Posted on 09/05/2001 5:38:43 AM PDT by Orual
Those industrious Germans, never letting a thing go to waste!
Actually, the only bad meal I've had there is head cheese (Sulze, I believe they call it). That was before I could speak much German and I just pointed to the first entree on the menu and said, "Bitte schoen."
They have another funny delicacy in the north, which consists of congealed fat with crunchy things in it. You're supposed to eat it on bread. I think birds would enjoy it more.
And no, I did not have any Haggis.
Whoa! I was in Scotland last month too!
I ate a lot of chip-shop haggis as well as the pricey stuff at the good restaurants--I love that stuff!
What I would do for an Irn-Bru and a deep fried Mars Bar right now...
Yikes! I have relatives up in Iowa and actually assisted (as little as possible) in the making of head cheese years ago. I'm not a big fan of the organization, but the U.N. could do some good in the world with a resolution insisting that menu entries such as the one you ran afoul of append the motto, WARNING: This is HEAD CHEESE!, in seven languages.
USDA certified. Snout Free Scrapple
This thread could not have come at a better time: Last night a friend and I brought a 'big' cottontail home from the mesa--and a 62" Western Diamondback rattler-- 5'2" of rattler!.
I deep fried the rattler and we had it as an appetizer with buffalo wing sauce and bleu cheese dressing--delicious. We couldn't eat the whole thing so I have some meat in the fridge still. We'll probably finish it off tonight.
The rabbit I rubbed with a mixture of scotch, butter, rosemary, thyme, marjoram, sage, salt and lots of cracked black pepper--it's an old scottish recipe--and then baked it.
We washed it all down with my homebrew beer. It was delicious, savory and cost about the price of 2 .22 rounds.!
No, I didn't go to the tattoo--It's quite a production and I usually get the video. I was staying in Stirling and just didn't want the hassle of trying to get back to Stirling after the tattoo and the trains aren't running.
I was there to compete in the World Pipe Band Championships in Glasgow. While the tattoo is a spectacle, The Pipe Band Championships is a better display of musical virtuosity and quality.
I did get another tattoo in Edinburgh, though! From Tribal Body Art down the Royal Mile at the Cannongate.
I did visit 'Bobby' and had a pint of Tennent's 90 at the pub.
Why, by the smell, of course.
Bet your pregnant. LOL
Further reading of this thread stops here.
This is a bad thread to ask that question Bella. Someone might reply they like kids as long as they're "well done".
Don't get pregnant. LOL. Just kidding. They're good, thanks.
I think I should flag Sueann.
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