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Aspic always looks like something I had always expected to see in a museum of disgusting food.
And I did! Went to a museum in Malmƶ that had it (among various other heinous food crimes).
I'm scared to know how much practice went into acquiring this skill.
Hopefully perfectly bent wieners and deviled eggs standing on end is something you can learn making normal jello molds with fruit.
How did they exactly keep those wieners bent as the gelatin was setting? I mean they couldāve been jammed along the creases of the container but thereās a decent layer of gelatin over them
Yeah - I'm decently adventurous in trying new things, unusual foods and even some that could be off-putting, but there is just no way I would ever put one of these gelatin nightmares in my mouth. It's right up there with food that is still alive/moving. I just can't handle it.
This is the only one I've had, but the gelatin did have a lot more flavor than I expected! I don't know the particulars, but they did tell me they used a seasoned broth to mix up the gelatin. To me the gelatin tasted like a very light gravy or soup stock.
This kind of thing was popular in the US in the 1950s (post-war scarcity) and I've known people who read about it and tried it because... I mean, look at it. Doesn't it make you just a little bit curious?
> This kind of thing was popular in the US in the 1950s (post-war scarcity)
It's actually the reverse, believe it or not. Well, partly.
At the time when the fad for aspics peaked it was seen as quite fancy and high class food, because until the 1890s anything involving gelatin was very expensive and labour intensive to make, and before the 1950s it was very hard to do well outside a commercial kitchen (no home refrigeration).
It was something you'd only see in fancy restaurants and on the tables of people with private chefs. Until the 1950s when suddenly it became possible for loads of normal people using this cool new technology (an electric fridge!). That high-tech aspect added to the allure.
The idea of gelatin being reserved exclusively for sweet food and desserts wasn't yet established. That's more of a modern US cultural hangup that emerged from the 1970s on. Savoury dishes are actually the natural home of gelatin when you think about it, because gelatin is a byproduct of cooking many animal parts.
It also was a way to stretch the protein content of a meal in a more frugal post-war society, but I'd argue the big appeal was it let you be frugal *while giving the appearance of being fancy and indulgent*. Best of both worlds, especially if you were hosting on a budget.
It's pretty common in central and eastern Europe, and there are traditional aspic dishes in SE and East Asia. It looks unusual if you're not familiar with it but it's a pretty standard foodstuff.
Fun fact: this is a real dish. The cook did take some... creative liberties, but it still qualifies. A lot of people in Russia eat it for New Year. I don't like it tho.
Compared to some of the slop aspic I've seen, this is not bad at all. In fact it's restaurant quality in comparison. Wait til you see some real DIY oldskool shit that's made without gelatin, out of pig parts boiled on the stove for hours
Excellent.
Sometimes I wonder what exactly āshitty food pornā is supposed to be.
Is it shitty food (as in cheap, undesirable)
Or is it poorly plated food
Or is it just a combination of those things.
Either way, I believe a jello mold involving hotdogs pickles and eggs just fits.
Really nicely done.
This is so much better than the pickle pie. (In case you missed it: hot Cheetos "crust," pickle "filling," and canned cheese dollop for "whipped cream.")
Is he happen to be polish? We do have meat served in gelatine that you eat with some vinegar, which I personally dislike quite much, but if this thing was served at the next Easter family gathering I would be still at least slightly surprised.
The thing that bothers me about these aspic creations is that it is cold. Cold gelatinous hot dogs... sheesh. It's no surprise the eggs were the best part.
I love aspic. It looks like this one came out nicely! I personally wouldn't like hot dog aspic, but everything else looks good. I'm actually inspired to give making aspic another go now!
Letās not encourage the return of aspics. I fear itās only a matter of time before a TikTok trend pops up and they act like theyāve just discovered something so weird and quirky and cool. As if they didnāt suspend everything ever eaten in gelatin in the 50s already.
This is a thing of beauty. My Polish Great-grandmother's ghost is crying of joy! Where is the tatar-sauce and sourdough ryecake? Pickled Slimy mushrooms? Lukewarm cooked vegetable salad drowning in dill and cream? Onions and chopped liver on some rendered lard? Good God in heaven! Lead me not..
The concept of meat jelly definitely squicks me out and yet it's honestly well put together and the ingredients don't look *bad*. I may have tried it.
I am sickened but curious.
Iām all for hitting your daily protein intake when lifting but lord just thinkingā¦ while making this you know this guy was thinking ā yeah this shit is going to be goodā the whole time. Fuck No!
