I was so confused the first time someone offered me "candy".

BBQ

JohnnyComeLately

7/13/21 10:58pm

South

Coug Man in Florida

7/13/21 11:18pm

Steak and abalone.

Radioactive Coug

7/13/21 10:58pm

Gotta be an Asian mission, right? I used to dive for abalone with my dad in

WDaddy

7/14/21 8:33am

Ha, Northern California actually. Santa Rosa.

Radioactive Coug

7/14/21 9:00am

That makes a lot of sense now. Santa Rosa is a fantastic area. Very underrated.

WDaddy

7/14/21 11:19am

Empanadas

WP17

7/13/21 10:58pm

Did you also eat alfajores

Revolution

7/13/21 11:00pm

Bon o bons

paulb

7/13/21 11:01pm

Cough drops were also a candy there…

WP17

7/13/21 11:17pm

Halls mentho-lyptus from the almacen.

Dread Pirate Westley

7/13/21 11:32pm

con miel

2FarGone

7/14/21 1:16am

*from the kiosko

Mike Honcho

7/14/21 6:33am

That's the one~

Dread Pirate Westley

7/14/21 6:56am

When they didn’t have change they’d awkwardly give you a handful of hard candy…

WP17

7/14/21 7:54am

I got aspirin as change one time.

Dread Pirate Westley

7/14/21 8:00am

Which was really annoying when the only reason I’m buying anything at all is to get monedas for the colectivo

Mike Honcho

7/14/21 9:45am

You must have been there during or right after a currency changeover.

Dread Pirate Westley

7/14/21 10:02am

Was there a .5 peso that went away?

Tesla Coug

7/14/21 10:27am

I was there in the Austral days.

Dread Pirate Westley

7/14/21 12:38pm

'10-'12 for me. I arrived right when they were getting rid of the .5 peso. I think it was still in effect for a week or

Tesla Coug

7/14/21 1:24pm

I was there in ‘12-‘14 and we used monedas for the colectivo

WP17

7/14/21 10:36am

A bit after the change. 1 dollar got us about 4 pesos

Mike Honcho

7/14/21 10:20pm

Argentina

Tesla Coug

7/14/21 10:49pm

I don’t think you mean Peru, but we also had that too haha.

coug719

7/14/21 12:34am

I was so confused the first time someone offered me "candy".

Dread Pirate Westley

7/14/21 7:33pm

It was really useful when I got a sore throat though… 😂

WP17

7/14/21 9:01pm

Dog

pegushin

7/13/21 10:58pm

I don’t know where Kimchi lives. You’ll have to give me another food.

Revolution

7/13/21 11:07pm

Rice beans chicken. Repeat forever.

Mrs Featerbottom

7/13/21 10:58pm

🇩🇴

Revolution

7/13/21 11:07pm

🇧🇷

Mrs Featerbottom

7/13/21 11:15pm

Durian

SingleStrapBackpack

7/13/21 10:58pm

Thailand?

Tricky

7/13/21 11:31pm

c'mon Singapore or Malaysia

ChinaFan

7/13/21 11:41pm

Singapore Mission, but Malaysia was part of it (along with Sri Lanka)

SingleStrapBackpack

7/14/21 8:49am

Indonesia

scvcoog

7/14/21 7:53am

Rice and beans

Big Tuna

7/13/21 10:58pm

Sopa de maní

cougcoug3

7/13/21 10:59pm

Bolivia

dsosamac

7/13/21 11:50pm

Sushi

SpotOnOpinionsGuy

7/13/21 10:59pm

Las Vegas?

cougcoug3

7/13/21 11:12pm

Orem

maxpowers

7/13/21 11:47pm

Empanadas y panuchos.

Viva Campeche

7/13/21 10:59pm

Croissants

byujdmba

7/13/21 11:00pm

Paella

tander123

7/13/21 11:00pm

Chicken or seafood based?

Revolution

7/13/21 11:10pm

Preferred chicken but lots of mariscos

tander123

7/14/21 12:49am

🇪🇸

Ted Lasso

7/14/21 9:28am

Primanti Brothers

DodgerMike

7/13/21 11:01pm

Pittsburgh

acougfan

7/13/21 11:22pm

Jerk chicken and curry goat

finnish_blue

7/13/21 11:01pm

Haiti, Jamaica, or South Florida?

Sandstone Cougar

7/13/21 11:28pm

Jamaica for me

finnish_blue

7/14/21 6:55pm

I ate a lot of this.... in Canada.

Penske Material

7/13/21 11:42pm

True. Me too.

