What's the most disgusting thing you ever ate?

JessM No, andouilletes are made with pork intestines which, if properly washed, shouldn't smell of poo. The fillings vary according to the region. Cambrai andouilletes contain only veal, for example.

I have eaten all sorts of weird and wonderful things from all over the world but nothing compares with the horror of school spam fritters.

tiggy in some parts of Africa chicken feet and heads are a treat, they are advertised as 'walkie-talkies'.

andouillette - isn't that the one made of the sphincter muscle of the pig? Bit lower down than the intestines?

Snake. A boyfriend in South Africa put it on the barbecue after we had run over it in the car. Served with fresh onion and tomato sambals (a sort of salsa). Ugh! What were we thinking?

Chicken feet in China - only tried one but could not understand why they are more expensive than the breast. Other than a tasteless chew I can't think how else to describe them so left the rest to SiL who loves them. I also let him eat the ducks brain !!

When the kids were small we went to stay in France at the house of some French friends. Told to eat anything in the fridge DD and her dad attacked the Roquefort cheese. After a while I pointed out to them that the cheese was moving over the plate due to the large quantity of maggots. A large (probably about a kilo) of best Roquefort hit the bin !

Normally any cheese tastes good to me no matter how 'interesting' the smell. However, a French one that my ex was partial to turned me right off. I think it was called Chaumes.

Laverbread, with Steak Tartare (sp?) coming a close second.

Gagagran andouillette. Forgot about that one. One mouthful was more than enough. Euch.

Jellied eels....all grey and slimy. Thought I was being clever - digging my little wooden fork into the dish and a plug of greyness splodged out....

Heinz beans. Yuck, yuck yuck. Still makes me boak when I see them on someone's plate. Tete de Veau, served to us by our French neighbours.

Andouillette -a sausage made from intestines and served as a local specialty in Normandy. Smelt like poo and one mouthful finished me off. Even DH who can eat almost anything could not manage it and he's normally my plate- hoover!.

Marmalade. Can't stand it since I lost my two upper incisors on a piece of toast and marmalade on an Easter Sunday when I was young!

Whale - though eaten is an exaggeration as I never managed to break it down enough to swallow any.

Marmite! When I was in the first year at primary school I swapped a sandwich with a friend and thought it was the most horrible taste ever.... I've never got over it, although I can just about eat a Twiglet or two.

The most disgusting thing I ever ate was sea-urchin raw and straight out of the shell. Still makes me gag at the thought of it!