JasmineFire said:

tofu worm smoothies!!

IAmTheTouch said:

when tofu is prepared correctly, it can be wonderful. however, my mom used to throw chucks of it into her stir fry and it was awful! her stir fry wasn't that great either. i think i got my cooking skills from her.

JasmineFire said:

now, i can eat tofu straight out of the package - i love the stuff. but i agree that it takes a fair amount of preparation in stir-fries and things. we usually deep-fry it first, then add it to the stir-fry at the very end. also, baked tofu works well in that - it's firm and pre-seasoned, and you don't have to deep-fry it.

JasmineFire said:

No need to apologise, you're quite right. And as I'm Irish it's my duty to agree with you anyway!

British culture has given rise to some pretty vile foodstuffs.

For example:

Scotch Eggs - a hard boiled egg covered in some strange pink mystery meat (probably spam) which is in turn covered with breadcrumbs. :vom:

Cottage Pie - nothing to do with houses or cottaging, basically a shepherd's pie made with grey stringy stuff (they call it meat) and with manky cheese on top of the potato. :hurl:

Pickled Eggs - traditional pub 'delicacy' - hard boiled eggs pickled in what can only be left-over brine from pickling herrings or something, must have been in it's pickle jar for at least 50 years to be considered authentic, and traditionally dumped into a packet of crisps. :chunder:

Cornish Pasties - now there's nothing wrong with these in principle but in order to be considered authentic they must contain brown evil smelling liquid and unidentifiable lumpy bits. :hughie:

Faggots - the British attempt at meatballs, allegedly made with pork, except pork is never that colour, and again, lumpy bits, stringy bits, and unidentifiable quivering bits are de rigeur. :ralph:

The chips (fries) aren't too bad though.

Just thought I should add that I'm not claiming culinary superiority over British cuisine by any means, we have our own array of vomit-inducing culinary delights in Ireland too. Details upon request.
[This message was edited Thu May 13 8:40:10 2004 by AsylumUtopia]

Oh gosh! I think I just became a pinecone eater! Julie will be so pleased!

My kids: Mom, where does steak come from?

What a loaded question!

Me: Styrofoam packing of course!

Muse2NOPharaoh said:

why don't you just tell them that it comes from cows?

IAmTheTouch said:

I was a vegetarian for years... not vegan. I didn't eat any meat, fish etc..

I still do not eat alot of meat, but I felt so much better, lighter when I was a vegie... Tell me how to get back to this...

IAmTheTouch said:

tofu fried in sesame oil is DIVOOOONE.

sag10 said:

check your orgnotes!

I bought a dolphin steak a few months back. I didn't particularly enjoy it - I found it very oily and rather tough. I prepared it myself without doing any reading on how dolphin is done, so perhaps I just didn't cook it properly.

JasmineFire said:

Because when I told them fish came from the sea my daughter refused to eat it on the grounds that humans only wish to eat Sebastian and all his little Mermaid buddies!

Shes far older now....

Elk
Moose
Bear
Deer
Buffalo
Ostritch
Alligator

and...

Dog

I'm sorry, didn't know at the time.

Also cow testicles (prairie oysters). No kidding.

has anyone ever tried KingSausage? it's really good if you don't choke on it.

charlottegelin said:

I don't eat meat everyday, but I stick to the typical farm animals that we in America generally eat: chicken, turkey, pork, beef...and I do like Venison, but haven't had it since probably the late '70s. I like rabbit too, and had it sometime in the mid '70s - NO IT DID NOT TASTE LIKE CHICKEN. It's better than chicken. Fish and seafood, always and forever. I'm not into any other meat.

Supernova said:

Wow the 70s were a wild time for you, eh?

2the9s said:

You are the supreme dork.

i've had barbecued raccoon before...it was yummy.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Did you remember to turn off the George Foreman grill after you ate coon?

So easy to remember..

Today I had tofu, brown rice, and veggies...

2the9s said:

george foreman grill

HobbesLeCute said:

Was it all swollen with blood from it most recent victim!!!?

AsylumUtopia said:

quorn rox, man! i absolutely love their chickless nuggets (that's what i call 'em )--they're even better-rer than real chicken nuggets!

LittlePill said:

I once had a large cow run into my mouth by accident. Mmmm, good vittles.

Americans and our bloody mouths.

If your kids ask, ham comes from the ham tree! (whatever you do don't tell them about lambs).

sag10 said:

LittlePill said:

Yes! Savory Sinbad!