This Viral Thread Has Locals Pointing Out The Worst Foods In Their Country (30 Answers)

There are certain foods that we claim to hate as opposed to the food we love. Either way, knowing the specific foods that are served around the world without the intention to cook them in the near future or maybe ever is still of great interest, as it provides us with knowledge of various traditions, tastes, and food preferences that exist out there. One is able to compare their own eating habits - finding one’s limits, as well as one’s place in the context of the great variety of meals served in various countries - simply feeding one’s curiosity and maybe even getting inspired! It is here that people answering one Redditor’s question: “What is the worst food in your country” can come in handy.

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This Viral Thread Has Locals Pointing Out The Worst Foods In Their Country (30 Answers) Casu marzu. Literally cheese with maggots. Made in Italy.

loribolo , Shardan Report

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108points

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Karen Krause 1 year ago

I've heard that the maggots add a special taste and the crunchy, gooeyness an unique experience. It's considered a delicacy. One I will avoid like the plague.

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This Viral Thread Has Locals Pointing Out The Worst Foods In Their Country (30 Answers) Balut.

[Writer's note: Balut is a fertilized developing egg embryo, which is incubated for a period of 14 to 21 days, depending on the local culture, and then boiled or steamed and eaten from the shell. It's a common street food in the Philippines, Cambodia, and Vietnam]

rntopspin100 , Caryl Joan Estrosas Report

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91points

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Der Kommissar 1 year ago

Donald Duck recoils in horror

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This Viral Thread Has Locals Pointing Out The Worst Foods In Their Country (30 Answers) I’m from Sweden, home of the infamous surströmming.

[Writer's note: According to Wikipedia, Surströmming is "lightly salted fermented Baltic Sea herring traditional to Swedish cuisine since at least the 16th century."]

Wordwright , slub10saker Report

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81points

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Tom 1 year ago

I watched a tv show called QI and this had such a strong smell that they couldn't open it in the studio without evacuating the whole building.

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This Viral Thread Has Locals Pointing Out The Worst Foods In Their Country (30 Answers) czernina - duck's blood soup, served traditionally in Poland to a bachelor by parents who don't want him to marry their daughter

brocikpl , MOs810 Report

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77points

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ShaZam Beaubien 1 year ago

The parents could just tell me they don't like me. We really don't need to force me to eat duck bloody soup .... I will happily move on.

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This Viral Thread Has Locals Pointing Out The Worst Foods In Their Country (30 Answers) Pickled pigs feet, canned chicken, depression era poverty recipes, 60's jello mold recipes

SquilliamFancySon95 , GermanDragon Report

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72points

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Karen Krause 1 year ago

Love 'em. all of these. There were a lot of taste in the depression era recipes and I think some should come back, instead of people eating fast food or junk food, when on a tight budget.

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This Viral Thread Has Locals Pointing Out The Worst Foods In Their Country (30 Answers) Snails 🐌. People love them, they’re supposed to be great. I can’t even try them. Also they’re bought alive and it makes me very sad.

Snails are popular in Andorra, Spain, France, Italy, Portugal, Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia.

assuntta7 , Julia Filirovska Report

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71points

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Karen Krause 1 year ago

I've tried them. They're rubbery and tasteless. The only taste came from the garlic butter, which I can eat with other dishes.

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This Viral Thread Has Locals Pointing Out The Worst Foods In Their Country (30 Answers) Nasi Aking a.k.a. recooked stale rice.

Gather stale rice from food waste, sun dry it, wash it, cook it again. Really showed me how bad life can be.

[Writer's note: It's from Indonesia]

1001100101001100 said:
It’s not a normal recipe, it’s a survival skill.

CatG8 , Mufid Afif Report

Final score:

69points

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Sapna Sarfare 1 year ago

We do use leftover rice in India but not like this...

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This Viral Thread Has Locals Pointing Out The Worst Foods In Their Country (30 Answers) Anything that’s super greasy and just doused in fat and melted cheese. You know, those TikTok foods where someone takes hotdogs soaked in bacon grease and cooks them? You guessed it, I’m from ‘mUrIcA

Jormungandra , James Creegan Report

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62points

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M O'Connell 1 year ago

"State Fair food" in general

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This Viral Thread Has Locals Pointing Out The Worst Foods In Their Country (30 Answers) Lutefisk. Codfish cured in lye. Imagine eating fish filet with the consistency of jelly.

