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martha_promise
= Cult of Ray =
USA
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 Posted - 03/19/2004 : 20:31:27
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I just had my first encounter with ostrich meat. It was pretty tasty. It had the consistency of beef, however, it was slightly spicier. Anyways, just wondering if anyone else had eaten ostrich or anything else that varied from the normal diet of western civilization. (no dog or monkey brains of course)
Yeah,... Ostrich Rocks. Doesn't taste like chicken and you can ride them too. Just curious.
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TheCroutonFuton
- Mr. Setlists -
USA
1728 Posts |
Posted - 03/19/2004 : 21:21:37
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Umm...Alligator is pretty good, quite fatty though. Fish eyes are surprisingly good. I'm not sure if octopus and squid are considered odd, but they're both great. Chicken legs too, no...TRUE chicken legs...the little orange/yellow things, you know? It's cooked a special way and you eat the skin off; pretty tasty. Eel is tasty, too. Mmm...haha, I've had lots of "different" things, I suppose.
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martha_promise
= Cult of Ray =
USA
398 Posts |
Posted - 03/19/2004 : 21:52:11
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Turtle & Frog. Mako Shark. I like snails. Never had Alligator, although I have an uncle who has an alligator skinned belt-buckle...I haven't tried snake yet, I'd like to try it,.
maybe,.. maybe not.
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Edited by - martha_promise on 03/19/2004 21:53:22 |
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offerw
* Dog in the Sand *
South Africa
1264 Posts |
Posted - 03/19/2004 : 22:10:56
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We've huge ostrich farms over here, these birds can be pretty dangerous though.....kick you to death. The meat has become quite popular, red meat but much leaner than beef and therefore healthier. There is a restaurant close to my house where the chef does "Afro-Parissian dishes" He cooks ostrich, crocodile and does a mean Springbok carpacio.
I've seen those chicken feet being cooked in a township cafe once, the menu had them down as "helicopters". Some of the patrons talked of the dishes as Zola Buds......... it made them run!
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glacial906
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1738 Posts |
Posted - 03/19/2004 : 22:21:24
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Dave Noisy will be horrified at this topic.
Haven't had much in the way of uncommon meats. I've tried ostrich before; one of my friends bought some and made hamburgers out of it. I've had buffalo meat; it's very much like regular beef only with a gamier taste to it. I've had lots of wierd seafood, although many of you have probably had the same before: caviar, calamari, octopus, eel, etc. |
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Hordak
- FB Fan -
USA
180 Posts |
Posted - 03/19/2004 : 22:28:58
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The wierdest meat I've ever had was a human forearm.
That and the time I ate out Mad Dawg's mom. It was chewy, gamey, and sort of like tuna fish all at once. Thorougly bizarre. |
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TheCroutonFuton
- Mr. Setlists -
USA
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Posted - 03/19/2004 : 22:33:02
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Originally posted by Hordak
That and the time I ate out Mad Dawg's mom. It was chewy, gamey, and sort of like tuna fish all at once. Thorougly bizarre.
 No thread is complete without a timeless "tuna helper" joke?
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
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Posted - 03/20/2004 : 08:51:10
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I've had Ostrich, its dead tasty. We had some steak and sausages as well.
Aside from that, nothing too unusual - I had biltong the other day: its like a meat concentrate, what more would you want?! My mum reckons its like eating a stock cube...
The only others would be traditional dishes such as black pudding and haggis, they are seriously good eating.
EDIT: I just found a link to the recipes for these, if you're interested.
Black Pudding: http://www.bobjude.co.uk/bobjude/recipes/blackpud.html
Haggis: http://www.smart.net/~tak/haggis.html#T1
Notice how the various haggis recipes are "sorted in order of increasing use of animal parts that would normally be thrown away"!
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Edited by - Cheeseman1000 on 03/20/2004 09:01:57 |
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ShakeyShake
* Dog in the Sand *
United Kingdom
1058 Posts |
Posted - 03/20/2004 : 09:19:03
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A friend of mine once brought back some ostrich from south africa,it was kinda all compressed into this weird little block and it still had feathers poking out of it.wasn't tasty at all
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apl4eris
~ Abstract Brain ~
USA
4800 Posts |
Posted - 03/20/2004 : 11:31:11
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A friend of mine in college accidentally ran over a Copperhead snake on one of our trips through Land Between the Lakes in Kentucky. He filleted it and we sauteed it in butter in the college dorm kitchen. It was pretty good!
Stuff I like: ostrich, snake, snapping turtle, turtle soup!!!, alligator, oysters, clams, shark, eel, squid and octopus, squirrel (very tasty in spicy sausage), quail, venison, buffalo, escargot, crawfish (and their heads), wild boar (bacon).
Stuff I'd like to try: jellyfish, chicken feet, groundhog, (o)possum, the elk tenderloin in our deep freezer...
