Weird Foods You Loved as A Kid

[JCMach1]

My two faves were:

Mayonnaise sandwich (just break and mayo, hold anything else)

and

Black-eyed pea sandwich (add peas and smush the bread, works best when slightly soggy)

I would love to hear everyone else's!

[Richardo]

1. Mashed potatoes with peas mixed in....

Potato chips on sandwiches - especially ham sandwiches on white bread with mayo.

[Callalily]

2. Oh wow! I thought I was the

only kid who ate potato chips on bread. I liked to use the fresh fry bread that my mom bought at the local bakery, and of course creamy butter.

Thanks for bringing me down memory lane.

[GoCubsGo]

4. My sister still sandwiches with chips.

It's apparently more common than you'd think.

[Maine-ah]

34. I still like my tuna fish sandwiches with salt n vinegar chips

I also ate ketchup sandwiches in the same manner the OP ate mayo sandwiches.

[jobycom]

24. So much for my post.

:rofl: I was going to say potato chips on bologna sandwiches.

Peas and mashed potatoes isn't weird. I still do that. :)

[Lucinda]

27. I still have chips on sandwiches a lot. I like the crunch!

:hi:

[valerief]

68. I loved that, too. My mother made horrible mashed potatoes and the peas came

out of cans (yuck!) but together they were great.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

78. Pringles were made for that!

Yum

[auntAgonist]

3. Chip Butty

aka french fry sandwich. Preferrably on a crusty roll.

yummy.

aA

[GoCubsGo]

5. Peanut butter and butter sandwiches

Well, actually margarine. I also used to like butter AND mayo on my lunch meat sandwiches, especially hard salami. The exception was bologna, which I could only eat those with mustard, and maybe ketchup. The thought of all of them gross me out now.

[auntAgonist]

13. I always put butter on sandwiches even if I use mustard

and or mayo. My husband thinks I'm crazy LOL

aA
:hi:

[auntAgonist]

14. I always put butter on sandwiches even if I use mustard

and or mayo. My husband thinks I'm crazy LOL

aA
:hi:

[LiberalEsto]

28. OMG, I thought I was the only one

My mom put butter on every kind of sandwich, including peanut butter sandwiches.
But that's normal for Estonians. Butter is more or less our national vegetable.

[GoCubsGo]

31. That explains it.

I'm part Polish. Their cuisine is a lot like that of Estonians, including the butter.

[Angry Dragon]

6. Peanut butter and sweet pickel sandwiches

Almost any sandwich with peanut butter
Have never had a peanut butter and banana sandwich

[laylah]

7. Peanut butter and

DILL pickle...nummy! Left-over mashed potatos, sliced onion, s&p on white bread.

Jenn

[madmom]

8. Something I would never dream of eating now, but

when I was a kid, we would bring home fresh hamburger we had raw hamburger sandwiches (aka cannibal sandwich) with a thick slice of onion, salt and pepper, was really quite tasty.
I still like chips on a sandwich with bologna and pickles.

[siligut]

9. Steak Tartare

"The legend goes that Tartare tribes when fighting in the past didn't even have time to stop and cook their food. They are said to have kept the meat underneath their saddles and mince it in this way. Today this dish is a gourmet classic. This dish is eaten like a pate, spread on a piece of warm toast with fresh tomato and onion rings on top. It is very important though to make sure that both the meat and the egg are very fresh because they are eaten raw."

I ate raw beef too, would sneak a piece or two of marinated beef while threading shish kabobs for my mom.

[madmom]

11. LOL, I found that out later in life. Who know, when we were young and not so

well to do we were eating gourmet food.

[GoCubsGo]

32. That reminds me of something my grandma used to make us

She used to mix raw ground beef with ketchup and mustard. Then she'd spread them on slices of white bread, and broil them open-faced. They were actually quite tasty. And, if we were lucky, she'd have some homemade chocolate sheet cake with white frosting as a chaser. I miss my grandma and her cooking.

