Posted on 11/06/2001 7:57:20 PM PST by PJ-Comix
Just to take a break from politics for a bit, I was wondering if there are others out there who also have a taste for weird exotic foods. I thought I was one of a kind in this regard until I read a newspaper article that said that there are many folks who have a hankering for exotic foods that others may find yucky.
I've eaten sea urchin eggs directly from sea urchins, cooked ox tails (or "tako" as it is called in the Phillipines), raw quail eggs, all manner of spicy European sausages such as the very garlicky Kabanosi, blood sausages in Argentina, alligator meat, and I don't even have to be drunk to eat the worm in the Mezcal bottle (although I usually am since I have to drink my way to reach it).
So what are your favorite "yucky" foods? I am always on the lookout for new exotic foods so I will be most interested in reading your comments and food suggestions.
Well...it was twenty years ago....I believe..it was Samantha.
Oh my Gosh! Me too! (except I'm no longer a bread eater) When I was little, it was PB & B, Potato Chips n Mayo on white or a plain old lettuce and mayo sandwich.
When did you live in Budapest ?
I was kind of thinking of bringing home some durian candy for my family at Christmas. I take it you'd recommend against it?
When did you live in Budapest ?
The Clinton years. Somewhat of an exile, you might say.
I remember supping on nice karalbe leves and also cooking toltot karalbe, stuffed with a beef/onion/spice mixture. It was a favorite meal for this time of year. The Danes use kohlrabi for cow fodder; they told me it is not for human consumption there. Hmmm. They don't know what they are missing.
I shall have to go out looking for it.
I don't know where you live ; however , I do know that you can find the elusive Karalabe in Conn., N.Y.C., and Chicago. You may have missed the " season ", though. Good luck in your hunt.
The geoduck (pronounced "gooey-duck") is a giant clam found out here on Puget Sound.
They can weigh up to ten pounds. The necks are so large that they look like a race horse's.....ah.....well.....ummmmm....never mind.
In order to dig for them, you have to wait for a -3 foot tide. They burrow so deep that you need to bring a 55-gallon drum with the bottoms cut out to reinforce the sides of the hole. The dig is usually a half hour's worth of hard work for three people. At the end, the skinniest person is lowered into the hole, head first, to pull out the geoduck.
Recipe: Cut raw neck into thin slices. Dip in soy sauce with wasabi. Eat.
The body is soft and mushy and is eaten fried.
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