Sandstone Cougar

7/13/21 11:59pm

NYC

GSwarriorcoug

7/14/21 12:39am

Lots of Camembert, Pont-l’Évêque, galettes, and apple tarts

Zooropa

7/13/21 11:01pm

Mmm. Tres bon.

byujdmba

7/13/21 11:02pm

Corn tortillas and black beans.

kcca

7/13/21 11:01pm

Arroz con menestra y platacones.

WJCougar

7/13/21 11:01pm

Completos.

grosven

7/13/21 11:01pm

I tried ordering one with only ketchup. They looked at me funny.

paulb

7/13/21 11:02pm

ketchup in Chile sucked when I was there, haha.

grosven

7/13/21 11:03pm

Same here

paulb

7/14/21 5:06pm

🇨🇱?

Revolution

7/13/21 11:11pm

Knedliky and Kolache

TarCoug

7/13/21 11:01pm

Halusky? Svickova? Kofola?

ColdFusion1989

7/13/21 11:15pm

Czech mission huh?

Loafer

7/13/21 11:35pm

Pasta.

RebelScum

7/13/21 11:01pm

Rotkohl, weinerschnitzel, Berliners, Bienenstich, sprudel wasser, lebkuchen.

StarMan

7/13/21 11:02pm

Wisconsin?

WJCougar

7/13/21 11:02pm

If you also had Fufu I can even tell When you were there!!!

Xenon

7/14/21 6:23am

Fufu must go from the tip of your fingers to your stomach in one motion.

LaserCoug

7/14/21 6:58am

Ah yes... you have been taught...

Xenon

7/14/21 7:05am

For me it was the texture. Like lumps of cream of wheat

LaserCoug

7/14/21 8:24am

No Fufu. Now can you figure out when I served?

StarMan

7/14/21 8:41am

Germany, only if you also had Bielefelderschwartzbrotpudding, tho.

shawnfro

7/14/21 10:43am

Chou doufu (stinky bean curd)

Hawk in the 303

7/13/21 11:02pm

🇹🇼?

Revolution

7/13/21 11:15pm

Chou Dou Fu, Nyou Rou Mian, Pai Gu Fan, yum!

neboutefan

7/14/21 8:24am

Beer brats and frozen custard.

Hoid

7/13/21 11:02pm

Layton?

WJCougar

7/13/21 11:03pm

You and I went to the same mission. 94-96 for me.

idacoug

7/13/21 11:19pm

'03-'05 for me. One of the best things I got from there is a love for both

Hoid

7/13/21 11:24pm

Fish and Chips

slappy

7/13/21 11:03pm

Cucumber/tomato w/feta cheese salad & sour yogurt

4slyce

7/13/21 11:04pm

Haribo gummi bears in 1971.

Florwood

7/13/21 11:04pm

cow hooves, horse meat and noodles.

Y-Zag

7/13/21 11:05pm

Red beans w/rice & sausage, chitlins, fufu, grits

OU Cougar

7/13/21 11:06pm

Tamales

Grit for Brains

7/13/21 11:07pm

Chicken curry

CougarCanuck76

7/13/21 11:07pm

Cevapi and Sharma. Yum.

Zman

7/13/21 11:07pm

Elk and Bison

scootsy

7/13/21 11:08pm

Lots of Pepto chewables

d-coug

7/13/21 11:08pm

Provo

Revolution

7/13/21 11:16pm

Sopaipillas pasadas

man-at-arms

7/13/21 11:08pm

Gator tail and frog legs

LifelongAP

7/13/21 11:08pm

Meat on swords, rice & beans, passion fruit juice and Guarana

COUGZ

7/13/21 11:09pm

RE: Meat on swords, rice & beans, passion fruit juice and Guarana

Druick

7/14/21 7:19am

Ceviche (one true answer and a couple pretender answers)

JollyGreenGiant

7/13/21 11:09pm

🇵🇪?

Revolution

7/13/21 11:15pm

Caldo de res

arizonacougarfan

7/13/21 11:09pm

Mexico?

