I do not know if it is a cultural thing or me just being shy but because of work and friends I have been forced to eat many disgusting things because I do not want to make anyone upset. My list is endless but I have not had anything close to century eggs or insects or guts. I have drawn the line there.
My most recent incident was one of my coworkers has an Irish spouse so they brought in an Irish dish of what the spouse made. I did not get the option to say no or I will have it later, just a bowl with the concoction in front of me on my desk. To say the least I was not happy but my my coworker next to me who also had the same dish placed in front of her was not happy either, she sported the same face I was feeling.
I looked up to my coworker who gave me the dish and smiled waiting for the explanation of what I had in front of me that I was expected to eat with a spoon. They smiled back and informed me this is their spouse's famous, "Irish toffee pudding!"
What is a Irish toffee pudding you might ask. Well, if you look online what I had did not look like the google images. This is what I had.
I continued smiling as my coworker watched me and I picked up my spoon and took a bite. I attempted to not let my tongue touch it but like always it was a failure. I chewed and gulped quickly and I said "oh God this is delicious she has my compliments."
This pleased my coworker greatly and I finished the dish using my soda to wash the taste away. I hated the consistency, the taste, and its appearance. It wasn't unbearable grant you but it was still horrible. I finished my bowl and hoped he never brought this dish in again or any.