I was 21 living in Los Angeles. I wandered into a very sleazy Mexican restaurant in th Pico district after quite a bit of beer and Tequila.

I ordered a bowl of Menudo, with no idea what was in it. I ate about half of it and got violently ill, right there in the restaurant. I don't recall it tasting that bad but I soon learned what the ingredients were and I have never craved to try it again.

I'm not certain whether it was the alcohol, the Menudo or a combination of the two that made me sick but I have never been one to get sick that way, so I decided to give up the Menudo instead of the booze.

I am amazed at the things people eat but I am not an adventurous gourmet. I have never knowingly ate any organ meats like heart, brains, kidney, guts, etc. I did try beef tongue once and it was not bad but I couldn't really get past the idea of what it was.