That was literally me at any foreign restaurant I've ever visited. I've always been the adventurous eater, and Riker's tenacity for cultural assimilation is literally on the Borg level right here. Cheers, Riker!
Then you remember that Star Trek made Klingons have multiple duplicate organs. Klingon males have two penises so Klingon women... Klingon mating is already violent and Riker is running head first into a battle he may not have the proper equipment to win.
I like how the federation like to boost they’re this advanced society who sees no prejudice but bulk at the simplest thing like another cultures food, but get offended when other species criticise human things. There’s an element of hypocrisy there
In an alternative reality, when Captain Kargan ordered Riker to take his station, Riker said, 'yes sir.' Rumor has it he continues to serve on the Pagh to this day.
There is an advantage to eating barely cooked raw food. The food didn't have time to rot which makes it more healthy. Klingons might find it gross that humans let their food sit out a while where it can get microbes in it and give the eater food poisoning.
When Kern states that Klingon food has more flavor than human food, it makes me wonder. Like is it a difference between an actual bland food and something done well, or fast food in the US versus pickled delicacies of Korea? Kern found turkey to be bland, which it kind of is compared to any form of spicy food. Fascinating...