# Strange food you should really give a try **URL:** \ **Category:** Off-topic\ **Created:** [November 1, 2017, 12:23pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/strange-food-you-should-really-give-a-try/1938 "2017-11-01T12:23:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/zakphoenixmckracken/32/41_2.png) [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/ZakPhoenixMcKracken)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2017, 9:11am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/strange-food-you-should-really-give-a-try/1938/21 "2017-11-03T09:11:54Z")
> [@seguso](#): > > bean-flavored ice cream In a local ice cream shop (here in Italy), you can find a peas-flavored gelato (its color is light green). But even a Smurf-flavored one (light blue). The first one has a mint taste, the second one … undefined! :franklin: ---
**Author:** ![Someone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@Someone](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Someone)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2017, 10:07am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/strange-food-you-should-really-give-a-try/1938/22 "2017-11-03T10:07:04Z")
> [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](#): > > In a local ice cream shop (here in Italy), you can find a peas-flavored gelato (its color is light green). Somewhere in Essen (big town in Germany) there is (or was?) an ice cream shop who is selling black ice cream with real coal. Never taste it but it seemed to have a lot of customers. 🙂 Ah … found a newspaper article, unfortunately in German but with a video: > **[Eiscafé Bertram in Essen-Kray stellt Eis aus Kohle her](https://www.waz.de/staedte/essen/eiscafe-bertram-in-essen-kray-stellt-eis-aus-kohle-her-id12008117.html)** > > Im Eiscafé Bertram in Essen-Kray gibt es „Grubengold“ – Eis hergestellt aus Kohle. Susanne Scholz-Weigl führt das Unternehmen in vierter Generation. ---
**Author:** ![milanfahrnholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2017, 10:14am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/strange-food-you-should-really-give-a-try/1938/23 "2017-11-03T10:14:06Z")
> [@Someone](#): > > an ice cream shop who is selling **black ice cream with real coal**. Achja, der Ruhrpott…I like their sense of humor 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/zakphoenixmckracken/32/41_2.png) [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/ZakPhoenixMcKracken)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2017, 10:55am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/strange-food-you-should-really-give-a-try/1938/24 "2017-11-03T10:55:57Z")
> [@Someone](#): > > black ice cream with real coal. ![immagine](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thimbleweedpark/original/2X/1/14b42fb0e909a1db492dbb41b2ab7392d3398ad1.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Guga](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/guga/32/14476_2.png) [@Guga](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Guga)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2017, 1:19pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/strange-food-you-should-really-give-a-try/1938/25 "2017-11-03T13:19:38Z")
> [@seguso](#): > > Too bad they don’t sell it here. Speaking of things that aren’t sold anywhere else, my wife and I are kinda hooked on [Rivella](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivella). What’s that? A carbonated beverage with… [whey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whey). Really. It’s basically the most Swiss beverage ever, and it’s sold only here. It seems that the idea to have a soft drink based on milk serum doesn’t sound attractive to the rest of Europe. That’s why we usually get Italian guests to taste it _before_ we tell what’s the basic ingredient. I can’t even describe the taste, but it’s pretty refreshing. ---
**Author:** ![Someone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@Someone](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Someone)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2017, 3:23pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/strange-food-you-should-really-give-a-try/1938/26 "2017-11-03T15:23:01Z")
> [@Guga](#): > > It seems that the idea to have a soft drink based on milk serum doesn’t sound attractive to the rest of Europe. You can buy whey in Germany as a beverage too. 🙂 (At least in my city…) ---
**Author:** ![Ema](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/ema/32/14101_2.png) [@Ema](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Ema)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2017, 3:37pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/strange-food-you-should-really-give-a-try/1938/27 "2017-11-03T15:37:45Z")
> [@PiecesOfKate](#): > > > [@seguso](#): > > > > The smell was everywhere > > I’ve got family in Singapore where they have lots of fruit stalls selling durian. I’ve never been able to get past the notorious smell to try it. It smells like it’s rotting, bleurgh. I’ve met Durian many times during my travels in south-east Asia but, quite strangely, I’ve never been hit by its smell, even if I knew about it. The most remarkable thing I remember about durian is that in Singapore iti is forbidden to carry it on mass transport, or into public buildings. ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thimbleweedpark/original/2X/9/96577b5efb9cb78417007dff59686ba4559d287b.jpg) > [@](#): > > Not hugely strange, but a few years ago I discovered a Norwegian brown cheese (probably [Brunost](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brunost) based on Wikipedia) which has an appearance and texture similar to fudge. It’s really tasty and we have it on the cheese board most Christmases. Maybe it would go well with the mustard fruit! Well, I know that cheese. And I find it quite strange, indeed. I tried it in [Cheese 2015](http://cheese.slowfood.it/tag/cheese-2015/), together with this Romanian one: ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thimbleweedpark/original/2X/4/4a5df90bba1499ada5ea876012129db121435188.jpg) I was with my wife, we like strong cheeses, but I have to admit these two ones were too much for us. Anyway, I definitely approve the fruit mustard with the norwegian one at your Christmas table! For many reasons: 1. It is strong enough not to be coveref by the strong mustard flavour 2. It is strong enough to be pleasantly sweetened by the sweetish taste of mostarda 3. Mostarda is traditionally a Christmas time food So, let me know the results of your experiments, and don’t forget to post a pic of the plate! ---
**Author:** ![Ema](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/ema/32/14101_2.png) [@Ema](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Ema)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2017, 3:42pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/strange-food-you-should-really-give-a-try/1938/28 "2017-11-03T15:42:18Z")
> [@Someone](#): > > Somewhere in Essen (big town in Germany) there is (or was?) an ice cream shop who is selling black ice cream with real coal. Never taste it but it seemed to have a lot of customers. 🙂 This is not the first time I hear of this… I’ve encountered something like that in Kanazawa, Japan. EDIT: I asked my wife, she swears I even took it. But I can’t recall it’s flavour… > [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](#): > > > [@Someone](#): > > > > black ice cream with real coal. > > [IT CAN’T BE REAL] Well, why not? After all, we have gorgonzola ice-cream… > [@Thimbleweed Forum live casual meetings](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/thimbleweed-forum-live-casual-meetings/1495/7): > > I’m currently at Cheese 2017 (link [http://cheese.slowfood.it/en](http://cheese.slowfood.it/en) ) I’m eating a Gorgonzola Ice Cream right now… scream ---
**Author:** ![ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/zakphoenixmckracken/32/41_2.png) [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/ZakPhoenixMcKracken)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2017, 4:20pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/strange-food-you-should-really-give-a-try/1938/29 "2017-11-03T16:20:52Z")
> [@Ema](#): > > Well, why not? > > After all, we have gorgonzola ice-cream… Gorgonzola is comestible… does the coal is edible too?! ---
**Author:** ![Someone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@Someone](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Someone)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2017, 4:46pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/strange-food-you-should-really-give-a-try/1938/30 "2017-11-03T16:46:41Z")
> [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](#): > > does the coal is edible too?! Yes, why not? Haven’t you bought [charcoal tablets](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Activated_charcoal_(medication)) in your life? 😉 /edit: The ice contains only a small amount of coal, so you don’t lick on a cold piece of coal… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Someone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@Someone](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Someone)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2017, 4:55pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/strange-food-you-should-really-give-a-try/1938/31 "2017-11-03T16:55:09Z")
> [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](#): > > Gorgonzola is comestible… does the coal is edible too?! In some diners in Germany you can order [Currywurst](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Currywurst) (warning: that dish doesn’t look -hm- delicious 😉 ) “spiced” with real gold. ---
**Author:** ![ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/zakphoenixmckracken/32/41_2.png) [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/ZakPhoenixMcKracken)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2017, 5:56pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/strange-food-you-should-really-give-a-try/1938/32 "2017-11-03T17:56:32Z")
> [@Someone](#): > > “spiced” with real gold. Don’t tell it to Scrooge McDuck, then! ---
**Author:** ![Ema](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/ema/32/14101_2.png) [@Ema](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Ema)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2017, 7:08pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/strange-food-you-should-really-give-a-try/1938/33 "2017-11-03T19:08:48Z")
One of [Gualtiero Marchesi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gualtiero_Marchesi)’s recipes is risotto with saffron and gold foil. The foil is edible. ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thimbleweedpark/original/2X/7/77775575b0fa08e870d1f3d41b52a2be5c3f8c29.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![BigRedButton](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/bigredbutton/32/212_2.png) [@BigRedButton](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/BigRedButton)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2017, 8:03pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/strange-food-you-should-really-give-a-try/1938/34 "2017-11-03T20:03:54Z")
