Poll
Question:
What is the most disgusting thing you'd eat for $1000?
Option 1: A Klondike Bar (for the real pansies)
Option 2: Fried Snake
Option 3: MREs (for you military types)
Option 4: Fried Worms
Option 5: Raw Worms
Option 6: Cockroaches
Option 7: Maggots
Option 8: Excrement
Option 9: Other (Please Specify)
Yeah, it's gross. I woke up this morning and the question was there (and no, it wasn't because I was thinking about breakfast :tongueout:). I tried to stick with organic matter that wouldn't actually kill you (I hope no one would eat something potentially deadly for a measly $1000, but you never know), but that would be challenging for you to actually consume.
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Nice question...it's hard to answer though because I am not hungry at the moment...lol
I went for "fried snake", Derf, because I believe that snake meat tastes good and also because it is 16h30 where I am and I am hungry. :teddyr:
Quote from: Trevor on February 07, 2008, 09:30:10 AM
I went for "fried snake", Derf, because I believe that snake meat tastes good and also because it is 16h30 where I am and I am hungry. :teddyr:
There is a town about 20 miles away from me that has an annual Rattlesnake Roundup, where they have rattlesnake races, music, crafts, and rattlesnake-related food booths. I'd like to try fried rattlesnake, but I've just never gotten around to it.
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It is now almost 17h00 here in Pretoria and I am now so hungry that I could eat all the snakes in Snakes on A Plane. :teddyr:
I'd eat pretty much anything that can be termed "food". So, on your list I think the cut-off point would be excrement, especially considering one of my barometers for psychological health is the ability not to play with poo.
Naturally, I'd want the food prepared. No reason to eat raw maggots when you could sautée them in oil instead. I've also had deep-fried rattlesnake. They offer it at a restaurant at the Rawhide Ranch. It tastes like fried chicken, just with more bones.
Hmmm....I don't know...the excrement part of it...it depends on who's it is. I mean, if it was Kate Beckinsales, sure, I'd eat it for free! :teddyr:
A nice T-bone smothered in sauteeed mushrooms....
Money is not that important to me...so, I dont "do things for money." Yeah, I guess I work, but that's not what I mean - I mean stuff I would NOT do not for money.
From your list, I have eaten snake and MRE's. No problem with anything on the list if I were hungry enough; except excrement. No Way, no how for any amout of money (and actually, it is NOT good for you - lots of bad bacteria could be present); there's a reason it smells bad - so we stay away from it.
Oh man, that's just gross! :buggedout:
You couldn't pay me enough money to eat things like snakes and poo.
I actually ate raw earthworms before...and not for money. :buggedout:
Nothing like a Klondike Bar, I REFUSE to go farther than that without at the very least, one more zero at the end. As for excrement, there is NO amount of money that I will take to eat that.
I've had snake, MRE's, raw muscles right off the pier pilings and once grasshoppers by mistake, they were battered and fried I had chewed up a couple and swallowed before I realised what they were. I have to say that you never know what you'll eat until you're really hungry. For a $1000 I would eat snake, MRE's and of course the Klondike bar, the rest would have to wait till I was starving, the excrement would only be at gunpoint. :smile:
In my younger and naive days, I went to a champagne breakfast with my work colleagues. The hotel buffet was magnificent and being the innocent that I was at the time, I just dug in and ate everything I could get my hands on.
I found these deep fried, breadcrumb coated things and thought, "oooo! potato croquettes!" and I piled six onto my plate. The croquettes were delicious and creamy and I went back to the buffet to partake of some more. I loaded up another six (they were only quite small) and work colleague said, "wow, you must really like lamb brains."
:buggedout: :buggedout: :buggedout:
I nearly threw up right there. I put the uneaten "croquettes" back and didn't eat another thing for about 2 days. *lol*
Lesson learned is: don't assume what foods are, even in a posh hotel breakfast buffet. ALWAYS ask if you're not sure. But that was the grossest thing I'd ever eaten.
Fried snake sounds like it COULD be quite nice. I'd have to look at it first though.
Quote from: moman on February 07, 2008, 09:50:21 PM
Fried snake sounds like it COULD be quite nice. I'd have to look at it first though.
It is...it's about like eating fish.
We were in the woods, and my friend killed a copperhead lying next to the trail. Battered her in some cornmeal we just "happened to have," and voila, LUNCH.
Actually, I liked THAT better than the one time I had frog legs.
