, 2010 at 6:56 pm
They’re like dumplings. A piece of dough wrapped around usually potato & cheese, although they can basically have anything, i.e. saurkraut, onions,
They are then boiled to cook the dough a bit, then fried and served with butter and onions and sour cream.
They’re delicious
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airandee Reply:
September 27th, 2010 at 8:18 pm
whenever I visit Pittsburgh I hit Rosie’s pierogies
http://www.rosiespierogies.com/
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Not Oprah Reply:
September 27th, 2010 at 10:32 pm
You haven’t lived until you’ve had them.
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chill Reply:
September 27th, 2010 at 11:32 pm
Characteristic food of the Pierogie Belt (duh). The XGF’s mom makes them with a filling of mashed potatoes and cheese, then pan-fries them in butter with onions. So good. Pure artery-clogging awesomeness, though maybe not what you want when it’s 100 degrees out.
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bikerchick Reply:
September 28th, 2010 at 9:19 am
Pierogies….KILLER! Not exactly diet food but who gives a shit when they taste so good. One of my best friends makes Pierogie Pizza. Unbelievable.
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Son of Sam Reply:
September 28th, 2010 at 10:02 am
All you locals. Russian Orthodox church up in New Castle that makes pierogies 1st tue. of the month that I would kill for.
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Carla Reply:
September 29th, 2010 at 12:27 pm
They sound excellent! The next time we travel that direction I am going to have some. This makes me think of the whole Bob Evans thing. I had never heard of Bob Evans til we went to Baltimore. We just don’t have certain regional things like this.
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As far as regular food goes, I’ll eat almost anything, with the exception of mushrooms.
I love fairs, where the Wal-Mart game can be played off-premises. I can eat my way from one end to the other. I’ll avoid the gimmicky “fried anything” booths in favor of Polish sausage and peppers, corn on the cob, strawberry sundaes, burgers, hot dogs, etc.
I’ve never eaten cotton candy, it reminds me of insulation. I once worked the cotton candy machine at a school fair and I spent the next week pulling spun sugar off my arm hair.
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i bought my nephew cotton candy a few weeks ago. I won’t eat it since it tastes gritty to me and it’s just sugar. Bleah.
Once I stuck my dick in the pickle slicer.
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My favorite fair food is the traditional corn dog. Except I had one at our local fair about a month ago, along with some fried vegetables and had a stomach ache so bad by the end of the night I didn’t know which end to attend too. It was like I had a rock in my stomach that couldn’t figure out which end to emit from. It was horrible.
Otherwise, I’ve never had oysters. I guess that’s not really a weird one, I’m sure a lot of people haven’t had oysters, but I don’t know. I just had my first fried wiener schnitzel from the local German pub in town recently…If I think of something else later I’ll post…
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squawvalleyskip Reply:
September 27th, 2010 at 11:52 pm
Wiener schnitel is some good stufff. Especially with the mushroom gravy sauce they sometimes come with. Try krustenbrauten some time. And spaetzle. Anyone in the vicinity of Santa Barbara needs to look up a place called Brummi’s and try everything on the menu. We eat there every time we go to SB to fly our paragliders.
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Brittney Reply:
September 28th, 2010 at 1:44 pm
My boyfriend got one with the mushroom sauce, unfortuntely, I’m not a fan of mushrooms, but I’d definitely get the schnitzle again!
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i love corn dogs but i don’t have to wait till the fair to have one.
tonight it’s the opposite of fair food. tortellini and alfredo. mmmmm
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after I’m done monday day drinking, of course.
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do you know what eggnog is? Elf cum. You might ass well throw some on your back and slap yourself on the ass.
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bikerchick Reply:
September 28th, 2010 at 9:30 am
LMFAO!!
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The Buckwheat Festival is going on in Kingwood, WV. After reading about all this food, I’m ALMOST ready for the drive up there. The winding road induces motion sickness on a good day, so it might be a bad idea, after all.
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My wife can make funnel cakes at home and we have them fairly often for breakfast. I love corn dogs. I eat them all the time. You can get them at Sonic for $.99 each.
Things I’ve not eaten: foie gras, raw oysters, chitlins, chicken gizards or livers, escatgot and pistachio pudding. But I’ll eat pretty much anything except organs. I went to a breakfast cafe here in Alabama and they had calf brains and eggs on the menu. I passed.
