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Posted by RicodJour on August 30, 2008, 7:30 pm
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> > > > > > Pat wrote:
> > > > > > >> RicodJour wrote:
> > > > > > >>> Pretty amazing photo essay. =A0I really wish there were hig=
h resolution
> > > > > > >>> pictures so you could zoom in on the specific foods.
> > > > > > >>>http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1626519_137366=
4,00.html
> > > > > > >> Yes a bigger pic would be nice.
> > > > > > >> Coincidentally, as a spin-off result of some personal online
> > > > > > >> paleoentomology research, I ended up looking at a You Tube s=
how on
> > > > > > >> dining on bugs. Apparently, there's an "upscale" resto in Ca=
lifornia
> > > > > > >> that offers bugs as main courses.
> > > > > > >> Apparently some bugs are related to shrimp and taste just as=
good.
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> > > > > > > Yeah, and some people eat Rocky Mountain Oysters. =A0Yuck.
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> > > > > > A few years ago for the first time ever, I had one raw oyster, =
and will
> > > > > > likely never have another one.
> > > > > > Some things that gross some people out, others relish.
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> > > > > > As I type this, I'm eating a can of Cloverleaf smoked oysters b=
y the
> > > > > > way, which your post reminded me we had in the cupboard. :D
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> > > > > > > You know, half the reason we revolted against England was bec=
ause
> > > > > > > their food was revolting.
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> > > > > > What do you like to eat normally and periodically? What would y=
ou like
> > > > > > to eat that you never have?
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> > > > > I routinely eat raw clams and occasionally mussels. =A0I don't kn=
ow if
> > > > > I've ever eaten raw oysters, but it wouldn't be a stretch. =A0I'v=
e also
> > > > > eaten raw fish.
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> > > > Well maybe the oyster I swallowed somehow misrepresented what a fre=
sh
> > > > one normally tastes like. So I might try the deed a couple more tim=
es
> > > > at different establishments for statistical integrity.
> > > > The first one was at The Boathouse (on English Bay), for Ken's
> > > > interest.
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> > I had squid at Fisherman's warf in San Fran, ymmy.
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> > > > > Tar-tar doesn't interest me because I don't like
> > > > > beef, in general.
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> > > > > I like deer heart but have never tried beef.
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> > > > You've never had beef in your entire life? Holy cow.
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> > > I've never had beef heart. =A0I wonder what they do with all of the
> > > hearts -- must be made into something ....
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> > > Never understood the big thing about veal. =A0Just of of curiosity, d=
id
> > > you realize that all veal is male.
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> > > > Deer heart sounds ok because I like heart in general.
> > > > Personally, I've had-- and on the all-too-rare occasion-- French
> > > > Canadian-style game-meat stews (sea-pie or ci-p=E2te as it's called=
)
> > > > which have included whatever was caught at the time; deer, moose,
> > > > caribou, hare, partridge, pheasants, etc.; with dumplings and herbs=
/
> > > > spices in a sauce. Very hearty and savoury and thoroughly recommend=
ed
> > > > if you can get it done well.
> > > > I doubt squirrel has ever been in there, but that would have been o=
k.
> > > > I also had an ostrich burger once. A little dry, but ok.
> > > > I'd be curious to try some kinds of reptile, like snake, iguana or
> > > > alligator. How about you?
>
> > > > > Tripe is just too chewy. =A0Squirrel is pretty good. =A0I draw th=
e line at woodchuck. =A0It
> > > > > would take some gumption to eat that. =A0I'd also have to think a=
bout
> > > > > eating brain.
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> > > > I'd eat everything on that list except maybe the tripe. I could
> > > > probably eat brain if I pretended it was a no-brainer, or that I wa=
s a
> > > > zombie. Maybe this Halloween.
>
> > > > ...As a side-note, ostensibly you can sign your body off to medical
> > > > research when you pass on.
>
> > > > > It would also take some nerve to eat some insects. =A0But I guess=
I'd
> > > > > try it.
>
> > > > Just think shrimp, crab, caviar, or in the case of the huhu beetle
> > > > grub, buttered chicken. ;)
>
> > > All of the seafood on the list is okay. =A0I like seafood.
>
> > > > > But Rocky Mountain Oysters ain't oysters. =A0Go look it up. =A0I =
don't
> > > > > have the balls to eat them. =A0That's WAY too high of a yuck fact=
or.
>
> > > > Without looking it up, I get the feeling you included what it is, a=
nd
> > > > if so, I'm with you there.
> > > That's a sensitive subject.
>
> > Last night I grabbed a piece of wifes chicken (which
> > she bakes with mayo and ritz crackers) and an onion
> > biscuit, and used the Pizza Button (my 1st time) on
> > the microwave, and it worked! It actually tasted like
> > pizza. What will they think of next?
> > Next microwave I get, I'm getting more of those food
> > flavoring buttons.
> > Next I'll try popcorn flavor on a hot-dog.
> > Ken
>
> I was at the Indian Pow Wow in town a couple of years ago and nearly
> got thrown out of the incense tent. =A0They had popcorn "flavored"
> incense. =A0I asked why anyone would want it because it seemed to it
> must smell like burned popcorn when it is used.
Incense causes cancer. Incensed incensed people cause facial trauma.
R
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