[Writer's note: Lutefisk is made from aged stockfish (air-dried whitefish), or dried and salted cod, cured in lye. The fish adopts a gelatinous texture after being rehydrated for days prior to eating.

Lutefisk is a Scandinavian food tradition that was imported to the United States.]

KnownMonk , mtcarlson Report

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62points

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Mis Stake she/her 🇫🇮🇬🇧 1 year ago

In Finland some people have this every Christmas. (Lipeäkala)

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This Viral Thread Has Locals Pointing Out The Worst Foods In Their Country (30 Answers) I‘m from the Netherlands and some people hate on our staple candy Drop. It‘s licorice and we have about 100 varieties of it. I personally like it and what I like even more is people eating it for the first time, because of how utterly discusted they are when they try it.

Obitio_Uchiha , HesterC Report

Final score:

62points

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Der Kommissar 1 year ago (edited)

Salted licorice is popular in Scandinavia . Their unsalted black licorice is already nasty, no need to make it worse.

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This Viral Thread Has Locals Pointing Out The Worst Foods In Their Country (30 Answers) Chitterlings

Chitterlings (or Chitlins) are cooked domestic animal intestines.

Content_Slice_886 , stu_spivack Report

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57points

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and_a_touch_of_the_’tism 1 year ago (edited)

I have it on good authority these are amazing, and a popular soul food in the southern US. I have no interest in trying them but most people I’ve talked to love them.

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This Viral Thread Has Locals Pointing Out The Worst Foods In Their Country (30 Answers) We gave the world Hawaiian Pizza.

I like it, as this is a perfect representation of multiculturalism. But I know people have opinions.

Jestersage , @joefoodie Report

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55points

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Tucker Cahooter 1 year ago

I don't mind pineapple on pizza but surely it should be cut up into small chunks not whole rings like in the photo

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#13

This Viral Thread Has Locals Pointing Out The Worst Foods In Their Country (30 Answers) Vegemite 🤮

[Writer's note: Vegemite is a dark brown savory spread invented in Australia in 1922. The paste is made from the leftover yeast extract from beer production. There are no artificial colors or flavors; only salt, vegetable extract, malt extract from barley, and B vitamins.]

ilovemattdamonn , Gordon Wrigley Report

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53points

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Libstak 1 year ago

Blasphemer. Vegemite is why I love my sunburnt country it puts a rose in every cheek.

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This Viral Thread Has Locals Pointing Out The Worst Foods In Their Country (30 Answers) Jellied eels, I would think. Not that I've tried them.

[Writer's note: That's a traditional English dish.]

malfiehenpox , _strata_ Report

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51points

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Robert T 1 year ago

Traditional London dish. Where I come from it is Morecambe Bay Potted Shrimp.

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This Viral Thread Has Locals Pointing Out The Worst Foods In Their Country (30 Answers) Rocky Mountain Oysters

[Writer's note: Rocky Mountain Oysters is a dish made of bull testicles. The organs are often deep-fried after being skinned, coated in flour, pepper and salt, and sometimes pounded flat. The dish is most often served as an appetizer.]

Legitimate-Ad-8504 , Umberti Report

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51points

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Apatheist Account2 1 year ago

Freddie Starr: I found this restaurant in Spain where they served this. Great big portions every night, until one day, they served up something the size of walnuts. I said to the waiter, "What's this?" He said "Sometimes, the matador, he loses..."

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#16

This Viral Thread Has Locals Pointing Out The Worst Foods In Their Country (30 Answers) We calmly eat Kholodets and boiled buckwheat, but foreigners do not like this food.

Hladetina - meat boiled in water like a soup, and everything together eaten when it cools down and turns into jello.

larionych , Vl Report

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45points

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JK 1 year ago

So, a terrine?

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This Viral Thread Has Locals Pointing Out The Worst Foods In Their Country (30 Answers) American: I'm going with something I've heard about, but never had. Nutraloaf. It's what prisoners get when they can't leave their cells. I heard it described as "Imagine the worst food you've ever had. Then imagine craving it because at least it's not nutraloaf."

Duke-Guinea-Pig , emmymade Report

Final score:

44points

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sofacushionfort 1 year ago

Kitchen scrapings in breadpans, served as punishment. Legal challenges have been filed, with varying success

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#18

Surprised I haven't seen [Haggis] on this list yet. Its literally mince and other meats wrapped in a sheep's stomach.