Quote from: Killer Bees on February 07, 2008, 09:47:43 PM
I found these deep fried, breadcrumb coated things and thought, "oooo! potato croquettes!" and I piled six onto my plate. The croquettes were delicious and creamy and I went back to the buffet to partake of some more. I loaded up another six (they were only quite small) and work colleague said, "wow, you must really like lamb brains."
LMAO!!! Oh man, you just about made me spit soda all over from reading that....I can so picture it. I am the same way with things...I can't eat something just because I know what it is. It doesn't matter if it tastes good or not. Just like that, you thought they were good until you learned what they were...funny stuff.
1 karma point for you for making me laugh.
Thanks, odinn7, you're a gem. :cheers:
Quote from: Killer Bees on February 07, 2008, 09:47:43 PM
I found these deep fried, breadcrumb coated things and thought, "oooo! potato croquettes!" and I piled six onto my plate. The croquettes were delicious and creamy and I went back to the buffet to partake of some more. I loaded up another six (they were only quite small) and work colleague said, "wow, you must really like lamb brains."
That reminds me of a company Christmas dinner from a few years back. One coworker was tossing down what he thought were onion rings like they were going out of style. When he commented on how good they were, despite being a little chewy, we had to tell him that he'd been eating breaded and fried calamari. "What's that?" he asked, a hint of nervousness creeping into his voice. When I told him bluntly that it was squid, he turned green and ran for the bathroom. :teddyr:
What a waste! Calamari is delicious! :teddyr:
And if you soak them in milk before you crumb and fry them, they stay soft and yummy.
I've eaten fried snake, so can I have my $1000 now?
It reminded me of crocodile, which reminded me of chewy fish, which makes sense I suppose.
Funny Australian fact: You can eat both the animals on our Coat Of Arms, the Kangaroo and Emu. Both aren't anything fancy of course, but you can't just help feeling gosh dang patriotic when you're launching into a nice Kangaroo fillet steak... :bouncegiggle:
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Dean, that reminds me of the audio commentary of The Recruit which has director Roger Donaldson and star Colin Farrell yakking away and unlike most audio commentaries, is pretty funny. It went something like this:
Roger: "You must have some kangaroo in you." (seeing Colin jump over a wall).
Colin: "Yeah...that year in Australia."
Roger: "What year in Australia?"
Colin: "Ermm... I never ate kangaroo while I was there. Have you ever eaten it?"
Roger: "Do I have to confess?"
Colin: "Is it tough meat?"
Roger: "No, it's great."
Colin: "Juicy, tasty?"
Roger: "Ermmm...."
Colin: "Juicy under the tires of your truck, you animal, you cannibal! Barbarian! I'm outta here!"
:teddyr:
I've never eaten emu (though I have had ostrich), kangaroo or crocodile (though I have had alligator). Emus were supposed to be "the next big thing" in Texas a few years back--I even had a friend who bought some land and raised them--but they never caught on quite as much as they were supposed to, and I never got any of the meat. Kangaroos, needless to say, are rather rare in the States, so I haven't come across any restaurants that serve it or stores that sell it. Bison meat is apparently becoming more popular, and it is quite good (if still a little expensive), but the bison isn't our national symbol, even if we did put it on our nickels. I've been tempted to try frogs legs a few times, but I just haven't worked my way up to ordering them yet. Something about picturing all those frogs going around on tiny crutches...
I'd go as far as raw worms. I saw a video with a green beret talking about bare bones survival and worms were on the list. For few moments of discomfort I'd deal with the worms. Anything worse than that disease is a problem. That $1000 won't cover the medical bills.
Quote from: Justy on February 08, 2008, 12:45:44 PM
I'd go as far as raw worms. I saw a video with a green beret talking about bare bones survival and worms were on the list. For few moments of discomfort I'd deal with the worms. Anything worse than that disease is a problem. That $1000 won't cover the medical bills.
I did it as a drunken gross out gag in the mid eighties.
Snake is good, Frog Legs are good, turtle is good, pretty much anything if fixed right is good ... However, I draw the line at poo. No poo for me thanks.
