Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/09/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sonny, I recall a Mississippi Department of Agriculture pamphlet about getting rid of beavers back in the 70s (dynamite was the farmer's choice) and on the back of it were tasty beaver recipes, including beaver burgers. Never had the chance to try one; probably needs lots of mustard and pickles. And I am told that some chefs are now putting nutria on their menus in New Orleans as part of a statewide nutria eradication program but I can't cite any sources for that information. Bon apetit! Bill On Sep 21, 2009, at 5:08 PM, Sonny Carter wrote: > In Louisiana, there's a recipe for damn near everything; If there's > not one, > we'll make one up. ;-} > > > > On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 6:02 PM, Ken Iisaka <ken at iisaka.com> wrote: > >> I find it offensive that when we visit foreign locales, some of us >> somehow >> feel the right to impose our on values on them. The dog meat thing >> in >> Korea >> is certainly one of them. >> A lot of Jews and Muslims would be offended by eating of pigs, and >> a lot of >> Hindi would be offended by eating of beef. And a whole bunch of >> holier-than-thou Californians are offended by consumption of anything >> animal-derived. >> >> So, my stance is that in Rome, do as Romans do, and in Korea, do as >> Koreans >> do. >> >> I am pretty close to being as omnivorous as anyone can get. I've >> eaten >> mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish, insects, and cheliceratae as >> well. If >> one's afraid, one shouldn't go to foreign locales. >> >> So how did it taste? I've heard it's delicious. >> >> Ken >> >> >> On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 3:03 PM, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: >> >>> Subject: [Leica] DEAD PIG -- now Korean food >>> >>> >>> HB Arche wrote:>I used to order blind by pointing at things on the >>> menu. >>>> On >>>> my third visit the waitress refused to accept my order - 'not for >>>> americans!'. I thought maybe I'd hit on the dog dish. >When I >>>> persisted >>>> she >>>> went for the manager who told me the item was a meat dish but >>>> served >> raw, >>>> and she flat refused to let me have it. >>>> >>> >>> Hi Arche, >>> OK here you go with what might be the Korean food story of >>> stories. :-) >>> 1988 Summer Olympics, Seoul Korea. Our photo unit and information >>> section >>> staff decided we'd all go out to a near by Korean restaurant >>> instead of >>> eating in the Press dining room where you could get excellent food >>> from >>> practically every country in the world. >>> >>> But oh no some of the ladies wanted to try Korean food. The twits >> could've >>> ordered it in the Press dining room. But they wanted to go to a real >>> location. Off we go without our translator, about 20 of us to the >>> restaurant. Now you couldn't put two words together in Korean >>> within the >>> lot, so somebody picked up a menu and picked whatever. >>> Korean waitresses kind of looked funny, a couple giggled, off they >>> went >>> with the numbers of each item selected. >>> >>> Dinner arrived, nothing recognizable, the ordering person was told >>> to try >>> it first and if it tasted OK then it was good for all. Main course >> finished >>> and everyone was anxious to know what we'd just eaten? READY?????? >>> >>> One of the Korean waitresses who could speak some English was >>> asked by >> one >>> of the girls, "What was that wonderful dinner we just had?" >>> Waitress >>> response.... "FRESH PUPPIES!" :-( You could hear a pin drop! >>> >>> Dinner was over right there! It went dead silent until one of the >>> girls >>> began to cry! That did it dinner was finito! None of the crew ever >>> went >> out >>> of the staff dining restaurant again! :-) It's called live and >>> learn on >> the >>> international scene when you don't have your interpreter with >>> you. :-) >>> >>> Dr. ted :-) >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Ken Iisaka >> first name at last name dot org or com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > Regards, > > Sonny > http://www.sonc.com > http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ > Natchitoches, Louisiana > (+31.754164,-093.099080) > > USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information