That being said I did try some once. My grandad used to get it with our Friday chippy. It was surprisingly flavorful, but I probably wouldn't order it myself 😂

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John Dawson 1 year ago

Haggis tastes offal...

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#19

This Viral Thread Has Locals Pointing Out The Worst Foods In Their Country (30 Answers) Cow stomach soup (Dršťková polévka)

"In Czech cuisine, tripe soup is heavily spiced with paprika, onions and garlic resulting in very distinct spicy goulash-like flavour."

Silly-Conference-627 , jf2c Report

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41points

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Luke Branwen 1 year ago

Czech here. Can confirm, dršťky are awful and smell horrendous while cooking. However, the much reviled blood sausage (jelito) is actually pretty delicious.

20points

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This Viral Thread Has Locals Pointing Out The Worst Foods In Their Country (30 Answers) I'm from Denmark. I think the food we have is kind of boring and mostly inoffensive or maybe I'm just not remembering some of the worst ones.

So instead of a dish I'll go with my favorite candy which is hard candy made of licorice with a spicy filling. I have offered it to people from other parts of the world and I had genuine trouble convincing them that I enjoy it. They thought it was a prank. So if people think it's so bad it's a prank then it has to be considered among the worst foods if you are not from here.

Renediffie , Susanne Nilsson Report

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40points

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Robert T 1 year ago

Yay for Tivoli. :D

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This Viral Thread Has Locals Pointing Out The Worst Foods In Their Country (30 Answers) Deep-fried butter is a culinary nightmare!

[Writer's note: Deep-fried butter is a snack food made of butter coated with a batter or breading and then deep-fried.]

Ocevine , Bob B. Brown Report

Final score:

39points

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Bouche, Audi, and Shyla, oh my! 1 year ago

I'm a morbidly obese American, and I have never and will never eat deep fried butter.

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This Viral Thread Has Locals Pointing Out The Worst Foods In Their Country (30 Answers) Jellied meat

minimatar , wallpaperflare Report

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39points

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Apatheist Account2 1 year ago

This looks a lot like dog food.

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This Viral Thread Has Locals Pointing Out The Worst Foods In Their Country (30 Answers) Pakistan: we have a famous dish called *katta-kat.* It's named after the sound the chef makes, slamming two flat prong knives on a large dish while making it. It's made of fried goat/lamb testicals, entrails, kidneys and a few other organs. It's literally one of the most common dishes in the country.

k3yserZ , Miansari66 Report

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38points

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SnackbarKaat 1 year ago

Now thís my cat would like!

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This Viral Thread Has Locals Pointing Out The Worst Foods In Their Country (30 Answers) Kruudmoes, an old Dutch dish of barley, buttermilk, bacon, smoked sausage, raisins and lots of fresh herbs. Commonly used herbs are chervil, parsley, celery, fennel green or dill, spearmint and sorrel.

sojalanamrak , Gwen Report

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35points

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Karen Krause 1 year ago

Doesn't sound bad

63points

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#25

This fluffy plastic candy called peeps

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Karen Krause 1 year ago

Don't knock the peeps!

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This Viral Thread Has Locals Pointing Out The Worst Foods In Their Country (30 Answers) As a Spaniard living in Norway, I have to say the worst from Spain is most likely either caracoles en su salsa, aka snails, or tortilla de sacromonte, aka brains omelette. Norwegian food is mostly c**p, I'm sorry to say. Lutefisk, komle, rakkfisk, and many others come to mind. I actually like Gammaltost, something many Norwegians say it's disgusting.

Sufficient-Eye-8883 , Mark Hillary Report

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30points

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Mia Black 1 year ago

Had to look up gamalost - it's an old cheese with granular texture, rich protein and low fat content and easy to be stored without refrigeration for a long time

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This Viral Thread Has Locals Pointing Out The Worst Foods In Their Country (30 Answers) Mondongo: Tripe stew.

Morcilla: Grilled intestines filled with white rice and blood.

Guineitos con molleja: Boiled bananas mixed with spices, peppers and chicken stomachs.

novato1995 , Dom J Report

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29points

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Sam Lin 1 year ago

There's something like Morcilla which is called blood sausage in China, it's a kind of steamed intestines filled with rice and blood.

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This Viral Thread Has Locals Pointing Out The Worst Foods In Their Country (30 Answers) Jello salad 🤮

Awkward-Passage8447 , Joel Kramer Report

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29points

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Karen Krause 1 year ago

The one on that plate looks like it sat out for a while.

