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PJMcK

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69. Sea urchin

Thu Aug 14, 2025, 07:57 PM

Aug 14

When it comes to food, I'm pretty adventurous and I'll try anything at least once. After all, if people are eating something, it must be appealing on some level. Whenever I travel, I try to sample the local cuisine because you never know what you'll find.

When I first started eating sushi, I was captivated by the variety of meats, their colors, textures and flavors, of course. I enjoyed them all until I tried a sea urchin. Yuck! It's texture was like something I cough up after a night of drinking and smoking and the flavor was like something found on a NYC sidewalk on a summer afternoon. Never again.

I even ate a live shrimp once on a bet but sea urchin... no f-ing way!

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Name a food you tried and will never try again. Mine is lamb which was served at a wedding. Very greasy in my opinion. [View all] debm55 Aug 14 OP

Lamb is a meat that requires care in cooking. I won't do it because it stinks up the house for weeks... hlthe2b Aug 14 #1

This was eaten at a Serbian wedding reception of a cousin. Yuk. debm55 Aug 14 #3

I've had lamb only once LogDog75 Aug 14 #29

Oh, dear.... electric_blue68 Aug 15 #76

Yes. Kabobs and other Middle Eastern (and Greek) methods of cooking render it delicious... hlthe2b Aug 15 #87

Interesting. At one cousin's her mom... electric_blue68 Aug 15 #96

Young lamb shouldn't. The older the animal (closer to being mutton), the greasier and smellier... hlthe2b Aug 15 #107

I might have had mutton soup up in The Navajo Nation in '79. electric_blue68 Aug 15 #108

I bet many who find lamb "greasy" just love to pieces greasy bacon burgers with cheese. Or greasy ribs. Go figure? Bernardo de La Paz Aug 15 #133

I have lamb at least 2 a month, more often if on sale. Bought today. I most often braise which reduces fat content. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 15 #109

Having both parents emigrate from Ireland, Conjuay Aug 16 #152

Thank you very much, electric_blue68. Enjoy, debm55 Aug 15 #90

Liver and onions Wifes husband Aug 15 #126

melons AllaN01Bear Aug 15 #132

Sea urchin roe at a sushi bar. My boyfriend loved it. Walleye Aug 14 #2

I have tasted roe and I agree with you, Walleye. debm55 Aug 14 #4

It smells about the same, too. I tried it once while stationed in Japan. 3catwoman3 Aug 14 #44

I guess guacamole. markodochartaigh Aug 14 #5

Thank you very much for sharing with us, markodochartaigh. I am sorry that happened to you. I hope your taste returns. debm55 Aug 14 #9

Oh no! Not guac & fried potatoes! SheltieLover Aug 14 #21

Good luck. Hopefully in time. electric_blue68 Aug 15 #77

Liver. MIButterfly Aug 14 #6

Thank you very much MIButterfly. I didn't know rumaki was liver. I wouldn't have eaten in either. debm55 Aug 14 #12

Eating liver would be like consuming a used oil filter, imo SheltieLover Aug 14 #20

Very true, very true, SheltieLover. debm55 Aug 14 #30

I Love The Flavor, But... ProfessorGAC Aug 15 #110

Likewise, so it has been decades since I've had it. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 15 #122

It's liver wrapped in bacon. Beware! MIButterfly Aug 14 #22

Oh my, Thank you for warning me, MIButterfly. debm55 Aug 14 #31

😄 Not at you, your description! electric_blue68 Aug 15 #74

..... Tanuki Aug 16 #150

Hate the taste of artificial sweeteners. Especially Sweet and Low. Ziggysmom Aug 14 #7

Thank you very much Ziggysmom. I agree. I drink my tea unsweetened. debm55 Aug 14 #13

Australian Vegemite. pandr32 Aug 14 #8

Thank you pandr32, I like jam or preserves on my toast. debm55 Aug 14 #14

I definitely wouldn't. Sounds very Unappetizing! electric_blue68 Aug 15 #75

Same Here ProfessorGAC Aug 15 #112

They must expose kids to it while really young. pandr32 Aug 15 #119

British Marmite is related but much better. Delicious, but expensive even when spread thinly the way it should be. . .nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 15 #113

I think it would work better as a flavoring enhancer for sauces. pandr32 Aug 15 #120

Love marmalade. Lime marmalade is the best, but hard to find and expensive. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 15 #123

I have a lime tree. pandr32 Aug 15 #127

Marmite is disgusting Wifes husband Aug 15 #129

Tofurkey eShirl Aug 14 #10

Tastes like an old tire... SheltieLover Aug 14 #17

My SIL invited us to Boston, She doesn't eat meat. We were serve Tofurkey. It was gross. Thank you eShirl. debm55 Aug 14 #18

I've not ever had it, but the name "turducken" is a turnoff. 3catwoman3 Aug 14 #45