I know a lot of picky eaters and it drives me crazy. One lady can’t handle the sweet and salty combo (such as chocolate covered pretzles) and she refuses to have pickles on any kind of sandwich. She can have one on the side, but on the sandwich or burger freaks her out. She also doesn’t drink beer – ever.
I wonder how these people that only eat fries – or whatever – every day avoid getting scurvy or other such diseases.
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Brittney Reply:
September 27th, 2010 at 9:59 pm
I don’t really understand how someone NEVER drinks beer…I mean…not one? Your whole life?
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Jason Reply:
September 27th, 2010 at 10:35 pm
Not even one. She’s taken a sip before, then she recoils like it’s raw sewage and makes a big scene. I don’t understand it either. I drink enough for the two of us though.
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Not Oprah Reply:
September 27th, 2010 at 10:36 pm
If memory serves me write, didn’t you have a horrific experience with pistacio pudding in your earlier years?
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Jason Reply:
September 27th, 2010 at 10:43 pm
Not Oprah,
Your memory is amazing. I was all of seven years old. I ate a bite or two and got really sick afterwards. From then on I associated it with something that makes me puke (even though I’m sure it had nothing to do with the pudding). I haven’t touched it since. I guess I shouldn’t have said I’ve never eaten it, just never again.
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Not Oprah Reply:
September 27th, 2010 at 11:06 pm
Maybe it triggered the memory of me having to share a bed with my sister around the kindergarden age and she throwing up raisin pie all over the bed. The thought of raisin pie is disgusting eno ugh, never the though of it being projectile spewn all over a bed.
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pistachio pudding tastes like yellow cake batter.
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i knew a vegetarian who only ate cheese. she was fat, too.
And per a conversation over the weekend, if starving I’ll eat anything.
….even your mom.
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My friend has never eaten a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and he is almost 40 years old. I’m not sure how he lived this long.
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i don’t understand the corndog thing. They are delishis. and as jason said, sonic got em.
Sorry for the typos, monday day drinkin’ might lead to weekday daytime hooker time.
And for the longest time I wasn’t a fan of food touching other food. I’ve relaxed in my old age.
If it’s just a touch it’s fine, the freaks who mix their mashed taters with peas and corn should be slapped.
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I’m not a particularly picky eater, but the turkey legs @ the fair gross me out. I’ve never had one.
I have also successfully avoided ever trying chitterlings.
I never plan to ingest RAMPS, oysters or boiled okra again. Everything else is pretty much up for grabs.
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Never had a Fried Turkey Leg or Fried oreos.
I tried Mussles one night at a bar and was sick as a dog the next morning… never again.
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I’ve never eaten lobster (too buggy looking, IMO). Also, no brussels sprouts, or organ meats. I do not eat anything on a bone and I’m not a fan of pork items (but love bacon, go figure). I avoid mushrooms as much as possible.
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I honestly don’t care for the taste of lobster. Crab is okay.
I’ve never had a Clark Bar.
My Grandfather claimed to have gone to a restaurant where they brought baskets of hamburger patties instead of baskets of rolls or bread to start you off. He went on and on about it and finally demanded that he be served a basket of hamburger patties for every meal. It went on like this for about 15 months, until he finally died of scurvey.
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Chuck in Belpre Reply:
September 27th, 2010 at 9:38 pm
A Clark bar is a retro Butterfinger.
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Best fair food ever was fried by Chicken Charlies. He’s the go to guy for all the fairs here in CA – every year will come up with new stuff.
AND he will fry anything you bring in (that’s legal) and that’s NOT FISH (stinks up the cooking oil.)
I sneaked in one of my hubby’s pride and joy garden tomatoes. Left hubby for a bit – they fried up the tomato and made it look really great on it’s plate.
Holding it proudly – served it to hubby – and it was GOOD and special. And it was one of HIS tomatoes. One of my best ‘gifts’ to him ever.
Yeah- chicks always have to bring in the romance somehow! LOL
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Aside from that – ADORE those big soft gooey Cinnamon buns!
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I love funnel cakes.
I have never had a poached egg. I would like to say that I’ve never had any sort of organ meat, but I was bullied into eating a bite of haggis by my husband and brother. One bite was plenty, but now I can not longer boast about the no organ thing.
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For Chrissakes, eat lobster, eat raw oysters (they slide right down), eat escargot (snails) with drawn butter. (Delicious). Eat every vegetable you’ve never tried. You’re only gonna be here so long. Just go to a good restaurant which offers them all, and try them out. Widen your possibilities. I’m sure you’ll find something you like.
