[ale] [OT] list of cultural food oddities

[mness215 at attbi.com (Christopher Ness)]

On Monday 26 August 2002 09:07 am, James P. Kinney III wrote:
> "I HAVE A THEORY that many (all?) cultures invent a food that is weird
> or disgusting to non-initiates as a sort of a "marker." The kids start
> out hating it, but at some point they cross over and perpetuate it
> (perpetrate it) on the next generation. Then they nudge each other when
> foreigners gasp."

On the other hand,  I don't believe the first person to eat these things was 
being brave...I believe he was desparately hungry. The second guy was brave. 
He believed the first guy when he said it was good. Escargots anyone?

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