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Scrapple. It’s a disgusting mash of pork trimming and cornmeal. 🤮

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29points

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Johnnynatfan 1 year ago (edited)

I grew up in the mid Atlantic in the US and scrapple is so popular and so gross! My mother still loves it. You can buy it at gas station eateries. There is a scrapple festival in Delaware every year.

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This Viral Thread Has Locals Pointing Out The Worst Foods In Their Country (30 Answers) Hands down, khash. It’s just an excuse to down vodka at 7 am in the morning. It tastes like garlic and wallpaper paste with cow intestines and tongue.

[Writer's note: Khash is a dish of boiled cow or sheep parts, which might include the head, feet, and stomach tripe.

Khash and its variations are traditional dishes in Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, North Macedonia, Mongolia and some Persian Gulf countries.]

LiliumLena , Chaojoker Report

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28points

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DarkGlassSphere 1 year ago

Well, in Georgia you cook only shins, you boil it long. Like more than five hours, keep shins in water all previous day. It is very clean and healthy dish ( for non vegans). Georgians eat it the next morning after Christmas, to gain strength after party ( so I was told). Garlic is added but not too much. I'm not Georgian, but what I tasted wasn't bad.

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#31

I'm going to break the US up here by regions, because this country is huge. I am in the Southwest. People not from around here really hate Okra. I think it's because of the slime?

Load it in my stew or bread it and fry it, I love it.

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David H 1 year ago

if you prepare it right, it isnt slimey

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#32

Liver

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David H 1 year ago

liver is delicious, sauteed with spices and onions is amazing

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The Starbucks manager, was not expecting to taste like how it did.

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Tee Wallace 1 year ago

With Fava beans and a nice chianti

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This Viral Thread Has Locals Pointing Out The Worst Foods In Their Country (30 Answers) My family is from Sri Lanka and some of the sweets are not it. Just sugar overload that takes away from the flavor. If it were made with a little more balance I think I’d enjoy it

Sad-Library-152 , Hafiz Issadeen Report

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5points

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and_a_touch_of_the_’tism 1 year ago (edited)

Has anyone ever had Indian sweets? A friend of mine is Indian and last time she visited the country she brought back a giant box of sweets for everyone and oh my gosh they were SO FRIGGIN DELICIOUS edit: they were from some fancy place called the Almond House

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#35

Eating mullet. Never cared for the taste.

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DennyS (denzoren) 1 year ago

That's a fish right?

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This Viral Thread Has Locals Pointing Out The Worst Foods In Their Country (30 Answers) german breadsoup

unclejudy , Rick McCharles Report

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3points

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Toni Epple 1 year ago

Brotsuppe is great and doesn‘t look anything like this picture.

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This Viral Thread Has Locals Pointing Out The Worst Foods In Their Country (30 Answers) There are a lot of choices to consider from here in the UK, but **don't anyone dare** suggest that the worst is Yorkshire puddings with a thick, meaty gravy.

TheBrassDancer , CharmaineZoe's Marvelous Melange Report

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3points

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Charlie the Cat 1 year ago

Yorkshire puddings are one of my most favourite foods. No Sunday Roast is complete without Yorkshire pudding.

29points

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This Viral Thread Has Locals Pointing Out The Worst Foods In Their Country (30 Answers) Tim Hortons

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Mike K 1 year ago

How did this even get on the list??

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What do you think ?

Lorraine 1 year ago

I am kind of disappointed nothing Mexican made it to this list. C'mon people, we eat grasshoppers, ant's eggs, stews full of tripes and in any good taqueria tacos de cabeza, sesos, ojo, lengua, trompa, oreja, cuero, buche, nana, nenepil and machitos (head, brains, eyes, tongue, pork's mouth, ears, skin, stomach, uterus, testicles)

Featherking 1 year ago

I feel your pain, sister. Sweden wasn’t on here either, and I mean - we have surströmming here and everything. And we eat raw, pickled herring at almost every big holiday. We should be on here.

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Yourname942 1 year ago

The worst: anything made with gutter oil in China (i.e. gather sewage liquid + cook food in it) 2nd worst: bird's nest soup (warm jellylike thin-hairlike bird vomit)

Clearly sunny 1 year ago

You win.

El Dee 1 year ago

Poverty foods. When times are tough people will eat almost anything. But then if you grind it up, puree it and add a few spices you get a hotdog - yum!

Not true, some of these dishes are considered delicacies and are pretty expensive.

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