Not so good: pig brains (fooled by phys. ed. teacher, who said it was scrambled eggs - gross!), raw quail's egg.
Some stuff I'll never eat unless I'm fooled: chitlins, dog, primate, rocky mountain oysters, bugs, larvae, blood pudding (never again!!), SPAM (never again!). I'm sure there's tons of stuff I could add to this list.
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Edited by - apl4eris on 03/20/2004 11:36:21 |
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TheCroutonFuton
- Mr. Setlists -
USA
1728 Posts |
Posted - 03/20/2004 : 11:34:51
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Oysters and clams are odd? Ooh, hehe, two more for my list *grin* Squirrel is alright, I haven't had the spicy variety, though, so maybe I was just unfortunate. I've had crickets before..as well as ants. I was fooled into eating them though...they were baked into the "chocolate chip cookies" at outdoor school. Damn 6th grade teacher...his name is Mr. Potter..but it's more like Mr. Pothead. Mmm...crawfish are good! I just wish each one had more meat on it. You have to catch so many of those little bastards for a single meal...
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bedrock_barney
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
871 Posts |
Posted - 03/20/2004 : 13:39:26
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Stuff I don't like:
Absolutely everything mentioned in apl's post.
Bleuch
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ShakeyShake
* Dog in the Sand *
United Kingdom
1058 Posts |
Posted - 03/20/2004 : 14:17:03
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Black pudding(Or blood pudding if you will) isn't actually that bad,pretty tasty with a nice greasy fry up if it's done right
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
8201 Posts |
Posted - 03/20/2004 : 16:17:33
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Delicious is the word you're searching for.
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SpudBoy
= Cult of Ray =
Equatorial Guinea
649 Posts |
Posted - 03/20/2004 : 19:20:25
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I once ate deep fried worms as a youngster after reading the classic novel "How to Eat Fried Worms". It was kind of like stale Funyuns. Not highly recommended, but if I was going hungry I would do it again. Sea urchin is good in a looks-like-mustard-but-tastes-like-ocean-jelly kind of way. In the context of sushi it works. Same with flying fish eggs, salmon eggs, etc...One of the better oddball treats is Sweetbreads. These are the thymus glands of cows, sheep, or pigs. I had cow flavor. They were awesome. I also second the vote for black pudding. Groundhog is damn fine eating, even if a little greasy, and opossum stew is ok. For squirrel, cooked in a black pepper gravy with dumplings is incredible. The brains are the best. I used fight over the squirrel skull with my cousins when it got fished out of the pot.
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Dave Noisy
Minister of Chaos
Canada
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Posted - 03/21/2004 : 20:13:45
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I don't really understand how anyone can really take any pride or pleasure in this.
You aren't eating 'stuff'. That's your brain disconnecting the animals you're used to seeing from what's on the plate.
You're eating creatures. Beings who, not too long ago, had a life on this planet, not unlike your own. (Probably in horrendous conditions.)
If you're going to eat other beings, at least give them the respect of addressing them as other creatures, rather than 'things'.
I will laugh so hard if the earth is ever invaded by aliens who like the taste of human flesh.
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Broken Face
-= Forum Pistolero =-
USA
5155 Posts |
Posted - 03/21/2004 : 20:16:40
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but dave, aren't vegetables and wheat and all that still living things?
-brian
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TheCroutonFuton
- Mr. Setlists -
USA
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Posted - 03/21/2004 : 21:37:08
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*shifty eyes* Yeah...it's the aliens who like the taste of human flesh...aliens....not me...I'm your buddy who's having you for, shit, over for dinner tonight...Not for dinner...that's the aliens...Yes...aliens....
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Chris Knight
= Cult of Ray =
USA
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Posted - 03/21/2004 : 21:42:32
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I will laugh so hard if the earth is ever invaded by aliens who like the taste of human flesh.
Really? I think I'd be running for my life (unless the aliens are also stand-up comedians). |
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bedrock_barney
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
871 Posts |
Posted - 03/22/2004 : 02:26:26
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Wouldn't you all rather be eating spaghetti with a tomato, lentil and olive sauce and side dish of french beans??
Yummy, and healthy - see Adnan's thread for further details.
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GoddessTheory
= Cult of Ray =
USA
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Posted - 03/22/2004 : 07:48:25
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Originally posted by Dave Noisy
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I will laugh so hard if the earth is ever invaded by aliens who like the taste of human flesh.
Join the Cult of the Flying Pigxies - I'm A Believer!
I heard aliens eat vegetarians because their systems are cleaner. They are much leaner and it's like (to them) eating a super vitamin pill.
I read it in Fortean Times. |
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The Calistanian
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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Posted - 03/22/2004 : 09:12:26
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I've had squid soup, but no ostrich meat.
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
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Posted - 03/22/2004 : 10:07:46
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Originally posted by bedrock_barney
Wouldn't you all rather be eating spaghetti with a tomato, lentil and olive sauce and side dish of french beans??
