Fullerene Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 4 hours ago, Crazy Days said: Was taken to a night market in Cambodia a few years ago and sampled quite a few insects, amongst other stuff. Once you get your head round what you are eating some of them were not too bad. I read a book about tropical diseases such as Ebola and Marburg. Virologists are experts at what make you sick. They are also experts at what will not make you sick. They were happy to eat all sorts of disgusting things, especially insects and termites were their favourite. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 3 hours ago, BFTD said: Amidst all the revulsion about horse meat being in lasagnes, it was pretty funny how the only genuine problem was that it wasn't labelled as such. Absolutely nobody was complaining that Findus' frozen range suddenly tasted shite. Probably because they'd always tasted shite, but you get my point; apparently horse meat tastes absolutely fine. Tastes braw. During an educational sojourn in Paris in the 80's, I was introduced to the Boucherie Chevaline. No emotional qualms at all about scoffing Shergarburgers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 5 hours ago, DiegoDiego said: I don't think horse meat tasting fine was ever in doubt, was it? I've been presuming that people were assuming that horse tasted bad; most of the shock seemed to be about more than just perfectly edible meat being mislabelled. Bit depressing to think it might have been because people are OK with eating cows, pigs, and lambs, but draw the line at the pretty ponies because they think they're cuter. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honest_Man#1 Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 12 minutes ago, BFTD said: I've been presuming that people were assuming that horse tasted bad; most of the shock seemed to be about more than just perfectly edible meat being mislabelled. Bit depressing to think it might have been because people are OK with eating cows, pigs, and lambs, but draw the line at the pretty ponies because they think they're cuter. Lambs are clearly cuter than many other meats that people here refuse to eat. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 Icelanders love to snack on a bit of puffin and pony. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raidernation Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 Just now, welshbairn said: Icelanders love to snack on a bit of puffin and pony. And fermented/rancid shark. One of very few times I couldn't even swallow what I put in my mouth! Cue Kengif! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 6 minutes ago, Honest_Man#1 said: Lambs are clearly cuter than many other meats that people here refuse to eat. Similar to goat and venison, but curry the goat and mash Bambi into sausage or burgers and I love them even more. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raidernation Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 I love telling my grandaughter I've eaten both Bambi and Thumper. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 5 hours ago, welshbairn said: What I was told the French do with snails is feed them on flour until their innards are flushed out. If you get your own garden snails and keep them in a jar with carrots until their shit turns orange then they are good to go 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 (edited) I'm no veggie but I'd rather we got used to eating mutton again instead of baby sheep (lamb). Edited August 1, 2022 by welshbairn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 Is Hakarl (fermented shark) much different to Surstromming (fermented herring)? It's always entertaining to see video of people opening tins of the latter, although I'm sure I'd feel differently if I'd ever done it myself. I understand Hakarl is like vomit cheese, so it couldn't sound less appealing to me if it was covered in spiders and racism. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kincardine Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 18 minutes ago, welshbairn said: Icelanders love to snack on a bit of puffin and pony. One of the best meals I've had in my 60-odd years was lightly grilled whale in Stavanger. The stingy b*****ds didn't serve us the whole 'fish'. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kincardine Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 6 minutes ago, welshbairn said: I'm no veggie but I'd rather we got used to eating mutton again instead of baby sheep (lamb). In the great melting pot that is High Wycombe you can buy mutton from local butchers. You can also buy it online. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 15 minutes ago, welshbairn said: I'm no veggie but I'd rather we got used to eating mutton again instead of baby sheep (lamb). I had to order it from a butcher and it was extortionate. £14.00 for 2lbs iirc. Great curry though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 18 minutes ago, welshbairn said: I'm no veggie but I'd rather we got used to eating mutton again instead of baby sheep (lamb). Lamb can be up to a year old, which is way past full grown. I like mutton but i don't think the economics of keeping the sheep longer primarily for food make much sense. Mutton will be mostly a by product of lamb production. Also, kepping longer = more farts and burps so should be discouraged on environmental grounds. On the flipside, eat more veal. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 7 minutes ago, coprolite said: Lamb can be up to a year old, which is way past full grown. The average is 6 months, which in human lifespans would be troublesome toddler. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiegoDiego Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 One of the best meals I've had in my 60-odd years was lightly grilled whale in Stavanger. The stingy b*****ds didn't serve us the whole 'fish'.I've had some fantastic whale, the fuckers aren't even endangered, more of them on my plate, please. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 27 minutes ago, welshbairn said: The average is 6 months, which in human lifespans would be troublesome toddler. 6 months is more like late teens. They feed them to max size. Waste of money killing the little cute ones. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotgun Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 If you’ve ever ridden a motorbike, you’ve eaten plenty of bugs. Other than that, any revulsion is purely cultural. Few of us would look at a pig or a cow and think “Ooh, yummy”. Transform them into bacon or steak and we’d trample orphans to get at them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parsforlife Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, welshbairn said: The average is 6 months, which in human lifespans would be troublesome toddler. Ever picked a toddler up? If so there is absolutely no chance you can genuinely be telling us that they are not significantly more succulent than menopausal Janice. Edited August 1, 2022 by parsforlife 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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