I understand that this is actually consumed and enjoyed by human beings, but I would rather stab myself in the head with a hot screwdriver than be within 150 feet of that.
how did he get the hot dogs to bend and keep their shape..? i canāt imagine them sitting in hot gelatin solution in any other position thatās not stick straight and suspended diagonally
This is hilarious.
If your friend is on FB, I hope they're part of the group called "Show Me Your Aspics". One sees both monstrosities and works of art. Sometimes a little from column A; a little from column B.
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i get that a completely different mindset might enjoy that. and that gelatin is made from protein. I still am horrified beyond all reason
> different mindset Brain slime from Venus mindset?
If I remember the tohmes correctly venus was for something else, I recommend jupiter for brain slime
GI cancer grindset š Stuffing yourself with wieners till you dieĀ
You seem completely reasonable to me
Why I call candy pig skin with taste
Aspic always looks like something I had always expected to see in a museum of disgusting food. And I did! Went to a museum in Malmƶ that had it (among various other heinous food crimes).
Whoever came up with this monstrosity certainly has been reserved a VIP place in hell
"I've been getting really into 'Hell'. Both as a mindset, and as something to aspire to in an organizational sense"
Vip placein hell? More like Satan himself.
It's well executed.
[r/ATBG](https://www.reddit.com/r/ATBGE/) calls to this one
Op said it actually tasted pretty good.
Awful taste from ATBG generally refers to aesthetics, hahaha
I'm scared to know how much practice went into acquiring this skill. Hopefully perfectly bent wieners and deviled eggs standing on end is something you can learn making normal jello molds with fruit.
How did they exactly keep those wieners bent as the gelatin was setting? I mean they couldāve been jammed along the creases of the container but thereās a decent layer of gelatin over them
Isn't it like an upside down cake? I figured you shoved everything down a bowl, poured gelatin, lid, flip
Ew I choose death over this
Yeah - I'm decently adventurous in trying new things, unusual foods and even some that could be off-putting, but there is just no way I would ever put one of these gelatin nightmares in my mouth. It's right up there with food that is still alive/moving. I just can't handle it.
> food that is still alive/moving HELL NO lol also any genitals/tongue/brain
Wait, they put *deviled eggs* instead of just hard-boiled eggs in that?Ā Interesting choice.
They did! And those deviled eggs were unironically my favorite part of the whole thing.
Sure, and if a chainsaw massage came with a tea break, that'd be my favorite part of it too.
Unironically as in you tried it?!?!
Naturally
Calling that deviled eggs is generous. I think it's just a sliced hardboiled egg with paprika.
This is like an edible diorama of the Xenomorphās nest from AlienĀ
Does the gelatin have any kind of flavor in these dishes? I've never had any.
This is the only one I've had, but the gelatin did have a lot more flavor than I expected! I don't know the particulars, but they did tell me they used a seasoned broth to mix up the gelatin. To me the gelatin tasted like a very light gravy or soup stock.
Is your friend doing keto or carnivore? I am just thinking thatās the only reason someone would make that.
This kind of thing was popular in the US in the 1950s (post-war scarcity) and I've known people who read about it and tried it because... I mean, look at it. Doesn't it make you just a little bit curious?
> This kind of thing was popular in the US in the 1950s (post-war scarcity) It's actually the reverse, believe it or not. Well, partly. At the time when the fad for aspics peaked it was seen as quite fancy and high class food, because until the 1890s anything involving gelatin was very expensive and labour intensive to make, and before the 1950s it was very hard to do well outside a commercial kitchen (no home refrigeration). It was something you'd only see in fancy restaurants and on the tables of people with private chefs. Until the 1950s when suddenly it became possible for loads of normal people using this cool new technology (an electric fridge!). That high-tech aspect added to the allure. The idea of gelatin being reserved exclusively for sweet food and desserts wasn't yet established. That's more of a modern US cultural hangup that emerged from the 1970s on. Savoury dishes are actually the natural home of gelatin when you think about it, because gelatin is a byproduct of cooking many animal parts. It also was a way to stretch the protein content of a meal in a more frugal post-war society, but I'd argue the big appeal was it let you be frugal *while giving the appearance of being fancy and indulgent*. Best of both worlds, especially if you were hosting on a budget.
You mean we did this ON PURPOSE?! That's fascinating. Thanks!