Yummy, and healthy - see Adnan's thread for further details.
"The Pixies are reforming?? / I say bring back Abba, ahaaa!!!"
NO!!!
I didn't like alligator much, it was just like a big lump of fat. Kangaroo is delicous though. Wild boar is also good, as is shark. Swordfish is my favourite though.
I also like black pudding, Cheeseman.
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
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Posted - 03/22/2004 : 14:40:10
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On the subject, guess which movie I'm watching right now.
Alive...
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Adnan_le_Terrible
* Dog in the Sand *
France
1973 Posts |
Posted - 03/22/2004 : 14:42:53
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quote:
Originally posted by bedrock_barney
Wouldn't you all rather be eating spaghetti with a tomato, lentil and olive sauce and side dish of french beans??
Yummy, and healthy - see Adnan's thread for further details.
"The Pixies are reforming?? / I say bring back Abba, ahaaa!!!"
Our health is our most precious capital.
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Adnan_le_Terrible
* Dog in the Sand *
France
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Posted - 03/22/2004 : 14:46:43
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quote:
Originally posted by Cheeseman1000
On the subject, guess which movie I'm watching right now.
Alive...
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"It is aliiiive!" - Frankenstein?
Let there be loooooooove. God bless Snitz. |
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Dave Noisy
Minister of Chaos
Canada
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Posted - 03/22/2004 : 18:29:29
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No doubt, the organic-food eating vegans no doubt will be the most desired...please don't eat me with plum sauce tho..yuck.
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benji
> Teenager of the Year <
New Zealand
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Posted - 03/23/2004 : 01:58:59
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quote:
Originally posted by Cheeseman1000
On the subject, guess which movie I'm watching right now.
Alive...
technically, you can't have been watching Alive right now cause you were typing your response.
but man o man, English tv is rubbish.
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 03/23/2004 : 11:38:46
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ALL T.V is rubbish!!!  (see even my angry strawberry doesn't like it)
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Adnan_le_Terrible
* Dog in the Sand *
France
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Posted - 03/23/2004 : 12:12:19
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quote:
Originally posted by Dave Noisy
No doubt, the organic-food eating vegans no doubt will be the most desired...please don't eat me with plum sauce tho..yuck.
Join the Cult of the Flying Pigxies - I'm A Believer!
Please don't misunderstand me Dave, I entirely understand the fact that someone finds it horrible to eat an animal that was alive...but why shouldn't we eat eggs?
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
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Posted - 03/23/2004 : 14:56:48
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quote:
Originally posted by benji
quote:
Originally posted by Cheeseman1000
On the subject, guess which movie I'm watching right now.
Alive...
technically, you can't have been watching Alive right now cause you were typing your response.
but man o man, English tv is rubbish.
"I joined the Cult of Frank / I think that man deserves a DB!"
Option A: touch-typing
Option B: You're a pedantic nerd 
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Dave Noisy
Minister of Chaos
Canada
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benji
> Teenager of the Year <
New Zealand
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Posted - 03/24/2004 : 02:26:03
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Option C: Omnipresent God
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Stuart
- The Clopser -
China
2291 Posts |
Posted - 03/24/2004 : 22:10:33
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Originally posted by TheCroutonFuton
Umm...Alligator is pretty good, quite fatty though. Fish eyes are surprisingly good. I'm not sure if octopus and squid are considered odd, but they're both great. Chicken legs too, no...TRUE chicken legs...the little orange/yellow things, you know? It's cooked a special way and you eat the skin off; pretty tasty. Eel is tasty, too. Mmm...haha, I've had lots of "different" things, I suppose.
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Have you been to China Crouton?? All that you mention above is standard food here in Beijing.... Alligator is maybe a little harder to come by, however there is a seafood restaurant about 100m from my apartment that has an Alligator pit (with about 5 live Alligators in), and every Tuesday and Thursday they kill one and cook it. The first time I went in I was walking through the restaurant on my way to the toilet when I noticed that the floor felt a little different. As I looked down I almost shit myself because I was standing on a piece of glass and underneath me were these alligators in their pit. As you can imagine it was a bit of a shock.
My wife likes chickens feet, eel etc. But that stuff to me is disgusting. I sometimes wonder whether the Chinese started eating that stuff not because they liked it but because during the cultural revolution they didn't really have any choice in the matter, it was either eat it or starve to death. And after years of eating they have developed a taste for such food.
I went through a phase when I got here of trying weird food. The strangest food I have eaten out here is either Ducks head (with tongue), pigs feet, cows stomach, lambs tendon, dog, donkey, or pigs throat. But thats nothing, if you go to a hotpot restaurant you'll often see people ordering pigs brains, which if you are squeamish is disgusting to look at, let alone taste.
One thing though, Ive never had cock! But it is widely available in alot of restaurants.
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Ostrich meat anyone?
