What Would You Eat for $1000?

[odinn7]

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.

[Killer Bees]

Thanks, odinn7, you're a gem.     

[Shadow]

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.

[Killer Bees]

What a waste!  Calamari is delicious!   

And if you soak them in milk before you crumb and fry them, they stay soft and yummy.

[dean]

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...   

[Trevor]

 

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!"

[Derf]

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...

[Justy]

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.

[RCMerchant]

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.

[CheezeFlixz]

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.

[RCMerchant]

 I wonder how much Divine got paid? 

Warning!!!! This is Divine!  This is PINK FLAMINGOS!

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOMrslEMp94

 

[Killer Bees]

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!"

[CheezeFlixz]

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.

[ulthar]

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.

[CheezeFlixz]

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.