I'm fairly certain certain cuisines and foods were brought about by a few different things: "Dude, I'm starving, and hey! we could cook that rat!" and people like my husband. "You're just going to DISCARD THOSE COW BALLS?! Fuck you, we can eat that! Hell, I bet it'll be good!"

I love watching the back stories on how some common dishes came to be. LIke some of the things they cook in China and Japan - soups that are made from bones, skins, and anything that was left over from the meat. To discard anything was considered taboo.

And I agree. Cheese really is a gross, gross thing when you discover how it was made xD Same with any dairy item, really. I mean, look at yougart! "well, this has curdled and SMELLS disgusting . . eh, I'll eat it anyway!"