Food You're Not Really Sure Anyone Even Buys

[feral cat #6385]

You basically got it. Clamato is mostly used for alcoholic drinks as a base - you can use it for cerveza preparadas (beer-based cocktails, like Ojo Rojos) or for Bloody Mary's to give them a little bit of a twist.

I drink it straight. I LOVE CLAMATO!

 

[Sprig of Parsley]

There's something else I never see people buying (except me) - braunschweiger. I'm not sure why it isn't more popular, because it makes delicious sandwiches.

 

[I Love Beef]

I refuse to believe that anyone buys surstromming for anything other than making youtubers puke on camera.
Only a deranged psychopath would actually consider eating something like rotting fish.

Youtubers who eat sutstromming straight up are complete and utter faggots. And carnies. They might as well bite off the heads off of chickens and claim that's how it's eaten.

As a Joel of Vinesauce fan, I am glad he clarified how sutstromming is eaten- And it's certainly not how 95% of Youtube thinks it is.

 

[Karl der Grosse]

Lutefisk. It's a horrible sort of dried and reconstituted fish with the consistency of jello and a taste that can best be described as soap combined with rotting fish. The popularity of lutefisk among the scandinavian descendants in the upper midwest is a good argument in favor of reeducation camps. Seriously, it's terrible stuff.

 

[MembersSchoolPizza]

Youtubers who eat sutstromming straight up are complete and utter faggots. And carnies. They might as well bite off the heads off of chickens and claim that's how it's eaten

I've seen Youtubers give it a fair try. Not all of them just grab a handful of it and stuff it in their gobs. Off the top of my head, both Ashens and Big Clive gave it a fair shake, with bread and onions and such. Although Clive seemed to be able to tolerate it on it's own.

Even the ones that try it "right" seem to - at best - say it's an acquired taste. Ashen's verdict was "It tastes a lot better than it smells, but the problem is that the smell is still a thing, even once it's inside you."

 

[melty]

I don't know about surstromming, but Iceland had this fermented shark called hakarl and I'm pretty sure 95% of the total hakarl market is just trolling tourists. It tastes like blue cheese mixed with natto, but everyone on the internet talks about how it tastes like diapers soaked in cat piss or whatever hyperbole. I would like to try surstromming because I bet most people that try it are just pussies and it's not actually a big deal.

A thread that was sort of like a book club, but for clueless white people in Asian markets, might be an interesting thing.

I'm in for this. I've slowly gone from buying Pocky and random treats to actually cooking and want to get better at making Chinese, Korean, and Japanese dishes.

I went to a new Korean market (hmart) today and I think I got a pretty good haul - lots of pickled veggies and some good stuff to cook. The weirdest thing I picked up was "spicy small crabs". These are actually tiny crabs still in their shell, pincers and all. I tried one and it's ok, but mostly because of the sauce, which could easily go on something less stabby.

Thanks for enlightening me about clamato guys, it doesn't sound bad and I might actually try it some time.

 

[Kiwi Lime Pie]

A party store I've bought ice form sells various flavors of Pringles Potato Chips including cheeseburger flavored ones. That doesn't even sound appealing.

I'm actually kind of hazy on what someone even uses head cheese for. I've seen it ONCE, and no one was buying it.

As a kid, the local grocery store sold some sort of sliced meat thing similar to cold cuts but made up of multiple meat products blended together. One of the ingredients was head cheese. I still recall asking my mom what that was and wishing I hadn't asked once she told me.

For example, meat spreads. They're a spreadable meat flavored type of dripping, that would essentially buff up the sandwich of your average workman while remaining cost effective.

This story also involves the market above. For whatever reason, my babysitter at that time couldn't come to our house one particular night, so I was taken to her house. Apparently, her parents did their grocery shopping at night and took the whole family for whatever reason. With that night also being their shopping night, I ended up being taken along with everyone else in the house. At the meat section, I noticed something that looked like it had the consistency of ice cream and labeled simply "Sandwich Spread" with the price per pound. All my young self could do is look at it, wonder what was even in it, and wonder why anyone would put something like that on a sandwich.

Miracle whip, it's like mayonaise except instead of eggs they use high-fructose corn syrup.

Someone mentioned that fact about Miracle Whip in a different food post here. After reading that particular post, I've done my best to avoid using it, and I'm made efforts to eat anything made with it as minimally as possible.

