Square Wheels Posted May 8, 2022 Share #1 Posted May 8, 2022 I've led a boring culinary life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted May 8, 2022 Share #2 Posted May 8, 2022 Where is @Randomguy when we need him? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted May 8, 2022 Author Share #3 Posted May 8, 2022 Just now, Road Runner said: Where is @Randomguy when we need him? I'm trying. He hates me, as does @Dirtyhip. 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted May 9, 2022 Share #4 Posted May 9, 2022 sea cucumber...a gelatinous creature... I didn't like it. When I was a child around 7 yrs. or so and up had: rehydrated tiger lily buds..it is used for stir fried and steamed meat dishes. I have some home in the cupboard right now wood fungus...which is not that unusual nor strange. Just another type of mushroom..rehydrated and cooked into other foods for texture I dunno... guess have to think more. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffJim Posted May 9, 2022 Share #5 Posted May 9, 2022 Whale filet in Norway. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted May 9, 2022 Share #6 Posted May 9, 2022 Hmm, the jackfruit experiment was weird. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted May 9, 2022 Share #7 Posted May 9, 2022 Insects. Some people call them shrimp, lobster and crab. Whale blubber. Rotten shark. 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted May 9, 2022 Author Share #8 Posted May 9, 2022 5 minutes ago, Wilbur said: Rotten shark. Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted May 9, 2022 Share #9 Posted May 9, 2022 Just now, Square Wheels said: Why? Good question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted May 9, 2022 Share #10 Posted May 9, 2022 7 minutes ago, Wilbur said: Rotten shark In Iceland? I've eaten that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted May 9, 2022 Share #11 Posted May 9, 2022 Mud bugs and other weird stuff while visiting my son in Louisiana. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted May 9, 2022 Share #12 Posted May 9, 2022 Just now, Zephyr said: In Iceland? I've eaten that. Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted May 9, 2022 Share #13 Posted May 9, 2022 1 minute ago, Square Wheels said: Why? It is an Icelandic staple and it smells absolutely disgusting. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted May 9, 2022 Share #14 Posted May 9, 2022 I'm a very boring eater. Nothing exotic. Maybe a strawberry flavored hostess cupcake - the ones that are normally chocolate or orange with the little frosting squiggle on it. It wasn't as good as the chocolate or orange. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted May 9, 2022 Share #15 Posted May 9, 2022 I once ate roe. Yuk! 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted May 9, 2022 Share #16 Posted May 9, 2022 Rotten shark in Iceland. Raw seal liver and kidneys Puffin Alligator Kangaroo Beluga blubber Musk ox 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen ★ Posted May 9, 2022 Share #17 Posted May 9, 2022 Curried armadillo—excellent Sea turtle—awful, all fat and grease Coquina curry chowder—spectacular 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted May 9, 2022 Share #18 Posted May 9, 2022 7 minutes ago, Zephyr said: Raw seal liver and kidneys Served with Fava beans? 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted May 9, 2022 Share #19 Posted May 9, 2022 Tim Cahill, an adventure travel writer and one of the founding editors of Outside magazine, has mentioned the strange stuff he has eaten while in far away lands. I recall him mentioning a rooster head, fished out of a pot of soup and served to him, as the guest of honor. He said he always wondered if the hosts were screwing with him, serving the leftover parts just to see if the gringo would eat it. He wrote a short essay about getting his revenge, a group of researchers or some such thing, from China I believe, although I read the story a long time ago and could be mistaken, but I digress...Any way, he was hosting this group, in Minnesota, at Christmas time, and very serendipitously his church was having their annual lutefisk dinner.. He said it was the first lutefisk dinner he had ever truly enjoyed 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted May 9, 2022 Share #20 Posted May 9, 2022 2 minutes ago, Wilbur said: Served with Fava beans? Nothing that fancy. Inuit hunter butchering one on the ice, explaining he eats little pieces of the liver and kidneys while butchering. When in Rome..... (shrug) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted May 9, 2022 Share #21 Posted May 9, 2022 16 minutes ago, Road Runner said: I once ate roe. Yuk! Should have stuck with wade. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted May 9, 2022 Share #22 Posted May 9, 2022 23 minutes ago, Road Runner said: I once ate roe. Yuk! I enjoy roe.. well, it's eating eggs. Come on all of us ..have chicken eggs. I regret I haven't had sea urchin when I was on Pacific coast. 22 minutes ago, Zephyr said: Rotten shark in Iceland. Raw seal liver and kidneys Puffin Alligator Kangaroo Beluga blubber Musk ox Musk ox? Wow. How often are they even hunted??? Beluga blubber.... both almost sound like eating endangered species. But then again, so is abalone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BR46 Posted May 9, 2022 Popular Post Share #23 Posted May 9, 2022 Have you ever ridden a motorcycle when the Mayflies are hatching? I have 1 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsnip Totin Jack ★ Posted May 9, 2022 Share #24 Posted May 9, 2022 It's a toss up between sea urchin and jellyfish. Both in a Bento box on a flight to Japan. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlecan ★ Posted May 9, 2022 Share #25 Posted May 9, 2022 Alligator,(tasted like chicken) Octopus. They know how to prepare it in Portugal. It was delicious. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted May 9, 2022 Share #26 Posted May 9, 2022 12 minutes ago, Old No. 7 said: It's a toss up between sea urchin and jellyfish. Both in a Bento box on a flight to Japan. Did you make a peanut butter and jellyfish sandwich? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted May 9, 2022 Share #27 Posted May 9, 2022 18 minutes ago, Rattlecan said: Alligator,(tasted like chicken) Octopus. They know how to prepare it in Portugal. It was delicious. Was it kind of tender? Which is how cooked octopus should be. I had it sliced in some Korean like kimchi frittata in Seoul. It was delicious and very light with leek mixed into the egg mixture. Or maybe it's not like cooking squid, which should be done in a flash. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlecan ★ Posted May 9, 2022 Share #28 Posted May 9, 2022 Just now, shootingstar said: Was it kind of tender? Which is how cooked octopus should be. Or maybe it's not like cooking squid, which should be done in a flash. Yes, it was very tender. I have had cold octopus from a buffet, and it was kind of rubbery, but this one was not at all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted May 9, 2022 Share #29 Posted May 9, 2022 This was at the Seoul airport: Glutinous rice doughnuts. Honest that's just abit too heavy for me to try. Unless they added some sweetener, I can't imagine an exciting flavour. Really, I'm trying to imagine some folks living all their lives in a rural area, very Anglo life and suddenly dropped into Asia... Below at tokyo airport where I hung out. I think I did buy one. I don't remember it being memorable. It was fine. Remember I ate stuff as a child ..and had no idea what it really was or the English word ...at all. There's still stuff I still don't know. Those unusual herbs my mother put into an herbal soup to cure mouth sores. And it did cure it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted May 9, 2022 Share #30 Posted May 9, 2022 51 minutes ago, shootingstar said: Musk ox? Wow. How often are they even hunted??? Beluga blubber.... both almost sound like eating endangered species. But then again, so is abalone. Neither are endangered because of numbers, and are hunted by Inuit hunters across the arctic. I don't think non-Inuit can hunt them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted May 9, 2022 Share #31 Posted May 9, 2022 3 minutes ago, shootingstar said: I'm trying to imagine some folks living all their lives in a rural area, very Anglo life and suddenly dropped into Asia.. That, my dear is why god invented travel. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted May 9, 2022 Share #32 Posted May 9, 2022 4 minutes ago, Zephyr said: Neither are endangered because of numbers, and are hunted by Inuit hunters across the arctic. I don't think non-Inuit can hunt them. I believe that restriction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted May 9, 2022 Share #33 Posted May 9, 2022 2 minutes ago, Zephyr said: Neither are endangered because of numbers, and are hunted by Inuit hunters across the arctic. I don't think non-Inuit can hunt them. I think there has been a way around that. Often, Inuit guides hold the license and take parties of tourists hunting. Very limited numbers and a very short season but with enough money, it can be done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted May 9, 2022 Share #34 Posted May 9, 2022 2 minutes ago, Wilbur said: I think there has been a way around that. Often, Inuit guides hold the license and take parties of tourists hunting. Very limited numbers and a very short season but with enough money, it can be done. Ok, a 30 second Google search shows it can be done. Now I am pissed off. I honestly don't understand big game hunters. " It is so big and so rare, I need to kill it. " https://www.canadianhigharcticadventures.com/musk-ox-hunts/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted May 9, 2022 Share #35 Posted May 9, 2022 I had skate...in a my childhood (conservative, German based) city...that was 40 yrs. ago. The owners were Portuguese. It was abit bony ..which I found it a challenge to enjoy. Otherwise it tasted fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted May 9, 2022 Share #36 Posted May 9, 2022 7 minutes ago, Wilbur said: Ok, a 30 second Google search shows it can be done. Now I am pissed off. I honestly don't understand big game hunters. " It is so big and so rare, I need to kill it. " https://www.canadianhigharcticadventures.com/musk-ox-hunts/ I kind of imagine re meat....they'll only try a small amount. I really hate big hunters just for the trophy crap. Or just hunters for the trophy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted May 9, 2022 Share #37 Posted May 9, 2022 Most items served in a Japanese restaurant like octopus, urchin, sea cucumber & sea snails. One time while in the field we had some down time. I was a team leader and my guys were pretty worn but we had to go back out in a few. I saw this big ass creepy crawly bug on a log, snatched it & ate it & said ahhh let’s go! Fired the boys right up. Except… Hey Sgt ChrisL look what we caught you! Shit gotta do it now. It got to the point where I started collecting money to eat the creepy crawlers as the shock value wore off & it was about how far could we push the envelope. So there were stick bugs, crickets, grasshoppers, caterpillars, a big ass lunar moth & various worms. Also one time while fishing on a boat with my cousins I ate a live anchovy for $50. