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Re:The tomato was feared in Europe for more than 200 years (... by el-salvador on Saturday November 06, 2021 @06:44PM (#29134530)
This happened to me with an older Dutch friend. It took a while to figure out why he would never eat corn tortillas or corn pupusas while in Central America. It was until some months later they told me they considered corn as animal food and didn't want to taste it.
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Re:The tomato was feared in Europe for more than 200 years (... by pronlover723 on Sunday November 07, 2021 @04:00AM (#29137648)
I've tasted most animal food I've come across just out of curiosity. :P
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Re:The tomato was feared in Europe for more than 200 years (... by catlikesshrimp on Sunday November 07, 2021 @12:33AM (#29136603)
Do you think he would try Cui in Peru? I ate a head, the thing is definitely a rat. That is part of the adventure! :)

Edit: probably not a good idea to eat rat at home. Or tortillas. Or anything delicious that is culturally forbidden.

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Re:The tomato was feared in Europe for more than 200 years (... by mpercy on Sunday November 07, 2021 @01:01AM (#29136724)
Cuy is guinea pig, not rat, but I hear you on the rodent flavor. Worth it once for the experience but I wouldn’t eat it a second time!
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