"Tippi" > wrote in message
om...
> "Michael" > wrote
> > I balked at [...] fish eyes. Just couldn't handle it and told my host
> > that I wasn't worthy of the honor. He took the hint and wolfed it down.
>
> If I remember correctly you can't "wolf down" fish eyes, because when
> they are cooked the centre part becomes very hard. My mom spits it out
> like a fruit pit. The part surrounding the "pit" though is very
> gelatinous and thus regarded as nutritious.

Neither of the consumers of the eyes spit out anything. Lots of domo
arigato and such. The Chinese host spoke Japanese and the Japanese guest
spoke Chinese and the whole bowing thing left this dumb ass southern boy in
the wake.