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[NulloModo]

What about retro foods like squirrl stew and fried rabbit?  I grew up hunting and eating them in the Midwest.

Captain Hongo

My uncle is an avid hunter, and makes the absolute best deep fried rabbit and venison bits. Unfortunately I rarely get to eat these as he lives out in IL and the closest I have come to hunting was shooting targets with a .22 at boy scout camp.

[melonpan]

My guilty pleasure is Dorito Salad or as my friends call it: " trailer trash Crap"

i did NOT copy this recipe (munch munch)

[dumplin]

That Dorito Salad sounds similar to my MIL's "Taco Salad" except her's had bottled thousand island dressing. I went through college on antacids.

Candy Corn--brach's is the best

fried okra--my husband gives me a hard time about eating this. I fix him another vegetable and I don't give him any. Sometimes he eats it anyway, which is just a waste of good okra! I don't give him a hard time about his "pickled weiners"....well, maybe I do. but they're weird! I do make them for him.

Crispy poultry skin. So its got a little fat. Its the best part! At least I'm in the company of people that understand.

Peeps

[LaurieA-B]

Combine all ingredients, pull down your shades and enjoy while reading about all the fancy food people are making on EGullet!  Best eaten with a big wooden spoon in the same bowl you stirred it up in.  Enjoy and you did not get this recipe from me!  Oh, the shame!

That sounds really good in a trashy way. I assume you use Nacho Cheese Doritos, or do you vary the flavor for different taste experiences?

[TJHarris]

Aha, common denominator here for you, TJHarris: saltiness and items which others view as true un-health foods? 

Not really, the first three are the tastiest things that you can find at 2:30 a.m. after pushing the last club members out of the clubhouse. The last is a once a year treat.

[Behemoth]

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[howard88]

It's definetly sardines.
I really love them right out of the can
as long as its the double layer small ones
in olive oil.
So many people just laugh or groan or turn
around and leave.

[elswinger]

Regular Kraft Macaroni & Cheese with a teaspoon of butter and garlic salt and pepper.

[ScorchedPalate]

- Casseroles that contain Cream of Mushroom soup.

- Mother's circus-animal cookies (the pink and white ones with the colored sprinkles)

- A family holiday brunch dish known as "Spam'n'Eggs": White sauce cheesed up with melted velveeta and a pinch of dry mustard, enhanced with cubes of Spam and hard-bolied eggs quartered lengthwise, all served over toast... for what is essentially white-trash Welsh rarebit. Nowadays we still eat it, but with ham and cheddar. It's still embarassing enough.

- Mostly-drained Top Ramen seasoned with half a packet of the flavor-powder, with frozen corn added. In the absence of Top Ramen, egg noodles with butter will do in a pinch.

- Cold leftovers as breakfast. (Today's selection: lasagne)

[Knicke]

Sardines.

Smoked kippers.

Smoked oysters.

Anchovy pizza (homemade ONLY, though).

[browniebaker]

Absolutely the most embarrassing: Chinese buffet restaurants. I love them. I grew up on them, and they are associated with childhood and happy occasions. But, in mitigation of my crime, please consider that I only frequent good Chinese buffet restaurants -- there are good and bad ones, you know!

Other embarrassments:

Fritos stirred into my chili, or just Fritos with cheddar cheese melted on top.

Seafood salad made with surimi (fake crab) and loads of sweetened mayonnaise.

[dougery]

Totino's pepperoni pizza rolls

[lcdm]

Pork Rinds
Sardines
Slim Jims
Cheese in a can w/Sociable crackers
Raw Oysters
Chopped Chicken Liver
Mayo or Tarter Sauce on French Fires

[TotallyNutz]

Spam sandwiches with American cheese and pickled jalapeno peppers. Excellent with a big cup of coffee for breakfast.

Forgot to add, I like Slim Jims and pork rinds too. Not that I'd admit that to any of my friends for fear they run off in horror .

Edited by TotallyNutz, 06 October 2004 - 08:48 AM.

[JennyUptown]

Tang
Muncho's (potato chips that probably don't contain potato)
The occasional TV dinner
The occasional can of Spaghetti O's
QP with cheese from McDonald's

Edited by JennyUptown, 06 October 2004 - 06:06 PM.

[Larry 1749]

K F C !

I can't belive that I am the only one with a addictation to this. I just have to have it every once an a while. I swear that they put something in it just to make you come back. My wife thinks I'm crazy but I can't help my self, all that salty, crispy skin.

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!

[simdelish]

All you people who love oysters, sardines, anchovies, crispy skin, Taco Bell, slim jims...
i love all those things, and would never give you a hard time! Let's hang out together!

