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Xipe Totec

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20. I've had it, I love it.
Thu Jan 21, 2016, 08:28 AM
Jan 2016

And the eyes truly are the best part. The closest to the eyes in flavor and texture is bone marrow.

The first time my ex saw them serving me a head, she ran screaming from the restaurant.

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Durian TexasBushwhacker Jan 2016 #1
Had it. Love it. nt Xipe Totec Jan 2016 #3
cow placenta fondue? virtualobserver Jan 2016 #2
Tell me where they serve it Xipe Totec Jan 2016 #4
I only made it a fondue to make it more appetizing virtualobserver Jan 2016 #6
The next time I have to pull a breached calf I'll keep the placenta Xipe Totec Jan 2016 #9
Natto TexasBushwhacker Jan 2016 #5
That's basically stinky tofu. So, No. Bleah. nt Xipe Totec Jan 2016 #10
That's all it is? I tried it and LiberalElite Jan 2016 #56
I used to go to Haymarket in Boston Xipe Totec Jan 2016 #60
Haggis? TexasBushwhacker Jan 2016 #7
Not bad, as long as it doesn't stink of ferret Xipe Totec Jan 2016 #8
Lamb fries? TexasBushwhacker Jan 2016 #11
I've had machitos, which is close, but not quite the same Xipe Totec Jan 2016 #12
Hmm. Mexican haggis. I'll pass n/t TexasBushwhacker Jan 2016 #13
No oatmeal was harmed in the preparation of machitos. Xipe Totec Jan 2016 #14
True, but they have offal & entrails in common TexasBushwhacker Jan 2016 #15
You're saying they have an offal lot in common? nt Xipe Totec Jan 2016 #35
And offal is awful! N/t TexasBushwhacker Jan 2016 #49
Which is why they call it that jmowreader Jan 2016 #103
Or Rocky Mountain oysters. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2016 #62
Marmite? IcyPeas Jan 2016 #16
On my to do list. Xipe Totec Jan 2016 #21
It tastes like Bovril lunatica Jan 2016 #88
My brother used to fix area51 Jan 2016 #17
Unorthodox, but i can see myself eating it Xipe Totec Jan 2016 #39
Casu Marzu cemaphonic Jan 2016 #18
Now that sounds... interesting... Xipe Totec Jan 2016 #22
Sheep's head MowCowWhoHow III Jan 2016 #19
I've had it, I love it. Xipe Totec Jan 2016 #20
Oh, god. I think I am going to be sick. smirkymonkey Jan 2016 #85
Eggs are kinda gross if you think about it too much Major Nikon Jan 2016 #23
The runny whites. Yea. nt Xipe Totec Jan 2016 #40
Dinuguan Xyzse Jan 2016 #24
Chocolate meat! I've had it, I love it! Xipe Totec Jan 2016 #30
Anything from Taco Bell NightWatcher Jan 2016 #25
Ugh! You got me. I'll never eat in Taco Hell again! Xipe Totec Jan 2016 #31
Scrapple. Texasgal Jan 2016 #26
I've heard it's not so bad. Xipe Totec Jan 2016 #32
Just don't go to the butcher and watch it being made LynneSin Jan 2016 #47
Corn Smut: ret5hd Jan 2016 #27
Huitlacoche. I've had it, I love it! Xipe Totec Jan 2016 #29
By the way, you think calling it corn smut is gross? Wait till you hear Xipe Totec Jan 2016 #34
S/he beat me to it... a la izquierda Jan 2016 #70
Ox pizzle KamaAina Jan 2016 #28
Fo Shizzle NightWatcher Jan 2016 #33
Hakari Mendocino Jan 2016 #36
A friend of mine told me it tastes like pencil erasers soaked in ammonia. Xipe Totec Jan 2016 #37
Anthony Bourdain Mendocino Jan 2016 #41
I think Bourdain got deathly ill on the warthog testicles Xipe Totec Jan 2016 #43
I remember kivaq Mendocino Jan 2016 #45
Yikes, this stuff is gross. Corn chowder tonight. Paper Roses Jan 2016 #38
