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Discussions About Being Bald => General Discussion => Topic started by: Mike on October 07, 2011, 04:46:00 PM
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Reading some other threads made me realize how many folks have what I consider strange tastes in food. The other day when I had milk and pepsi my friend looked at me like I was crazy. Everyone in my family always has milk and pepsi, its generally 1/2 can of pepsi in a cup with the rest filled with milk.
Or another one that my family always has is horse meat, its almost taboo in the area to eat horse anymore even though everyone in the family has done it for ages.
What weird foods do you like?
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How strange does it have to be? I like things like oysters, clams, mussels, and snails (escargot), but those aren't really strange or bizzare. I've eaten (and enjoyed) smoked eel and horsemeat, but haven't had them in years. As a kid, I loved fried baloney sandwiches with ketchup.
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I guess drinking pickle juice is my strangest.
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I guess drinking pickle juice is my strangest.
See my previous post above.
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The Philippines have a long list of strange and bizarre foods, mostly grilled. I may not like them all but here is a few - grilled chicken intestines, grilled pork intestines, grilled dried pigs' blood, grilled chicken feet. We also have balut (duck embryo), dinuguan (stew made out of pig's blood)
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Haggis !!
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I used to make balut for a teacher with our duck eggs.
Even just regional things like I know family I have in LA and FL eat gator stew and all sorts of cajun cooking. I also love farm animals folks consider weird like peacock and llama.
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Haggis !!
Aye - canna celebrate Rabbie Burns day without the haggis, tatties and neeps. That and a wee dram (or two) of The Glenlivet :@`
(I'm only Scottish by marriage)
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When I was a kid at one of our Greek Easter parties, a relative handed me a bowl of soup w/o identifying it. I didn't ask what it was until finishing my third bowl, and was told it was Lamb's Brain Soup. Yikes ...
A friend from Malaysia convinced me to try a duck egg that was black from being buried for a period of time. It was terrible.
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I don't know if it's strange..but I've eaten pork balls once ( swear to fake god I didn't knew what I was eating).
I like to eat beof salad, is that strange?:)
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Being a farm kid I have eaten just about all the parts of livestock, brain, feet, organs. What is beof?
Another regional thing we have is snickers salad, ramen salad, and ramen tacos.
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What is beof?
it's like buffalo, or cow. something like that.
and it's not beof, it's boeuf, It's in french, and I suck at it :)
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Oh ok. I think translated from French is just Beef. Buffalo might mean different here than there. We have American Bison which are called buffalo but are like our version of wisent like they have in Germany/Poland/Croatia
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I just remembered another "strange" food, we pinoys call it SOUP #5...it is a thick, spicy stew made of cow's penis, many swore it has aphrodisiac qualities..never got myself to try it though.
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I guess I'm not very adventurous. As I read through the above posts, the thought of eating anything listed doesn't appeal to me.
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When I was a kid my mother made really good gravy when she roasted meats. We used to just eat "gravy bread" sometimes. Two slices of bread on a plate with hot gravy poured over them.
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On one of my Sturgis trips my buddy and I stayed at a campground called Lone Star where they raised rodeo bulls. At their outdoor "cowboy kitchen" they had a delicacy that turned out to be bull testicles, The guy was doing the hard sell, "we only have 2 orders left"! I wasn't interested so my buddy bought them both to eat while we waited for our steaks. He kept bugging me to "just try one" so I took one, bit off a chunk, remembered what I had just put in my mouth and spat it on the ground under the table where the campground dog was laying. The dog took one sniff, got up and walked away.
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Well, I was at a dim sum luncheon with my wine group and I tried the chicken feet--once you get beyond the appearance, and there is no disguising what you're eating--they're good. The texture is rather similar to pickled pigs' feet, except that they're served hot. Then I guess pickled pigs' feet aren't exactly on everyone's list of favorite snack foods either :D.
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Well, I was at a dim sum luncheon with my wine group and I tried the chicken feet--once you get beyond the appearance, and there is no disguising what you're eating--they're good. The texture is rather similar to pickled pigs' feet, except that they're served hot. Then I guess pickled pigs' feet aren't exactly on everyone's list of favorite snack foods either :D.
