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uggg, did you seriously like natto? It tasted worse than it smelt D:. Tasted so bad that I get the feeling that I was unlucky and got rotten natto--oh wait, it's suppose to be rotten, well scratch that.


Food eat: bitter mellon (ku gua)

Country of Origin: Asia (China?)

Type: bumpy vegetable

Fashion Consumed: Stir fryed, boiled, etc.

Pros: I honestly don't know what I like this stuff. Actually, I don't, but I can stand it and it makes me feel very manly when I eat it. Oh, well I guess it's because this thread is dedicated to acquired tastes (literally!). It tastes as the name implies--bitter, and there's not much more to it. But the bitterness is actually kinda good, and looking beyond the bitterness (which make take a while), the texture of the mellon is unique and there is a very faint sweet aftertaste (which will likely be masked in pure bitterness for first timers). So yeah... only real pro is the manliness.

Cons: I gave ONE small piece (like half the size of a cucumber you use to cover your eyes with ) to my white friend who ended cringing in pain and whatnot. It's sorta like... hot sauce, except bitter instead of hot. It's funny, cuz I was scaring the shit out of him by stuffing the stuff in my mouth. Seriously though, this stuff is NASTY the first time you try it.

Overall Impressions: I can't quite tear myself away from this stuff. My parents cook it pretty frequently--though it's not the kind of food I pounce on when I notice it's there, I'll suddenly be overcome with the urge to eat loads of this stuff. I guess it's for the sheer manliness.