THe New York Times has an article about the fascinating , or gross, subject of insect food.
“In the kitchen at Toscanin’s Ice Cream, David Gracer plunged a spoon into various insect-and-ice-cream concoctions. Wielding a grasshopper covered in caramel, he said: “Insects can feed the world.”
Anyone for some delicious grasshopper caramel ice cream?
I have eaten fried grasshopper, fried Grub and the old classic chocolate covered ants. I did like the grasshopper and the ants, the grubs not so much.
What is the strangest meal you have had?
2) Muslim Girl Scouts
What could be more American than a troop of girls. LIke the one above from Wichita, Kansas. From reading newspapers headlines we might easy think that Muslims in America were divorced from American culture.
Like any other group of immigrants young Muslims are intergrating themselves into the US.
I remember another article, in the Christian Science Monitor, where a young Muslim spoke of how difficult it was to relate to the Imam at the local Mosque, most of whom are from the middle east.
The boy told of how he saw a group of his friends who appeared to be listening intently to the Imam speak. Looking closer he realized they were text messege each other and paying no attention to the Imam. Just like so many other young boys at any church in America.
From the Wichita Eagle,
http://www.kansas.com/news/local/story/301275.html
“After serving apple-chicken salad in pastry shells, cucumber tea sandwichs, smoked salmon and asparagus crustini, summer berry tarts, pink lemonade with kiwi, and tea, the members of Danah Salem’s Girl Scout troop did a lively rendition of the Macarena dance,”
“The values of Girl Scouts are very similar to Islamic values.” said Salem, who leads the group of fifth and sixth graders along with Layala Anbarji. “It’s nice to re-emphasize those values in a different kind of way instead of always saying, “This is what our religion tells you.”
Where any of you girl, or boy scouts? An experence I missed out on.
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February 12, 2008 at 9:16 am
Indian Lake Papa
I lived in Louisiana for 5 years – had some of the strangest foods ever. One local restaurant served boiled crawdads (5 lb.s) in a shallow cardboard box with corn on the cob, quartered boiled seasoned potatoes with a large pitcher of ice tea – good!
February 12, 2008 at 9:23 am
darla
crayfish tails..yes I ate them and actually they weren’t bad just too much work and the thought was totally grossing me out! HAHAHA i tried!
Yes I was a girl scout in grades 4-6, then I learned to run wild in the city and ditched the girl scouts…alot of people have great experiences with scouting, I guess my head was headed some where else…hated the green dress too!
February 12, 2008 at 9:24 am
darla
is crayfish and crawdads the same thing?
February 12, 2008 at 9:49 am
Indian Lake Papa
Yep – same critters. In Louisiana they eat the tails and then suck out the heads – not this northern boy! I remember various types of gumbo as well – nothing like a Squirrel head floating on the top! I haven’t seen any comments from Ed this morning, he must be out in the CT woods after Squirrels!
February 12, 2008 at 11:45 am
Brandy
OMGosh! I haven’t eaten yet today, and now I don’t think I will!! AAAAHHHH!! So gross.
When I was little I remember watching this news program on tv about pizza sauce and how some sauces used a certain type of bug….. I can’t remember it exactly now but at the time it grossed me out so much I didn’t eat pizza for a long time. Obviously I’m over that now…. I looooove pizza. A bit too much maybe?
:blush: haha!
My step dad used to travel a lot for his job, and he’d go to other countries and bring back chocolate covered bugs. EW. No thanks.
February 12, 2008 at 11:47 am
Brandy
And no, I was not a girl scout. I was a brownie when I was really little (the step before girl scout I think) but I really was not much of a joiner. LOL I was too shy, which makes me laugh now, b/c I am far from shy.
February 12, 2008 at 11:55 am
edfromct
Indian Lake Papa, we don’t have to hunt after our dinner. We just wait by the highway for some fresh road kill.
I really like crayfish, in the restaurants here they call them “cajun popcorn”. I have never tried sucking out the heads though. I did found a recipe for crayfish, http://www.ehow.com/how_2152143_make-cajun-popcorn.html
I have had what was called “possum stew” once. I have no idea what kind of meat was actually in the stew. It wasn’t too bad. You can put any type of meat in a stew as long as the sauce is good.
I like to try different types of food when I eat out. I’ll try anything. In Japan one restaurant serves lobster where the head is still moving. Now that’s fresh!
I mentioned one time on Tam’s site, I think, about one date in New York who freaked out when they served the fish with the head still on. She jump and spilled wine on her dress. The rest of the evening did not go any better.
Darla, when I was growing up many of us thought the boy and scouts where not “cool”. I think we missed out on a lot of fun.
February 12, 2008 at 1:23 pm
edfromct
Brandy, what will put off a meal is if I don’t like how it smells. What it looks like, of strange or different it is, doesn’t bother me.
I have a few friends who rave about Limburger cheese. I can’t even stay in the same room with the stuff. I like cheese on pizza and of course cheesecake. Don’t put it on any of my food otherwise.
February 12, 2008 at 4:00 pm
tam
I can easily dump a half can of parmesan cheese on my sketti!!! Mmm-Mmm!
Strangest food?
Cows tongue – uuuhhhhh
Rattle Snake – Yum-Meeeee!!!! Super tasty!
Fried Gizards and Hearts with Lawrys Garlic Salt (lots of it) I grew up on this dish!
I wanted so badly to be a Brownie when I was in Kindergarten. Mama said no. We probably couldn’t afford it. I was never able to join anything in fact. I spent lots of time in my room, writing and singing, and checking out my radical white girl dance moves in the mirror
February 12, 2008 at 4:45 pm
edfromct
Tam, do you have any good recipes for rattlesnake?
I found this site which claims to have a recipe for anything that you can hunt or fish for.
http://www.recipesforwildgame.com
They list armadillo, muskrat, woodchuck and Yak. I can’t wait to try the Yak steaks.
February 12, 2008 at 5:32 pm
tam
Well, I’ve only eaten snake once. I was in the 3rd grade, but remember it very well. We were camping, riding dirt bikes when one of the kids ran over the snake. One of the dads went back to get it, skinned and cleaned it in the river, wrapped it in foil with butter and garlic and cooked it over the campfire. So good! Tender, absorbed the flavors so well, leaving it tasting so rich. Yums!
February 12, 2008 at 6:07 pm
praise365
Goat is pretty good, roasted over a fire like a pig. All dark meat and pretty tender. Snails are also one of my favorites but usually not on the menu at the local Pennsylvania Dutch resturants. Any kind of liver (especially venison with onions and peppers, Yum!)
Was a boy scout for 4 years and it was pretty cool, lots of camping, canoe trips and general rowdyness.
Roast yak is awesome!
February 12, 2008 at 6:42 pm
edfromct
Hi praise365.
I love snails in butter sauce. I did try goat once and wasn’t too crazy about. My guess is it wasn’t cooked properly. Roasting over a fire is a great way to cook meat. I have to remember that the next time I try goat.
We had liver once a week when I was young. It wasn’t one of my favorite meats. I am afraid in my family we tended to over cook most meats to make sure all the germs were killed. Of course so was all the flavor.
Venison liver with onions and peppers does sound yumy!
October 21, 2008 at 4:54 pm
abed
hello layla enshaa allah bekhair
October 21, 2008 at 8:10 pm
edfromct
hi abed. Thanks for stopping by.
Knowing no Arabic I tried to look up the words in your comment. The only phrase I found was “enshaa Allah” or “inshaa Allah” which appears to mean “God Willing” and “bekhair” may be something like “well”. Kind words and again thanks for leaving a comment.