I didn't know there was any meat on chicken feet.
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Am I the only one? this thread is making me not want to eat.....ever again. EW!!!!! some of you people just must not have taste buds.
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Am I the only one? this thread is making me not want to eat.....ever again. EW!!!!! some of you people just must not have taste buds.
No, you are definitely not the only one. I would happily starve myself to death rather than eat anything that's been discussed in this thread so far.
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No, you are definitely not the only one. I would happily starve myself to death rather than eat anything that's been discussed in this thread so far.
Well if pickled pigs' feet and chicken feet don't tickle your taste buds there's a local treat that I've never tried but I've seen in stores and on bars offered as drink snacks. Pickled pig lips! ;D My Father once said that in the fall on my Grandfather's ranch when they slaughtered the pigs and prepared hams, bacon, etc.--the only thing that didn't get used was the oink! As we've moved to an overwhelmingly urban society we've left behind so many things that were considered a daily occurance as an agricultural society.
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As we've moved to an overwhelmingly urban society we've left behind so many things that were considered a daily occurance as an agricultural society.
It's totally understandable that in years gone by people couldn't afford to waste anything and used every part of the animal that they possibly could. I'm just happy not to have to be in that position. :)
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Razor, not to make you even queasier, but my grandmother used to make dumplings for soup by scooping the marrow out of the beef soup bones and mixing the marrow with breadcrumbs and seasonings. They were really good!
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Razor, not to make you even queasier, but my grandmother used to make dumplings for soup by scooping the marrow out of the beef soup bones and mixing the marrow with breadcrumbs and seasonings. They were really good!
Fat is where the flavor is--of course that's a great way to make dumplings.
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New Spanish restaurant opened near us - -they served - at the bar - -PIGS EARS - -I had no idea what it was until the end - - -I thought I was eating soft shell crabs
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Didn't you ever hear that you can't make a soft-shelled crab out of a pig's ear? :*)) :*)) :*))
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I love marrow soup. To me eating pork rinds is gross, they have a weird smell to them but people love them. It still suprises me when people buy cows milk. Goat milk tastes like cows milk but is slightly thicker and more creamy and if you are an ag nut like me, you know that goat meat/milk is way better in the long run than cow because of the impact and conversion ratio of food to milk/meat.
My grandmother told me stories about the depression when her family would eat robins and squirrel and small animals like that, makes me wonder what its like.
Im suprised no one has mentioned 'kitty fritters' yet or possum, coon, the like. No one has had cougar or bear or even reindeer milk? Makes me feel like a hillbilly or something
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my mom use to make pig foot jello,if anyone want the recipe i can get it from her :P
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My grandmother told me stories about the depression when her family would eat robins and squirrel and small animals like that, makes me wonder what its like.
Im suprised no one has mentioned 'kitty fritters' yet or possum, coon, the like. No one has had cougar or bear or even reindeer milk? Makes me feel like a hillbilly or something
Goat milk is hard to come by but there is a goat dairy near NO that supplies wonderful artisan cheeses and some "cabrito." It's also sold here at the Halal market that caters to our Muslim population and at the markets catering to our large Hispanic community. This past spring the Greek Orthodox Cathedral's Greek Fest had goat burgers as one of the offerings--and they were absolutely fabulous. I've had coon and squirrel once or twice. But the protected species regulations can limit your consumption of cougar, etc.
I've heard of, but never tried, robin gumbo that is part of the Cajun cuisine. I'm not sure if that's a legal game bird either.
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Have y'all found a recipe for them ol' Nutrias that have found a home in LA? How 'bout Nutria Gumbo...sounds yummy!
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Have y'all found a recipe for them ol' Nutrias that have found a home in LA? How 'bout Nutria Gumbo...sounds yummy!
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Again, cut out the yelling. :x! :x! :x!