Dread Pirate Westley

7/13/21 11:15pm

Bratwurst and sauerkraut

Chasicle

7/13/21 11:09pm

Borsch and pizza with mayonnaise on it

MapCoug

7/13/21 11:09pm

Same.

molodyets

7/13/21 11:19pm

I often crave pelmeni with mayonnaise

runitup590

7/13/21 11:25pm

You can buy some at the Russian store in SLC. Probably once a year I get a

BYU-Ite

7/14/21 1:42am

And blini

Unibro

7/13/21 11:33pm

I never had the pizza. Borsch, shii, pelmeni, blini, rye bread, Nutella,

sakar12

7/14/21 7:00am

Charquicán

mulletino

7/13/21 11:09pm

Best thing ever. Had some in Miami last year.

ugo1st

7/14/21 1:30am

Pabellon and arepas

BYUBandfan

7/13/21 11:10pm

I had an arepa/cachapa with queso el mano at a Venezuelan restaurant a few

Sandstone Cougar

7/13/21 11:27pm

I'm hoping that was a good thing. They are generally quite delicious! Was it at

BYUBandfan

7/13/21 11:42pm

Asparagus

RdF3

7/13/21 11:10pm

Pulla, makkara, puuro

Hinta

7/13/21 11:11pm

Kimchi burgers

webster242

7/13/21 11:11pm

Chipa ... Gaseosa

Zeyke

7/13/21 11:12pm

Chipa guazu? Chipa so o'?

CoogsWin

7/13/21 11:15pm

Resistencia??

WP17

7/14/21 7:55am

Some sort of yellow goop (never have found out what it was).

Coug Man in Florida

7/13/21 11:12pm

Pabellon

El Careeb

7/13/21 11:12pm

Chicken, rice and peas (red beans)

Akilleez

7/13/21 11:13pm

Roadkill, okra, grits, fried everything

USMCdad

7/13/21 11:13pm

Milanesa, Ravioli, Asado, Ñoquis

Dread Pirate Westley

7/13/21 11:14pm

Verenyky and kholobtsi

CSoul

7/13/21 11:16pm

Tacos al pastor - chilaquiles

acougfan

7/13/21 11:16pm

Mexico

Coug Man in Florida

7/13/21 11:18pm

Yes

acougfan

7/13/21 11:21pm

Fideos con tuco

Tesla Coug

7/13/21 11:16pm

Uruguay!

Dread Pirate Westley

7/13/21 11:18pm

Empanadas, milanesa, alfajores, chivito

Preppy

7/14/21 7:49am

Tortas Fritas cuando llueve?

CoogsWin

7/13/21 11:21pm

Tortas Fritas con dulce de leche.

Tesla Coug

7/13/21 11:25pm

Burnt ends.

sethj250

7/13/21 11:16pm

Bunny Chow

bigbyuufan

7/13/21 11:16pm

South Africa.

Division Bell

7/14/21 12:27am

Spaghetti alla carbonara, Parmigiano-Reggiano

Jeff Spicoli

7/13/21 11:17pm

Did you serve in a Johnny Carinos?

Dread Pirate Westley

7/13/21 11:19pm

Carbonara was the go to for most missionaries in my mission, cheap and easy

Nuke

7/13/21 11:45pm

shwei jiao

ChinaFan

7/13/21 11:18pm

Frozen Custard and Johnsonville brats before they went National.

idacoug

7/13/21 11:18pm

Sheboygan brats too ?

CoogsWin

7/13/21 11:20pm

Jamon Serrano

Ted Lasso

7/13/21 11:19pm

Osho's

johnnycarson

7/13/21 11:19pm

Hawaiian Haystacks

ProvoSoprano

7/13/21 11:22pm

Mandioca and mate cocido.

CoogsWin

7/13/21 11:22pm

Yuca frita

gaspasscoug

7/13/21 11:24pm

Ñame, platano verde, sancocho

Conan

7/14/21 1:59am

Frozen custard

bluesloth

7/13/21 11:25pm

Poutine and cheap ice cream.

Sandstone Cougar

7/13/21 11:26pm

I'm guessing somewhere in or near Canada

Dread Pirate Westley

7/13/21 11:33pm

Rinderrouladen, knoedel, rotkohl and spaetzle

mannheimadler

7/13/21 11:26pm

Ausgeseichtnet

Xenon

7/14/21 6:26am

Germany, only if you also had Bielefelderschwartzbrotpudding, tho.

shawnfro

7/14/21 10:47am

Mole

PKCoug

7/13/21 11:27pm

Fish tacos, ceviche, pozole and menudo

TheLoanArranger

7/13/21 11:28pm

Guarana Jesus

J-Rod

7/13/21 11:32pm

Green jello with carrots and broccoli

jcase16byu

7/13/21 11:34pm

Arroz con Menestra y carne asada

oilman

7/13/21 11:35pm

Green jello with shredded carrots and funeral potatoes.

LifeLongLakerFan

7/13/21 11:36pm

Did we treat you well here in Idaho?

Dread Pirate Westley

7/13/21 11:38pm

Northern Utah. Close.

LifeLongLakerFan

7/15/21 6:32pm

Mochi

Bonoman

7/13/21 11:36pm

Green jello, French fries with fry sauce

Desert Rat

7/13/21 11:39pm

Poutine.

