I would say the "funkiest" thing I ever ate was.......some wild flower that grew down in south Florida it was actually the seed pods and they had such a very neat and distinct taste! I wish to this day I could taste them again. As far as I knew they were a common weed flower, and unknown by anyone but me as a food source!:o

I found a photo of them and the seeds at this web-site! Google Image Result for http://butterflies.heuristron.net/pictures/mainPage/plants/nectar/07068.JPG Click on The Florida Native Lantana photo and you will see a photo of the seed pods YUMMY!!!!

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OK CanMan you got me on that, except these flowers did not smell good, they were not pleasant smelling at all! But I would not describe them as foul smelling, just sort of non-descript! So maybe I should phrase my description as most UNUSUAL food you have ever eaten!!!

In reading about these Lantana flowers it says butterflies like them, so they must not be poisionous! But I do not recommend people rushing out and eating these! PLEASE!

I found some great info on wiki re: these Lantana Lantana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia if the seeds are under-ripe it says they are mildly poisionous e-gads!!! But I only ate the ripe ones when totally red in color! They never made me sick. This info from wiki is much better than the other info at the other web-site!

Hmmm, "having an offensive smell; evil-smelling; foul" is the definition I found for "funkiest" so I have a feeling your use of the word is different. :confused:

By yours I would go with "Cotton Candy".

Going through the state of Pa, there are signs along the thruway advertising "Brother Grimms Liver Balls". Or something like that. The bill boards showed a Amish looking Dude.
I am in no way a fan of liver and balls in no way made them seem appetizing but I had to tempt fate and when I got into the area of the restaurant I tried one with my meal. After seeing a zillion bill boards advertising them I figured I'd see what the fuss was about. I think that brother Grimm was of the twisted fairy tale type because the taste was dreadful and reminded me why I didn't like liver.

Not Cotton Candy flavored at all! The Lantana seeds had a flavor I could never begin to describe, it was pleasant and very unique, something I have never eaten again since moving away from Miami Springs! The seeds were a liquid filled sac encasing the actual seed, much like a pomegranate seed is.

I think it's interesting Cathy that one of the funkiest foods for you is a plant. Normally when you start to talk about weird foods there are never any plants involved. I've eaten a lot of unusual fruits and vegetables. I like to try wild herbs and lettuces with the correct guide to help me find them of course.

My weirdest foods though would have to come from the meat category. I love, love eel thought it's not that strange. I've also had jelly fish, sea urchin, blood sausage, tongue and various other organ meats but my all time weirdest is going to have to be deep fried scorpions. I don't know if I will ever be able to top that one.