Tell me a story how you first tasted some exotic food?

Answer 1

When I first married my husband over 25 years ago, he was from Iran, and his parents and all his family still lived there. Persian food is the most wonderful, flavorful food ever, but I had never had any, was very young and had not even traveled outside my little hometown!

After we'd been married about a month, his mother came to stay for TWO months! EEK! She was convinced that the evil American was ruining her precious son, he was going to starve to death, and she needed to take her little baby back home.

To prove her point, the first day there, she made the ICKIEST Persian meal that she could think of -- it is called "KHORAK e-MAGHZ" and it smelled our little apartment, made my eyes water, and made her just delighted because it made me so sick!!

When my father in law called that night, I told him what she cooked and he said, "OH HELL. She never cooks that, she was just trying to get to you."

Apparently the translation of that food is "SAUTEED BRAINS."
ICK!!!

Twenty five years later, I have learned how to cook all kinds of wonderful Persian foods, and learned how to love my mother in law, even though she tried to kill me. Aside from that food, they have the most wonderful foods ever!

Answer 2

Mine was in Toronto Canada in 1981, I went to an authentic Indian restaurant not far from were I lived, I read the menu and decide on the Kofta Masala, a meatball in spicy gravy, when the waiter asked me how spicy I would like it I said medium, figuring Hot was to much for my first time, needless to say all through the meal my eye's watered and I had no feeling on my tongue for a few hours, but I still finished the whole plate plus rice.

I went on the be a chef in Canada for 20 yrs and tried some more spicy foods, and some strange one to, but now I can eat it extra spicey, after all this time I have a tolerance to most any chili or hot spice available.

Answer 3

I remember when I was about 9 or so, I went shopping with my family, and my dad bought lunch at this little market restaurant. Well he bought sushi. So he said to my sister and I that we should try some, and we are both willing to try almost everything, almost all the time. Well he gave us this little tiny piece of some green stuff. We figured you know our dad is an excellent cook, and wouldnt give us anything terrible. Well than we both started crying and our noses started running and stuff. And what does our dad say, "Oops, I guess that was the wasabi". Yup, I really like sushi to this day, but that definitely stands out in my mind. And as a child, your tastebuds are soo much more sensitive then as an adult, so it was very hot for us. Another instance of a "different" food, was when I was travelling in the Netherlands with my Grandmother, and she tells me to try her food, Paling as it is known in Dutch. Well, it is eel, and I found it disgusting, although there are many other Dutch foods which are fantastic. So, I continue to be brave and try anything, because you dont know if you like it, if you dont try it.

Answer 4

I ate.