Now, nutria--yes they have cooked them. One chef at a restaurant on the North Shore of Lake Pontchartrain was sacked for serving it without disclosing it. They were brought here for the fur trade and when nutria fur didn't go as fast as they multiplied we had a problem--they dig nests in levees, not good >:(. The late Sheriff if Jefferson Parish, Harry Lee, instituted a program where sharp shooters shot the nutria at night in the drainage canals.
And, I haven't eaten nutria. I've tried alligator, and except as alligator cheesecake at Jacque Imo's restaurant, I don't find it very interesting, sort of like turkey or tilapia--no flavor at all really, just a platform for other flavors.
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OK I'll contribute...rattlesnake in a white wine sauce. Tastes like chicken.
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One thing I could never understand is paying a lot of money for all these exotic foods when they taste like chicken. I'll just have the chicken, please.
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One thing I could never understand is paying a lot of money for all these exotic foods when they taste like chicken. I'll just have the chicken, please.
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Me being in the taxidermy/exotic animal business I get all sorts of meat for free. I had some impeyan pheasant the other day, normally the live bird sells for about $500 and the skin sells for $300 for taxidermy. I skinned it out for a friend and he let me keep the meat, it was pretty good.
I would never pay more money for something 'exotic' like bison. Around here you can buy a live 1000# bison and have it processed for about $500 and still get about 400-600#s of good meat. Most of the exotics I eat are at BBQ's, things like ostrich, camel, all that fun stuff.
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Me being in the taxidermy/exotic animal business I get all sorts of meat for free. I had some impeyan pheasant the other day, normally the live bird sells for about $500 and the skin sells for $300 for taxidermy. I skinned it out for a friend and he let me keep the meat, it was pretty good.
I would never pay more money for something 'exotic' like bison. Around here you can buy a live 1000# bison and have it processed for about $500 and still get about 400-600#s of good meat. Most of the exotics I eat are at BBQ's, things like ostrich, camel, all that fun stuff.
Now if a Lousiana chef found out about this stuff and availablity--we could have a very interesting foodie destination. Bison Marchand du Vin sauce, pheasant sur cloche--of course. This could get interesting.
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today my beautiful 'so' stir fried some veggies, noodles and some pieces of squid...it was so good...and it builds strong bones and muscles.
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Finally a topic we can all sink our teeth into... :D
Well let's see, water buffallo, well that's unusual for my neck of the woods. Otherwise have eaten the normal assortment of roadkill, racoon, beaver and squirrel.
I attended a wedding reception in chinatown NYC once and was pretty much more comfortable not knowing what some items were. One I was told was sea cucumber. Believe me, I did not find that it tasted like chicken
In my family, we have always eaten our pancakes with grated cheddar cheese on top, and we always put vinigar on our baked beans.
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Pancakes are like bread around here. Peanut butter & jam, meat and cheese, beans, those are all normal toppings for pancakes at the farmstead. BBQ sauce on everything from lunchmeat sandwiches to cooked fish and twinkies.
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On the rare occasion I go to McDonalds (and its rare because my closest one is 20 miles away, and not because its low-class upchuck food), I like to dip my french fries into my milkshake.
I like eating pancakes and waffles with maple syrup and sea salt (or rock salt)
WTF is nutria??
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One thing I could never understand is paying a lot of money for all these exotic foods when they taste like chicken. I'll just have the chicken, please.
Thank goodness for chicken .... without it - what the hell would everything taste like?!? ::)
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On the rare occasion I go to McDonalds (and its rare because my closest one is 20 miles away, and not because its low-class upchuck food), I like to dip my french fries into my milkshake.
I like eating pancakes and waffles with maple syrup and sea salt (or rock salt)
WTF is nutria??
I think it's a high class rat.
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Pancakes are like bread around here. Peanut butter & jam, meat and cheese, beans, those are all normal toppings for pancakes at the farmstead. BBQ sauce on everything from lunchmeat sandwiches to cooked fish and twinkies.
AWhat planet did you say you were on?!? ;)
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WTF is nutria??
http://www.nutria.com/uploads/0232.brochurerev.pdf
Louisiana beaver!
