I was at the age when children were begging their parents to take them to McDonalds. But where most kids would demand a Happy Meal and some time to tear shit up at their playground, I'd say Fuck that. My six year-old ass wanted a McRib sandwich.
At that time in McRib history, there was some issue over the actual "meat" used in its making. Several people in New York and Long Island had found rat feet and fur in their faux-BBQ delight.
This brings me to one of my earliest food memories- throwing a fit because my mother would cut up the McRib and check for rat parts before she'd let me eat it. The craziest part of this is that due to my young age and only partial understanding of the news, I thought the McRib was rat meat. This in no way bothered me. I assumed the feet and fur just meant you got a bad slice.Despite my impatience, I guess I should be grateful that ultimately, my mother did let me enjoy my ratmeat sandwich. Even if her dissection had ruined its rib-shaped patty appearance.
What's your weirdest childhood food memory?
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Once as a wee man my folks would on occasion take us to Baskin Robbins near the house. we didn't have much money back then (or ever, but we did okay sometimes) and there were two 'treat' locations. one being the local 7Eleven where i learned to love comics and the other the local 31 flavors on a much rarer schedule.
I liked Bubble Gum Crunch. it was my favorite ice cream. Crunchy with bits of chewing gum in it in a variety of flavors.
Until the day i ate half a cockroach in my cone.
yes yes, everyone freaked. i was fine, surprised but not upset and offered to finish it if someone would take the bug out.
so there you go, odd food story.