This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Jan 2016 #42
Czarnina.....Duck's blood soup..... mrmpa Jan 2016 #44
Jellyfish Sentath Jan 2016 #46
Fresh? Salted? Salad? Sentath Jan 2016 #102
I went organic after reading this article LynneSin Jan 2016 #48
All food comes from four elemental groups Xipe Totec Jan 2016 #50
I've come across people Mendocino Jan 2016 #51
It's more like The Matrix Xipe Totec Jan 2016 #54
Lutefisk? Nac Mac Feegle Jan 2016 #52
I've never had it, but it doesn't gross me out. Xipe Totec Jan 2016 #53
It's slimy, kind of like fish jell-o. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2016 #61
GOOD lutefisk is actually OK. Odin2005 Jan 2016 #90
Lambs' brains (cervelles d'agneau). WinkyDink Jan 2016 #55
Had them. Love them Xipe Totec Jan 2016 #58
Haha! Moi aussi! No bones to choke on! My farmers' market, which sells everything, won't sell WinkyDink Jan 2016 #94
Alaska Native delicacy Blue_In_AK Jan 2016 #57
Now you're talking Xipe Totec Jan 2016 #59
Kćstur hákarl. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2016 #63
I avoid onomatopoeic foods. nt Xipe Totec Jan 2016 #66
my sister's cooking? Kali Jan 2016 #64
Now we're getting into challenging territory! Xipe Totec Jan 2016 #65
When I was in southern Italy a local delicacy was pickled sparrows. hobbit709 Jan 2016 #67
Surströmming? sir pball Jan 2016 #68
Name sounds like the suppressed gag reflex required to ingest it. Xipe Totec Jan 2016 #69
Would ya give it a try? nt sir pball Jan 2016 #81
That would be a no. nt Xipe Totec Jan 2016 #82
Thai Snake Wine (wine bottled with a cobra) Miles Archer Jan 2016 #71
I haven't had the wine, but I have eaten rattlesnake. Xipe Totec Jan 2016 #77
Ika No Shio Kara The Polack MSgt Jan 2016 #72
Blood sausage. GoCubsGo Jan 2016 #73
Morcilla. I've had it by itself, and in Portuguese Kale soup Xipe Totec Jan 2016 #76
BLODPOLSA in my Norwegian family! Odin2005 Jan 2016 #89
I'm a kizska fan, myself. GoCubsGo Jan 2016 #91
How about the hottest pepper in the world - the Trinidad Scorpion? Initech Jan 2016 #74
Believe it or not, I've had it Xipe Totec Jan 2016 #75
My favorite sandwich grosses some people out: Peanut butter & bacon. Yummy! nt TeamPooka Jan 2016 #78
I used to gross out my cousins eating flap jacks with mustard and salt. nt Xipe Totec Jan 2016 #79
Salad with ketchup or BBQ sauce instead of dressing. nt Jamaal510 Jan 2016 #80
So, basically, salad with Russian dressing. nt Xipe Totec Jan 2016 #83
Souse, puddin, & goetta (grits) countryjake Jan 2016 #84
still beating cobra heart? IcyPeas Jan 2016 #86
That's not really a food. Xipe Totec Jan 2016 #87
Fried grasshoppers RebelOne Jan 2016 #92
I've had them. I agree. Xipe Totec Jan 2016 #93
The thread is officially over with this post jmowreader Jan 2016 #95
MREs are under-rated. Nothing you couldn't fix with a little twang. Xipe Totec Jan 2016 #100
Pickled pig's feet n/t sarge43 Jan 2016 #96
I prefer to have them in menudo rather than pickled, but pickled is okay. nt Xipe Totec Jan 2016 #99
My favourite - Escargot applegrove Jan 2016 #97
I have had those little critters in garlic butter. Yummy! nt Xipe Totec Jan 2016 #98
Yes they are good in the garlic butter. In fact I think they are an excuse to eat garlic butter. applegrove Jan 2016 #101
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