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49. Uni - a type of sushi. Here is the description -

Fri Mar 27, 2026, 03:42 PM

Mar 27

Uni, or sea urchin roe, is a premium Japanese sushi delicacy featuring the creamy, custard-like, and sweet-briny gonads of the sea urchin. Usually served as high-end nigiri or gunkan-maki (battleship roll) wrapped in nori, it is renowned for its rich, umami-packed flavor. Due to its delicate, labour-intensive harvesting, fresh uni is expensive, often costing over
$12 per piece.

Well, the piece I had may have been past it "best by" date. It was disgusting. it felt furry in my mouth, and tasted terrible. I love most kinds of sushi and sashimi, but this was hideous.

I've never been brave enough to try again.

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What is the worst food you have ever eaten? Mine is thin crust pizza. It tasted like a cracker. And you? [View all] debm55 Mar 27 OP

Beef liver....never again. Ritabert Mar 27 #1

Oh yes, I forgot liver and onions. Thank you very much, for sharing that. debm55 Mar 27 #2

ditto. I do not eat organ meats (AT ALL!) hlthe2b Mar 27 #19

Same here. No organ meats. Ritabert Mar 27 #44

Blind robins, gab13by13 Mar 27 #3

Oh my. Thank you, gab13by13. debm55 Mar 27 #4

I ate escargot once DBoon Mar 27 #5

Beef tongue. greatauntoftriplets Mar 27 #6

Lengua tacos are the best! JoseBalow Mar 27 #10

To each his/her own. greatauntoftriplets Mar 27 #12

Of course! JoseBalow Mar 27 #13

True. greatauntoftriplets Mar 27 #16

True. greatauntoftriplets Mar 27 #17

Scungilli displacedvermoter Mar 27 #7

Some toxic sludge called "Vegemite" JoseBalow Mar 27 #8

Yeah, that's pretty bad shit. lastlib Mar 27 #11

That's similiar to something in the U.K. called marmite, isn't it? mwmisses4289 Mar 27 #15

I think you're right, but i haven't tried that JoseBalow Mar 27 #20

I've never known anyone to like both. It's either one or the other or neither. unblock Mar 27 #35

Seems like the type of thing you have to grow up eating maybe. Oneironaut Mar 27 #27

My son went to a summer camp Bettie Mar 27 #33

I tried some Delarage Mar 27 #58

Anything with mayonaisse. lastlib Mar 27 #9

My husband did, too. pandr32 Mar 27 #18

I had some curry at a Thai restaurant here in Hawaii. pandr32 Mar 27 #14

Oh my. Thank you very much for sharing, pandr32. that is a shame that you had to pay good money for a meal that was debm55 Mar 27 #22

We have fresh pineapple everywhere here! pandr32 Mar 27 #42

So many, where do I start? mwmisses4289 Mar 27 #21

Thank you very much for your selections of awful foods. mwmisses4289. debm55 Mar 27 #23

Thin crust pizza is still pizza. House of Roberts Mar 27 #24

Cottage cheese Oneironaut Mar 27 #25

Omg! Hahaha, the way it looks (Eeee!). Yeah...NO thanks! electric_blue68 Mar 27 #62

Tripe CanonRay Mar 27 #26

Cauliflower... There isn't enough cheese in the world to disguise it. Norrrm Mar 27 #28

Canned peas. vanlassie Mar 27 #29

Anything pickled or anything that includes ketchup, mustard, or vinegar. Diamond_Dog Mar 27 #30

School lunch canned carrots. SWinter Mar 27 #31

Liver and onions.... Bettie Mar 27 #32

Lutefisk Laurelin Mar 27 #34

For you. 😄 mwmisses4289 Mar 27 #41

That's amazing! Laurelin Mar 27 #45

Baaahahaaaa - A Prairie Home Companion is where I heard about it electric_blue68 Mar 27 #63

Buttermilk EYESORE 9001 Mar 27 #36

It's good for baking Freddie Mar 27 #38

Wow, really?! I had NO idea! electric_blue68 Mar 27 #64

My friend who loves to make new recipes Freddie Mar 27 #37

Deb, I would prefer thin crust pizza. Biting into thick pizza crust Polly Hennessey Mar 27 #39

Steak tartare. Didn't know what it was when I ordered it. Became a vegan soon thereafter. Borogove Mar 27 #40

Bharwa Baingan (It's just Indian Stuffed Eggplant, they said.) quaint Mar 27 #43

Too many to name: Oatmeal, grits, eggplant, chitterlings, squash (except fried zucchini)... LoisB Mar 27 #46

I agree about thin crust pizza. It tastes like a stale cracker with runny ketchup on it. MIButterfly Mar 27 #47

Well since you asked...Coyote...nasty meat... MiHale Mar 27 #48

Uni - a type of sushi. Here is the description - 3catwoman3 Mar 27 #49

When I was a kid in Texas, my mother once served for dinner creamed squash. Aristus Mar 27 #50

Kimchi sinkingfeeling Mar 27 #51

Brussel sprouts underpants Mar 27 #52

I agree Delarage Mar 27 #59

probably the giant water bugs from Thailand mike_c Mar 27 #53

Liver. 🤮 GentryDixon Mar 27 #54

Spam northoftheborder Mar 27 #55

You Need A Paizano ProfessorGAC Mar 27 #56

head cheese. retread Mar 27 #57

Octopus...BLECH! some_of_us_are_sane Mar 27 #60

The family dog got all the liver I was served as a kid Cairycat Mar 27 #61

At one of my favorite older cousins waaaay back we were invited for Easter Lunch .. electric_blue68 Mar 27 #65

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