What popular food have you never tried?

[Lexxi]

Pho is Vietnamese though it's a popular dish in South Korea and Thailand.

Pho Bo is with beef, Pho Ga is chicken, and Pho Hai San (or Pho Do Bien) is seafood - usually some combo of shrimp, clams, crab meat, white fish or fish cakes/balls, and if you're lucky: squid! (there's also Pho Tom - just shrimp). Pho chay is vegetarian - though some places do it up straight vegan.

Pho with pork, Pho Thit, I don't think is a common dish on the Vietnamese side. Actually, I don't recall coming across pho with pork very often in the various Vietnamese/Korean/Thai/'asian-fusion" restaurants I've hit up around New England. I know we Americans prefer pork in our fried rice...

I agree with everything here except for the last line. I've seen Veggie fried rice, beef fried rice, and chicken fried rice most often at Vietnamese/Korean/Thai/Chinese/fusion restaurants. I'm not sure I've seen a pork fried rice outside of a southern cuisine. I'm not actually sure I've ever actually had pork fried rice, though I believe I've seen it on "American Food restaurant" menus.

 

[Lexxi]

To answer the question of the thread: sushi, seafood in general (except for a couple of times as a kid, like, twice, maybe only once), beer (I tried 'hard' in my twenties to find something, anything, that I liked in the beer category, never worked) . . ..

There are probably other things that are popular but not sure. Snails, slugs, insects are popular random places in the world. Don't want to try any of those.

 

[Free]

I'm not sure I've seen a pork fried rice outside of a southern cuisine. I'm not actually sure I've ever actually had pork fried rice, though I believe I've seen it on "American Food restaurant" menus.

It's the only kind of fried rice from Chinese restaurants I had until I was on my own and ordering for myself. It could be a family-specific taste, but as a kid I lived in New Hampshire - definitely not the South - and Indiana (which some people do confuse with the South, even people who live in Indiana).

 

[CronoCloud Creeggan]

and Indiana (which some people do confuse with the South, even people who live in Indiana).

Especially these days with all the southerners migrating into Indiana...(and southern Illinois too.) When I was young, Indiana was more like Illinois.

Food I've never had? Thai and Indian. Tiramisu.....I have no idea what that is. Also risotto.
Food I wished I'd never tasted? Hominy, Mush, Kohlrabi, Asparagus, and Rhubarb. I can't stand the smell of the last two being cooked, makes me sick to be in the same room. Also Ralston cereal, it's like Cream of wheat, but sucky.

 

[Free]

Especially these days with all the southerners migrating into Indiana...(and southern Illinois too.) When I was young, Indiana was more like Illinois than Tennessee.

Except for parts of Southern Indiana, to some degree I think. I was born and spent my first 5 years in Columbus, and didn't really lose the Kentucky-like drawl I had until we moved to NH when I was in my teens.

 

[Katheryne Helendale]

Instead, I got wasted on Boone's Farm Strawberry Hill wine (and I use the term "wine" very loosely).

I had a real bad experience with Boone's Farm back in my younger years. Okay, it was my fault for drinking the entire bottle, but, ohhh, I've never been so sick in all my life! Even today, seeing it makes me nauseous.

 

[Noodles]

Oh alcohol is a better answer for me.

I don't drink at all. It's not a moral thing, I just, really don't care for the taste.

Which I guess means I have tried it, I just, have not tried most of it.

 

[Jopsy Pendragon]

Pho is Vietnamese though it's a popular dish in South Korea and Thailand.

Actually, I don't recall coming across pho with pork very often in the various Vietnamese/Korean/Thai/'asian-fusion" restaurants I've hit up around New England. I know we Americans prefer pork in our fried rice...

Ah right! Yes, Vietnamese not Korean. It's been so long since I've been some place that served it I forgot. =D

I do have a great Vietnamese place nearby, but I've never gotten anything but spring rolls from them. Mostly I stick to Poke/Sushi or Thai noodles/curry dishes, there's several of each in my neighborhood. =)

 

[Isabeau]

Pork or chicken fried rice is what I’ve always seen offered in Chinese (American/Canadian) restos. And no meat, I suppose.

Food I've never had? Thai and Indian. Tiramisu.....I have no idea what that is. Also risotto.

Some of my favourites there.
Also, my brother makes a mean Tiramisu. You gotta try it some day!

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[Bartholomew Gallacher]

Döner Kebab, Hamburger, Chicken Wings.

 

[Rose Karuna]

I had a real bad experience with Boone's Farm back in my younger years. Okay, it was my fault for drinking the entire bottle, but, ohhh, I've never been so sick in all my life! Even today, seeing it makes me nauseous.

I was going to post this same thing. I had a bit too much of Boone's Farm as a teenager and OMG, I can't even smell it without feeling sick, 50 years later.

The foods I don't try and never will, are organ meats. Liver, heart, brain or kidney. The problem for me is that I can't get the meat past my nose to drop in my mouth. The smell of any organ meat makes me gag. Weird thing is, I don't mind the smell of Liver & Onions or Kidney Pie cooking but when I put it anywhere close to my nose once it's on my plate, I just gag. This applies to blood pudding (AKA scrapple), Cajun Dirty Rice and any kind of Liver Pate.

 

[GoblinCampFollower]

I've only ever had 1 or 2 mild hangovers in my whole life. I think it helps that I didn't really start drinking till I was about 27. This was mostly because I just HATED the taste of alcohol in any form until my taste buds stopped shifting. I always got annoying questions about if it was a religious thing or if I had a bad experience. I know I'm very fortunate to have never really had a bad experience with alcohol though many of my friends have.

 

[Noodles]

Döner Kebab, Hamburger, Chicken Wings.

Are you saying you have not eaten Hamburger?

 

[Cindy Claveau]

Never had Pad Thai, not really interested.

 

[Bartholomew Gallacher]

Are you saying you have not eaten Hamburger?

Yup. Been to Hamburg, but I have never eaten burgers though.

 

[Free]

I've often been to Rye, New Hampshire. However, I've also eaten a lot of rye bread in my life.

 

[Veritable Quandry]

Yup. Been to Hamburg, but I have never eaten burgers though.

I stopped for a hamburger in Hamburg once. In Illinois.

 

[Veritable Quandry]

Never had Pad Thai, not really interested.

That's my go-to for checking out a new Thai place. Everybody makes it, some make it really well.

Columbus has a lot of authentic Chinese (with actual regional designations, not just generic) near the OSU campus because of our student body. There are also a lot of Japanese and Indian workers in the Honda plant north of town, so we have good grocery stores and diners.

 

[Veritable Quandry]

Tiramisu.....I have no idea what that is.

Lady Fingers and Mascarpone (soft cream cheese) soaked in sweetened espresso.

 

[Katheryne Helendale]

I was going to post this same thing. I had a bit too much of Boone's Farm as a teenager and OMG, I can't even smell it without feeling sick, 50 years later.

The foods I don't try and never will, are organ meats. Liver, heart, brain or kidney. The problem for me is that I can't get the meat past my nose to drop in my mouth. The smell of any organ meat makes me gag. Weird thing is, I don't mind the smell of Liver & Onions or Kidney Pie cooking but when I put it anywhere close to my nose once it's on my plate, I just gag. This applies to blood pudding (AKA scrapple), Cajun Dirty Rice and any kind of Liver Pate.

Mmm, same for me, though I've frequently had liver as a kid.