Feeling Hungry?

[Buenchico]

Would anything here tempt you into trying it?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-46030646

[Tilly2]

I'll stick to haddock and chips if that's ok. That maggoty thing is truly disgusting.

My grandma used to do boiled sheep's head though. I didn't like the wool getting stuck in my teeth and the eyes were a bit off-putting.!

[DTCwordfan]

Had the bull's penis in Beijing and it was seriously delicious - served with a mushroom sauce - I went back in to the platter for more.

In China, bull, tiger, deer and bear's are considered as Chinese Viagra, the female equivalent being deep-fried scorpions.

Told the ex about it and her comment was 'I suppose that it's one of those dishes that grow on you.'

[Buenchico]

Some things there don't seem too bad to me. (I'm not that keen on caviar but I do love root beer!)

However I think that I'll pass on most of it though (especially the jumping maggots!)

[DTCwordfan]

Sheeps head no issue and no different to a good tete de veau in France/Belgium/Luxembourg - plenty of eyeballs in the Middle East and in China, it was fish eyes and lips....

[david small]

Mine is a cheese sandwich sans maggots.

[Buenchico]

Hmmm.

"Had the bull's penis in Beijing"
and
"bull, tiger, deer and bear's are considered as Chinese Viagra"
and
"Told the ex about it"

I can't help wondering what position you were in at the time or, possibly, whether you'd got a dish of deep-fried scorpions ready to serve to her ;-)

[Buenchico]

>>> Mine is a cheese sandwich sans maggots

If it's a decent blue cheese, David, I suspect that viewing it through a microscope could be just as off-putting as seeing all those maggots!

[Tilly2]

The maggots are protein, I suppose.

[Buenchico]

Well if it's protein that you're seeking, Tilly2, here are a few suggestions for you ;-)

https://theluxuryspot.com/unusual-sources-of-protein-people-really-eat/

[tamborine]

Hugely expensive but its slimy, like a bowl of snot.....birds nest soup - yuk

[Buenchico]

It doesn't look too tempting, Tambo!
https://www.thedailymeal.com/sites/default/files/story/2016/birdsnestsoup.JPG

[gness]

No way, Chris...my tummy still churns from when my daughter went to Dawson City and drank a Sourtoe Cocktail...... :-(

[wolf63]

I'm pretty cautious when it comes to food, especially meat. I know that many people eat lamb, rabbit, cats,dogs,ducks and horses but I would not be able to.

Young Frankie likes his spiders to be very fresh and very alive.

[Buenchico]

I think I'll pass on that one, Gness!
https://www.theguardian.com/news/shortcuts/2018/apr/11/sourtoe-cocktail-made-with-frozen-human-toe

My cats have decided that spiders are too much like hard work, Susan. They insist on being served by me personally ;-)

[tonyav]

Chris, I was feeling a bit peckish. But then I clicked on the links :-(

[Buenchico]

If you look hard enough, Tony, I'm sure that there'd be something you'd like in those links. (Haggis? Root beer? I love them both!)

[wolf63]

Root beer and irn very are vile. Haggis is okay in small amounts

[Buenchico]

I get through loads of haggis. I split them into three and then freeze them. They're then easy to microwave.

[tonyav]

I know what's in haggis but what is in root beer ?.

[Buenchico]

Root beer is traditionally made from sassafras root but these days most of the stuff you can buy is made from artificial flavourings:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Root_beer

Dirt cheap in Asda:
https://groceries.asda.com/product/flavoured-fizzy-drinks/carters-root-beer-cans/39973