Have you eaten anything unusual recently?

Today, I had a red banana for breakfast!

It wasn't as sweet as a regular banana, but for novelty value.. it was good!

Just wondering if anyone has had any foods they consider strange recently, and.. how did it taste?

I had fried pickles last night, as I had a real splurge meal at a bar.  Fried pickles are so awesome -- salty and hot and crispy and these were spicy.  Mmmmmm.

Also, my friend has been buying blood oranges and he gave me a couple.  I don't like them as much as regular oranges, but for novelty value...!  They have red insides and a slightly bitter taste.

fried pickles eh? sounds a lot more healthy than the local delicacy, a roll and chips with 'deep fried mars bar' ! (i'd love to be able to say im kidding!!)

I bought some celeriac at Whole Foods Market when I did my shopping a few days ago. I just boiled it and ate it like that and I thought it was lovely. Sort of like turnip texture with a mixed but subtle celery/potato flavor.

I also purchased a rutabaga, and some kohlrabi, but I haven't cooked them up yet. Golden beets are another unusual thing I've tried and come to love, so they're regulars on the grocery list now, and celeriac will be too.

Belgian Endive

http://www.hort.purdue.edu/ext/senior/vegetab l/images/large/endivebelgian.jpg

I love it steamed, and it's ungodly low in calories. It is slightly bitter, but if braise it before you steam it it gets this wonderfum smokey flavour.

Excellent.

dragonfruit! super yummy, easy to spoon out like sorbet, and surprisingly low in cals

A Champaign mango, it was REALLY good.

I keep meaning to check out the 'strange looking fruits' isle in tesco.

Especially now that the *almost* summery weather is creeping in.

And by 'Strange' I pretty much mean anything that isnt an apple, orange or banana :p

Well, I just ate plain kelp

Kelp! I eat it almost everyday. Don't really consider it odd, but I get weird looks and the eeww reaction a lot when I eat it. and I am currently looking for some lotus root, I'm craving that stuff!

Freeze dried durian crisps. Got it as a souvenir from Thailand a few days ago. They don't smell at all, as opposed to fresh durian, and are so fun to munch on. Well, most freeze dried fruits are fun to eat :) 

Some hot tamarind candy would taste good right about now, after a piece of toast with prickly pear cactus marmalade. Lately I've been eating some lowfat baked puffed jalapeno corn curls from Trader Joes.

None of this is remotely healthy....