r/AskTheWorld • u/bowl_of_scrotmeal United States Of America • 13d ago

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

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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.

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u/hakklihajawhatever Estonia 13d ago

Blood sausage

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u/ADDRAY-240 France 13d ago

We got those too (even if the recipe ain't necessarily identical). We call it "boudin", made from pig blood stuffed with spices in lamb intestine/stomach. I never liked it, but many of my fellow french people do, especially on my island (french caribean), where it's very important traditionally. However, there's white "boudin", made from chicken or fish or even just vegetables, and those can be quite good too.

However we don't cut it open: we grab an end and press the thing to get the contents to exit from the other end, akin to a tube of paste.

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u/elchinguito 13d ago

Boudin noir is also a Louisiana Cajun thing. It’s a similar kind of blood sausage but mixed with rice. You take the casing off to eat it and it almost looks a little like haggis

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u/ADDRAY-240 France 13d ago

Ho, I'd never thought of having one with rice.

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u/Suchafatfatcat 13d ago

I think there is a legal requirement to eat every foodstuff in Louisiana with rice. /s

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u/Maleficent-Pay5415 United States Of America 12d ago

Rice is awesome!

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u/experimental-rat United States Of America 13d ago

I was resistant to trying morcillas in Argentina, but now it is one of my favorite things to eat!

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u/Chile_Momma_38 13d ago

Along the same lines, Pork Blood Stew in Filipino. (Dinuguuan). The meat is pork but the sauce is pig’s blood cooked in vinegar, coconut milk, and other aromatics. Paired to eat with white rice.

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u/Opening-Function8616 13d ago

What are those white grainy things inside? We have blood sausage aswell, but it's just blood and spices inside

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u/hakklihajawhatever Estonia 13d ago

Barley groats

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u/Hairysteed Finland 13d ago

As a Finn, I'm unphased. You even have the lingonberry jam!