Completely disgusting foods our parents ate

holy wow

I eat faggots a lot, but they play up my gout a bit. I've never eaten Mr Brain's though because I only buy them from farm shops. They went bust a couple of years ago, I think?

Things mentioned/pictured in this thread which are in fact delicious and great:

1. Tongue
2. Pickled herring (both cream sauce and wine sauce)
3. Scotch egg

Mordy is right on about shmurah matzah but my parents were too secular to buy that stuff.

Imagine how this shit SMELLS.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/26390176@N02/2479135952/in/pool-789063@N20/

I could probably eat scotch egg now

and mum used to make it with pork sausage which in retrospect would be super tasty

rings of vegetables

I don't understand how you cut it up without having it collapse all over the table

was it pp who told the story about a wedding reception that had a ranch dressing fountain

oh it was here

PEOPLE WHO DIP PIZZA IN RANCH SAUCE =

DJP, this one's for you - file under 'phallic appetizers'

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lookforthewoman/1351204596/in/pool-789063@N20/

Not eaten by my parents, but jellied eels...
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Eels_1385.JPG/640px-Eels_1385.JPG

no recipe should ever contain the sentence "Wrap a banana in each ham slice"

Jellied eels are great.

xxxp that reminds me of another relative - one time we went for dinner at their house, and the starter was a lump of cheese wrapped in a slice of ham.

Okay, you asked for it:

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e66/LimitedLiabilityGirl/Cover_zps321203d5.jpg

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e66/LimitedLiabilityGirl/Frisky_Sour_zps9d13214e.jpg

Sorry hueg.

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e66/LimitedLiabilityGirl/Sunbathers_Special_zpsf02a95ff.jpg

and I like my beans FLAMING

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e66/LimitedLiabilityGirl/White_Puff_Pea_zps4ce47b23.jpg

Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles are clearly missing an opportunity here

Chicken A La King & Waffles!!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lookforthewoman/578544613/in/pool-789063@N20/

I ate Scotch eggs ten days ago at Detroit's Rattlensnake Lounge and they were deliciousness.

omg Laurel that recipe book is amazing

Sunbather's Special: 1 can condensed beef broth + 1 soup can of apple juice + nutmeg to "taste." Mix and pour over ice cubes, or serve hot. Serve at all, really, absolutely any old way.

I know!!! I keep it at my office for laffs.

Magic Balls! Surgically remove and enjoy!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/charmandpoise/2653535641/in/pool-789063@N20/

TRY NEW SPORK AND SPEEF

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jbcurio/410913153/in/pool-789063@N20/

oh dear lord

Lion and Bear

THIS IS AMAZING

Velveeta sandwiches baked in velveeta for a velveetatastic coronary

http://www.flickr.com/photos/barbian7/262005439/in/pool-789063@N20/

chipped beef

http://thesouthinmymouth.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/creamed-chipped-beef.jpg

Delia Smith's Alpine Eggs
http://www.youtu.be/_kO3Ko2M9LU

xxp Mind you there are types of cheese I would be willing to try that with. It's just that none of them are Velveeta.

Chipped beef on toast (or creamed chipped beef on toast) is a culinary dish comprising a white sauce and rehydrated slivers of dried beef, served on toasted bread. Hormel recommends flavoring the dish with Worcestershire sauce and dried parsley. In military slang it is commonly referred to by the dysphemism "Shit On a Shingle" (SOS)—or, "Stew On a Shingle", "Same Old Stuff", "Something On a Shingle", or occasionally "Save Our Stomachs". Chipped beef is also often served on bagels, English muffins, biscuits, home fries, rice, and in casseroles.

"Satan eats Cheez Whiz Toast Toppers"
http://www.britstore.co.uk/photos/Heinz_Toast_Toppers.jpg

generally speaking i feel like people my age had parents who were into canned vegetables, which i think led to a lot of kids thinking vegetables were more disgusting than they actually are. not that kids would love veggies otherwise, but i ate some foul canned veggies growing up.

*warning this photo could put you off all food for life

http://www.flickr.com/photos/charmandpoise/2090132358/in/pool-789063@N20/

xpost I thought I hated asparagus bc mum only used canned -- imagine my surprise to eat my first fresh asparagus. 'Wow, this does NOT taste at all like boiled ass!'

asparag-ass

growing up, my parents grew most of our vegetables until I was around 7-8, at which point they started buying frozen; canned vegetables where for emergencies only

as a direct result, I grew up loving most vegetables cooked relatively plainly and did not understand sauce mania until confronted with canned vegetables as a college student

Wiener Canoes! Nippies! Ringers!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/charmandpoise/526914736/in/pool-789063@N20/

Meatbundt! Bundtloaf!

oy

http://www.flickr.com/photos/charmandpoise/494282686/in/pool-789063@N20/

This thread has me dying of laughter, James Lileks be damned.

squiener canoes! nippieworld!

"wiener canoe" just sounds like an insult

"Frank, settle down and stop being such a wiener canoe."

Okay this made me laugh out loud

Unholy ham + head of lettuce

http://www.flickr.com/photos/charmandpoise/412689017/in/pool-789063@N20/

what the hahahahahahaha

terrifying fish with a parsley ball-gag

http://www.flickr.com/photos/charmandpoise/397962207/in/pool-789063@N20/

I would never have thought to use a cauliflower this way

or meat as a hotdog crust

I feel like these good housekeeping ppl took WAY more acid than they ever let on

http://www.flickr.com/photos/charmandpoise/359492139/in/pool-789063@N20/

I will stand up for chipped beef on toast

http://www.alwaysfoodie.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/haggis-33_7.jpg

what the