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Ziggysmom

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59. LUTEFISK! A neighbor took me to a church supper. It looked like normal cod fish.

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Thu Jan 22, 2026, 02:44 PM

Jan 22

It’s actually preserved cod soaked in lye, rehydrated and cooked. Has the consistency of gelatin.

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What was the worst food you have ever eaten? Mine is liver and onions. It was like eating the sole of a shoe. And you? [View all] debm55 Jan 22 OP

Okra get the red out Jan 22 #1

Thank you very much, get the red out. I have never tried it and I don't think I will. debm55 Jan 22 #2

Woah, hold up there Deb.... gay texan Jan 22 #104

What makes your fried okra differerent. gay texan.? debm55 Jan 22 #108

I use just a smidge of cajun seasoning, corn meal, the right amount of salt gay texan Jan 22 #111

Well there you have it, You grow your own. Your orka is grown with your loving hands. debm55 Jan 22 #115

My mom used to fry that stuff breaded, House of Roberts Jan 22 #8

In soups get the red out Jan 22 #13

Its good when picked just right. Awful when partly hard and partly soft BlueWaveNeverEnd Jan 22 #80

That means it's undercooked FoxNewsSucks Jan 22 #116

We had no choice but to eat it--"It's good for you, There are children starving, etc, etc. I don't think I would try debm55 Jan 22 #16

My grandmothers fried okra was the best. cos dem Jan 22 #92

That's sweet, Thank you cos dem debm55 Jan 22 #95

If the liver was tough it was improperly cooked Easterncedar Jan 22 #3

Yes, everything my mother made was overcooked. Steaks always well done.too. Yes you can have mine. debm55 Jan 22 #5

Must have been the common way to cook in that generation. Diamond_Dog Jan 22 #11

I thnk it might have been. Even taking them out to eat , she would order well done steaks. thank you Diamond_Dog. debm55 Jan 22 #17

My mom would cook hamburgers until they begged for mercy. patphil Jan 22 #39

HAAHAHAHHAHAHAH, That is so funny, Thank you, patphil. debm55 Jan 22 #41

You should have been....... MyOwnPeace Jan 22 #103

Thanks MyOwnPeace. debm55 Jan 22 #107

I had a friend who thought zucchini was disgusting Easterncedar Jan 22 #4

Yuck. that is nasty. Thank you, Easternedar for sharing. debm55 Jan 22 #7

We taught her how to saute, and changed her life Easterncedar Jan 22 #9

Thank you very much, Easterncedar. debm55 Jan 22 #18

Sonic tuna sandwich SheltieLover Jan 22 #6

Thank you very much for sharing, SheltieLover. I had that happen with vinegar chips. I spit them out and threw the debm55 Jan 22 #10

Not sure, but the only time I think I spit something out was in Kindegarten.... electric_blue68 Jan 22 #67

I hated the black licorice ones. Terrible. I would spit them out in a paper napkin. debm55 Jan 22 #85

I have Never had a piece of licorice -since- that unfortunate food experience! electric_blue68 Jan 22 #102

All black licorice in any form is yuk. debm55 Jan 22 #118

I totally agree. Luckily I've never accidentally eaten any like maybe little bits in something else. electric_blue68 Jan 22 #131

debm55 Upthevibe Jan 22 #12

Thank you very much for sharing, Upthevibe. Do you remember the kind of cookie it was? debm55 Jan 22 #19

Creamed peas. I adore properly cooked liver and onions. sinkingfeeling Jan 22 #14

Thank you very much, singingfeeling. I will add creamed carrots to your creamed peas. I have never had liver as an adult debm55 Jan 22 #20

I tried pig brains, Americanme Jan 22 #15

I very much dislike organ foods. My grandparents offered me, pickled pigs feet as a kid. Didn't take the offer. I debm55 Jan 22 #21

My mother used to make that awful crap. And she'd make pig stomach and fake mashed potatoes. Ugh. Clouds Passing Jan 22 #22

True here too. When making salads , she would wash the lettuce in hot water to get the germs out. Ever eat a wilted debm55 Jan 22 #23

Washing lettuce in hot water!? WTF!? My mother never even made salad. Clouds Passing Jan 22 #24

Thank you very much for sharing, Clouds Passing. everything was with a creamed sauce--green beans, carrots and peas. debm55 Jan 22 #26

Jello with fruit cocktail in it! MyOwnPeace Jan 22 #122

OMG HAHHAAHHAAH. We never had the lettuce leaves or the whipped cream on top. Just a plate. Fine dining indeed, debm55 Jan 22 #125

