As a kid in Chibougamau I remember one Fall morning an elderly native man walking up to our door and asking my Mom if he could have the moose tongue from the trophy head my Dad had on the hood of our 1960 Dodge Polara (I know it’s gross, but these were other times). My mother said sure. So I went with the old fellow to check it out. He opened the mouth, took a sniff, tilted the head sideways and cut the tongue out like he’d done it hundreds of times.
When I was a kid on grocery shopping day, my brother and I would go to the meat counter and check out the gross things people would eat. For me it was a toss up (pun intended) between the kidneys and the calf brains…
The first time that I ever saw a whole beef tongue was in the refrigerated display case at Hal’s Deli in Ithaca NY back in 1971. I immediately resolved never to order that, ever! The Reuben sandwich, on the other hand, heaven! RIP – Hal and Sandy.
momofalex7 about 4 years ago
Celery raw develops the jaw But celery stewed is more quietly chewed Ogden Nash (I think)
GreasyOldTam about 4 years ago
I’ve eaten tongue, but couldn’t get over the idea that it was tasting me back.
eromlig about 4 years ago
She must’ve missed the arugula.
nosirrom about 4 years ago
Head cheese. Just saying.
Bilan about 4 years ago
He (she?) obviously never heard of putting peanut butter on the celery.
pschearer Premium Member about 4 years ago
I was once in a grocery store that catered to Koreans in the Philadelphia suburbs. The horses hooves grossed me out.
Concretionist about 4 years ago
I find celery to be not just pleasant but critical for some things. Without celery, how would you make Waldorf salad? Tuna salad? Étouffée?
Sanspareil about 4 years ago
Celery is a most hideous thing, closely followed by the egregious cilantro!
Carl Premium Member about 4 years ago
Good thing they skipped the head cheese.
gsawyer101 about 4 years ago
Our Nahunta pork store sells pig faces.
Ceeg22 Premium Member about 4 years ago
Green peppers are gross; and red or yellow aren’t much better
The Old Wolf about 4 years ago
I hated celery as a kid. Now I love it, raw or cooked.
asrialfeeple about 4 years ago
Try badly prepared sprouts or broccoli.
Old Girl about 4 years ago
Some celery can be gross. Got to watch the bagged stuff.
Masterskrain Premium Member about 4 years ago
Celery… dental floss embedded in vegetable matter…
Russell Bedford about 4 years ago
I love beef tongue on seeded rye bread with a schmear of horseradish mustard, yummy!
cervelo about 4 years ago
As a kid in Chibougamau I remember one Fall morning an elderly native man walking up to our door and asking my Mom if he could have the moose tongue from the trophy head my Dad had on the hood of our 1960 Dodge Polara (I know it’s gross, but these were other times). My mother said sure. So I went with the old fellow to check it out. He opened the mouth, took a sniff, tilted the head sideways and cut the tongue out like he’d done it hundreds of times.
rshive about 4 years ago
Kale salad trumps all.
j.l.farmer about 4 years ago
only thing about celery i hate are the strings of it getting caught between your teeth.
Uncle Bob about 4 years ago
When I was a kid on grocery shopping day, my brother and I would go to the meat counter and check out the gross things people would eat. For me it was a toss up (pun intended) between the kidneys and the calf brains…
Stephen Gilberg about 4 years ago
I have the most neutral possible opinion of celery.
Pocosdad about 4 years ago
The first time that I ever saw a whole beef tongue was in the refrigerated display case at Hal’s Deli in Ithaca NY back in 1971. I immediately resolved never to order that, ever! The Reuben sandwich, on the other hand, heaven! RIP – Hal and Sandy.
MarthaGwen Premium Member about 4 years ago
I so agree! Celery is gross and totally disgusting. I have tried to eat it, but just can’t get it down.