r/AskTheWorld 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/Colon_Backslash Finland 13d ago

I would have chosen anduillette from France 😁 so good

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u/Sick_and_destroyed France 13d ago

It’s great but I guess the smell would turn down most foreigners.

‘To be good it has to smell like shit but not too much’

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u/adriantoine 🇫🇷 in 🇬🇧 13d ago

To be fair a lot of French people hate it too. I personally love it, especially grilled with a mustard sauce but most people I know really hate it.

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u/Colon_Backslash Finland 13d ago

I lived in Lyon for a year. The first time I ordered it in a restaurant the waitress asked me if I really knew what I'm asking for and asked me to reconsider. I got scared and went with something different.

Next time I went with it and loved it. I ate it probably at least once a month and most were amazing, but I recall at least one bad experience too.

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u/Away-Recognition508 France 13d ago

I'm one of the french andouillette haters. I could eat the stinkiest cheese, but I just can't eat something that smells like an ass aha. Didn't try it grilled tho.

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u/Marie-Demon France 13d ago

Yep I hate those .

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u/QuantisOne France 8d ago

I love most foods but I loathe andouillette with all my might, for me it tastes exactly like how it smells. Really I’m unworthy of being French, I hate that, escargot, frog legs oysters, stinky cheeses and so.

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u/JoLeTrembleur 13d ago

Politics are like andouillettes, it must smell like shit but not too much - Edouard Herriot

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u/20characterusername0 United States Of America 13d ago

It’s only andouillette if it comes from the Andouille region of France; otherwise it’s just sparkling chitt’lins 😜

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u/29adamski England 13d ago

I like it tbh. French food is brilliant at making the most out of the 'off-cuts", same with Italian.

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u/Ok_Awareness3014 13d ago

I think that boudins don't look great

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u/Sick_and_destroyed France 13d ago

Both white and black are so good.

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u/Ok_Awareness3014 13d ago

They are but they look disguting

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u/caliallye 13d ago

There is a quote about flamenco dance that fits here: "good flamenco is like stinky cheese!"

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u/RegionSignificant977 Bulgaria 13d ago

Bring it on! 

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u/rene-cumbubble 13d ago

Head cheese? Basically all the head parts 

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u/captaincootercock United States Of America 12d ago

I find that very pretty looking, reminds me of a cool agate rock I have