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I saw that people are eating cicadas. What's the weirdest thing you lots have eaten?
I ate an armadillo once.

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Originally posted by elvendreamgirl
I saw that people are eating cicadas. What's the weirdest thing you lots have eaten?
I ate an armadillo once.
you lot, not you lots

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I had aligator once, probably not that wierd for you yanks 😉

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In Northern Sweden around Pitea & Lulea, there is a traditional dish of fermented Herrings.

Take a catch of Herrings, put a little salt on them but not enough to preserve them. Allow to ferrment in own juices for a few months. Eat with Bread topped with potatoes, onions and the fish. Best eaten (and smelled) after downing several nips of vodka, at least 3 - 5.


Enjoy 😀 😀
mike

ps: Experienced this once I need about 10 vodka's to do it again 😉

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Anyone had bombay duck at their local curry house?

And, no, it isn't a duck dish. Try it just the once (or better, ask for a sample).

I would love to know who pays money for that stuff!

-Russ

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my dad used to work at a radio station in ecuador, where guinnie pig is a delacacy. to prove to you that it's not a rat, they -erm- leave the legs on...

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Originally posted by trekkie
In Northern Sweden around Pitea & Lulea, there is a traditional dish of fermented Herrings.

Take a catch of Herrings, put a little salt on them but not enough to preserve them. Allow to ferrment in own juices for a few months. Eat with Bread topped with potatoes, onions and the fish. Best eaten (and smelled) after downing several nips of vodka, at least 3 ...[text shortened]...


Enjoy 😀 😀
mike

ps: Experienced this once I need about 10 vodka's to do it again 😉
Your description of this abominable dish, which is an embarrasing manifestation of my country's food culture, is too kind.

In fact, on april fool's day kids enjoy opening a few cans of this fermented herring in the school's corridors, whereupon the whole building has to be evacuated due to the incredible stench.

I'm sad to say I have a neighbour who comes from the northern part of Sweden and thus somehow have programmed in her genes that she should consume this thing from time to time without warning. Every time it happens, I or my wife have to check which of our children need to change diapers before we realize that we're looking for a too simple solution to the problem.

It's amazing that some people actually like to eat this, or so they claim anyway. I could be, as you hint at, an excuse for consuming so much alcohol that your senses fail.

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I have eaten a spider before. It was actually very good.

As my parents recall I used to eat dog food. I have grown out of that now.

I have also eaten a buffalo which was not tastey at all, well the one I had.

As I remember from one sermon by my old preacher he was in Africa as a missionary. He went into his hosts house and they brought out "coffee." The coffee was a mixture of yougurt (it used to be milk) and cow pee that was around 6 months old. Since this was a delicacy there he had to drink it as a sign of respect. I doubt if I will ever go to Africa now.

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Originally posted by Paulie
I had aligator once, probably not that wierd for you yanks 😉
I doubt many Americans have had armadillo or alligater :-)

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Originally posted by trekkie
In Northern Sweden around Pitea & Lulea, there is a traditional dish of fermented Herrings.

Take a catch of Herrings, put a little salt on them but not enough to preserve them. Allow to ferrment in own juices for a few months. Eat with Bread topped with potatoes, onions and the fish. Best eaten (and smelled) after downing several nips of vodka, at least 3 ...[text shortened]...


Enjoy 😀 😀
mike

ps: Experienced this once I need about 10 vodka's to do it again 😉
3-5 bottles, maybe 😛

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Originally posted by Russ
Anyone had bombay duck at their local curry house?

And, no, it isn't a duck dish. Try it just the once (or better, ask for a sample).

I would love to know who pays money for that stuff!

-Russ
Maybe it means that, when someone says, " Who wants Bombay Duck?", you should duck under the table?

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Originally posted by Remora91
I have eaten a spider before. It was actually very good.

As my parents recall I used to eat dog food. I have grown out of that now.

I have also eaten a buffalo which was not tastey at all, well the one I had.

As I remember from one sermon by my old preacher he was in Africa as a missionary. He went into his hosts house and they brought out "coffee ...[text shortened]... delicacy there he had to drink it as a sign of respect. I doubt if I will ever go to Africa now.
remora, did you eat a whole buffalo?

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Originally posted by elvendreamgirl
remora, did you eat a whole buffalo?
No. It was just a hamburger which I have no idea what part it comes from. It was very fatty and not too good. If there are any people trying to gain weight on this site I would recommend eating one. Everybody else, stay away.

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Originally posted by Zipdrive Nightmare
Your description of this abominable dish, which is an embarrasing manifestation of my country's food culture, is too kind.

In fact, on april fool's day kids enjoy opening a few cans of this fermented herring in the school's corridors, whereupon the whole building has to be evacuated due to the incredible stench.

I'm sad to say I have a n ...[text shortened]... yway. I could be, as you hint at, an excuse for consuming so much alcohol that your senses fail.
I lived in Lulea for four months over winter in 2002/2003. When in Lulea do as the Lulea locals do ...... 😀

The taste is actually not that bad it is the smell and thought of what you arer eating that is worst.

-mike

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Jaffa cake & Marmite sandwiches (it was all I had left in the cupboard)