[Pool Hall Ace]

62. My dad and I used to do this.

Mom would prepare "raw burgers" for us. I also enjoyed eating the meatloaf mix raw as kid.

And now? I'm a vegetarian. :)

[WinkyDink]

10. I'd smash the nickel bag o'chips to crumbs, then pour'em down the hatch!

In our old-timey Main Street (yes) drugstore, along with a nickel Coke and a free read of the latest "Superman" or "Archie."

Good times.

[shanti]

12. chocolate malt-o-meal

with marshmallows! yum!

[orleans]

44. i liked cocoa wheats (with milk & lots of sugar!) n/t

[Inchworm]

15. Evidently.. Farina

I recently rediscovered it and remembered how much I love it.

It is an odd food to prepare. It is like magic dust in water! :rofl:

:hi:

[GalleryGod]

29. Actually-it rocks!

:donut:

[LynneSin]

16. Chicken Necks

Everytime my grandmother would make us a chicken I always wanted the neck.

No clue why but I thought it was the best meat there although it's hardly any meat.

[cordelia]

22. You too?

I think you're the first person I've ever known that liked the necks, too. Not much to 'em, but the meat is the best.

[Rambis]

17. Ground roast beef and miracle whip

I hated roast beef and we had it every Sunday but Monday was a good day- I don't like turkey either she did the same with that.

[Brickbat]

18. I used to eat mayo sandwiches, too! TOTAL NOM!

*pats gut*

[applegrove]

19. I loved baloney sandwiches. Three slices of baloney with mustard in between each

layer.

[Archae]

20. Quisp.

Sugar covered sugar lumps, marketed as "breakfast cereal." :9

[csziggy]

21. Anchovies straight out of the can. Fried bologna sandwiches

I still love anchovies on pizza. Haven't have bologna in years.

[udbcrzy2]

82. Have you tried HotDogs fried in Ketchup?

That is my daughter's favorite and it's really pretty good.
You have to add about 1tsp oil to the frying pan and add the
ketchup. The idea is to caramelize the dog in the ketchup.
YUMMY! The fried bologna made me think of it.

[Tikki]

23. Peanut butter, grape jelly and mustard sandwiches, and sardines..

buttermilk and molasses in a bowl...None of this have I eaten since
I was 15 y. o. or so.

But back when....yummy.


Tikki

[jobycom]

25. Hogs head cheese on Saltines, peanut butter and bologna, spaghetti sandwiches.

Yes, I knew what hogs head cheese was made from. You wonder why I later became vegetarian? :)

I would eat spaghetti and sauce wrapped up in white bread with butter on it. Actually, I still do... In fact, it sounds good now... I'll be in my bunk kitchen.

[Lucinda]

26. Ooo - Black eyed peas sammich sounds good to me!

I still like chopped black olives with mayo on toasted bread.

[GalleryGod]

30. Loved My Ketchup on Mashed Potatos !

:loveya:

[femmocrat]

33. I was weird... I liked liver! I used to call it "deliver".

I haven't eaten it in years due to cholesterol.

[Old Troop]

35. Fried Spam slices and rice with Campbells tomato soup mixed in.

[marigold20]

36. Oatmeal on toast

I added about two teaspoons of sugar and not too much whole milk to my oatmeal, then scooped it onto hot buttered toast. Delicious!

[JTG of the PRB]

37. Goose-liver pate.

My parents would occasionally take it when we went hiking, or when we went on a road trip, and I absolutely loved the stuff - on crackers, bread, salami.

Of course, they had to trick me to keep me liking it - when I asked what it was, they told me it was ground-up bologna.

I still like it now, even though I know what it is. Haven't had it in years, though...

