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Todayβs Ask PHlemmy: What's one food that you cannot understand why people enjoy?
balut
Growing up eating balut, its hard to convince anyone else to eat it.
I mean, hirap din idescribe e.
Cheesecake. Sorry pero kapag nakain ako Nyan, pakiramdam ko kumakain ako ng kasalanan
Fun fact: i ate ensaymada once without knowing it was wayy past its edible date.
Still alive (and a dumbass).
I don't understand why people enjoy eating this. And, for the love of good food, don't watch this while eating/planning to eat.
It's not as bad as some other food I've seen, but more on genuinely curious, as the video would say it is the world's most dangerous
spoiler
CheeseMethinks the appeal of that cheese (outside its hometown) is purely for novelty. So you can hang it on your wall like a kill and say I did that.
Kinda like how people try to fish for Salema porgy just to experience the infamous high. Or that song bird that you eat in a restaurant with a table cloth over your head.
TIL people can get high on fish. I do see the appeal for novelty. But to have casu marzu as a staple? Aw hell naw. I've seen too many films and IRL maggots to disassociate it from culinary nirvana.
Then again, if this was a one time dare, I'd probably say aye. LOL
I think I've read somewhere that if you want to remove the maggots from that cheese, you're to put it onto a paper bag and then shake them off. And shake it off until no maggots fall off.
So I guess the idea is to starve them of air, then have them fall off.
I'd actually welcome the opportunity to try it, especially the way the natives over there enjoy it.
Ah, yes, called it! It's that thing.
I'm actually amazed at their reasoning: It's perfectly edible because it's actually being eaten! If it's already truly bad, then nothing will eat it!
Like, I get it, but also, wtf.
that casu marzu kinda interesting
Anchovies on pizza. I cannot.
One anchovy sa homemade na salad sauce is really really good tho.
Not a food, but the culture, hobby or whatever: MUKBANG
I don't know why many Filipinos enjoyed it, and its ASMR doesn't entertain me, in fact it's disgusting.
buro/burong isda :(
it literally looks and tastes like vomit :(
Same. It smells like vomit too. I don't get it.
I usually have a "don't knock it until you try it" stance when it comes to food, but... okay, this is a stretch, but meal replacement drinks.
I don't think people enjoy it. I don't think anyone would really opt for it instead of a, IDK, freshly cooked lechong paksiw over steaming hot rice or whatever tempting meal of your imagination.
I just can't comprehend it. Why would anyone enjoy it, masochism? a desire to achieve the ultimate in asceticism? an acquired taste?
Not to mention that they're horribly overpriced and a bit of a scam, lol. You can get the same amount of calories from quality mass gainers for the fraction of the price and chugging it at a quicker rate because it (usually) tastes good.
Plus, you can tailor it to your use case. If you want to slim down or just have the equivalent of a decent meal, then mix it with water and take just one scoop. For bulking, blend with milk, peanut butter, egg whites, etc.
I almost forgot about the ridiculous price of those. Naka-1k ata ako for one week's worth ng ganun? Napa-oo na lang ako kasi nahihiya ako sa nag-benta sa akin.
Just the sound of it is disgusting enough
It takes a hell of an effort to mix properly, it tastes horrible (and you're discouraged from adding sugar into the mix, only fruits if you have access to a blender), and it has an icky texture.
Yeah, it's worse than it sounds.
Why not just blend fruits then if there's already access to a blender, at least that's soothing and delicious. I swear some people just create the most nonsensical stuff just for the heck of it.
You know the explanation I got when I asked a similar question? Nutrients. Kesyo ma-kukumpleto daw nung drink na yun yung nutrients na nakukuha mo from food. It's also part of a pretty low-calorie diet (aimed for losing weight), so I don't think taste is of particular importance when making it.
This is the soylent stuff, right? I dunno man, ever since I've seen the "soup" eaten on the Matrix, I said to myself to never just go full meals on juice. There's just something about being able to chew and enjoy your food (as well as the variety). I get it, it has everything the body needs, but tasting the way we want it? surely there's no harm in adding that (most of the time).
EDIT: That being said, I've had a ton of fun preparing oat meal in various ways (sweet, savory, wtf, etc.)
Yung nabili ko hindi yung soylent, Nutrilife or some MLM-sounding shit. Di naman na din ako umulit after I bought one week's worth of that shit. Di na rin ako bumalik sa gym na yun, hahahaha!
Pucha, gusto kong pumayat via exercise, hindi dahil sa gutom!
Oof. Must be really bad then. But as you said, the itch to find out just how bad is scratching at me rn. LOL