How to Politely Experience Weird Cultural Foods (Like Bullsh*t Soup...) [BTS 1]

Sometimes you get surprised by what you would think is nasty. Always nice when that happens!

Hey Mike! Just became a patron yesterday, so I'm slowly making my way through the months of content you've posted here. This was such an interesting story! I'd always wondered how you handled situations where your hosts are offering you food that you're hesitant to eat. I'd imagine you had to keep a good poker face while they told you what it is and how it's prepared. I certainly wouldn't want to offend anyone either, so I probably would have done what you did! Great way to make the soup more palatable for you while still being respectful to your hosts. I haven't eaten many weird things; the strangest would probably be ants, mealworms, alligator, and frog legs. But they all tasted good, so I was pleasantly surprised!

Brandon Moore

At a wedding and just getting caught up with these messages now. Usually I respond sooner! I think I've learned that these intestines dishes are really made or broken with how well they clean them first. "Bitter Beef Soup" was the name of the dish, "Soup with Bullshit" was my guide's slang version.. hahaha I love that guy. I think I'm going to go back

HI Mike! I just signed up to your Patreon channel literally just now. 😊 I have yet to try papaitan. The only innards dish I like so far is Isaw (if prepared well) and dinuguan. My late father used to cook and eat papaitan. What I know about it is that it is a popular delicacy in the North of the Philippines. The Ilocanos are the experts at it, I believe and there has become many versions of how to cook it as well as ingredients but the main staple is bile - which gives it the distinct bitter taste. I agree with the earlier posts of my fellow Filipinos 🇵🇭 😀 - that any innard dish in the Philippines at least, if prepared properly is worth trying especially if they are traditional dishes. And yes, Filipinos will always look at a guest - foreign or local to see their reaction to an offered dish. 😊 Sometimes, they will play around with you but most of the time, it is real and genuine hospitality. 👍

Haha nice eye. It started to fall apart after about a 3 weeks. I should have bought a few. I liked it a lot!

Noticed your hands. What happened to the ring? Did soap and water work?

Hahaha, how could I not try them? I've marked your question for the next Q+A video!

I love Papaitan! But one needs to develop an acquired taste to enjoy it. Your guide might be messing with you. Unless they didn’t clean the intestine that well. So Mike which taste better? Bull shit or cows penis soup? That’s ballsy of you to try those dishes!

This one I had was pretty "Gamey" and he was explaining they squeeze out the intestines to make the broth. I only every had it that one time. Maybe there are varieties.

Hahahaha I don't know what the word is but I'll try not to say it!

Also, with the papaitan, it’s green and bitter because they put bile in it. Could they be messing with you? Because the papaitan should be loaded with spices to mask the gameyness (if that’s a word) but still keep the bitter undertone.

Careful when you say “pinikpikan”. You almost said a word that refers to a female body part hahah

Ever see the movie "The Beach" with DiCaprio? This quote was ringing through my head: "For mine is a generation that circles the globe and searches for something we haven't tried before. So never refuse an invitation, never resist the unfamiliar, never fail to be polite and never outstay the welcome. Just keep your mind open and suck in the experience."

Exactly. This wouldn't be something I would pick on a menu, or even make a video about. I think we both like to eat adventurously if there's a story behind the food, but this... ugh

I'm sick thinking about eating that.

I think there is a similar dish in China. Not sure if even I would be brave enough to try it and I'm an adventurous eater.

Hey Balint! Thanks so much for joining this community! Sorry it's not working for you. The Patreon app has several known issues, this being one of them. It would be best to use the mobile or desktop website versions. Let me know if that doesn't work!

Hi Mike, just wanted to let you know that at least in the Patreon app the link to the video above does not seem to work. Greetings from Hamburg, Germany.