Tripe CanonRay Jan 22 #25

I never had tripe, I didn't like the looks of it. And when I found out what it was , It no from me. Thank you CanonRay. debm55 Jan 22 #28

any organ meat..any ocean phlegm ( oysters etc).... samnsara Jan 22 #27

Thank you very much, samnsara. for sharing with us. I have never eaten any of your choices and never will. Pickled pigs debm55 Jan 22 #33

Chicken livers. OldBaldy1701E Jan 22 #29

thank you OldBaldy1701E, I hate to say this but, I used to buy chicken livers and feed to my cats. debm55 Jan 22 #30

That is a great use for them! OldBaldy1701E Jan 22 #40

They would wolf them down. debm55 Jan 22 #42

Mom tried to feed us kidneys C_U_L8R Jan 22 #31

HAHHAHHHAHA. Thank you for sharing with us. C_U_L8R. You were smart. It's nice to have a dog around that would possibly debm55 Jan 22 #34

"hurled out the window"... electric_blue68 Jan 22 #69

My worst: Eggplant, okra, grits, squash, oatmeal. LoisB Jan 22 #32

Thank you very much LoisB for sharing with us. I do like eggplant. but the others no. debm55 Jan 22 #35

L&O good for iron unweird Jan 22 #36

Thank you very much, unweird for sharing with us. And thank you very much for being a blood donor. debm55 Jan 22 #37

My husband fixed deRien Jan 22 #38

Thank you very much, deRien for sharing with us, debm55 Jan 22 #44

Knoxville, summer of 1982 tonkatoy8888 Jan 22 #43

Thank you sharing with us. tonkatoy8888. That is quite an experience. debm55 Jan 22 #46

Spoiled catfish Dear_Prudence Jan 22 #45

Thank you very much, Dear_Prudence. I hope you didn't get sick from the spoiled catfish. I live in Pittsburgh. I didn't debm55 Jan 22 #49

Cauliflower as a child Tree Lady Jan 22 #47

I know the feeling of meat tasting like leather. Thank you for sharing with us, Tree Lady. debm55 Jan 22 #50

That sounds bland and nasty FoxNewsSucks Jan 22 #119

I think it was supposed to be tuna casserole. The tuna was gray. So were the noodles and the sauce. I actually Dorothy V Jan 22 #48

Thank you very much, Dorothy V. for sharing with us and the helpful hint of putting okra in gumbo debm55 Jan 22 #51

The tomato in gumbo is what cuts the slime. Any okra cooked with tomato will be slime-free. Dorothy V Jan 22 #62

Thanks Dorothy V. for that information. debm55 Jan 22 #66

Marmite. LastDemocratInSC Jan 22 #52

Thank you very much, LastDemocratinSC. I never had it and it sounds terrible. debm55 Jan 22 #55

There's always.... electric_blue68 Jan 22 #68

Gawd, I hated that, too! pandr32 Jan 22 #53

Thank you very much, pandr32, for sharing. What is it? debm55 Jan 22 #56

Liver and onions! pandr32 Jan 22 #63

Salmon. LisaM Jan 22 #54

Thank you very much, LisaM. I used to love it on bagels with cream cheese. Haven't eaten in a long time. How I would debm55 Jan 22 #57

I also hated and still hate fish sticks. made of some cheap ass fish. Every Friday it was Fish sticks and macaroni and debm55 Jan 22 #58

LUTEFISK! A neighbor took me to a church supper. It looked like normal cod fish. Ziggysmom Jan 22 #59

Omg! 😄😬 A Prarie Home Companion is how I found out about it. Yikes!. electric_blue68 Jan 22 #71

Sounds nasty. I never had, but I heard a lot about it. Thank you Ziggysmom. debm55 Jan 22 #89

My friend ordered lutefisk at a restaurant in Norway. cos dem Jan 22 #91

HAHHAHAHA. thank you cos dem. debm55 Jan 22 #96

Cauliflower pizza crust fargone Jan 22 #60

Yuk, Thank you for sharing fargone. debm55 Jan 22 #90

Funny! ProfessorGAC Jan 22 #61

You liked liver and and onions?????? WOW. I never knew any kid that would eat it. When I think of liver, I think of the debm55 Jan 22 #93

I'm with you on liver and onions. My mom made it at least once a year. applegrove Jan 22 #64

I got the same "it's good for your blood" Burnt to a gentle brick. Thank you applegrove for sharing with us. debm55 Jan 22 #97

Eggplant parmesan. Yuck. Goopy gross mess, with disgusting taste. beaglelover Jan 22 #65

Now a minute beaglelover, I really and I mean really like Eggplant parmesan. I make that and lasagna with sliced egglant debm55 Jan 22 #98

