One food you have never had... but are curious

[Thunder_Chicken]

Surströmming

In 1981, a German landlord evicted a tenant without notice after the tenant spread surströmming brine in the apartment building's staircase. When the landlord was taken to court, the court ruled that the termination was justified when the landlord's party demonstrated their case by opening a can inside the courtroom. The court concluded that it "had convinced itself that the disgusting smell of the fish brine far exceeded the degree that fellow-tenants in the building could be expected to tolerate."[12]

German food critic and author Wolfgang Fassbender wrote that "the biggest challenge when eating surströmming is to vomit only after the first bite, as opposed to before."[13]

 

[Whsoj]

Please elaborate.

Any specific part or all?

 

[JohanMk1]

Any specific part or all?

Specifically the effects of the fertiliser and or the reason they become unsafe to eat.

dangerous amounts of fertilizers that run off in there frog filled ponds do not consume

 

[Whsoj]

Specifically the effects of the fertiliser and or the reason they become unsafe to eat.

Common pesticides used to control flying insects which are unfavorable on golf courses are Endocrine disruptors, chems these can cause frogs to have mutations i.e. extra limbs and sex changes and such. These aren't the Common Reed Frog Hyperolius viridiflavus which are known to do this. These are Bull frogs Rana Catesbeiana There is also the abundance of liquefied chicken litter, full of non absorbed growth hormones spread on cattle pastures "chicken litter is well liked for price and the high amount of ammonia in the litter left by urine of chickens. Then there are the greening agents currently added to high end fertilizers dyes and such that often turn the water a bright green far from any color of algae I am familiar with around here.


http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/epis...line/video-agricultures-effect-on-frogs/4848/

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/02/100301-atrazine-frogs-female-chemical/

Best for last
http://www.savethefrogs.com/actions/pesticides/index.html

Please don't take me as a common tree hugger I'm not a hippie either.

 

[JohanMk1]

Please don't take me as a common tree hugger I'm not a hippie either.

Thanks so much for that info.

If I came accross as accusing of tree hugging and such, I apologise i did not intend it that way. I just wanted to know why you were advising as you were. The information provided is quite an eye opener.

 

[Whsoj]

Thanks so much for that info.

If I came accross as accusing of tree hugging and such, I apologise i did not intend it that way. I just wanted to know why you were advising as you were. The information provided is quite an eye opener.

The hippie thing was for every body its my fault, my arguments sometimes come across like green peace and pita people fussing and fighting. Amphibians are usually the first affected any change in their environment. Sorry for hijacking the thread! I also want to try Fugu! any takers?

 

[Thunder_Chicken]

I have scrapple in my freezer i need to try someday

What brand? Good crisp scrapple and eggs over easy - breakfast of champions! Every time family comes up from Philly I ask them to bring some.

 

[CliffMongoloid]

No brand.. My gfs dad is a butcher he makes it himself.... We had it last weekend with over easy eggs like u said.... Omg soooooo good.... I have a lot of it if you need some haha

 

[Thunder_Chicken]

No brand.. My gfs dad is a butcher he makes it himself.... We had it last weekend with over easy eggs like u said.... Omg soooooo good.... I have a lot of it if you need some haha

Oh sure...and now you'll tell me that your GF is rich and hot too. No one could be that lucky!

I'll be over for Sunday breakfast. Save me a seat at the table.

 

[josh-h]

Not much I haven't tried. Chef by trade.

Ps. Any cooking questions?

 

[CliffMongoloid]

Oh sure...and now you'll tell me that your GF is rich and hot too. No one could be that lucky!

I'll be over for Sunday breakfast. Save me a seat at the table.

Shes gorgeous and shes a dental hygienist so shes pretty much the total package.... I will most def save you a seat for breakfasr thats for certain

 

[CreamyGoodness]

I got a wife of my own but I might hit you up for your scrapple-source.

 

[Thunder_Chicken]

People.

With some fava beans and a nice Chianti. F-f-f-f-f-f!

 

[rexbanner]

There's a No Reservations Seoul episode and one of the dishes is live octopus...it's sort of a rice dish with kimchi and a bunch of other vegetables, and they dump the octopus on top...sounds mean but you think a shark makes sure an octopus is dead before eating it? Anyways I've been wanting to eat that for years.

 

[snowtires]

I turn 30 in July and have never had lobster, yes that's right, lobster of any kind never had it, and I love crabs, my favorite is king crab but for some reason nope no lobster

 

[Thunder_Chicken]

I'd go for good crab before lobster any day. Lobster isn't bad, but it's basically just an excuse to dip something in clarified butter. But you should definitely have one and enjoy it. If you can get it baked instead of boiled, do so - it's much tastier and less messy that way.

 

[Goofynewfie]

Steamed is also better than boiled

 

[jperry]

I've never tried, but would love to try these: Crawfish, Quail, and Duck.