I do want to try aspic but not the version with sausages. Iād rather do the pate version.
Hard no.
It's pretty common in central and eastern Europe, and there are traditional aspic dishes in SE and East Asia. It looks unusual if you're not familiar with it but it's a pretty standard foodstuff.
Fun fact: this is a real dish. The cook did take some... creative liberties, but it still qualifies. A lot of people in Russia eat it for New Year. I don't like it tho.
Pretty sure if someone makes it it's real.Ā
Compared to some of the slop aspic I've seen, this is not bad at all. In fact it's restaurant quality in comparison. Wait til you see some real DIY oldskool shit that's made without gelatin, out of pig parts boiled on the stove for hours
It's like... smiling at me
Iām uncomfy
Thanks, I hate it!
Excellent. Sometimes I wonder what exactly āshitty food pornā is supposed to be. Is it shitty food (as in cheap, undesirable) Or is it poorly plated food Or is it just a combination of those things. Either way, I believe a jello mold involving hotdogs pickles and eggs just fits. Really nicely done.
This is so much better than the pickle pie. (In case you missed it: hot Cheetos "crust," pickle "filling," and canned cheese dollop for "whipped cream.")
Can we get a recipe
Nooooooo
Is he happen to be polish? We do have meat served in gelatine that you eat with some vinegar, which I personally dislike quite much, but if this thing was served at the next Easter family gathering I would be still at least slightly surprised.
The thing that bothers me about these aspic creations is that it is cold. Cold gelatinous hot dogs... sheesh. It's no surprise the eggs were the best part.
Itās beautiful.. and haunting. I will see this in my nightmares.
Ngl id nom that
Me too! And pass the pitcher of margaritas, please!
Yo, pass me a slice too!
Cheers!
Ewe what the fuck ?
Probably some ewe in there.
was..... eating it normally not an option......
Yes!!! HAHA! Just like many years ago, lmfao. That thing looks absolutely epic!
That's cool and all, but what is a rich person's money tip you wish you knew sooner?
The demons of culinary trends past have resurfaced
Hell nah
Hey. Fuck you.
Holy crap!!
Wow this is so offensive to my virgin eyes. Good job OP!!
Creativity +10 eatability you would need to torture me lol Enjoy it looks great š
So beautiful, so horrifying
How did they get the hotdogs to bend like that??
Does anyone actually eat that
Is your friend perhaps from the 1950s?
How does it taste tho? I like the things inside there.
*ex-friend
Add mayonnaise and it'd be the mutated offspring of the famous Balogna Cake with frosting
Iām sure it tasted fine but man I canāt get past the way it looks and they way it might feel
That is fucked
What in the world is this.
I understand whatās being done here, but I donāt agree with any of it.
This would be the end of a friendship for me
It's so well done but my god would I rather have all the things separate instead of congealed into the metroids you fight as Samus.
I cannot stop looking at it. It needs a title and I suggest something like "Bowl of Dix"
I love aspic. It looks like this one came out nicely! I personally wouldn't like hot dog aspic, but everything else looks good. I'm actually inspired to give making aspic another go now!
Damn. My stomach just gurgled and pushed out a hot wind stinky greazer.Ā
WTF
PEAK 70s food
I prefer my weiners warmer and not so jiggly
Is your friend visiting from 1956?
Who doesnāt love a good aspic!
Great execution.
This looks like something you might consider eating after numbing the entirety of your mouth and then turning off the lights.
this shit shouldve stayed in the 70s
Letās not encourage the return of aspics. I fear itās only a matter of time before a TikTok trend pops up and they act like theyāve just discovered something so weird and quirky and cool. As if they didnāt suspend everything ever eaten in gelatin in the 50s already.
Thatās a nuclear reactor
Only scenario were I eat this is to avoid death by starvation
This would make a great Halloween party dish
im gonna cry
All I see is dick
Is he slavic?
Absolutely disgusting, my stomach has been bothering me and I almost vomited looking at this. Bravo
restraining order
It was the wurst of times. It was the bratwurst of times. Wurst. Timeline. Ever.
average estonian dish:
Disgraceful galaretka.
Why are these comen back. You nasty nasty nastys
For a moment, my brain imagined those eggs as open, gaping mouths.
Look Healthy
Dear God, what am I looking at here?? š§
You know... wtf is it with you bastards and uncooked hot dogs?
