What is the weirdest food your cat wants to eat?

Not my cat, but a family friend's. The cat would go nuts for olives. One of them liked having olives on their pizza, and the cat would eat their way through unattended pizza boxes to get to the olives on the top of the pizza.

Broccoli. The vet says it's ok.
- Granpa Rex Allen, a Texas-dwelling Sphynx/Devon-Rex cross, regularly consumed broccoli. He lived to be 34 years and 2 months old.
  From here: https://modkat.com/blogs/modkat-purrr/worlds-oldest-living-cats-how-to-tell-if-your-cat-will-be-one
  
  @mihnt and @landflucht that's so weird, I came in here to talk about a cat I knew that would beg for the cut off stalks from raw broccoli!

I once housesat and the cat would bite any soft fruit as well as through the plastic bags of snacks if left unattended. I'm attaching the photo of what a peach bitten by that cat looked like. I hope the attachment works, first time trying this
- I've found stolen tomatoes and eggplant that look just like that peach. It's like they were playing with it.
  
  At least in my case the cat didn't take the fruit elsewhere, it would just bite it on the spot. Cleaning up after a sticky mess of fruit all over the apartment doesn't sound fun...

I used to have a cat that went nuts for cantaloupe. Like she would eat through cardboard to get to it, then gnaw through the rind and hollow it out.
- Reminds me of my old cat who would eat watermelon

I let my cats sniff almost everything, and they usually walk away. For example, today I let them sniff some both raw chicken that I was preparing for my own dinner, and both gave it a few good sniffs before walking away. Most recently, I discovered that my youngest enjoys peanut butter! I believe it was the same cat who has also tried to eat my dried mango on multiple occasions. It was either my oldest or a friend's cat who repeatedly took me up on the offer of banana chips.
- I know a cat that loses it's mind for Nutzo, the one with a bunch of different nuts. I've seen it even get the classic dog and peanut butter mouth situation going on too lol

My cat goes nuts for cheese. It's the only time he lets out his aggressive demanding meow.

Spinach, Broccoli, Green beans and peas
My little idiot is very confused about his role in the food chain

Before my wonderful cat passed away, he was never interested in "people food". But there were 2 exceptions that he went absolutely bonkers for: ranch dressing and Taco Bell.
Made me question the true edibility of both.
- That they're so delicious it crosses species barriers?
  
  Maybe! Definitely maybe!

Onions. She has stolen them from my plate and came for more.
PSA: Onions and garlick are poisonous for cats!
My cat is fine, though. Not letting her have it anymore.
Edit: oh, and chips! Any kind.
- Cats are so ridiculous, honestly - this is poison? IDC, Gimme! 😂
  
  If it weren't for humans they'd long be extinct. 😂
  "Hey, what's this?" Scratches gorilla playfully and lays down on side 😅

My girl craves bananas and will circle the table when my son and I are having breakfast, demanding her share. She also likes pita chips.
My old boy (RIP) used to love avocado and seaweed snacks.

Mine sits politely at the counter while we cook (no paws on the counter) waiting to taste anything we are cooking.
I don't think she knows she's a cat.

My folks' cats will eat that cardboard box. Seriously, they have to be really careful not to leave any boxes out.

One of my cats has what I call social pica. She is always trying to get me to eat paper with her.
- What methods of persuasion does she use?
  
  She leads me to her pile of paper scraps and starts munching and absolutely loves it if I take part eat paper with her. I only let her eat a tiny bit tho, it's not healthy.
- Mine does this too, she will tear up pieces of paper on the floor and leave a mess. I've wondered if it's something to be concerned about
  
  Very important papers. Try spending time with her and her pile, it might make her so happy

One of our cats care's 0% for most foods but will beg for provolone cheese. Only provolone.
And tuna but that's not weird.

I used to have a cat that would go mental for Pringles. She would not leave you alone if she saw a can in the house until you would put it down on the floor for her to see for herself that it was empty.
- Omg same. I'd try to be extremely quiet if I was opening a can but this bugger would come sprinting from across the house and try to eat them as I was putting them in my mouth. I do miss that lil shit though.

One of my cats loved fruit. She was a 7 toed blue eyed white cat that loved canteloupe as a snack.

She goes for rice but only basmati.

Our plastic Christmas tree. It's a constant battle.
- my parents had a huge vet bill last year because dummy loved that plastic flavor

Olives, maize, and tortilla flatbread. He went mental when these were present.
- I also had one who went crazy if he smelled olives in the house 😂

Avocados, bread and cheese. Also they will do anything for chicken nuggets.
Unfortunately, I also own a tiny human as well, whose preferred diet also consists of the same things and has a short attention span. The cats adore tiny human as she is a source of unguarded treats.
The struggle is real.
God help me as tiny human just found out about avocado toast with shredded Parmesan..... The cats are thrilled.
- Oh no, your cats are millenials, now you'll never afford a house!

My cat wants to eat the rich. But she is also afraid to go outside.
- Am I your cat?

