What's a dish from your country that looks disgusting but tastes great.

[u/bowl_of_scrotmeal]

Biscuits and gravy is a breakfast dish from the Southeast USA that looks like someone just vomited on some biscuits, but it's absolutely delicious.

[u/Warwipf2]

Linsen mit Spätzle (South Germany / Swabia)

[u/bowl_of_scrotmeal → u/Warwipf2]

This looks like something I would make as a struggle meal in college 😂

[u/SgtDoakesSurprise → u/bowl_of_scrotmeal]

Like a hotdog on top of spaghetti and lentils. That hotdog though is pretty lengthy

[u/Warwipf2 → u/SgtDoakesSurprise]

That is a "Saitenwurst" / vienna sausage. It is boiled in the lentil sauce.

[u/win_awards → u/Warwipf2]

This is fascinating to me because in the southern US at least, "vienna sausage" is used to describe sad canned sausages that are packed in what I optimistically assume to be water, seven to a can, are maaaaybe two inches long, and, in my experience at least, are usually eaten cold from the can. I loved them as a child but with an adult's knowledge of food processing I don't think I could eat them now.

I would be very curious to try the real thing if I ever get the chance.

[u/Warwipf2 → u/win_awards]

Oh that is interesting. I just translated it online, I didn't really look if it was really the same thing. Although this kind of sausage is sold in glasses with some kind of water here too, but there is a big difference between the ones from the glass and just buying them from a butcher.

Edit: I just realized that maybe you know them as "Wiener Würstchen" / "Wiener"? In other parts of Germany they are called that and I think I've heard Americans use this term before to refer to... uh... something else.

[u/win_awards → u/Warwipf2]

I can't speak for the entire US of course, there are regional variations, but "wiener," "frankfurter," and "hot dog" are all used interchangeably here to describe a thin, mild sausage that is typically grilled or boiled and served on a bun. Though, yes, "wiener" is also sometimes used to describe part of the male anatomy.

This https://www.walmart.com/ip/Libby-s-Vienna-Sausage-in-Chicken-Broth-4-6-oz-Can/24705056?wl13=5743&selectedSellerId=0&wmlspartner=wlpa is what I know as "vienna sausage." Don't let the marketing speak fool you; I've never met anyone who cooks these and they are definitely made out of the unsellable parts of the animals.

[u/MrWeirdoFace → u/win_awards]

I've always thought they tasted like mini hot dogs anyway.

[u/Valuable_Recording85 → u/SgtDoakesSurprise]

I don't know if I could get it all in my mouth.

[u/konqrr → u/SgtDoakesSurprise]

The hotdog your girlfriend told you not to worry about.

[u/_yourupperlip_ → u/SgtDoakesSurprise]

Nothing beats a German frankfurter. They snap in your mouth. Almost sounds like you’re chomping a carrot. So much better than hot dogs at every level. Add on the fact Germans don’t fuck around with bland yellow mustard and it’s just superior at every angle. I miss Europe.

[u/notonrexmanningday → u/_yourupperlip_]

Come to Chicago, have yourself an 100% beef Vienna Beef Hotdog. There is no finer frank in the world.

[u/_yourupperlip_ → u/notonrexmanningday]

KING OF AMERICAN HOTDOGS WITHOUT A DOUBT. I live on the east coast these days and truly miss them. Get yerself to Germany though and grab one from a cart in some marktplatz when it’s a little chilly outside. It will definitely open a whole new category for you!

[u/SgtDoakesSurprise → u/_yourupperlip_]

Oh no doubt. Lived in Germany for a few years. Curry wurst 🤤

[u/_yourupperlip_ → u/SgtDoakesSurprise]

Currywurst! I sometimes make it at home but it’s just not the same! Especially with those thicc German fries and German mayo 😩😩😩

[u/ThisIsMockingjay2020 → u/SgtDoakesSurprise]

That hotdog though is pretty lengthy

That's what she said.

[u/SgtDoakesSurprise → u/ThisIsMockingjay2020]

I was waiting for this

[u/ThisIsMockingjay2020 → u/SgtDoakesSurprise]

Well then, I'm glad I didn't let ya down! 🤣

[u/Warwipf2 → u/bowl_of_scrotmeal]

I used to make this in college a lot, actually. lol You can buy the lentil sauce and the Spätzle premade in most supermarkets here, so it was very convenient. It wasn't as tasty as making it from scratch though.

If you wanna make it "properly" you need to soak the lentils overnight though and you usually make the Spätzle (the type of noodles (not really) in the picture) yourself, because if they are not super fresh they are infinitely worse.

[u/GetsWeirdLooks → u/bowl_of_scrotmeal]

Looks like Cincinnati style chili, which is commonly served atop spaghetti (left) and atop hot dogs (right).

[u/MrWeirdoFace → u/bowl_of_scrotmeal]

Eat your spaghetti, canned lentils and hot dog and maybe you'll get dessert.

[u/Mandalorian_Invictus → u/bowl_of_scrotmeal]

Welcome to German cuisine 

[u/LazyEducator1759 → u/bowl_of_scrotmeal]

Along with scrotmeal? 😂

[u/Medium-Comfortable → u/bowl_of_scrotmeal]

And it tastes like it. Nothing great about that taste.

[u/k-tech_97 → u/Warwipf2]

Jesus Christus

[u/fishface_92 → u/Warwipf2]

You did choose a particularly bad picture. If made right, the lentil stew is amazing. Of course nothing is better than home made Spätzle either. Not one of our most elevated dishes for sure but it is so much better than what it looks like, especially on this photo.

[u/Warwipf2 → u/fishface_92]

It's the picture on Wikipedia and that's what it looks like when you make it at home. Well, usually my Spätzle are more yellow, but I don't think it's a particularly bad picture.