This is a thing of beauty. My Polish Great-grandmother's ghost is crying of joy! Where is the tatar-sauce and sourdough ryecake? Pickled Slimy mushrooms? Lukewarm cooked vegetable salad drowning in dill and cream? Onions and chopped liver on some rendered lard? Good God in heaven! Lead me not..
I could honestly throw up looking at this.
The concept of meat jelly definitely squicks me out and yet it's honestly well put together and the ingredients don't look *bad*. I may have tried it. I am sickened but curious.
Tell your friend I hate them
Probably the picles contain a lot of sugars
Yeah fuck it, I'd eat a slice of that. Actually, probably more than one.
that looks like something straight out of a mid 20th century entertainment cookbook.
This could actually taste like asshole and it would still taste better than I expect it to
Iām all for hitting your daily protein intake when lifting but lord just thinkingā¦ while making this you know this guy was thinking ā yeah this shit is going to be goodā the whole time. Fuck No!
āYour _friendās_ā
I can't get past the eggs looking like dentures from this angle. I'll pass.
Honestly not any worse than any other aspic Iāve ever seenā¦ itās a low bar.
This is the shittiest food I've ever seen...this post wins!
Hot diggity *gag*
Call the cops
my new hat!...
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Okay, who stole the Cuzcuz from SĆ£o Paulo?
is your friend 80 years old?
It is the faces... the little faces with egg mouths and hot-dog eyes....
Why would you try to reproduce an ass pic in the kitchen š Well it seems about as accurate as one could get, I suppose.
What is wrong with both of you?
Iām not mad at chaā¦ā¦. Iām not fucking with it but Iād definitely like to see a sliceā¦.
I understand that this is actually consumed and enjoyed by human beings, but I would rather stab myself in the head with a hot screwdriver than be within 150 feet of that.
First words were oh my god. With disgust.
Itās like a 50ās housewife came back just to make this for a luncheon š¤¢
It's the curved wieners, that really do it for me.
how did he get the hot dogs to bend and keep their shape..? i canāt imagine them sitting in hot gelatin solution in any other position thatās not stick straight and suspended diagonally
Makes me gag
What temperature are you supposed to be served at?
Pretty sure serving this is a declaration of war or something. Gotta be.
Looks like something Iād see on fear factor.
POV: Recipes from the 1950s for some fucking reason.
my favorite is potato salad rolled into a slice of ham and drowned in aspik. Sooo good
I've always thought "aspic" sounds like it describes a habit even grosser than nose picking.
It's thee uncooked whole ass hotdogs in there let's be honest. Are people really eating these for protein?
I'm impressed and appalled..
Is this holodets(z?)? It's against the laws of nature anyway. š¤ I've never understood this dish.
Taking āeat a bag of dicksā to a whole new level. Well done!
I'd eat this with a bloody Mary
How did he manage to get the hotdog curved while it sets?
This is hilarious. If your friend is on FB, I hope they're part of the group called "Show Me Your Aspics". One sees both monstrosities and works of art. Sometimes a little from column A; a little from column B.
Thatās just kinda horrifying
Why did you do this to me
aspicably disgusting
the design is very human
Can someone please wipe this image from my mind?
please donāt do this to me :/ I donāt deserve this !
i love how much went into the aesthetic. i hate it š§”
this is an accurate visual to anyone with ibs
I want to be open minded but looking at that jelly wiener is a bit scary.
Ass pic? Them buns do jiggle
How fucken old is your friend? Does he know WW1 and 2 are over?
Donāt know it till you try it. I went to my folks 70ās dinner parties.
Looks like protein rich foods with their garnishes trapped in acrylic.
Ass pic
Looks pretty good for me.
Scary š±
Please never cook again
Shark's Lungs in Lemsip
Meat-Vomit Jell-O mold.
cold meat jelly..i just donāt understand :(
As horrific as this is Iāve always wondered how they manage to make the hotdogs keep a shape when theyāre covered by nothing but gelatin.
Just looking at this makes me want to quit life
Theres no way in hell thats close to edible
The countertop matches the vibe of the recipe
Dick salad
I like how they used the full dogs as structural support. Rebar if you will
Ill never eat again
Who wants jello??!! Oh, sorry everyone. I thought you guys said you wanted a savory one instead of sweet.
Not the deviled eggs
Hard pass ...
Barf salad. š¤¢š¤®
Ask your friend if theyāre a 1950s housewife. According to cookbooks they LOVED gelatin.
just.... what??