[blue neen]

38. Strawberry Nestle's Quik eaten straight out of the can with a spoon.

My brother and I used to love to sneak and have a "feast"! :)

[JCMach1]

39. Ewww... I vomited at strawberry

:puke:

[blue neen]

42. It was so sickeningly sweet.

We loved it then, though! We also used to drink Hershey's syrup out of the can! :)

[AsahinaKimi]

40. Mayo and Peanutbutter sandwiches

I don't eat them anymore. Now is Peanut butter and Jelly Sandwiches.

[Generic Brad]

41. Brains

Beef brains. They were so yummy.

I AM NOT A ZOMBIE!

[Lasher]

47. Pork brains.

You can't get brains here anymore, even at a slaughterhouse. If you buy the whole pig, they'll tell you they are not permitted to open the skull. Damned prions!

[Redstone]

61. Go to St Louis - you can still get a brain sandwich there.

Redstone

[Lasher]

69. Hi, Redstone. Are you healing up OK?

Today I got a regular sock on my right foot for the first time since September 19. Yay!

[orleans]

43. rice krinkles cereal

also liked tomato & mayo sandwiches
also, peanut butter & mayo
also peanut butter & bananas sandwich
(not really that weird)

all time favorite: vanilla phosphates
no one makes them anymore and i can't figure out how to make them myself--where do i get the vanilla syrup they put in it? they were great!

[GoCubsGo]

53. Check for syrup in the coffee aisle

Some grocery stores sell flavored syrups, including vanilla. People buy the stuff to flavor coffee. Target carries them under the "Archer Farms" brand. You can often find big bottles of them in the gourmet food section at TJMaxx or Ross Dress for Less, too. It's usually Toriani brand. You can often find sugar-free versions, as well.

I suspect you can just make some by making a batch of simple sugar syrup and adding some vanilla extract to it, because that's basically all it is--vanilla flavored sugar syrup.

[orleans]

70. thanks for the tip. i bought some at starbucks today

and put it in seltzer water--not as good as i remember but... oh well.

[orleans]

45. loved oscar mayer sandwich spread

they stopped making it

also really liked the long white macaroni in a can

[msanthrope]

54. You can make it by mixing their bologna and pickle relish--that's how my cousin makes it.

Then you mix in mayo.

I can't eat it, but what the hell...

[hibbing]

46. Toast, peanut butter, honey and hamburger dills.

Hey,
Try it sometime. I haven't had it for years, but you get the sweet and salty combo thing in full force. Just a strange combo I saw my sister having it one day and ate it every once in a while when I was a kid.

Peace

[namahage]

48. "Raw saimin," aka dry instant ramen.

Smash the dried noodles into small chunks, then pour the contents of the seasoning packet on top and shake well.

Sapporo Ichiban was the preferred brand for this:


Oh, and Tang or Swiss Miss, straight out of the packet.

[GoCubsGo]

65. Kids I knew used to eat jello out of the packet

They were on the local swim team, and that was their version of energy drinks back then. Ir tried it. Didn't care for the way the gelatin felt in my mouth. I did, however, eat instant cocoa from the pack, as you did. I have also had my share of uncooked ramen noodles. They were good even without the season packet dumped on them. Didn't see too much Tang, however.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

73. Drink hot Jello.

Good for soothing an upset tummy.

Much better tasting than cold jello.

[Heidi]

49. Dill pickle juice. (nt)

[begin_within]

50. Fizzies on the tongue

I also had my share of bread-and-mayo sandwiches. I was too lazy to put anything else in them. My parents accepted my bread-and-mayo phase, thinking, "well at least he's eating."

[shanti]

67. fizzies, oh yeah!

i loooooved them. now the only ones they sell are artificially sweetened :( not quite the same.

[sarge43]

51. Cream cheese bricks n/t

[Skip Intro]

52. There used to be all kinds of little plastic things filled with tiny, multicolored candy balls.

I don't know anything abut them, though.

Hahaha.

Actually I loved those things, especially when they came in little plastic robots. I don't think you can find that candy anywhere anymore.

I loved the bubble gum cigars.

The "nips" that were coke-bottle shaped wax holders of a little amount of different colored sugar-liquids.

