I'm sure that every ethnic and cultural group has at least a few foods that when seen by "outsiders," well, let's just say they think "that stuff would gag a maggot!"
For instance, being a Jew, 2 items come to mind: Kishke (aka "baked derma"). Frankly, I have no idea what's in that stuff, but it's stuffed inside an intestine... Frankly, I've always thought of intestines as something food goes through shortly after chewing, not as one of the course you're eating! Then there's Gefilte Fish. I don't know how to describe this stuff, other than it's ground up cooked fish, along with onions, celery, and carrots. Then it's molded into balls and served in some sort of geletin. I really like it, as long as I've gotten all of the gelatin off of it... as long as there's plenty of fresh horseraddish to go along with it... A non-Jewish friend of mine who once tried it (and who LOVES fish) looked like he was going to puke.
Mark
Paua Fritters are what I believe they are called. I may have misspelt "Paua". Was it purple on the inside? I always thought that they were made from shark.