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tiff Reply:
September 27th, 2010 at 9:54 pm
Right on!
(I’m totally mastering this reply button. No Luddite, I)
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Son of Sam Reply:
September 28th, 2010 at 10:18 am
I’m with ya Greg I have done that with my kids and no picky eaters in my fambly.
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5th avenue is better.
And what’s the point in eating something if you don’t taste it and it slides right down? I’m guessing semen slides right down too but I’m guessing50% of you haven’t tried that.
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Jenny Piccalo Reply:
September 27th, 2010 at 11:05 pm
well I am part of the 50% that has tried it ….btw it’s not very tasty. In fact you could just use the statement below that Greg made about oysters and it applies here as well.
I’d rather have a 5th ave or a clark bar .
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Not Oprah Reply:
September 27th, 2010 at 11:50 pm
won’t be raising that issue here……
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WVKay Reply:
September 28th, 2010 at 2:10 am
Yeah, if you’re doin it right, it doesn’t slide down that easy.
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Oh, you definitely taste an oyster as it slides right down. That’s part of the oyster eating experience. And the taste (the finish), stays with you for a long time.
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Ok so it probably is just like semen.
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No, semen and oysters are different. There’s a chunky factor involved.
I’ll try just about anything, twice. That’s the reason I don’t eat oysters anymore.
(rimshot?)
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If the semen is chunky it’s cottage semen
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tiff Reply:
September 27th, 2010 at 9:58 pm
you just completely grossed me out.
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oh- I thought of one thing that probably nobody is interested in, but what the hell: no pickled beets. EVER.
Pretty much everything else is fair game. Twice.
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Pickled beets: not a problem. If you can handle beets, you can handle pickled beets. No big deal.
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Have never / would never eat anything that comes from the face of something – eyes, tongues, cheeks – yuck.
Fav fair food – deep fried oreos. Coming in a close 2nd that I tried for the first time at the Bloomsburg Fair yesterday – deep fried Pop Tart. Simply brilliant.
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Beets – only in borscht.
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I eat the hell out of pickled beets. Pretty much pickled anything (except pig feet and eggs) are good with me.
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i regret nothing.
and i just nailed my job even though i’ve been drinking since 230 (pm).
Damn I’m smoove.
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I’ve never had funnel cake, nor yet poutine. I have eagerly anticipated tasting the latter, ever since learning of its existence. (Sorry, been reading some ‘historical fiction’ lately.)
Don’t care for liver as such, but foie gras is absolutely fantastic. It’s a must-try for anyone who likes fatty savory food.
Since when is gyros “fair food”?
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Not Oprah Reply:
September 27th, 2010 at 11:47 pm
seen gyros lots for fast food. maybe depends on where you are and what you consider a fair. Can’t say I do fairs much – more so markets.
I’ve never had poutine – sounds/looks disgusting and also would probably leave me bed ridden for days. viva la francais and their poutine holes.
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I like corndogs. Favorite fair food is roasted corn and snow cones
Never ate sardines , they smell bad and look gross.
My husband is the pickiest eater i know. He will not eat any “crunchy” vegetables. I think he only eats peas and corn (not on the cob). He puts mayonnaise on everything even steak ! But he calls it salad cream. He is a Brit . Need I say more , they are not known for their cuisine . No offence to any Brit here . But hey Yanks know food like Brits know beer ! .
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Pickled eggs and pickled kielbasa are awesome – but fricken expensive… a dozen eggs cost about 1.49 whereas 6 pickled eggs at the store costs about $5…
Can we please have the girls talk about tasting semen again? I didn’t get a chance to, ah, um… finish.
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Shiny’s Birthday too? I’m gonna need a bigger cake! Happy Birthday Shiny Rod – I hope you celebrated out on the boat.
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Has anyone ever heard of having a calcium overload? Mom’s back in the hospital again, worse than before (last time was gall bladder infection and cellulitous.).. now it’s a calcium overload – probably as a result of the little glands that piggy back on the thyroid. What the hell is up with that? The poor woman is 85 and has been through enough. I mean like Fuck, isn’t it bad enough she has me as her son? So a month in the hospital, home three weeks and now she’s in AGAIN?
At the same time, my middle brother was working on a gate so we could add some safety to a stairwell for Mom and he accidentally shoved a chisel a good two inches in to his wrist. He only has 4 stitches but he lost a lot of blood. He’s ok now but WTF?
Alright, whining over. I should go to bed and get some sleep. Who knows what joy Tuesday will bring.