The bottom of a kitchen cabinet at the air gap of the skirting (licking it). Only ever when I'm getting his food ready. Never any other time.
It's a weird appetiser, I guess

I have two cats that are both crazy for their own reasons.
One is just in love with marshmallows. He will not eat them that much, but loves to bite and kick them. I think, he just loves the texture of that. He also love to lick every sweet there is. We have to keep him away from glasses with fountain drinks, because he will lick edges.
Second one just loves plastic. When he is hungry, he will not look for food, but for plastic to chew instead. Any plastic bag, ribbon, anything, he will munch that until he will choke... Twice I had to pull a present ribbon from his throat... It's especially hard on Christmas 😃

Water chestnuts. No idea why.
- C R O N C H

Bread. Even if it's in a plastic bag he'll just tear through it once you leave the room.
- Glad I'm not the only one who has witnessed this insane behavior. I made the mistake of leaving a grocery bag with bread on the floor once and only once. My youngest cat went ape shit and I came back into the room to a bread massacre right through the plastic bag.
  I have zero idea what drives this

My cat loves spicy. She's licked chili powder off my plate

Kalamata olives and raw tomato. I showed them to her just to let her know it wasn't something she'd want, but she calmly ate them.

All the cats we've had love nori.
Max, may he rest in peace, loved to share anything. He loved cooked collard greens, beans (especially garbanzo beans), potatoes, but would try anything and also always wanted us to try whatever he caught. (Yuck)
Forest, he loves all the usual cat stuff, fish and chicken and butter and cheese, nori, and also loves cooked greens.
The girl cats are/were less adventurous eaters, though good hunters and more playful. Both have only eaten cat food, tuna, nori. Disdain for anything unusual.

My one cat likes to eat paint chips. It's a battle to prevent him from doing so. He also likes fries and will steal them from my plate. One of my other cats likes taco meat and my third cat is crazy about cheese.

The corners of drywall in my house. Hes fine he’s just an asshole who thinks he’s going to starve if he can see the bottom of his food bowl.

Mine likes to lick butter off buttered toast
- If I leave butter out mine will just start eating the stick.

Does "his own vomit" count? I found him behind a table munching and crunching on something. Turns out he had thrown up there at some point, it went unnoticed, dried, and he was eating little dried bits of chewed up "party mix" snacks.
Really, this seems efficient. Recycling.

Garlic bread. Which I can't let him have, because garlic is toxic to cats.

My one cat always tries to steal my marmalade and bread. His favorite food is shrimps.

I have a cat that likes olives, particularly spicy ones.

Ginger cat loving butternut, I think he loves the color

The green leafy tops of strawberries.

Mine will sniff anything I eat, and anything I might drop on the floor, but has never actually proceeded to eat any of it.
If she looks very interested and it's safe for her to try (I eat a lot of garlic lol, which isn't), I'll give her a crumb, but she'll mostly sniff a bit more then leave it. The only thing of mine so far I've found she actually does eat and asks for more is doughnuts, which I only give her a tiny crumb of every now and then..
- Mine used to do this, now he'll try to eat pretty much anything

Aged white cheddar and parmesan. He won't touch any orange Cheeses but anything aged he is all about it. He is a kitty with refined tastes. 🧀🐈
- My cat will have the junky orange cheeses. We have to call out that the crinkly sound is the sound of human(intended) cheese and not cat(intended) cheese or she's in the kitchen and highly interactive.

Chipotle burritos

Plastic. Especially if it makes a loud crinkling sound.

Asparagus peels, he loves them.

Empty sunflower seed shells. Straight up cracking them, despite me blocking it. Also zucchini boiled with tomato sauce. One fervent attempt at a watermelon slice, munching down half of it.

Mine loves the bottom of a bowl of cereal.

The amazon packing tape.
- It has a flavour!!

tortilla chips and popcorn, only human foods she'll eat...

tortilla chips, mayonnaise, and french fries (esp mcdonalds). though these days he'll sneak a bite of literally anything he can find.

My oldest cat eats anything you leave on the table, except citrus and after that he cleans the stove by licking it. He has a nutrient absorbtion problem, so he just barely keeps above minimum weight.
My former oldest, now deceased cat really liked black olives and would also eat green ones.
- Poor cat! I hope you don't like onions and garlic in your food.
  
  Yes and yes. I also use a hefty amount of chili sauces.
  I try not to leave anything for them to scavenge, but they still manage to find something.
  btw. I have a theory that cats are immune to capsaicin.

Ranch dressing, plain white rice.

A carpet

Olives, corn, Taco Bell hot sauce.

Corn and peanuts. Either of those might as well be cat treats.

One of mine likes chewing on wires to electrical devices. He used to do it only occasionally, but at some point he got the hint that I'm shooing him away when he does it and now he'll start whenever I'm at the computer and he's upset I'm not giving him adequate attention. He stops by and stands up against the chair to let me know he wants attention, and if I explain to him that I'm working on something and you'll need to wait, he'll immediately move to chewing at the wires.
This along with the fact that he's more interested in me the second I start talking on my phone means I have to leave the room absolutely any time I want to answer or make a phone call.
I love him and he might have the happiest disposition of any cat I've met, but he's really an asshole sometimes. He pounces me when I'm sleeping sometimes too which can really hurt if his nails get me.

Phone charger cords.

Anything with cheese flavored powder. He'll lick that stuff off sun chips, Doritos, Cheetos, etc