Be glad you never had it. It was terrible. debm55 Aug 14 #48

Turducken oberle Aug 14 #70

I do know that. The name is unfortunate. 3catwoman3 Aug 14 #72

HAHAHAHAHAH. I remember seeing that on television. For a awhile it was a thing companies were pushing. I haven't seen it debm55 Aug 15 #93

It's actually not a new thing. Among the wealthy, mwmisses4289 Aug 15 #131

I could not think of anything until I saw your post. Big Blue Marble Aug 16 #151

Tuna casserole! I know it's comfort food to lots of folks, but ... Dorothy V Aug 14 #11

That is so funny, cuz the one thing I still crave after being veggie for decades is my tuna casserole. CrispyQ Aug 14 #19

Thank you very much, CrispyQ, We all have different tastes. I am very happy about your choice. Your tuna casserole is, I debm55 Aug 14 #52

ITA! Tuna salad - yes. Ilsa Aug 14 #26

Thank you IIsa. Enjoy. debm55 Aug 14 #56

Thank you Dorothy V. I agree with you 100%, I will eat tuna and cheese separately but not together. It just has a debm55 Aug 14 #32

Omg, this! electric_blue68 Aug 15 #78

Oh Deb, I'll need a sheet of paper. I'm a picky eater. CrispyQ Aug 14 #15

HAHAHAHAHAHaHah. CrispyQ, that is such a great post. Thank you, my friend. debm55 Aug 14 #33

Seaweed sushi SheltieLover Aug 14 #16

Oh SheltieLover, I had it in school. My class had an International Day. One student's mother was from Japan. She made debm55 Aug 14 #34

You are much nicer than I am, Deb. SheltieLover Aug 14 #37

Frog legs. Jeebo Aug 14 #23

Tried them one time just to say I had tried them. Tasted "marine" in places, weakly like chicken in others. eppur_se_muova Aug 14 #25

Well, that sounds gross. Good reminder not to ever eat. Thank you eppur_se_muova. debm55 Aug 14 #41

Thank you Jeebo for sharing your story. I have always heard the Frog legs taste like chicken. Is that true? Also the debm55 Aug 14 #35

Well, the water buffalo foreskin is a bit exotic, but it's off the list anyway. rsdsharp Aug 14 #24

Oh rsesharp ,you ate foreskin and eel. On my. Yes, for awhile fake lobster was the going thing. As my husband is from debm55 Aug 14 #36

I didn't have much choice. We were in Xian, on the way to Beijing. rsdsharp Aug 14 #38

Great post, rsdsharp and thank you very much, debm55 Aug 14 #43

A michelada made with Bud Light Coventina Aug 14 #27

That michelada sounds terrible. I like Bloody Mary's but I could bear the taste of a michelada. Yuk. When I was a kid debm55 Aug 14 #53

You'll get a laugh, i think... electric_blue68 Aug 15 #80

Very interesting! I actually didn't like tomatoes as a kid, and I put ketchup on EVERYTHING! Coventina Aug 15 #84

🙂👍 electric_blue68 Aug 15 #86

Love heirloom tomatoes on sandwiches. Thank you, electric_blue68. debm55 Aug 15 #91

If I can get myself over to a green market... electric_blue68 Aug 15 #94

similar not a fan of raw tomatoes but they can be in stuff cooked especially if mashed up or diced real fine JT45242 Aug 15 #104

Raw fish sushi on Maui catbyte Aug 14 #28

Thank you very much, catbyte. Is it safe to eat raw fish? At our market, they have an aisle of exotic foods. I once saw debm55 Aug 14 #58

Don't like lamb, liver, eel and most fish. TommieMommy Aug 14 #39

TommieMommy , You are my twin. Those are on my list too. debm55 Aug 14 #59

Gummies. Trueblue Texan Aug 14 #40

HAHAHHAHhah. Thank you Trueblue Texan, I have never had one before. However, I can still roll one. debm55 Aug 14 #60

Okra get the red out Aug 14 #42

My father loved okra. Jeebo Aug 14 #47

Thank you very much, Jeebo. debm55 Aug 14 #64

Yuke. I have never tried Okra. Now I never will. Thank you, get the red out. debm55 Aug 14 #61

When fried with cornmeal until very well done, Lars39 Aug 15 #89

Thank you very much, Lars39. That sounds better. debm55 Aug 15 #99

Marmite. LastDemocratInSC Aug 14 #46

I had to look it up as I was unfamiliar with it. As I was reading, I started to gag. Yuk. Thank you LastDemocratinSC. debm55 Aug 14 #50

Marmite is delicious. But it must be spread thinly. Many people spread it like jam and never try it again. A mistake. nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 15 #117

Durian. Bristlecone Aug 14 #49

Thank you very much, Bristlecone. I would gag if I had to eat it. debm55 Aug 14 #66