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Not Oprah – poutine if done right with real curds and good gravy tastes as good as it smells. But I agree it can be sick making… it’s one of those foods you finish and say “uggh enough!!”. Harvey’s actually makes a decent poutine as does swiss chalet.
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if you have that many eggs surrounded by that much rum…..
and a finger in your ass…
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on the 21st day of the reply girlcott, hello.
Malcolm…
Happy 50th. Enjoy the week and get it whilst you can. I think Ms. Joplin said that.
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Skip…
The double nickel is a different story, of course. Penis starts shrinking; takes a while to piss, fewer women but more discounts. The only way to survive the rest of it is to laugh at the joke and love the hell out of everybody. Sounds hokey but it’s the only thing that’s worked for me. Hell, Mr. Hunter & Mr. Garcia say/sing it better…
I know the rent is in arrears
The dog has not been fed in years
It’s even worse than it appears
but it’s all right…
…Oh well a Touch Of Grey
Kind of suits you anyway.
That was all I had to say
It’s all right.
I will get by
I will get by
I will get by
I will survive
We will get by
We will get by
We will get by
We will survive
.
best wishes…
jtb
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My uncle drove a 1947 Donair that he bought in Canada. Totaled it on the way to a lacrosse game in 1959, teaching me to both enjoy irony and avoid lacrosse.
jtb
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hot…
Best wishes for your Mom’s recovery. I’m way short on calcium and need to take supplements. If she’s up for some sort of donation, I understand the health care is pretty good up north. I’ll come to her place. I’d offer to slip her a few American dollars, but I don’t think they have as much buying power as a Loonie today.
Tell her to take care and get the hell home.
best wishes…
jtb
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madz1962…
Spanish Fries is de plural of de stuff we allays hear ’bout growin up dat make de ladies feel da hot.
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This beats the living pisshandle out of the reply function. In one narrative swoop, one can answer both one comment and all comments. It’s like sitting with seven spades to the queen in a nice, bloodthirsty game of Hearts. Just take a swig of the julip and say, “Billy, I believe it’s your lead”.
jtb
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JTB – kind thoughts as always – thank you….as always.
I do hope that pain in the ass that is the pain in your back is improving. I couldn’t imagine having the ever present condition that would be enough to cause most insurance appraisers to look at newish car and say “hmmm, frame’s buggered, write it off”.
be well
…funny, he doesn’t look newish
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hot…
Thanks back at you. Actually, after four years of 7 prednisone injections, two tries at back therapy, two surgeries, a relentless Staph infection, and several smaller procedures, I’m on my way with what might be my final six- to nine-month run at physical therapy.
I’ve used all the PT my insurance allows, and was lucky enough to get enrolled in a therapy program at the University of Puget Sound, fairly close to my house, featuring a nationally recognized physical therapy program. I drew a great therapist, a young lady who is working on her Clinical Doctorate. I will be seeing her twice a week until the end of the year. She’s capable, sweet, and drop-dead gorgeous. I’m not a letch, but it can’t hurt my spirit to be guided by a very nice, beautiful woman.
The last time I had PT was at a hospital. Cost: $300 per hour. This therapy, which I really think will be just as thorough… $40 for the whole semester.
So things are looking up. I might yet return to drive senior VPs crazy again by running another kickass IT team. I’ve survived four years of this crap without losing my laugh. I’m finally thinking that it might be imprudent to bet against me.
As always, thanks for your concern. I’ve never noted all the above stuff on this site, and won’t again, but there it is.
Give your Mom a kiss and tell her the world awaits her return home.
best as always…
jtb
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Actually, with all the new parts in my back, I am semi-newish. But Reformed. Which means I can eat funnel cakes on Fridays and corn dogs on Saturdays.
jtb
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Last, as usual.
I’ve never eaten rattlesnake, but it has been on my list for a while.
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Fair food is one of my favorite indulgences. One of the umteen fairs we have around Pittsburgh’s surrounding areas is the Butler County Fair. One of my favorites is the fried Strombolli…OMG. I also love the fried pickles and the gigantic beer batter fried onion rings with tons of salt and ketchup.
We went to the Butler fair last month for bike night. After we over-stuffed ourselves with stromboli and gyro’s we ordered an apple dumpling a la mode. (absolutely sinful!) The lady at the stand told my boyfriend “that will be $7″. He said “7 dollars!?!?…Jesus..how ’bout if I give you 3 and you just let me lick it”. I was mortified.
