Growing up I had to chance to eat lots of stuff - mostly things like brains, cheeks, tongue and offal.
Mom cooked "america" dishes too. Like meatloaf, fried chicken and stuff like that.

My favorite story is about being asked "What do you eat at Thanksgiving?" I answered, "Tacos, beans, rice and tortillas......"

The one thing I do miss about living in CA was the choice of foods.

I was able to enjoy Filipino, Korean, Japanese, Greek and a few I forgot...Chinese?

There were a few things I didn't like, but only because I had eaten that dish once and the second time out it was not as good.
I ate pancit at a work pot luck, then had a chance to eat it at a home I was doing some work in. The second time it was not as appetizing, but I finished the plate because I was a guest.

So I am willing to give any dish a few tries, due to the way people cook things! There are some mexican dishes have a regional twist to them, the recipe varies from state to state (in Mexico) But, I will try anything!

One dish that haunts me to this day is turtle soup. I had some as a kid and it was the most delicious thing I ever ate.
It was thick, spicy and wonderfully tasty. I know that some turtles are endangered, but that is one meal/food that I would eat again, no questions asked!