 

[Thunder_Chicken]

Lobster grills up pretty nicely too. Boiling is about the worst way to prepare it, but most people do because it is easy.

I don't know where you live, but if you can get live lobsters at the supermarket - killing and cooking your own is an experience over and above the simple act of eating one. Having a live lobster rustling around in a bag going through check-out, wondering if the thing fell out and is crawling under the seat of your car as you drive home. Putting it in the sink, playing with it, and pondering the lobster's resemblance to a foot-long insect. Putting knives in their claws and watching them fight:



If you go this route, be nice and kill the lobster *before* boiling it or otherwise cooking it. You just have to stab it through the head and cut it in half. It's totally not icky or alarming in any way:

 

[passedpawn]

I'll vote for surstromming. I don't know what that stuff is, but I think I've ate and enjoyed every stinky creation on earth. Everything's good on a Ritz.

 

[snowtires]

Yup, they have live lobsters at superstore I look at them sometimes, maybe I will treat myself. What kind of beer do you suppose goes well with lobster?

 

[bleme]

Yup, they have live lobsters at superstore I look at them sometimes, maybe I will treat myself. What kind of beer do you suppose goes well with lobster?

That Grolsch clone you are drinking or the cervesa in primary would both go well. You just want something very mild.

 

[Thunder_Chicken]

Yup, they have live lobsters at superstore I look at them sometimes, maybe I will treat myself. What kind of beer do you suppose goes well with lobster?

Yep, keep the beer pretty light. Lobster, baked potatoes, corn on the cob, cold side salads (green, pasta, potato, etc), and some light cerveza - good eating my friend! Corona-type beers would be very good, with lime wedges. Locally we have some Portuguese influence that works in some chorizo sausage and other dishes which add some nice spice on the plate. The lobster is nice but is pretty bland by itself. The meal really goes down well as a potluck with friends and family bringing the sides - the sides really fill the bill. Think cold summer picnic and everything will be fabulous. It's also a heck of a lot less messy to eat lobster out on the lawn vs. around the dining room table.

Snowtires - where exactly do you hail from? From your name and access to crab I'd guess Canadian west coast or U.S. Pacific Northwest?

 

[snowtires]

That is a good guess, I hail from Kelowna BC Canada in the sunny Okanagan valley Wine country

 

[ajdelange]

Lobster, baked potatoes, corn on the cob,

Several of the fish markets around here used to sell a thing usually referred to as a 'New England Bake' or 'firkin' which was a tin (of volume 1 firkin) packed with a couple of lobsters, steamers, little necks, red potatoes, pieces of fish, corn on the cob... You added some water, punched some holes in the lid and put it on the fire for a few min. All you needed was a lot of melted butter. What a treat that was.

Now if you are looking for something at the other end of the spectrum (i.e. thoroughly disgusting) I highly recommend beche mere (sea cucumber). 'Westerners do not like' said the waitress. She was so right.

 

[Revvy]

Finally get to indulge. Paid a fairly obscene price for them at Eastern Market in Detroit.



I found a lovely sounding recipe for morels and fresh asparagus in a white wine cream sauce, that I'm going to do with lasagne pasta cut into squares. Maybe with a simple side of smoked salmon.

 

[gratus fermentatio]

Revvy, I'm already stuffed with supper & beer, and your supper plans have me drooling.
Bon appetit!
Regards, GF.

 

[dinnerstick]

yeah! green asparagus (have to qualify that here as white is more popular) and morels is my #1 spring combo. i had this 2 weeks ago; morels flash fried in butter and a splash of sherry, black pepper, asparagus fried very quickly in very hot oil, giant pasta i forget what these ones are called, toasted pine nuts, shaved parmigiano-reggiano, good olive oil. boom!

 

[Rob_B]

Vegemite can't find anywhere. Aussie help?

Also those of you arming yourselves with coon lights and frog gigs in the warming summer months in search for froggy beware of golf courses that use dangerous amounts of fertilizers that run off in there frog filled ponds do not consume!

Marmite is easier to find in the states. Very similar to Vegimite, had both but not an expert!

I suppose angulas and percebes would be high on my list to try.

 

[gratus fermentatio]

I've never tried, but would love to try these: Crawfish, Quail, and Duck.

Crawfish is tasty, I trap 'em in rivers & ponds. If you've got a good, clean waterway nearby, all you need is a trap, some bait & time; those crawdads will show up, looking for a free meal. Fish heads/guts make a good bait, so does liver, or any strong smelling fish/meat, as long as it's not rotten. This site might help:
http://www.trapperarne.com/whatbait.htm

Quail are tasty too, not unlike phesant, just smaller. Duck is very tasty too, but the taste can vary with wild duck, farm raised is pretty mild & consistant. You should be able to hunt both, but if you're not into hunting you can buy duck frozen just like a turkey. There are places that sell quail, but I can't think of any off the top of my head; I always hunt mine.
Regards, GF.