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Dan Logcher
 
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Musashi wrote:

> "Dan Logcher" > wrote in message ...
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>>Michael wrote:
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>>>"Gerry" > wrote in message
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>>>>In article >, Michael
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>>>>>I've had guinea pig in South America, dog in Korea, raw horse in France
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>>>>>Japan, whale in Japan, and God knows what it was in China. It is all
>>>>>protein. My pigs would eat a live chicken in a heart beat and I'm sure
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>>>they
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>>>>>would have made short work of me if I had a heart attack in their pen.
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>>>>Horses will eat their own excrement when starving. That doesn't make
>>>>it desirable. I've eaten some stuff that made me squeamish, however
>>>>rarely. I think I'd find something else on the menu if there was dog,
>>>>cat, or any other domesticaed animal as the bill of fare.
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>>>Japan and Korea tend to have restaurants that specialize in a particular
>>>animal. Crab, fugu, or whatever. Your business associates take you to a
>>>dog restaurant and guess what...you're going to be eating dog. By the way
>>>pigs, chickens and steers are also domesticated animals.
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>>>Oh, yea a snake blood cocktail in Hong Kong is also a real treat. The only
>>>item I balked at was 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.

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>>Well put, since it is the guest of honor who is suppose to eat the eyes.
>>I've done it once, no biggie. Not all that flavorful.
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>>Dan
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> Out of curiosity, what kind of fish is this?
> And are you suppose to eat two eyes from one fish?
> Or are we talking about a bowl full of fish eyes?


It was a sea bass, or black bass.. I can't remember. I think you are
suppose to eat both eyes. Chinese restaurants in Chinatown server
chicken, fish, and lobster whole or with the head on the plate.

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Dan