Fishsticks were a favorite when I was a kid too.

Hmmm...and Munchos and Zingers.

And breakfast cereal. Oh, man, don't even get me started...

[seaglass]

55. fried bologna sandwiches with french's mustard on wonder bread and

shaved (not sliced) ham on raisin bread.

that's about as weird as i got, i am and was a picky eater - no butter, mayo or gravy type stuff for me.

[NickB79]

56. Haha, mayo sandwich was the first thing that came to my mind as well

I think I'd throw up if I ate one today :puke:

[peekaloo]

57. tomato soup with peanut butter crackers

that and spaghetti sandwiches (warm spaghetti a must)

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

58. Kraft macaroni & cheese. The stuff that comes in the box

with the weird, unnatural orange powder. I'm not sure this even qualifies as food, yet I loved it.

And I still do.

[Gormy Cuss]

59. Dulse. n/t

[GoCubsGo]

66. I have a jar of that on my kitchen table.

I like to sprinkle it on my salads.

[Gormy Cuss]

72. We chewed it like gum.

This before most Americans thought of seaweed as a food item --- believe me, the other kids thought we were weird. ;)

[Lasher]

60. Escamoles

From:
Mexico.

What the hell is it?
Escamoles are the eggs of the giant black Liometopum ant, which makes its home in the root systems of maguey and agave plants. Collecting the eggs is a uniquely unpleasant job, since the ants are highly venomous and have some kind of blood grudge against human orifices.

The eggs have the consistency of cottage cheese. The most popular way to eat them is in a taco with guacamole, while being fucking insane.

Wait, it gets worse ...
Escamoles have a surprisingly pleasant taste: buttery and slightly nutty. This hugely increases the chances that, while in Mexico, you could eat them without realizing you are eating a taco full of fucking ant eggs.

Danger of this turning up in America:
We're not sure Taco Bell hasn't snuck this shit into their food already. Just make sure you know what' in that burrito. Ask at the counter if you have to. Also, watch those ads close because they'll try to dress it up in some kind of friendly-sounding, pseudo-Mexican name.



http://www.cracked.com/article_14979_6-most-terrifying-foods-in-world.html

[Throd]

63. Steak-ums

[Taverner]

64. Bubblegum Ice Cream with gumballs and gummi bears

Say no more

[Duer 157099]

71. This thread is giving me lots of good ideas. And making me hungry.

I always thought it was weird when I ate sandwiches made with buttered toast, cheddar cheese and dill pickle chips.

Turns out it's basically a cheeseburger without the burger.

[mtnester]

74. My mother, when we were coming out of being sick, would make bread soup

White bread. Remove crusts. Break into pieces into a bowl, sprinkle with a couple teaspoons sugar, then pour a bit of milk over top. Super cold milk.

That always sat well on tummies that had been sick, back in the day when we all still got measles and chicken pox and mumps, etc.

I miss my mom when I think about that childhood treat. We really only got it on rare occasions.

And yes, I love chips on bologna, with miracle whip and jam of any kind.

[AnneD]

75. Peanut Butter...

and mayo sandwiches. Sometimes I would put pickles on it for variety. God bless Mom, she humoured me often.

I would also mix peanut butter with molasses for a Cracker Jack sandwich. It was my nephew's fav sandwich.

[cherokeeprogressive]

76. Paste

:shrug:
:rofl:

[eShirl]

77. Red Flannel Hash (potatos and beets, browned in a frying pan), corn chowder

raw peas in the back of the pickup truck on the way back home from grandparents' garden

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

79. Bread, cream cheese and slices of raw onion

Come to think of it, I still like that now.

[MilesColtrane]

80. Fig Newtons and Pabst Blue Ribbon

Wait...you said as a kid?

[udbcrzy2]

81. Sugar Sandwich

Sugar on white bread with nothing else.
Peanut Butter mixed with Honey or Syrup or Jelly (whichever you had available).