> [@Ema](#): > > The foil is edible. Though, it has no taste and it remains undigested. I would rather use gold foil for artworks, jewellery or technical products. ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thimbleweedpark/original/2X/0/0d3dfe91d02f472df7e9e140d6074875892334ea.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Ema](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/ema/32/14101_2.png) [@Ema](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Ema)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2017, 8:19pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/strange-food-you-should-really-give-a-try/1938/35 "2017-11-03T20:19:07Z")
I don’t know, I’ve never eaten it ---
**Author:** ![PiecesOfKate](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/piecesofkate/32/93_2.png) [@PiecesOfKate](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/PiecesOfKate)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2017, 9:15pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/strange-food-you-should-really-give-a-try/1938/36 "2017-11-03T21:15:08Z")
> [@Ema](#): > > I tried it in Cheese 2015, together with this Romanian one: Ooh, that one looks interesting. It looks a bit parmesan-like. > [@Ema](#): > > I definitely approve the fruit mustard with the norwegian one at your Christmas table! It sounds like a good partnership - if I manage to get hold of some fruit mustard I will let you know the results! > [@Someone](#): > > “spiced” with real gold. That made me think of [Goldschlager](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldschl%C3%25Alger). I remember a rumour went round that the little pieces of gold made tiny cuts in your throat as it went down, which allowed the alcohol to soak in. ---
**Author:** ![LowLevel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/lowlevel/32/48_2.png) [@LowLevel](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/LowLevel)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2017, 9:49pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/strange-food-you-should-really-give-a-try/1938/37 "2017-11-03T21:49:15Z")
> [@Guga](#): > > Speaking of things that aren’t sold anywhere else, my wife and I are kinda hooked on Rivella. I never heard of it before, I might try it. > [@Guga](#): > > It seems that the idea to have a soft drink based on milk serum doesn’t sound attractive to the rest of Europe. It would make the perfect drink for Sherman: ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thimbleweedpark/original/2X/7/7e077fc1c2810c8615ff12222e01e43ac98b6859.jpg) > [@Guga](#): > > That’s why we usually get Italian guests to taste it before we tell what’s the basic ingredient. Be careful with this tactic, it would literally kill a friend of mine who is allergic to milk proteins. > [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](#): > > does the coal is edible too?! Yes. Charcoal is also used in “black bread”: ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thimbleweedpark/original/2X/1/1dd3ee94cff13bcdd4b1307d65e658b61669cdf3.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![BigRedButton](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/bigredbutton/32/212_2.png) [@BigRedButton](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/BigRedButton)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2017, 12:59am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/strange-food-you-should-really-give-a-try/1938/38 "2017-11-04T00:59:56Z")
> [@LowLevel](#): > > Yes. Charcoal is also used in “black bread”: In case of a hungry stove, I’d say. Honestly, I would prefer german Schwarzbrot, which literally means “black bread” but actually is brown bread. However it’s charcoal-free. ---
**Author:** ![milanfahrnholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2017, 2:11am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/strange-food-you-should-really-give-a-try/1938/40 "2017-11-04T02:11:19Z")
> [@LowLevel](#): > > Be careful with this tactic, it would literally kill a friend of mine who is allergic to milk proteins. So, he´s literally dead now? ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Guga](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/guga/32/14476_2.png) [@Guga](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Guga)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2017, 5:37am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/strange-food-you-should-really-give-a-try/1938/41 "2017-11-04T05:37:14Z")
> [@LowLevel](#): > > Be careful with this tactic, it would literally kill a friend of mine who is allergic to milk proteins. I must say that when I say “Italian guests” I mean “friends or family members that come to stay for a couple of days in our apartment”, so it just takes the first breakfast to know whether they can drink milk or not 😃 [Previous page](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/strange-food-you-should-really-give-a-try/1938.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/strange-food-you-should-really-give-a-try/1938.md?page=3)