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Q: why do most foreigners think . pidan is the most disgusting Chinese food？
i read this on a magazine，a survey shows that pidan is listed by foreigners to be the most disgusting Chinese food
Do you mean century eggs? Honestly, it is one of the most disgusting foods Westerners ever saw. The survey does not say it is the most disgusting food in the world, just one of the more disgusting foods we've seen. Believe me, there are other foods that are much worse looking. In fact, I'd say that a foreigner would be more likely to try a century egg than a large spider.
Pretty gross,,, but not the grossest.
The grossest thing anybody ever decided to eat was 'Balut'. I'm sure China eats it too, just don't know the name.
All I know is u gotta be one hungry mf'er to eat that !
Xpat.John:
I remember Balut. A group of friends and I had a bet that we would match beer for beer and the first one who got up for a piss had to return and eat the balut sitting in the middle of the table. I can still feel the feet scratching their way down my throat.
but why do you think pidan is disgusting，the colour，smell，or something else？i am really curious，thanks for your answers.
ps:i eat pidan everyweek，it is delicious，maybe you will like it as well if you have a try.
Jnusb416:
It's the look of it. A black egg makes us think of a rotten egg.
I've just asked the wife and she says i've eaten it and liked it. I have no recollection whatsoever. Maybe I was drunk.
robinhood:
Closed my eyes and thought of England - some of the tastiest eggs I've ever eaten.
I have never had pidan because I can't get past the look of it. Maybe if I was blindfolded I would be able to eat it.
Pidan looks horrible, sure thing, but it's not that bad, as for me. Tastes similar to regular boiled eggs.
chenhan:
yeah,pidan is the most underrated dish!it is really innocent to be notorious just for its appearance.
i eat it about once or twice a month when i go out with co-workers, its not bad but when my girlfriend buys them from the market i open them up and>>> WOW its not the taste that throws me for a loop, its the smell, the ammonia kills me every time, but if i can get it past my nose, its smooth sailing from there. I usually eat it with some sort of pepper that reminds me of a pimento from back home. i enjoy them very much and after reading and talking about them, maybe i will have that with my dinner. (i like to put the eggs and peppers in my soup)
i eat it about once or twice a month when i go out with co-workers, its not bad but when my girlfriend buys them from the market i open them up and>>> WOW its not the taste that throws me for a loop, its the smell, the ammonia kills me every time, but if i can get it past my nose, its smooth sailing from there. I usually eat it with some sort of pepper that reminds me of a pimento from back home. i enjoy them very much and after reading and talking about them, maybe i will have that with my dinner. (i like to put the eggs and peppers in my soup)
Color, smell, taste and texture. That's why I think it's gross.
