I lived in China for a while and my in-laws all still live there. I'm not Chinese though, so I've done a lot of eating out of my "comfort zone". I've eaten everything from jellyfish to sea cucumber to tripe to still living shrimp. I always try to keep an open mind and will try everything at least once. Some like jellyfish, have been great. Some, like sea cucumber, are disgusting. If I didn't eat things that were nasty looking or disgusting sounding I would have missed out on a lot of really good stuff.

One of the things I like best about living in the San Francisco area is that we have such a huge mix of cultures and so many different foods. I have Indian, Mexican, Chinese, Vietnamese, Cambodian(really good), Korean, etc etc restuarants all only a few miles away. Great when you get the munchies.