That stuff is amazing. I have a big ol bottle of Squid brand.
Posted on 01/29/2012 3:21:03 PM PST by nickcarraway
Disgust is one of our most basic emotions—the only one that we have to learn—and nothing triggers it more reliably than the strange food of others
Disgust is one of our most basic emotions—the only one that we have to learn—and nothing triggers it more reliably than the strange food of others
In the last several years there has been an explosion of research on disgust. Disgust is one of the six basic emotions—along with joy, surprise, anger, sadness and fear—but it is the only one that has to be learned, which suggests something about its complexity.
Most children get their first lessons in disgust around the time that they are potty trained. After that, the triggers of disgust are quickly acquired from the responses and rules of parents, peers and, most importantly, the wider culture. One of the best places to look for the vast differences in what is or is not considered disgusting in different parts of the globe is food, especially distinctive foods, like every culture's favorite fermented dish.
Take cheese, considered by Westerners to be anything from a comfort food to a luxurious delicacy. A good taleggio, Gorgonzola or Brie might be described as sweaty or slimy. Cheese also has its fair share of aromatic obstacles and, depending on the circumstances, may be confused with vomit, stinky feet or a garbage spill. Many Asians regard all cheese, from processed American slices to Stilton, as utterly disgusting—the equivalent of cow excrement.
Given that cheese can be described as the rotted bodily fluid of an ungulate, that's not far off. But controlled rot tastes good in this case—at least to us (or most of us). The key is to manage the decomposition in such a way as to get that desired flavor and to ensure that we don't get
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It grosses lots of folks out, but I love it.
Only thing worse is my disgust at all male homosexuals, ugly lesbians and any other weird perversion (animals, furries, child molesters and rapists).
I’ll take the kim chee, but you can keep the grub worms!
There’s a store in my state that makes great cheese.
http://granville.stores.yahoo.net/
If you are in that area and hit it right- they have extra-extra-extra sharp cheese they only sell very infrequently at the store.
My parents and I went there one day and they had the cheese there and we all took samples and walked outside - I couldn’t get over the smell - a rancid, gym sock-wet towel bucket smell. My father, a lover of extra sharp cheese-as myself, braved past the smell and took a bite and became overwhelmed by its presence in his mouth....we drove off and he made us stop at an apple orchid to use their water spigot on the side of their barn- he just couldn’t take it anymore ;>).
Sounds good to me!
I’m not a huge liver fan, but love it as pate, liverwurst or braunschweiger.
I’s great to put on a sandwich as if it were mayo.
I’ve been making Kim Chi for a few months now. I try to eat some everyday. I love opening a fresh jar and letting it erupt as the fermentation gases escape.
“Saturday night we had eels for supper.”
They’re delicious! But,,,, man! They’re a pain to clean. The only Chinese dish I haven’t liked is Sea Cucumbers. Felt like I was eating warm Vaseline. But a lot of Chinese food is about texture. And I didn’t like eating slime!
Homo proponents are lightning fast to label anyone that disagrees with homosexuality as a “homophobe”, and that couldn't be further from the truth for the overwhelming majority of human beings. Far from it. I have no fear of that chosen way of life, it disgusts me, it is repulsive, and fear has nothing to do with it.
Anyone who is dumb enough to ever attempt to put the homophobic label on me is going to get an earful and regret they ever opened their mouth.
Mmmmmm... disgusting!
Reminds me of Mitt Romney!
LOL! I guess it needed more mold cultures!
Baby beef liver properly cooked is very tender, and has a much less intense? flavor. In addition, the bacon really adds to the flavor of the liver.
Oh, I could eat that stuff every day.
Sounds good. I have never had it.
I can tell you this, all carnivorous predatory animals make a beeline for the liver.
If you find yourself in Australia you can order a shot of stallion semen.
I’m convinced that there are some foods that you simply have to grow up with in order to eat, while others you can learn to tolerate, or even love...
For instance, I was bought up in a Jewish home, and grew up eating pickled (raw) herring, gefilte fish, kishke, and brussels sprouts (not strictly a Jewish thing, I know, but it seems most kids hate them). To this day, I love them all.
On the other hand, the first time I ever had Chinese hot and sour soup or dumplings, I couldn’t stand them. However, they weren’t disgusting to me, and eventually I got to really like them, and in fact have to have them both any time I get Chinese food.
On the other hand, last weekend I went to a Chinese restaurant known for their “traditional” Chinese food, and tried a number of dishes. Two I wouldn’t even put on my plate, one I was able to choke down, and another I had to spit out into my soup bowl, it was so disgusting! I was one of only 3 or 4 white people in the restaurant. There were at least 25 tables of Asians there, many were families.
But many of my non-Jewish friends feel the same way about gefilte fish, herring, and brussel sprouts.
Mark
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