 

[Alex Krycek]

I don’t like Sweet potatoes, like at all. I know people who do but they’re pretty much death for me.

I have never known anyone other than fictional characters who eat pimento cheese. I tried it once. Not bad, not great.

I saw someone mentioned they hated Prawn Chips and someone else talking smack about Fritos and someone else who mentioned sardines. I eat all of those.

 

[MembersSchoolPizza]

At the meat section, I noticed something that looked like it had the consistency of ice cream and labeled simply "Sandwich Spread" with the price per pound. All my young self could do is look at it, wonder what was even in it, and wonder why anyone would put something like that on a sandwich.

Are you 'mericun? If so, "sandwich spread" is a colloquial term for bologna salad. Which is basically the same thing as ham salad, chicken salad, or tuna salad, just made with bologna. Ground bologna, specifically, usually mayo and/or mustard, some form of relish, and maybe onions. It's actually pretty good.

I have never known anyone other than fictional characters who eat pimento cheese. I tried it once. Not bad, not great.

Grow up baptist, particularly southern baptist. It's a staple at every church function, IME.

 

[Alex Krycek]

Grow up baptist, particularly southern baptist. It's a staple at every church function, IME.

So it’s like Hummus with Pita or Tzatziki with Falafel is for us Orthodox then.

 

[MembersSchoolPizza]

So it’s like Hummus with Pita or Tzatziki with Falafel is for us Orthodox then.

Except we pair it with white bread. And by "white bread", I mean Wonderbread. A plate of "cheese sandwiches" consisting of pimento cheese between two slices of wonderbread, usually cut in quarters, is how I most often see it presented.

 

[MerriedxReldnahc]

There's something else I never see people buying (except me) - braunschweiger. I'm not sure why it isn't more popular, because it makes delicious sandwiches.

I love braunschweiger! It's great if you want to have a light meal of meats and cheeses and a little toasted bread.

 

[Crichax]

My last word on that, really:

I'm part-Korean and I'm ashamed that Spam has become viewed as a luxury in Korea.

 

[ApatheticViewer]

Pineapple and jalapenos on a pizza.

 

[Ira the Weatherman]

Pineapple and jalapenos on a pizza. View attachment 1079537

I like jalapeños on pizza, but pineapple is just fucking wrong on so many levels. I know it's become a Facebook tier 'AMIRITE XDDD' meme but it's well-deserved.

I refuse to believe that anyone buys surstromming for anything other than making youtubers puke on camera.
Only a deranged psychopath would actually consider eating something like rotting fish.

The problem with the youtubers who do videos on surstromming is that they go out of their way to make it as disgusting as possible so it turns into a pukefest for clicks. The only non-Swede yters I've seen handle it correctly are Ashens and his totally not-gay friend:

The smell is still really bad, but the actual taste is apparantly lot milder, especially when paired with bread and sour cream. Still a very acquired taste, but not near as bad as straight from the can. I'd honestly consider it if it was served to me like that.

 

[AbyssStarer]

I fucking hate jalapenos, but because of the relative mexican population the little bastards are always around. The stores here sell huge jars of sliced jalapenos in brine. Only time I ever saw anybody buying it was right before Cinco de Mayo.
There's other huge jars of weird shit. Usually fish bits and and cauliflower. They're even dusty from nobody wanting them.

Another thing is those overpriced vegan pandering chips made from peas/millet/quinoa/etc. It's like 5 bucks for a bag that would be 1.25 of regular chips.

 

[LazarusOwenhart]

These are always in the freezer section at my local supermarket but I've never seen anybody buy them. I'm led to understand that they're essentially seasoned pork meatballs in an onion gravy which doesn't sound too bad but I couldn't ever bring myself to buy them.

@Chive Turkey Barry Lewis isn't gay, no closeted gay man scores a wife as adorable as Mrs Barry.

 

[Agent Abe Caprine]

Powdered tard cum! Seriously, what the fuck.

If you're snowed in and out of normal tard cum, powdered could save the day. It lasts longer, so it's a great backup.

 

[Non-Expert!]

Bologna. Pigs feet. Inca Kola.

 

[a terminal posture]

There's something else I never see people buying (except me) - braunschweiger. I'm not sure why it isn't more popular, because it makes delicious sandwiches.

I buy it now and then, its basically liverwurst.