tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422399840077165986.post1369943440227129044..comments2023-05-06T21:30:54.925+09:00Comments on Why'd we come... all this way?: Often Raw or Just Slightly CookedWillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09661426960326013304noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422399840077165986.post-46758221699971229952012-07-17T12:33:07.032+09:002012-07-17T12:33:07.032+09:00In school, I remember hearing how a group of grano...In school, I remember hearing how a group of granola-leaning students had gone up to one of the reservations where they were offered fresh salmon. Rumor has it that they refused because they were vegan or something. To me, it just didn't make any sense. I try to keep in mind that it was only a rumor I had heard. <br /><br />A little later and once upon a time in Tohoku, a slightly bloated whale had washed ashore in a spot that wasn't so easy to get to. I could see a number of well-weathered older folks who'd stopped their tiny, beater pickups along the winding road. One of the grandmas has a look in her eye that could easily be read as not wanting a perfectly good carcass to go to waste. My guess is that those people could have easily been ethnically Ainu while officially registered as Japanese. <br /><br />Either way, I don't think any of the meat was going to get anywhere near grocery store saran wrap.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09661426960326013304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422399840077165986.post-57077366724124271242012-07-14T14:05:31.820+09:002012-07-14T14:05:31.820+09:00"if someone from a tribe offered me a dish of..."if someone from a tribe offered me a dish of something traditional, yeah, I'd still eat it, out of respect."<br /><br />THIS!!<br /><br /><br />I would do the respectful thing as well no matter what was offered but wrapped in saran wrap? Fuck no...for a number of reasons.Chrishttp://badboyinjapan.blogspot.jp/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422399840077165986.post-34237077566011214662012-07-12T09:26:27.537+09:002012-07-12T09:26:27.537+09:00Ate 'suzumebachi' over New Year, fried in ...Ate 'suzumebachi' over New Year, fried in butter. A few of the larvae had gone bad and needed to be tossed. The hornets' nest had spent a few weeks in the freezer, so things weren't as fresh as they could be. Judging by the taste, the little critters go bad pretty quick. I'd still like to try them fresh one day since they are considered a delicacy by the mountain folk. Most edible material, for that matter, is probably considered a delicacy by the hungry people... anyway.<br /><br />On an earlier occasion, I had a giant hornet sauteed in rapeseed oil and heavily salted which tasted a lot like crab. A good snack w/beer. <br /><br />If you are serious about trying whale and horse, best to wait till you get here. Much cheaper all the way around. <br /><br />For the record, I won't be trying either of those again.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09661426960326013304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422399840077165986.post-38418476446371549062012-07-12T01:59:35.433+09:002012-07-12T01:59:35.433+09:00I see that picture of a suzumebachi, did you have ...I see that picture of a suzumebachi, did you have those or were they like crickets/grasshoppers?<br /><br />I really want to try whale and horse, but a restaurant got busted over here for selling whale. 600 bucks for 2 pieces of sushi.hardkoretomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06637315810666645815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422399840077165986.post-44211556432143270312012-07-11T23:40:29.633+09:002012-07-11T23:40:29.633+09:00Consuming something while it is still alive and co...Consuming something while it is still alive and conceivably able to look you in the eye is somehow just not right. Mr. Squid was probably laughing. "Yeah, just wait lady, we'll be real close. Uh-huh." <br /><br />Actually, Part IV deals with the consummation of a life-form that I had mistakenly assumed was quite dead. And how surprised I was at my discomfort when I realized that it was nowhere near deceased. Gotta 'save it for later' - so to speak. <br /><br />(Continuous gut pain and sex life... no... won't go there)Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09661426960326013304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422399840077165986.post-6603756261660169672012-07-11T23:30:26.844+09:002012-07-11T23:30:26.844+09:00Aspic... had to look it up. And realized that I...Aspic... had to look it up. And realized that I'd definitely eaten it on one occasion when it was of the fish kind. The restaurant was French, some place on Bora Bora. My worst memory at the tail-end of the a blissful trip. Thought Frechy was just messing with us, savin' the best for last. Freakin' Frogs. <br /><br />"Ass-pick". Yeah. That's what I'll call it. Sounds right.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09661426960326013304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422399840077165986.post-69921251573808907302012-07-11T23:01:49.378+09:002012-07-11T23:01:49.378+09:00To each his/her own. I've done whale and basas...To each his/her own. I've done whale and basashi, but not much else. A friend of mine ate still-squirming squid from a reputable restaurant and got such bad food poisoning she became lactose intolerant for life after a month or so of continuous gut pain...Billyhttp://www.earthdenizen.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422399840077165986.post-17322730583943451172012-07-11T20:11:38.752+09:002012-07-11T20:11:38.752+09:00I ate aspic once (I think that's what it was, ...I ate aspic once (I think that's what it was, like pork jelly). Possibly the worst thing I had in my mouth EVER. I was torn between good manners and the need to not swallow it.Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08699328937978331608noreply@blogger.com