On Tue, 5 Jan 2016 14:03:23 -1000, dsi1 > wrote:

>On 1/5/2016 11:29 AM, Janet B wrote:
>> On Tue, 5 Jan 2016 11:18:15 -0800 (PST), dsi1 >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 1:26:37 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
>>>> "dsi1" <> wrote in message
>>>> ...
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>>>>> We went to a Japanese/Korean grill your own restaurant today. My son
>>>>> ordered some kind of funny looking pale substance to grill. Normally I
>>>>> would have assumed it was chicken but was surprised to find out it was
>>>>> intestines. I tried some and it was like chewing on some rubber that oozed
>>>>> fat. I gave up after a while because my teeth was not able to break up
>>>>> that tissue. I am resolved to try some of those wacky things that my son
>>>>> will eat. Can pig uterus be next?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Were they chitterlings? Google it They used to be on sale a lot when
>>>> I was a child but I haven't seen them in many years. No, I have never tried
>>>> one)
>>>>
>>>
>>> Chitlins, in the US, is mostly associated with poor black folk food. Ironically, it is reserved for special occasions these days because it's not something you prepare on a whim. You have to boil that pigs guts for hours to get rid of the smell and soften it up a bit - well, that's my understanding anyway.
>>>
>>> The intestines that I had was probably beef and I can't say if it was boiled prior to it being grilled. It was some pretty tough material and I had to spit it out - not because of the taste but because my teeth seemed to have no effect on it whatsoever.
>>>
>>> Later on, I had a bad case of the trots. I figured it was the battle of the intestines - my guts vs their guts. Their guts must have won. OTOH, it was probably the small piece of fried cheese cake what really done me in.
>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I kind of like it when the kids surprise me with the things they'll do. I
>>>>> really do want them to have lives of their own. So far so good.
>>>>
>>>> Excellent!!! Enjoy when you can and be grateful that you can. Long may you
>>>> have that joy!
>>>>
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>> I shopped at my Winco yesterday and saw chitlins, bags of fresh masa
>> dough and corn husks available . Now, they may always be available
>> but not so prominently displayed (I'm assuming because of the recent
>> holidays)
>> Janet US
>>
>
>Sounds like you must be part African American, Samoan, and Mexican!

In the last few years, supermarkets in my city have become far more
cosmopolitan. We can get most any food seen on TV cooking shows as
well as items for a growing multinational community.
Janet US