Anyone who has ever been to Japan knows that the food can be a bit fishy. Don't get me wrong, I like sushi as much as the next guy, but I draw the line when it comes to eating a live fish, eel or squid. My experience at lunch yesterday was a case-in-point:
Me: What's this?
My Colleague from China: I think it's a sea slug. You should give it a try.
Me: You're joking, right? Next time, don't take me so literally when I suggest we grab some grub ...!
For the record, here are some photos of my Culinary Encounters this week, including: Pink Rice with Shrimp Eyes (which I accidentally mistook for sesame seeds), Sea Slug with Hollandaise Sauce, Crustacean Crunch, and Tentacle Surprise ...!
Tentacle Surprise! HAHAHAHAAA...eat up, Marty. It looks a heck of a lot better than those fritters at Starbucks. --Cin
ReplyDeleteA friend(& a couple of others) ate monkey brains in Asia. ackkkkkkkkkkkkk. This really isn't much better. ~Mary
ReplyDeleteFirst time we had soup with tentacles in it my husband ( a northwoods hick) announced he had eaten soup with octopus testicles!! My sister in law was very surprised!!
ReplyDeleteMaybe I need to move to Japan. I'd lose weight in no time! I think I'll take the fruit please!
ReplyDeleteOh my... good thing you are culinarily adventurous! I don't do much seafood at all... just lobster and some crab! ACK! I am all for the Kobe beef though! LOL
ReplyDeletebe well,
Dawn
http://journals.aol.com/princesssaurora/CarpeDiem/
UGH!
ReplyDeletexoxo ~Myra
I guess it's all in what you are used to...Pretty much!...But, eeeeeeeeeeuuuuuuu! No thank youuuuuuuuuuuuuuu !...kit
ReplyDeleteI have eaten the sea slug............. I reched for the rest of the meal. I must make a note to myself to wear my glasses when reading blogs. I thought it read, 'waiter, there's a testicle in my soup!'
ReplyDeleteAs long as it wasn't the waiters ;-)
Gaz
I was just going to say, hey I want his job. Love the traveling, however the strange fishy things I can do without!
ReplyDeleteTraci