Penske Material

7/13/21 11:40pm

Fish and chips

Borg

7/13/21 11:42pm

Pasta and Pizza

Nuke

7/13/21 11:43pm

Adobo

maxpowers

7/13/21 11:48pm

Bacalhau and bollycao (just for the stickers)

jokercard

7/13/21 11:59pm

Milanesa de pollo con ensalada y tortillas

jaromp

7/13/21 11:59pm

Doener Kebab

cheezedawg

7/14/21 12:01am

Herring and vla

Blueheadtotoe

7/14/21 12:03am

Meat pies, gyros, fish and chips, vegemite.

BYUFBDAD

7/14/21 12:03am

Lobster

CougarTailDevourer

7/14/21 12:03am

Salmon

Jeffacka

7/14/21 12:04am

Gallo Pinto

Cougero

7/14/21 12:12am

baleadas

Darzog

7/14/21 12:12am

Honduras

Tuss

7/14/21 5:48am

King Kong

coug719

7/14/21 12:31am

In-N-Out and street tacos from street cart vendors. Mmmm 😋

kalifi

7/14/21 12:32am

Kimchi and rice

ManicBlue

7/14/21 12:36am

Friets

CougarVeteran

7/14/21 12:51am

Apfelpfannekuchen

valcorger

7/14/21 1:13am

Rice with ulam. Halo halos. Buco salad.

mobomanjoe

7/14/21 2:26am

Sadza

Grammar Police

7/14/21 2:38am

Churrasco. All the meat you could eat for about $3

O Gaucho

7/14/21 2:48am

Mole poblano

ALUF 1990

7/14/21 5:19am

Puebla?

TEXAS

7/14/21 10:41am

Chocolate and cheese

BYU Grounds

7/14/21 5:40am

Fondue

LaserCoug

7/14/21 6:03am

arroz y habichuelas, gandules, and lechon.

Squeegee

7/14/21 6:17am

W a carton of jugo de chinola mmm

nc-puma

7/14/21 7:08am

Not DR - we preferred to drink chironja. Tostones.

Squeegee

7/14/21 8:59am

Dönerkebab and Fufu

Xenon

7/14/21 6:21am

Sheep's head & fermented shark

Odysseus

7/14/21 6:52am

Meat (mostly pork), potatoes and pastry

CommodoreCoug

7/14/21 6:58am

Rocky Mountain oysters

Jimo Dashen

7/14/21 7:00am

Stroopwafles

Lekker01

7/14/21 7:04am

Boardname checks out.

Zooropa

7/14/21 7:05am

Nederlander

Loafer

7/14/21 7:07am

Shouldn't that be 'Kaaskop'?

CougarVeteran

7/14/21 1:20pm

RE: Stroopwafles

Lekker01

7/14/21 9:05am

Guinea pigs

gilbertatty

7/14/21 7:07am

Sandwich cake, shrimp cheese, potatoes, meatballs

LiveCoug

7/14/21 7:11am

My brother: Peanut butter and Jelly sandwiches…That’s right- Orem 322nd ward mission.

kalifi

7/14/21 7:17am

Jig’s Dinner

Taullis

7/14/21 7:20am

baguettes at every meal

byujag

7/14/21 7:33am

Encebollado, patachones, y Quaker (hated that stuff)

runnincoug

7/14/21 7:48am

Garbage plate

HarlemCoug

7/14/21 7:49am

Mmmm. Rochester

LaserCoug

7/14/21 8:25am

Balut

Ragnar Danneskjold

7/14/21 7:55am

RE: Balut

Sandstone Cougar

7/14/21 10:52am

Udon and katsu curry rice

YIsForBrigham

7/14/21 9:28am

Lobstah

macdizzle

7/14/21 9:50am

Australia.

Dread Pirate Westley

7/14/21 1:24pm

Tacos al pastor and tacos arabes

MetaLearner

7/14/21 9:51am

Knoedel, Schnitzel, Leberkaese

shawnfro

7/14/21 10:41am

Carne guisada

TEXAS

7/14/21 10:41am

Loco Moco

Scuba Steve

7/14/21 1:26pm

rocky mountain oysters

supertux

7/14/21 1:34pm

Among other things, Popeye's wing Wednesdays, or a spinach calzone from 3 Brothers Pizza

Adrielle

7/14/21 2:21pm

Byrek. Sufllaqe. Spec të mbushura. Fasule. Lokume. Ivi pjeshkë. Baklava.

mvtoro

7/14/21 4:46pm

Baleadas

Cheesy Gordita

7/14/21 10:30pm

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