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Posted by Nora on Wednesday, September 24, 2003 9:04 PM
I'm really glad now that I tried kim chee before I knew how it was made. Kinda weird.

Have any of you ever heard of rotten shark? It's a tradition in Iceland and it's exactly what its name suggests: shark meat buried for months until it rots/ferments. Then they dig it up and eat it, and I don't think there's any cooking involved anywhere along the line.

No thank you!

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Posted by Nora on Wednesday, September 24, 2003 9:04 PM
I'm really glad now that I tried kim chee before I knew how it was made. Kinda weird.

Have any of you ever heard of rotten shark? It's a tradition in Iceland and it's exactly what its name suggests: shark meat buried for months until it rots/ferments. Then they dig it up and eat it, and I don't think there's any cooking involved anywhere along the line.

No thank you!

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Posted by swknox on Thursday, September 25, 2003 12:07 AM
Ok guys and girls. I have heard that this is a mid - atlantic only food. You can't get it anywhere else in the country except for Delaware, Maryland, certain parts of Virginia, and certain parts of Pennsylvania that I know of. Scrapple. If you don't know what it is than you don't want to know. It's made from a pig, everything thats from a pig goes into making scrapple. I know some of you are ready to heave but its taste great. It just helps to take a few years off of your life. In the old days they would take all the stuff from inside the pig - put it into the skull and boil it and some how make it that way - I don't know how it is made in the "modern era" . Oh and I could not find the link I promised you all for the detailed report of the lawnmower idiot but if i find it I will post it. I got Thursday and Friday off so so i will try to look for it and post it. See ya all and keep safe - Knox
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Posted by swknox on Thursday, September 25, 2003 12:07 AM
Ok guys and girls. I have heard that this is a mid - atlantic only food. You can't get it anywhere else in the country except for Delaware, Maryland, certain parts of Virginia, and certain parts of Pennsylvania that I know of. Scrapple. If you don't know what it is than you don't want to know. It's made from a pig, everything thats from a pig goes into making scrapple. I know some of you are ready to heave but its taste great. It just helps to take a few years off of your life. In the old days they would take all the stuff from inside the pig - put it into the skull and boil it and some how make it that way - I don't know how it is made in the "modern era" . Oh and I could not find the link I promised you all for the detailed report of the lawnmower idiot but if i find it I will post it. I got Thursday and Friday off so so i will try to look for it and post it. See ya all and keep safe - Knox
Cool site to visit http://www.trainweb.org/peninsularailfan/index.html - local site, very cool http://crcyc.railfan.net/ - Conrail site, also cool http://www.thedieselshop.us/MPR.html
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 25, 2003 12:19 AM
Sounds like Fear factor food[xx(][xx(]
What is Kim Chee anyway? Isn't it that chinese cabbage thats marinated?
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 25, 2003 12:19 AM
Sounds like Fear factor food[xx(][xx(]
What is Kim Chee anyway? Isn't it that chinese cabbage thats marinated?
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Posted by edblysard on Thursday, September 25, 2003 12:37 AM
Geeze,
You guys are making munedo sound sort good!
And its not that you dont want to know whats in it,
its that the person cooking dosnt know themselves.
Could be goat, could be pig.
A little dog to take the edge off,
it all the tripe, the absolute leftovers from the butchers, all the stuff they cant possibly make into anything else, all ground up together like hamburger meat, then boiled or simmered in a vegie soup.
And I mean everything left over, nothing is thrown out.
You have to skim a layer of grease off the top just to see the stuff.
Man, this sucks, I wasgoing to have some tacos, till I read this!
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Posted by edblysard on Thursday, September 25, 2003 12:37 AM
Geeze,
You guys are making munedo sound sort good!
And its not that you dont want to know whats in it,
its that the person cooking dosnt know themselves.
Could be goat, could be pig.
A little dog to take the edge off,
it all the tripe, the absolute leftovers from the butchers, all the stuff they cant possibly make into anything else, all ground up together like hamburger meat, then boiled or simmered in a vegie soup.
And I mean everything left over, nothing is thrown out.
You have to skim a layer of grease off the top just to see the stuff.
Man, this sucks, I wasgoing to have some tacos, till I read this!
Ed

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Posted by vsmith on Thursday, September 25, 2003 1:10 AM
Come on Ed,
Menudo is TAME


I've got ya all beat for FOOD-O-HORRORS!

HAGGIS, If ya dont know what it traditionally is, DONT ASK! look it up on the web.

I only get it once a year at the local Scottish Highland Festival, Its pretty good when smothered in Scotch!!!

Rotten Shark sounds pretty doggone bad though

Of course 1000's years ago someboby had to be the first to try the clotted month old milk in a jug in the back of a cave....ummm,cheese....

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Posted by vsmith on Thursday, September 25, 2003 1:10 AM
Come on Ed,
Menudo is TAME


I've got ya all beat for FOOD-O-HORRORS!

HAGGIS, If ya dont know what it traditionally is, DONT ASK! look it up on the web.

I only get it once a year at the local Scottish Highland Festival, Its pretty good when smothered in Scotch!!!

Rotten Shark sounds pretty doggone bad though

Of course 1000's years ago someboby had to be the first to try the clotted month old milk in a jug in the back of a cave....ummm,cheese....