The only lamb I have had is in a Greek doc03 Aug 14 #51

Thank you doc03. I get my giro without any meat. This was a traditional Serbian wedding, which lasted for what seemed debm55 Aug 14 #55

I had a gyro with lamb from a Greek food truck a few weeks ago. Top notch! nt Shermann Aug 14 #62

Thank you very much, Shermann. This was skinned and brought to the table on a very large plate. It was not sliced or debm55 Aug 14 #63

Rocky mountain oysters. Ocelot II Aug 14 #54

HAHAHAHAHAHHAH. Thank you. Ocelot II I promise you I won't. debm55 Aug 14 #57

Tripe CanonRay Aug 14 #65

So sorry, CannonRay. Just the look of it makes me want to barf. debm55 Aug 15 #98

Nutella Grim Chieftain Aug 14 #67

I had it once, It reminded me a chocolate peanut butter. I was not impressed. Thank you Grim Chieftain. debm55 Aug 15 #100

But lamb can be delicious! PJMcK Aug 14 #68

I wrote about Greek lamb shesh kabob above.... electric_blue68 Aug 15 #81

The tomahawks were like candy! PJMcK Aug 15 #102

Thank you very much, PJMcK. The dish you describe sounds delicious. Thank you. The lamb i had was a bland. I'll give it debm55 Aug 15 #101

Sea urchin PJMcK Aug 14 #69

The edible part of sea urchins are the gonads. Mosby Aug 14 #73

Chicken Hearts...just terrible. GP6971 Aug 14 #71

I hear ya!... electric_blue68 Aug 15 #83

Maple syrup.. Permanut Aug 15 #79

Liver, oysters, mussles, strong fish including salmon, licorice, cherries electric_blue68 Aug 15 #82

Tales of the (controversial!) Durian fruit... electric_blue68 Aug 15 #85

Thank you very much electric_blue68. Great post. debm55 Aug 15 #95

YW. Fun to recall what I learned, and memories of a new friendship. electric_blue68 Aug 15 #97

I've had durian. It has an interesting flavour and a disgusting aroma. I'd have it again. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 15 #111

TY. I've read some taste vanilla like. electric_blue68 Aug 15 #114

What I had was a little like very creamy brie or camembert with hints of onion but sweeter than cheese but not by much. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 15 #130

Ty. Interesting. electric_blue68 Aug 15 #135

Rocky Mountain Oysters and Pickled Pigs Feet Emile Aug 15 #88

Thank you very much, Emile. I like pickled eggs. I make them for Easter. My grandparents tried to give me pickled pigs debm55 Aug 15 #92

Anything with mayonaise -- sandwiches, chicken salad, pasta salad ruined with it... just nasty stuff JT45242 Aug 15 #103

Me Too! ScoutHikerDad Aug 15 #105

Lamb in Indian food is a favorite too JT45242 Aug 15 #106

Thank you very much, JT45242. Your pasta salad sounds wonderful. debm55 Aug 16 #139

In My Travels, I Ate A Lot Of Odd Stuff ProfessorGAC Aug 15 #115

Thank you very much for your post, ProfessorGAC. debm55 Aug 16 #142

I'm not interested in trying sea cucumber (an animal) again. Dull, but a bit offputting in flavour & unpleasant texture. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 15 #116

We usually had lamb... Mike Nelson Aug 15 #118

Caviar at a wedding in Mexico. A salt bomb on the taste buds Hassler Aug 15 #121

Thank you very much, Hassler, the only time I had it, the caviar was salty too. You hear of all of these rich people debm55 Aug 16 #149

Lamb is also one of my least fave meats - never would touch it again. lark Aug 15 #124

Thank you very much. I agree with the lamb and sauerkraut. Yuk. I never had okra, so I don't know if I would like it or debm55 Aug 16 #148

Okra. NNadir Aug 15 #125

Thank you very much , NNadir. debm55 Aug 16 #147

Sea cucumber when I was in China. greatauntoftriplets Aug 15 #128

Thank you very much, greatauntoftriplets. That sounds gross. debm55 Aug 16 #145

It was excessively gross. greatauntoftriplets Aug 16 #146

Octopus... n/t deRien Aug 15 #134

I have to agree with you on that, deRien. My friends love calamari. It tasted like rubber bands to me. debm55 Aug 16 #144

The thing about lamb is that soldierant Aug 15 #136

Thank you very much for describing the difference between lamb and spring lamb. I must of had the regular lamb.Thank you debm55 Aug 16 #143

creamed corn justaprogressive Aug 15 #137

Thank you very much, justaprogressive. I agree with you. YUK debm55 Aug 16 #141

Liver MustLoveBeagles Aug 15 #138

I agree with both selections., MustLoveBeagles. Yuk. debm55 Aug 16 #140