I had some meat in the Army I have no idea doc03 Jan 22 #70

HAAHAHHAHHHAHHA. Thank you doc03 that is so funny. MOOOOOO debm55 Jan 22 #76

Sounds like you guys have had a lot of badly cooked food... Bayard Jan 22 #72

Thank you very much, Bayard for your wonderful post. I guess many of us can't get by the earlier experiences of eating debm55 Jan 22 #75

My favorite older cousin invited my family up for Greek Easter one year... electric_blue68 Jan 22 #73

Thank you very much, electric_blue68, I would have picked the little heats and kidneys out and eaten the soup. But that debm55 Jan 22 #74

I didn't want to insult my dear cousin! electric_blue68 Jan 22 #106

Very good. thanks electric_blue68 debm55 Jan 22 #110

Brussel sprouts- the devils cabbage. underpants Jan 22 #77

Slice in half, rub with garlic, salt, olive oil and paprika..bake for a long time BlueWaveNeverEnd Jan 22 #82

Does that also get rid of the sewer smell? underpants Jan 22 #105

Cabbage smell..yes BlueWaveNeverEnd Jan 22 #113

Thank you very much, underpants. That is so true. And it makes you fart. debm55 Jan 22 #99

Rocky mountain oysters. Ocelot II Jan 22 #78

Are those cattle's balls? I never had or will have. debm55 Jan 22 #100

Mutton of lamb UpInArms Jan 22 #79

Thank you very much, UpinArms. I only had lamb once--at my uncles Serbian wedding. I hated it---very greasy and dark debm55 Jan 22 #83

mother f'ing circus peanuts johnnyfins Jan 22 #81

I hate those circus peanuts. too. Add the marshmallows, what ever is season now. Thank you johnnyfins. debm55 Jan 22 #136

Lutefisk. DJ Synikus Makisimus Jan 22 #84

"I have tried lutefisk twice, once going down, and another time coming back up." erronis Jan 23 #142

HAHHAHHHAh. That is funny, erronis. debm55 Jan 23 #143

Indeed! DJ Synikus Makisimus Jan 23 #144

I agree on liver The Blue Flower Jan 22 #86

Thank you very much, The Blue Flower. I remember my mother it with Crisco. Yes very gag worthy. Never had catfish. But debm55 Jan 22 #135

Liver and Onions Sailingdiver Jan 22 #87

HAHHAHHAH. Agree with you Sailingdiver. As soon as you opened the door and smelled those onions cooking , you knew what debm55 Jan 22 #134

goat curry DBoon Jan 22 #88

Thank you very much, DBoon. No organ food for me. Was the goat greasy? I had a piece of lamb at a Serbian wedding and it debm55 Jan 22 #132

No just tasted like goat DBoon Jan 22 #137

Liver, absolutely 100% agree. cos dem Jan 22 #94

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAh. Thank you very much, cos dem. debm55 Jan 22 #133

I love liver and onions, mom used to make it for us as kids, I guess it was cheap and we were poor... wcmagumba Jan 22 #101

Thank you very much, wcmagumba. I never had those frozen burritos. They sound nasty. debm55 Jan 22 #123

We went to a local restaurant Turbineguy Jan 22 #109

I guess, food was the secondary money maker. Thank you Turbineguy. debm55 Jan 22 #121

My Dad made great liver and onions with bacon Submariner Jan 22 #112

Thank you Submariner. I have heard the bacon method being used. I am happy you had good edible liver when you were young debm55 Jan 22 #120

Uni - a type of sushi. Specifically the gonads of sea urchins. 3catwoman3 Jan 22 #114

Thank you 3catwoman3, I have seen uni on the Food Channel. I have never tasted it. But your description is spot on. I debm55 Jan 22 #117

surströmming Celerity Jan 22 #124

Thank you very much, Celerity. That looks nasty. debm55 Jan 22 #127

Liver🤮 we can do it Jan 22 #126

Thank you very much, we can do it. It was very nasty. Mine was as hard as a brick as my mother cooked everything to debm55 Jan 22 #129

Cauliflower. There is not enough cheese in the world to disguise cauliflower. Norrrm Jan 22 #128

HAHAHHAHHAHAHAHah. Thank you Norrm. I have cooked numerous ways and there is no getting around it---It is what it is. debm55 Jan 22 #130

Fermented Soybeans I_UndergroundPanther Jan 23 #138

Thank you very much. I_UndergroundPanther. That does sound very nasty. debm55 Jan 23 #141

I'm allergic to wheat, dairy, nuts, eggs, corn, chocolate... Chemical Bill Jan 23 #139

I am very sorry to read that. Take care of yourself, Chemical Bill debm55 Jan 23 #140