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Who in their right minds would want to eat beaver??
*X Man pukey smiley*
Eww.
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WTF is nutria??
http://www.nutria.com/uploads/0232.brochurerev.pdf
Louisiana beaver!
Thanks for the info ... I thought that was a codeword for something ;-)
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Nutria are know for their orange teeth:
(https://www.slybaldguys.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F4.bp.blogspot.com%2F-PF1H4vQYzo0%2FTaOcENS3LfI%2FAAAAAAAAA0w%2FBMCmEbwaT6I%2Fs1600%2Fnutria.jpg&hash=07da28d6e2e1a338bcb07862c8f39f91b59f39bf)
but not so much for their flavor.
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Who in their right minds would want to eat beaver??
Not even gonna go there. >:D
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Who in their right minds would want to eat beaver??
The idea was the fur, but with people in South Louisiana, if anything slows down enough to get some sauce on it--it's supper!
Speaking of, the tailgate special at LSU last weekend for the game with Florida was gator, grilled, spit roasted, sauce piquante, etc., and many of the participants had the entree's head prominently displayed for the visiting fans and team. ;D ;D ;D
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Again SBG's leads the cultural world. We've been discussing this topic for some time and guess what, now there's an article on MSNBC!
http://bites.today.com/_news/2011/10/10/8251468-pig-ears-tails-and-more-why-offal-isnt-awful
We are just so far ahead of the crowd, style and sly wise and our consideration of interesting topics. We're the leaders.
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Pancakes are like bread around here. Peanut butter & jam, meat and cheese, beans, those are all normal toppings for pancakes at the farmstead.
Ever have real Dutch pancakes (pankoeken)? They are about 18 inches in diameter and very thin like a crepe. You can get them with different kinds of topping from fruits to meats like ham. And you eat them for lunch or dinner, but not breakfast!
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One thing I could never understand is paying a lot of money for all these exotic foods when they taste like chicken. I'll just have the chicken, please.
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GOTTA LOVE The Sly Bear!! O0 O0
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Who in their right minds would want to eat beaver??
Not even gonna go there. >:D
;D ;D ;D
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I found that the US sells China >130,000 tons of chicken feet annually. In every market in the PRC you'll see chicken feet raw, in a sauce and fried...thousands of them. It unbelievable how much they love them. I know they are eaten as snacks in some American countries, but not like they do in China.
:P :P :P
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I can imagine eating chicken feet in the same way as I can imagine eating beaver. Ie, no chance, ever. Period.
Eww.
I would never do it myself, but I can kind of (but only kind of) understanding people eating chicken feet, because chicken is a fairly common food, so if a person can eat the breast, I guess they can eat the feet (eww)
But I dont get the whole thing about eating beaver. I realize LA isnt the wealthiest state in the US, but even for the most financially deprived, I'd have thought Hamburger Helper would be preferable to eating beaver. EWW x 500.
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Who in their right minds would want to eat beaver??
And the other one is lobster.
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Thats disgusting too, as is (IMO) crab.
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Thats disgusting too, as is (IMO) crab.
I would be safe in assuming that sushi would be right out then, too?
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Thats disgusting too, as is (IMO) crab.
I would be safe in assuming that sushi would be right out then, too?
Eww.
I dont eat any type of seafood, so sushi is definitely off the list. Eww.
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Thats disgusting too, as is (IMO) crab.
I would be safe in assuming that sushi would be right out then, too?
Got it in one. ^-^
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Mmmm, what a lovely dinner... a nice plate of raw fish and then a couple of mouthfuls of beaver.
*X man pukey smiley*
Give me a plate of macaroni & cheese Kraft Dinner any day. I'll take my chances with the chemicals.
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Mmmm, what a lovely dinner... a nice plate of raw fish and then a couple of mouthfuls of beaver.
*X man pukey smiley*
That's not a meal, it's bait. !*u%e
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Yup. Well I think I'll be avoiding Louisiana for a while, I dont think my stomach could take it :o
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I had some Sushi on Sunday and it was GREAT!!
