Chitlins

Spencer likes to try weird stuff as well as just food he's never eaten before. One thing he's always wanted to try is chitlins.

First time around (5 or 6 years ago).....his grandparents bought him a container of them and he tried heating them up in the microwave. What a horrible stench!!!!!!!!! I don't think he even tried to taste them. We tried everything to get that smell out of the microwave. I think baking soda water heated in the microwave worked after several tries........ and then vanilla water and then cinnamon water.

The other day, we were at a restaraunt that serves chitlins, and Spencer said he'd like to try them thinking that they were fried. They came to the table boiled and putting off a very foul odor. The side dish then became the dinner dare. Brittany took the first dare and didn't do too bad other than spewing out her soda that she had sipped as she put the food in her mouth. Zach and Spencer badgered each other and said, "I'll do it if you do it." Spencer went first and almost choked and spit the chitlins into his napkin. He then made Zach keep his promise. The only problem was that Spencer had to run Zach to the bathroom because he almost threw up right there on the table. Everyone at our table was laughing as were the people at the table behind us. Spencer said the chitlins tasted like sucking on an enema. How gross is that?! How would he know that anyway. :)
As for me I didn't bother even trying them, but my mother-in-law said they actually tasted good if you could get past the smell. I'll just take her word for it.