Oddly, reading about some of these nasty food experiences is making me hungry. Like its working some kind of weird reverse psychology..
A food I've never been able to try but assume I'd dislike is something called Salse.. Now I'm not sure that's the proper spelling, of if proper spelling for that word even exist as it is a recipe particular to the country setting. Basically, after you butcher your winter hog, you take the head with nothing removed and boil it all down in a big pot.. add your own personal seasoning to culture flavor.. and don't remove it till everything remaining is of a semi non-solid consistency. You then take that and pour it into a thin baking pan and place it in the fridge to congeal. Once it congeals into a firm cuttable consistency, you have your finished product. You definitely cant find this everywhere.. usually a few of the backwoods 1-2 pump gas stations that just so happen to have a deli of sorts.. or some people prepare it themselves. It's intended to be cut into squares and served on bread.. While, when you think about it, can it really be any worse than balogna, potted meat, or hotdogs? All of those contain similar leftover scraps and bits.. I guess it's just the idea of having watched it be made.. The final product actually looks and smells semi decent, and slightly resembles a pepperloaf.. more so if they preparer put in small bits of peppercorns. I dont know.. honestly, I might just try it soon to say that I have.. may even end up liking it. Still, one of the more stranger recipes from area.. Gotta admire not letting anything go waste, just not a huge pork fan.