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 25, 2003 3:04 AM
I would ask how we all got started on this "food" thing. But then someone would remind me about the idiot who is always tellings stories. So I won't ask. It does seem that we are in a perfect thread for it. B Y W, did I ever tell you the one about ...[:D]
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 25, 2003 3:04 AM
I would ask how we all got started on this "food" thing. But then someone would remind me about the idiot who is always tellings stories. So I won't ask. It does seem that we are in a perfect thread for it. B Y W, did I ever tell you the one about ...[:D]
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Posted by Mookie on Thursday, September 25, 2003 6:44 AM
I had to go home and ask about Kim Chee. Then wished I hadn't!

moo

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Posted by Mookie on Thursday, September 25, 2003 6:44 AM
I had to go home and ask about Kim Chee. Then wished I hadn't!

moo

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Posted by JoeKoh on Thursday, September 25, 2003 7:07 AM
Do you really want to know whats in that hot dog or bologna?
stay safe
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Posted by JoeKoh on Thursday, September 25, 2003 7:07 AM
Do you really want to know whats in that hot dog or bologna?
stay safe
joe

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Posted by vsmith on Thursday, September 25, 2003 9:26 AM
Hot dogs are just an American version of Haggis.

Haggis is traditionally served at Christmas, why? so your gratefull for all the good food we get the rest of the year.

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Posted by vsmith on Thursday, September 25, 2003 9:26 AM
Hot dogs are just an American version of Haggis.

Haggis is traditionally served at Christmas, why? so your gratefull for all the good food we get the rest of the year.

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Posted by dharmon on Thursday, September 25, 2003 9:51 AM
Mdme la Moo,

On the contrary, my co-workers think I'm really busy. As for the laughing to myself, well.....it has been said that my men will follow me anywhere, mostly out of curiuosity......

Nora, the shark thing sounds like gravloks, a Scandinavian dish of seasoned fi***hat is smoked, by burying it......of course we are talking about a group of people famous for getting liquored up, hopping in boats and pillaging the English Isles for the weekend.. I guess you could go ahead bury your kimchi at the same time, since you got the hole dug anyway.

Now Haggis, haggis is the culinary pinnalce of the scots.....need we really say anymore. I'm more inclined to go with the menudo (the food not the group) than haggis. Let's face it, it wasn't the RAF that saved the UK during the Battle of Britain, it was the sudden realization on the German's part that if they invaded Britain, they'd have to stop eating French food and start eating English food.
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Posted by dharmon on Thursday, September 25, 2003 9:51 AM
Mdme la Moo,

On the contrary, my co-workers think I'm really busy. As for the laughing to myself, well.....it has been said that my men will follow me anywhere, mostly out of curiuosity......

Nora, the shark thing sounds like gravloks, a Scandinavian dish of seasoned fi***hat is smoked, by burying it......of course we are talking about a group of people famous for getting liquored up, hopping in boats and pillaging the English Isles for the weekend.. I guess you could go ahead bury your kimchi at the same time, since you got the hole dug anyway.

Now Haggis, haggis is the culinary pinnalce of the scots.....need we really say anymore. I'm more inclined to go with the menudo (the food not the group) than haggis. Let's face it, it wasn't the RAF that saved the UK during the Battle of Britain, it was the sudden realization on the German's part that if they invaded Britain, they'd have to stop eating French food and start eating English food.
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Posted by edblysard on Thursday, September 25, 2003 9:54 AM
Yeah, Smith,
But your food isnt supposed to self ignite!
Ed

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Posted by edblysard on Thursday, September 25, 2003 9:54 AM
Yeah, Smith,
But your food isnt supposed to self ignite!
Ed

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Posted by vsmith on Thursday, September 25, 2003 10:09 AM
"If ya cant take the heat, then stay out of the kitchen" H. Trumann

especially whaen they cut open the Haggis, BTW I've had Gravloks before, at least an American version, not bad for a smoked fish.

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Posted by vsmith on Thursday, September 25, 2003 10:09 AM
"If ya cant take the heat, then stay out of the kitchen" H. Trumann

especially whaen they cut open the Haggis, BTW I've had Gravloks before, at least an American version, not bad for a smoked fish.

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Posted by zardoz on Thursday, September 25, 2003 10:09 AM
Haven't seen any complaints yet regarding this thread. Perhaps the person who complained a while ago has gotten throught his "period". I apologize.[B)]

Carry on, then!

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Posted by zardoz on Thursday, September 25, 2003 10:09 AM
Haven't seen any complaints yet regarding this thread. Perhaps the person who complained a while ago has gotten throught his "period". I apologize.[B)]

Carry on, then!

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Posted by vsmith on Thursday, September 25, 2003 10:14 AM
Maybe he might have decided to try some of the cullinary delights were discussing (not wise unless your brave) and now he's driving the porcellien bus, or calling earl, or praying to the porcellien god, or (my favorite) have a technicolor yawn.

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Posted by vsmith on Thursday, September 25, 2003 10:14 AM
Maybe he might have decided to try some of the cullinary delights were discussing (not wise unless your brave) and now he's driving the porcellien bus, or calling earl, or praying to the porcellien god, or (my favorite) have a technicolor yawn.

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 25, 2003 10:45 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by vsmith

(my favorite) have a technicolor yawn.


Sounds about as ripe as some of the so called "Food" we are discussing. [xx(]
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 25, 2003 10:45 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by vsmith

(my favorite) have a technicolor yawn.


Sounds about as ripe as some of the so called "Food" we are discussing. [xx(]

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