But that spam n' eggs thing, well, i started to get sick reading it! (Imagine him green)

The thing my friends give me a hard time about? Cocoa Krispies.
Maybe it's just childhood memories, (or those college 2 am munchies ).
I have tried to get my KIDS to eat them, but they only gag!

[elswinger]

Two Oscar Meyer All Meat weiners cut in half (legth-wise), microwaved for 5 seconds (just to make them warm), served on white bread with Miracle Whip, lettuce, and crunched up Ruffles, washed down with a cold glass of milk.

[ScorchedPalate]

But that spam n' eggs thing,  well,  i started to get sick reading it! (Imagine him green)

In my defense, I described this dish to a group of eG at dinner last night -- as an illustration of my cuisine-hostile upbringing -- one friend asked for the recipe and a second invited himself over for brunch.

I forgot to add earlier on:
- Macaroni salad, the sweet, mayo-laden kind from the supermarket deli.

[arielle]

Love oysters, anchovies etc, but don't get slack from my friends about it.

BUT I DO hear about my 'gross' vegemite fetish: traditionally served on thickly-buttered toast, just a scraping of it; and most people still think it's foul.
I love it smeared on the crusts of my bread and will even eat it with a spoon straight from the jar!
It's so salty, and almost 'meaty' in a way (although Promite and Marmite are far more like that). Vegemite on toast with a banana sliced over it.
Hey! don't knock it 'til you ty it!

[lesfen]

Lot of pork rind and Slim Jim fans in here. These are my people. I have to say that I love Stove Top stuffing. It always seems to come out at just the right texture... something I haven't quite achieved with my favorite recipe.

Honestly, the only thing that someone has ever actually given me a hard time about is cottage cheese. My mom made us eat it with dinner every night and it's just something that's carried over. When I set it out at dinner, people always look at me with a look of disgust like, "Ew... you eat that? I'm not eating that.".

[razzar]

I'll admit to "devilled ham" (or some such potted meat product), on crackers. sometimes with relish.

My wife leaves the room.

[Cusina]

My family thinks I'm crazy because I love dark chocolate. The higher the cocoa content the better. They all much prefer milk. dunno.

[Daniel]

Chicken gizzards dipped in Krusteaz Instant Pancake mix, deep fried and dipped in Tabasco and ketchup.

Holy crap that sounds good..

[bbqer]

McDonald's fish sandwich. I've always loved 'em and remember when they first came out and were 25¢ each! Mmmm...a square fried fish filet (filet? square?), a slab of American cheese, and that good Mickey D tartar sauce.

Now they seem smaller (or maybe my appetite's bigger), and they charge about $2.50 for the sandwich only, but they do steam the bun so the cheese-tartar sauce-fried fish combo still tastes warm 'n' wonderful.

My other secret love is our local (Seattle) Dick's Drive-in Deluxe Cheeseburger. That pickle sauce they put on there is superb. Two beef patties, shredded lettuce, pickle sauce, cheese, on a soft white bun. Mmmm.

[lperry]

Cheetos. The crunchy kind. I eat about half the bag then lick the crusty orange stuff off my fingers.

I also take some crap for a swedish fish habit.

[bleachboy]

Taco Bell’s “Grilled Stuft! Steak Burrito with extra cheese and Baja sauce.

Chicken gizzards dipped in Krusteaz Instant Pancake mix, deep fried and dipped in Tabasco and ketchup.

Macaroni and Cheese with Spam.

Baked beans with chopped up Oscar Meyer Weiners.

My new hero. *sigh*

[little ms foodie]

Super chunk peanut butter and sweet pickle sandwiches. I love it! I grew up on it! It was also my dad's favorite, he and my mom use to have contests to see which I'd like better- her's was PB and bananas. I love that crunch of the pickle! yum

Also "white trash taco salad" as my girlfriend and I call it- fritos with Nallys chili on top, shredded cheddar, lettuce, sour cream. mmmmm.......

Cheddar Ruffles dipped in that dry onion soup mix that you stir into sour cream to make dip, can't remember the name but I like to call it 'dinner' :)

Also cream cheese brick with cocktail sauce poured over and little shrimp on top- served with wheat thins of course. Thank mom for that one!

[RSincere]

Frankwiches. Sliced hot dogs mixed with a can of Campbell's tomato soup, some pickle relish, some chopped onion, some mustard, a bunch of American cheese, spread on toasted hamburger buns which are then wrapped in foil and baked for about 15-20 min. to heat through and melt the cheese. My mom made this for us when we were kids, and I still have the 1970s Better Homes and Gardens Meat Stretcher cookbook that has the recipe. It's awesome.

Cheetos, the puffy kind.

[stephenc]

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