Odds and sods

[Bobitis]

We all have favorites so fess up.

I'm thinking mostly meats here as chips are... chips.

I never could get on the 'vienna' sausages band wagon. Balogna in a roll just doesn't excite me. I do like spam.

But let's explore a little further. Smoked oysters, kippers, sardines... Pretty much usual stuff.

Can't say I've ever had liver pate' but I'd love to try it. I do enjoy liverwurst with a slice of onion and some hot sweet mustard.

I love pickled pork hocks (the feet are good if ya wanna eat bits of meat and lottsa gristle).

Head cheese is an abomination of anything edible.

What do ya like that most would be uncomfortable with?

[76Highboy]

I eat sardines quite often right out of the can. I love the crunch and the taste. My grandfather was a chef and when I was young, like maybe 3 or 4, I can remember eating raw spiced hamburger and drinking cold beer. Right today if I have quality burger from a custom butcher I will take a big old hunk and salt and pepper it and eat it raw. Mmm good.

[jack404]

spiders roaches deep fried in sesame seeds
heck , fiang mo whales blubber flash fried like calimari ( japanese)

lots of asiatic stuff i've eaten and enjoyed that'd make a lot of folks go ewwwwww

sea cucumbers turtle eggs honey ants witchety grubs and other large wood grubs all normal tucker for the koori folks ( and me )

tan am shoots ( grabbed one this morning to chew on ) like celery but more peppery like nesturshams (sp?)


tanak root for a coffee like drink

lot's of stuff

tip never eat echidna you'll taste nothing but ants for a week or more ..

[raven818]

Just mentioned it in another thread...brains and scramble eggs. Yummers.
They came up with Mad Cow disease. I stopped eating beef for about 6 months.

As yet, I've never heard anything about a Ticked Off Pig. So, I'm good to go.

[Insulation Tim]

Try Mortadello, The King of Balognas. It has extra chunks of creamy fat in it.

Boarshead makes a good one.

[mjp28]

My grandfather, born in 1880 used to eat a lot of "old world" foods:
Soft boiled eggs mixed in cottage cheese, some black pepper...I liked it!
Sardines of course, I like them in mustard or oil. Green onions on the side with salt.
Pierogis with butter, onions and sour cream.
All kinds of homemade canned garden foods, he worked in the garden until he was 85.

And I love ham hocks, the big ones in the 5 gal. jars, yeah real low calorie stuff.
Pork rinds with hot sauce.
Stuffed hot peppers.

I love to cook...and eat!

[carver]

Pork brains, and eggs! Grew up on that stuff, and still love it today! Head cheese? Had some the other day, but no body makes it like my mama did! Found an old black woman in Carthage, TX that made it almost as good as mama did, but she is no longer making head cheese. Sardines! I love em! Got about 30 cans in the cabinet right now. I like them in mustard sauce, tomato sauce, oil, and LA hot sause! Spam is it's own food group, and I love it, heck it's ham! Ham hocks are eaten in this house at least once a week, can't cook beans with out some good, big, ham hocks. I'll try anything once, if it's good, there's no limit as to how often I will eat it again. Jack talks about the bugs they eat down under. I guess I can't rightly say I've ate bugs, but I wouldn't back up from any of them if I had a chance to try em out!

[ozo]

Anchovies......ymmm excellence !!!
Stuffed chile peppers...oh yeah...
Pepper Jack cheese....
Not exotic, just delicious.
Ate my share of insects and leaves.....over there !

[packetsplace]

Speaking of smoked oysters, I have to share something I witnessed on an offshore fishing trip. We were bottom fishing off Daytona Beach when the captain did this. He had opened a can of smoked oysters without anyone knowing. He put one up his nose and turned to the rest of us, faked a sneeze, and when that oyster came out, people got sea sick. I laughed mao and almost fell overboard. Sorry, I couldnt help it.

[76Highboy]

Originally Posted by packetsplace

Speaking of smoked oysters, I have to share something I witnessed on an offshore fishing trip. We were bottom fishing off Daytona Beach when the captain did this. He had opened a can of smoked oysters without anyone knowing. He put one up his nose and turned to the rest of us, faked a sneeze, and when that oyster came out, people got sea sick. I laughed mao and almost fell overboard. Sorry, I couldnt help it.

That's my kind of humor.

[Bobitis]

Originally Posted by packetsplace

Speaking of smoked oysters, I have to share something I witnessed on an offshore fishing trip. We were bottom fishing off Daytona Beach when the captain did this. He had opened a can of smoked oysters without anyone knowing. He put one up his nose and turned to the rest of us, faked a sneeze, and when that oyster came out, people got sea sick. I laughed mao and almost fell overboard. Sorry, I couldnt help it.

Priceless!

[BETH]

sorry guess i am weird i just eat normal food???????????

[Bobitis]

Originally Posted by BETH

sorry guess i am weird i just eat normal food???????????

Describe normal please.

[BETH]

i don't know exactly what normal is because i am not normal

[Bobitis]

Originally Posted by BETH

i don't know exactly what normal is because i am not normal

Who's to say?

[BETH]

not me that's for sure

[Clipper]

Calf fries...not the dainty little offerings sliced and breaded, but the ones right out of the branding iron fire...squirt a bit when you bite into it, but delicious specially on a really cold day.

Son of a bitch stew should be enjoyed around the chuck wagon, don't ask what's in it....

[armoredman]

When in the PI I had REAL Calamari, not this itty bitty squid junk they serve here, I'm talking long tentacles, was like chewing on a warm gummy bear, yummy. Also had barbecued baboon, very good.

[Old Grump]

Sweet breads, pickled anything, (herring, eggs, watermelon rind, hocks, leeks etc,), Sashimi, frog legs, tongue, brains and baked beans, haggis in fact not much I won't eat except drinking tea, my belly just don't like it.

Note to self, buy 2 dozen eggs and make a new batch, down to 5 in the jar and that is dangerously close to none.

[hunter29180]

Souse Loaf, either raw for frying or sliced for lunch meat, boiled rabbits head, ox tails, and of course scrapple!!

[ozo]

Oh Yeah Grump......
Pickled Herring....in white sauce or not !!!!!
You have a good recipe for pickled eggs ???

[Old Grump]

PICKLED EGGS

This is the way I do it, if you have a civilized tummy you might want to cut back on the peppers. If your belly is cave man tough toss in a couple of ramps in with the eggs and wait the full 90 days.

1 gallon.boiled eggs,peeled.
4 cups 5% vinegar
4 cups water
10bay leaves
1/4 cup sea salt
1 cup whole dried chili petines (also known as Bird Pepper)
1/4 cup mustard seeds
4 tbs turmeric
Fill gallon jar with eggs,

Mix water and vinegar, add all dry ingredients and bring to boil. Pour vinegar mix over the eggs. Then cover and let cool on the counter to room temperature. Seal jar and refrigerate for 30 days or so. 90 days is better but usually I just can’t wait longer than 30 days. Once they have done their time in the back of the refrigerator go ahead and put them on the counter, they will not go bad and you will need the space in the refrigerator for your next batch.

I use a little of the old vinegar mix to top off my jar after I put the hot mix in so my vinegar mix is slowly getting stronger. I don;t know if this is good or bad but as time goes on I have to share less and less of my eggs and I get more for me.

Alternate one is mash a couple up, mix with a dab of Dijon mustard, spoon full of mayonnaise, and sweet pickle relish for a couple of tart egg salad sandwiches. Alternate use two is if you like scotch eggs use the pickled eggs for a different flavor.

What do you mean do I have a recipe for pickled eggs?