I'm always seeing references to these but I don't know what they taste like.

Truffles
Balsamic Vinegar.

Foie Gras

That would be a hard one to judge and there is a wide spectrum.
The cheap stuff is like a sweet vinegar. The expensive aged stuff is more syrupee with not much acidicy at all.


Something i've not seen on the supermarket shelf yet is pomegranate molasses.

It tastes AMAZING.

I mean - I object, and it's disgusting and unethical and horribly unpleasant etc etc etc...

But it really does taste amazing.

Could you describe the taste?

Couldn't agree more, best thing I have ever eaten by far.

I've had truffle cheese in Amsterdam, and I have a bottle of the most delicious white truffle oil from Borough Market. If I ate a full on real-life truffle I think I'd die and go to heaven.

Haggis

P***y (sorry it's crude but it had to be said!)

Beef!! (sorry it's now boring but it had to be said!)

A Vino whatever that is

Horse, all the recent news items on it I really want a taste!

Haggis is lovely, took me years to try it as I didnt think I,d like it, I,d like to try horsemeat .. probably already have in a ready meal but I mean like a proper bit of meat

I drink that often

Foie Gras
Tripe
Haggis
Kidneys

I have no desire to ever try any of them.

Truffles was my first choice too OP. I adore mushrooms and they make me curious.


My husband was delivered a box of duck foie gras/confit etc by a grateful student he'd been mentoring. As a veggie I won't be trying any tho'!

A few Chinese ingredients for me as well, fermented soya beans being one.

Scallops.
Crab.
Lobster.

Given the chance, I'd definitely try these. When in a restaurant I tend to play it safe and stick to what I know I'll like.

Scallops and crab are relatively cheap in the fishmongers or supermarket so try them at home. Scallops need only a short fry and serve with a good black pudding and apple sauce. Or you could try M&S Coquilles Saint-Jacques which just need cooking in the oven. You can buy crab dressed and ready to eat. All you need is a wedge of lemon and some granary bread. Any one of these would only cost around a fiver and serve two people.

Lobster, however, is quite expensive and unfortunately I've never had lobster that I thought was worth the cost. so I just settle for the occasional tin of Baxters Lobster Bisque.


My 'never tasted food' is artichoke.

If you really want to try a bit of genuine horse, then look no further! Click the link below...

http://www.exoticmeats.co.uk/horse-burgers.html

Cardoon.

Horse - I'm itching to give a decent horse steak a try after all the publicity

Re foie-gras - I had foie-gras with steak last year for the first time. Foie-gras is like very rich pate - tbh the steak I had was sublime anyway so the foie-gras was rather like guilding the lily. Doubt I'll have it again as it is morally very dubious.

Personally I don't think pan fried foie gras is anything like pate. It's like the richest most tender steak you've ever had.

Truffles and hummus ( the smell of both stop me putting them in my mouth).

I can see what you mean with the texture, rather like very lightly cooked chicken liver. But too rich for me anyway.

I agree with the rich and tender part but i don't get the steak flavour. it's very hard to describe, sort of like caramelized nuts with a creamy texture.