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinneR ★ Posted May 9, 2022 Share #38 Posted May 9, 2022 3 hours ago, Square Wheels said: I'm trying. He hates me, as does @Dirtyhip. I talked to him. He is not mad at you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted May 9, 2022 Share #39 Posted May 9, 2022 1 hour ago, shootingstar said: Really, I'm trying to imagine some folks living all their lives in a rural area, very Anglo life and suddenly dropped into Asia... My wife grew up with very plain American style food. When she came to live with me she really struggled with our food but over the years got used to it and really loved much of it. I’d guess before she met me had she gone to Asia wouldn’t eat… My SIL refuses to eat our food but she joined our family in her late 30’s & was set in her ways. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrAzY Posted May 9, 2022 Share #40 Posted May 9, 2022 Monkey, snake, opossum, raccoon, alligator, gar, been to a couple wet markets, Guinea pig just to name a few.. I’m really not picky unless it comes to green things like veggies 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted May 9, 2022 Share #41 Posted May 9, 2022 17 minutes ago, KrAzY said: .. Guinea pig just to name a few.. I’m really not picky unless it comes to green things like veggies What a carnivore.. Again I've eaten some different veggies for probably first 25 years of my life and didn't know the English names. They are situations where children trust their parents completey, they are fed the right / non-harmful things. Which turned to be completely correct...alot of it quite healthy. I only knew the Chinese word for daikon for the longest while lst 20 yrs. of my life..because we were buying it from Chinatown when it wasn't sold in other stores like now. Honestly, my sisters have spent time and patience ensuring their children's palates are broad and accepting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinneR ★ Posted May 9, 2022 Share #42 Posted May 9, 2022 1 hour ago, shootingstar said: Really, I'm trying to imagine some folks living all their lives in a rural area, very Anglo life and suddenly dropped into Asia... You really should get over yourself. You talk like people who live in rural areas have no concept of anything outside of the farm. Your Asian doughnuts are still doughnuts. Kit Kats are a delicacy in Japan. That's exotic? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinneR ★ Posted May 9, 2022 Share #43 Posted May 9, 2022 3 hours ago, Wilbur said: Rotten shark. I have a recipe for that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinneR ★ Posted May 9, 2022 Share #44 Posted May 9, 2022 I like haggis. You can't get it here. Maybe I'll have to talk to sheepherder so I can make my own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted May 9, 2022 Share #45 Posted May 9, 2022 22 minutes ago, dinneR said: I have a recipe for that. That's the one. Served with a shot of this to wash it down 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groupw Posted May 9, 2022 Share #46 Posted May 9, 2022 I’ve eaten a lot of meats and veggies considered weird or exotic that really aren’t. The weirdest to my palate was probably the Chinese Moon Cake. The first bite was a spice cake and that was really good. The next bite tasted a little off. I figured something didn’t mix completely. The third bite was really odd. I looked closer to see a whole duck egg yolk in the middle. I took a couple more bites but it wasn’t my thing. Curious if I would like it better now or not with a more well traveled sense of flavors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinneR ★ Posted May 9, 2022 Share #47 Posted May 9, 2022 1 hour ago, Zephyr said: That's the one. Served with a shot of this to wash it down I think I might need more than a shot of schnapps to wash it down. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted May 9, 2022 Share #48 Posted May 9, 2022 A bitter melon dish at the Chinese place. They really overdid it, so it was a heck of a bitter-fest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted May 9, 2022 Share #49 Posted May 9, 2022 7 hours ago, shootingstar said: This was at the Seoul airport: Glutinous rice doughnuts. Honest that's just abit too heavy for me to try. Unless they added some sweetener, I can't imagine an exciting flavour. Really, I'm trying to imagine some folks living all their lives in a rural area, very Anglo life and suddenly dropped into Asia... Below at tokyo airport where I hung out. I think I did buy one. I don't remember it being memorable. It was fine. Remember I ate stuff as a child ..and had no idea what it really was or the English word ...at all. There's still stuff I still don't know. Those unusual herbs my mother put into an herbal soup to cure mouth sores. And it did cure it. I'm an anglo country boy who was dropped in Asia a few times, but with a someone to act as a guide. I think I could adjust to living there without too much trouble beyond learning as much of the local language as this old brain could hold. Although I enjoyed Kuala Lumpur I think I would rather live out in the country instead of downtown in a large Asian City. Takatori Japan was IMO ideal. Everything necessary was in walking distance of Oldest son's apartment and the trains would give one access to larger cities if something outside of local was needed. There is however nothing in the way of English signage out in the country so you need to learn quickly how to get around to go with some minimal language skills. Point and smile only gets one so far. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted May 9, 2022 Author Share #50 Posted May 9, 2022 Wow, I would not eat most of what is posted above, even before I was a vegan, most of those things would have been out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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