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Butler Fair =my back yard. bickerchick
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bikerchick Reply:
September 28th, 2010 at 11:49 am
GTFO! So close yet so far away!
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A couple more based on comments above:
I drink 4 litres of white milk around every 3 days. I love it, it’s pretty much the only non-alcoholic based beverage I consume regularly other than water.
I avoid (non-magic) mushrooms and olives but I can handle small quantities on pizza (i.e. when I’m starved and/or drinking and I don’t care enough to pick every little bit off)
I’ve never had a peanut butter sandwich or a PB & J. Not because of any allergies either, I just hate peanut butter.
I’ve never had brussels sprouts, rhubarb or asparagus.
I hate this new trend where all the restaurants are using spring mix (aka: mixed greens, mesclun) instead of lettuce in their salads. I don’t want to eat fucking dandelion or endive or radicchio in a salad…it tastes bitter and takes away from the good stuff (cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, cheese) Give me a romaine, leaf and/or iceburg lettuce base, not some yuppie-fied pile of lawn waste!
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Kevindust: d’accord!
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This topic is just in time. Art in the Park, a hippie trade fair, is going on this weekend.
I get to filter through the comments to prioritize my face stuffing schedule.
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Did anyone notice that Randall said he ate a bat? Hello? is this thing on? I imagine deep fried bat wings would be nice and crispy.
JTB – the healing power of a gorgeous smile cannot be over estimated.
I have no problem telling all – sure I make stuff up like sleeping upside down, naked in a pair of gravity boots like a bat… and I think I say I’m naked at least ever other week but generally, I just tell all. It’s anonymous, probably amusing to a least one other person who can draw a connection or thank their deity they aren’t as bad off… but generally it’s cathartic. So do tell away… if anyone doesn’t want to read it they’ll just change the channel until next time.
Thanks for the good thoughts aboot ma’. Sadly right now she’d probably appreciate a kiss on the cheek from a strange young man she doesn’t have a clue about. A few more days and she should be back with us. Patients need patience.
chowdaaarrrr
carry on.
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I hated Mexican food my whole life, but there is a little Mexican place in town that we started eating at about a year ago and it changed my whole view on Mexican food and now I love it. They have the tastiest breakfest chimichanga I’ve ever had the pleasure of putting in my mouth. The thought of eggs and hot sauce always made me feel all barfy inside, but after tasting the food here, it has changed me. Thank you Pueblo Viejo.
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I just looked at the product guide for my new mouse. This thing is a Rosetta stone… It’s translated in to 8 languages (including Canadian)… I should bury this, wrapped in papyrus, coated in wax, sealed in an earthenware jar, stopped up with tar and some clay.
This little booklet may be the key to understanding our past in the year 2351 when the aliens repopulate Earth after the next Zombie Apocalypse.
looked at – didn’t read – looked at… didn’t want to lose my man-card.
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I gave up caffeine as much as I could and then milk in order to ease things down there… I still have cheese as it doesn’t seem to have the same effect as a glass of milk. I miss milk.
moo
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How the hell did I miss this update!?
I won’t eat organ meats. (ie: liver). Or most things made up of them, such as haggis. But I will eat head cheese if it contains no recognizable bits (well blended vs the chunky version).
I usually eat all of one item before heading to the next, but I am not adverse to things that are all mixed up. (ie: stews, lasagna, pizza, etc).
I detest fat on meat. I will surgically trim it from my steaks. I hate biting into a nice juicy steak and having this rubbery bit of fat/sineu disturbing my chewing pleasure.
Mushrooms can rot in hell.
I guess, I’m more quirks, rather than picky, I’ll eat just about any north american food item.
I have never had a blooming onion. Onion rings galore, I love them, I suspect I’d love a blooming onion as well, but I don’t go anywhere that has them on the menu.
Now, about your omlet hating friend, so he hates “omelet”, but has he eaten scrambled eggs? Same shit essentially. Can’t see him never having eaten scrambled eggs.
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Isn’t an omelette the two dots over a U?
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t-storm – make me snicker
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I must have hit a time warp. I missed the last two updates.
Anyways. There isn’t a food I won’t try. If someone eats it then it might be good.
My favorite fair food is fries with vinegar and ketchup. I don’t leave a fair without getting some. Somehow they just don’t taste the same when I eat it at home. Also funnel cakes are pretty good.
I couldn’t imagine eating $100 worth of food on my own at the fair but by the time we feed all the kids at the fair it can run close to that.
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