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You'll have to avoid parts of Canada too, as they host the World's Largest Beaver Dam! Visible From Space!
http://news.discovery.com/animals/beaver-dam-canada-space.html
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But I dont get the whole thing about eating beaver. I realize LA isnt the wealthiest state in the US, but even for the most financially deprived, I'd have thought Hamburger Helper would be preferable to eating beaver. EWW x 500.
I don't think many people actually eat nutria on anything like a regular basis. Hamburger Helper--look at the ingredients on the package--lots of industrial chemical sounding stuff, yuck.
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You'll have to avoid parts of Canada too, as they host the World's Largest Beaver Dam! Visible From Space!
http://news.discovery.com/animals/beaver-dam-canada-space.html
Its not beaver itself I would avoid, because you can find beaver anywhere and everywhere. Its eating them that makes me want to upchuck, hence avoiding Louisiana rather than Canada.
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But I dont get the whole thing about eating beaver. I realize LA isnt the wealthiest state in the US, but even for the most financially deprived, I'd have thought Hamburger Helper would be preferable to eating beaver. EWW x 500.
I don't think many people actually eat nutria on anything like a regular basis. Hamburger Helper--look at the ingredients on the package--lots of industrial chemical sounding stuff, yuck.
Yeah but I'd rather swallow a chemical factory than a rat. Eww. So far, I cant say you're painting a very pretty picture of Louisiana's cuisine scene. Eww.
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Its not beaver itself I would avoid, because you can find beaver anywhere and everywhere. Its eating them that makes me want to upchuck, hence avoiding Louisiana rather than Canada.
The "Cajuns" are from Canada, the Acadians who came after being expelled from Canada by the British. They joined other French who came directly to Louisiana and Spanish colonialists and are generally referred to by the Spanish term, creole or criollohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criollo_people--a person of European descent born in the colonies and hence ineligible under colonial rule to hold certain positions of authority under Spanish colonial laws at the time.
Sorry you want to avoid us :(.
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Its not beaver itself I would avoid, because you can find beaver anywhere and everywhere. Its eating them that makes me want to upchuck, hence avoiding Louisiana rather than Canada.
The "Cajuns" are from Canada, the Acadians who came after being expelled from Canada by the British. They joined other French who came directly to Louisiana and Spanish colonialists and are generally referred to by the Spanish term, creole or criollohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criollo_people--a person of European descent born in the colonies and hence ineligible under colonial rule to hold certain positions of authority under Spanish colonial laws at the time.
Sorry you want to avoid us :(.
Yes I know all that, but Canadians dont eat beaver. Weezeeannans eat Beaver. Eww. Its not YOU I want to avoid (you're an honourary Weezeeannan), but if I ever found myself in NO, I think I'd probably stick to bottled water and Hostess twinkies. Between crushed duck guts, jambalaya (whatever THAT is) and beaver, I'd rather die of Hostess twinkie poisoning.
*X Man pukey smiley*
Eww.
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Yes I know all that, but Canadians dont eat beaver.
But then there's poutine :@` :@`
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if I ever found myself in NO, I think I'd probably stick to bottled water and Hostess twinkies. Between crushed duck guts, jambalaya (whatever THAT is) and beaver, I'd rather die of Hostess twinkie poisoning.
In NO, it might be bottled water, but more likely a bottle of Abita Amber or Turbodog or any of their other choices--a local brew that's gone viral nationally. The crushed duck guts--that's Tour D'Argent in Paris, France--and if given the chance I'll eat your share. Nutria, don't worry, haven't seen one in sometime, but did see a dead armadillo, a/k/a Texas Turkey on the Interstate yesterday--I've heard but never verified that those have been eaten. Jambalaya, think of it as colonial paella. Twinkies--eat your fill, we have heart resuscitation equipment if you do that too. Say, they might be good flambed for dessert!
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if I ever found myself in NO, I think I'd probably stick to bottled water and Hostess twinkies. Between crushed duck guts, jambalaya (whatever THAT is) and beaver, I'd rather die of Hostess twinkie poisoning.