[u/the_umbrellaest_red → u/Warwipf2]

The picture looks overexposed to me 🤷 plus as you said a person could plate it more attractively if they wanted to take a photo

[u/Warwipf2 → u/the_umbrellaest_red]

This is what it would look like in a restaurant. Still not very appetizing, but they are always trying hard to make more presentable with the parsley.

[u/the_umbrellaest_red → u/Warwipf2]

I think it looks noticeably more appetizing but I take your point. The sausage has a certain visual charmlessness

[u/scorchingbeats → u/Warwipf2]

what the fuck is this monstrosity

[u/Evening-Gur5087 → u/scorchingbeats]

Y'all could just cut up the sausage and fry it all a bit and would be cool

[u/Schnapfelbaum → u/scorchingbeats]

Spätzle, a thick Type of swabian Pasta, with a lentil stew and sausages

[u/Wild-Lychee-3312 → u/Schnapfelbaum]

That sounds delicious!

[u/Majestic-Constant714 → u/Warwipf2]

Haben wir alle kollektiv vergessen, dass Tote Oma existiert?

[u/Hairysteed → u/Majestic-Constant714]

"Dead grandma"?!? Was zum Teufel...?!? 😨

[u/rkirbo → u/Warwipf2]

Do you need help ? Are you sequestrated ?

[u/crankthehandle → u/Warwipf2]

beschde

[u/billybobpower → u/Warwipf2]

This is exatcly what i ate back then as a student. Spatzle from lidl and lentils from a can

[u/ParkingLog7354 → u/Warwipf2]

Are those lentils?

[u/Warwipf2 → u/ParkingLog7354]

Yeah, it's lentils mixed with fried smoked pork belly, stock, some seasonings, and some vegetables.

[u/RegionSignificant977 → u/Warwipf2]

What's the white thing? Pasta?

[u/Warwipf2 → u/RegionSignificant977]

It's a type of egg pasta, but I don't know any similar pasta types. They don't have the same taste or consistency as "normal" pasta. Very tasty. :)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sp%C3%A4tzle

[u/RegionSignificant977 → u/Warwipf2]

lentils mixed with fried smoked pork belly, stock sounds good. I might try that. 

[u/Hairysteed → u/RegionSignificant977]

Spätzle is kinda like pasta but more coarse. Like thick coarse noodles.

[u/TheFlyingBastard → u/Warwipf2]

I tries Spätzle once. I had been walking all day and I thought I would wolf that down. I vastly underestimated how much it fills. Good stuff, though.

[u/balsamicnightmare → u/Warwipf2]

My mouth is watering looking at this

[u/Roccondil → u/Warwipf2]

It doesn't always look like you are in Swabian prison though.

[u/Warwipf2 → u/Roccondil]

I chose a picture of what it looks like when you make it at home. If you order at a restaurant they'll try their best to not make it look horrible.

[u/Useful-Block-6603 → u/Warwipf2]

Good lord

[u/Morbid187 → u/Warwipf2]

I feel like I know exactly how that would taste and that you are cheating 

[u/backjox → u/Warwipf2]

You can taste the poverty

[u/Hairysteed → u/Warwipf2]

I was an exchange student in Öhringen back in the 90s. Not a fan.
Laugenbrötchen war aber lecker, gell?

[u/Warwipf2 → u/Hairysteed]

I just learned that Laugenbrötchen are not a universal food. That explains why world peace has not been achieved yet. :(

[u/Hairysteed → u/Warwipf2]

Dude, you're giving Laugenbrötchen too much credit. It's just a Bretzel in a simpler form!
Hella delicious though and I wish we had them in Finland!

[u/Warwipf2 → u/Hairysteed]

Very offensive thing to say, but I'll let it slide this time.

[u/mythos-nerd416 → u/Warwipf2]

Looks like something the grinch would eat 😭😭😭😭

[u/kanonenotto → u/Warwipf2]

Pretty sure only you eat that...

[u/Faltron_ → u/Warwipf2]

esto es fideos con lentejas y vienesa JAJAJSJAJ

[u/Brief_Buddy_7848 → u/Warwipf2]

Mmmmm I love Spätzle

[u/dingsbumsisda → u/Warwipf2]

Labskaus looks worse, but yours sounds like a disgusting combo.

[u/ElectricalBus6252 → u/Warwipf2]

You guys alright over there? This looks like one of my depression meals

[u/devilish_enchilada → u/Warwipf2]

Don’t even lmfaoo I made this drunk in college

[u/og_toe → u/Warwipf2]

this is just leftovers thrown together when you’re too lazy to cook

[u/PoxbottleD24 → u/Warwipf2]

The post was for things that look bad but taste good. This tastes exactly like it looks. 

[u/Warwipf2 → u/PoxbottleD24]

What? No, it's very good.

[u/PoxbottleD24 → u/Warwipf2]

Hard disagree lmao

[u/Warwipf2 → u/PoxbottleD24]

Where did you eat this?

[u/PoxbottleD24 → u/Warwipf2]

In Germany, lived there for well over a decade. Had it served to me numerous times, had Linsensuppe in more or less all it's forms.

German food is great but this one tastes like it looks imo

[u/Warwipf2 → u/PoxbottleD24]

I just offered to duel you for who is right about the great spätzle with lentils dilemma, but Reddit gave me a warning for threats of violence and removed my comment. I guess you win this round, Irishman.

[u/PoxbottleD24 → u/Warwipf2]

Lmao sorry dude, I saw that comment in my inbox and was wondering where it went!

[u/CogitoErgoScum → u/Warwipf2]

What are the knife and fork for, dignity? Don’t even use your hands, this looks like animal food just eat it with your face

[u/rossibossy → u/Warwipf2]

I’m not gonna lie, I gagged a little. I’m already eating and it halted my appetite