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RFK Jr.'s staff shuts down questions as he admits he eats 'stuff I find on the street'
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I've had stinky tofu from a street vendor, which is both a fairly normal food and absolutely something that might cause a person to gag.
(As for the grossest thing I've eaten: one time, I found that beetles had infested my stash of buckwheat, so rather than letting them have it, I cooked it and skimmed them off when they floated to the top. I wouldn't do that again because I'm a vegetarian now...)
Where from? If it's not Hunan (specifically Changsha) stinky tofu, it's not worth my time.
Sorry to disappoint you, but I was in Taiwan. It did smell so bad while the vendor was still out of sight that I thought my friend was pranking me by leading me to an open sewer or something.
Oh yeah, it still smells terrible but for some reason the Changsha variety (it's kind of fried and black) is delicious. They add some broth and chopped garlic and chili peppers on top.
The one I had was actually pretty tasty, but it tasted like ordinary (but well made) fried tofu. I suppose I should be grateful that it didn't taste the way it smelled, but I admit I was a little disappointed.
I recall an article about people adulterating stinky tofu with sewerage.
Could be the best food out there and I would still never touch it.
I recall multiple articles about salad being contaminated with sewage and killing people. You gonna stop eating leafy greens?
Not in my country but good try.
There's never been an E. coli outbreak in your country in the history of ever?
Yeah, I don't believe you.
One caused by deliberately adulterating food products with raw sewage? Not to my knowledge.
Ok sure stinky tofu, durian. I don’t think rfk is talking about that.
Durian tastes far better than it smells. It smells like a dirty diaper.
I have had Taiwanese coworkers, and I have tasted stinky tofu. As they pointed out, Westerners eat stinky cheese, so why be snooty? But I have to say my first experience of it was distressing.
Natto, on the other hand, I managed to get used to fairly quickly.
I tried to eat natto but I couldn't go through with it. The taste was fine, but the appearance was just too much for me. It was like eating a bowl of mucus.
Chicken feet in brown sauce. The brown sauce wasn't even good