In NO, it might be bottled water, but more likely a bottle of Abita Amber or Turbodog or any of their other choices--a local brew that's gone viral nationally. The crushed duck guts--that's Tour D'Argent in Paris, France--and if given the chance I'll eat your share. Nutria, don't worry, haven't seen one in sometime, but did see a dead armadillo, a/k/a Texas Turkey on the Interstate yesterday--I've heard but never verified that those have been eaten. Jambalaya, think of it as colonial paella. Twinkies--eat your fill, we have heart resuscitation equipment if you do that too. Say, they might be good flambed for dessert!
That's ok - I'll have Chavster's Jambalaya ... and then some etoufee besides :@` :@`
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I found that the US sells China >130,000 tons of chicken feet annually. In every market in the PRC you'll see chicken feet raw, in a sauce and fried...thousands of them. It unbelievable how much they love them. I know they are eaten as snacks in some American countries, but not like they do in China.
:P :P :P
My son-in-law just got back from China and they are wonderful people but they have some strange snacks.
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Mmmm, what a lovely dinner... a nice plate of raw fish and then a couple of mouthfuls of beaver.
*X man pukey smiley*
That's not a meal, it's bait. !*u%e
Yes, that's what it's known as down at the Jersey shore.
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Again the discussions at SBG are ahead of the waive, this is from today's Wall Street Journal, the regular one,
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203499704576624851086404190.html?mod=WSJ_LifeStyle_Lifestyle_5
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I spent a winter teaching English in an old farm commune in very rural China. The family I stayed with (and me) ate dried fish and dried tofu made the previous summer. There were some winter greens and a one was a stem made with a lot of garlic. When I ate it I always thought of road side weeds. I was cold all of the time and drank a lot of hot water. The poor don't drink tea. Very good folks and they treated me better than family.
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I like peanut butter and bacon sandwiches. :@`
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That reminds me of goober burgers- a cheeseburger with mayo on the bottom bun and a blob of peanut butter on the top bun
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I like peanut butter and bacon sandwiches. :@`
That sounds amazing!! *yum*
My kids eat peanut butter and bologna sandwiches .... which actually strikes me as a bit nasty (and haven't brought myself to try that one yet...)
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I like peanut butter and bacon sandwiches. :@`
That does sound tasty!
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Whats bologna (apart from a city in Italy)?
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Whats bologna (apart from a city in Italy)?
Sort of an American mortadella, somewhat smaller diameter and no fat pieces showing although it's pretty high in fat content, but then most sausage is.
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I could see the peanut butter and bologna being good, as long as the bologna has been fried a bit until slightly charred. Along the same lines, a fried hot dog isn't so bad with peanut butter, either.
Cold hot dogs or bologna with peanut butter? Not so much. :px
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The other day at the farmers market my beautiful woman tried very hard to stop me from buying a basket of, "Green Tomatoes". I told her I needed them for something special. Yesterday for breakfast she had toasted Genesis Bread with her first fried green tomatoes and she loved them. The proof was her asking me to make more so I fried two more for us to devour.
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OK I'll contribute...rattlesnake in a white wine sauce. Tastes like chicken.
Hahah, "tastes like chicken"... love that quote.
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I like peanut butter and bacon sandwiches. :@`
Say what?? ???
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Reading some other threads made me realize how many folks have what I consider strange tastes in food. The other day when I had milk and pepsi my friend looked at me like I was crazy. Everyone in my family always has milk and pepsi, its generally 1/2 can of pepsi in a cup with the rest filled with milk.
Or another one that my family always has is horse meat, its almost taboo in the area to eat horse anymore even though everyone in the family has done it for ages.
What weird foods do you like?
Your milk and pepsi example reminds me of how I use to mix beer with sprite. For some reason, a few would be grossed out when I did that, and I couldn't understand why. I did not like the taste of beer, so I would mix it with my favorite soft drink which is sprite. I just stopped drinking beer altogether and haven't done so for years.