I wonder how much Divine got paid? :question:
Warning!!!! This is Divine! :buggedout: This is PINK FLAMINGOS!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOMrslEMp94
Quote from: Derf on February 08, 2008, 08:50:44 AM
I've never eaten emu (though I have had ostrich), kangaroo or crocodile (though I have had alligator). Emus were supposed to be "the next big thing" in Texas a few years back--I even had a friend who bought some land and raised them--but they never caught on quite as much as they were supposed to, and I never got any of the meat. Kangaroos, needless to say, are rather rare in the States, so I haven't come across any restaurants that serve it or stores that sell it. Bison meat is apparently becoming more popular, and it is quite good (if still a little expensive), but the bison isn't our national symbol, even if we did put it on our nickels. I've been tempted to try frogs legs a few times, but I just haven't worked my way up to ordering them yet. Something about picturing all those frogs going around on tiny crutches...
Kangaroo meat used to be just for pet food. I'm not eating anything that they sell for Rover.
I've tried crocodile - wasn't too fussed. I've also eaten venision. It was strong and gamey and I didn't like it. I would rather starve than eat frogs legs, but my French Canadian ex-brother in law loved them. He was a great bloke, but I'm not sure if he ate them because he thought he should or whether he actually liked them.
I'm fairly provincial in my eating habits. Like Bernard Black from "Black Books" says, "All I want is sausage, mash, and a bit of cake!"
Quote from: Killer Bees on February 11, 2008, 07:50:52 PM
I've tried crocodile - wasn't too fussed. I've also eaten venision. It was strong and gamey and I didn't like it. I would rather starve than eat frogs legs, but my French Canadian ex-brother in law loved them. He was a great bloke, but I'm not sure if he ate them because he thought he should or whether he actually liked them.
I'm fairly provincial in my eating habits. Like Bernard Black from "Black Books" says, "All I want is sausage, mash, and a bit of cake!"
Where I live eating frog legs isn't even blinked at, they are common food item just as is turtle meat and gator meat (Gator lives a little south of here but it's normal river food around here.) WE also eat buffalo, beeffalo (hybrid), deer is very common as is wild turkey, elk, wild boar, rabbit, squirrel, dove ... will it's the south ... if it moves, eat it. However, I'm not fond of Gar or Carp (fish) both are a little to greasy for my taste, but any other fish ... fry it up. OH and fried fish eggs are excellent!! Mainly those big bass egg sacks deep fried in cornmeal. Man, I'm hungry now spawning season is just around the corner here.
Quote from: Killer Bees on February 11, 2008, 07:50:52 PM
I've also eaten venision. It was strong and gamey and I didn't like it.
Gamey Venision: A lot of people ruin venison in the way the meat is treated after killing the animal. There are several factors involved in this - not cooling fast enough (for example, driving the carcass around on the hood of your truck to show off to your friends) and not getting a clean kill. You really should try some venison that was 'properly' dressed and prepared. It can be better than very expensive beef. Just this past week, my wife made a deer meat cassarole for which I would defy you to tell me you can tell it is not beef.
Though I don't go out of my way for "exotic" meats, I like alligator. It's common on the coast here. I'm not sure if gator tastes any different from croc, though. I've never had kangaroo, but would like to try it. I've had rabbit and was underwhelmed - the one I had was too stringy.
Rabbit, squirrel, raccoon and venison are all in the way you fix'em. Fixed right there is no finer dining ... but I don't care how you cook opossum it's just greasy, boney and nasty regardless of the amount of sauce you use. Most of the people that eat these kinds of foods are slowly fading away. I grew up eating all this stuff and more, still eat a lot of it and few thing that would really gross a few out. Brains and eggs anyone? There best when they are a little runny.
I still think Klondike bars are the only way to go.
What wouldya do for a Klondike Bar.
Quote from: Trevor on February 08, 2008, 04:29:51 AM
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Dean, that reminds me of the audio commentary of The Recruit which has director Roger Donaldson and star Colin Farrell yakking away and unlike most audio commentaries, is pretty funny. It went something like this:
Roger: "You must have some kangaroo in you." (seeing Colin jump over a wall).
Colin: "Yeah...that year in Australia."
Roger: "What year in Australia?"
Colin: "Ermm... I never ate kangaroo while I was there. Have you ever eaten it?"
Roger: "Do I have to confess?"
Colin: "Is it tough meat?"
Roger: "No, it's great."
Colin: "Juicy, tasty?"
Roger: "Ermmm...."
Colin: "Juicy under the tires of your truck, you animal, you cannibal! Barbarian! I'm outta here!"
:teddyr:
That sounds like a great commentary! Colin sounds like a nutter!