On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 23:47:46 -0600, Damsel >
wrote:

>Some of you long-timers may remember back a few years ago when I went to
>the store, bought a single button mushroom, sliced it and sauteed it in
>butter, ate it, and lived to tell the story. I still avoid mushrooms, but
>they're not as horrible as I'd thought they'd be.
>
Why would you expect something so many people like to be horrible? I
can understand people objecting to andouillettes, haggis, or
jellyfish, although I don't myself. But mushrooms?

Spread out now, and try some more interesting mushrooms.

>Fast forward to earlier this evening. We went to one of those Chinese
>buffets that's exactly like every other Chinese buffet in the US. They had
>mussels with cheese, served in a little dish made directly by God Himself.
>I have no idea what kind of cheese they used. Looked like Parmesan to me,
>but who knows?
>
>Anyway, I took one, and I ate it. Tasted a lot like a clam to me at first,
>then the flavor got fishier as time went on. Altogether, it wasn't a
>hideous experience. I'd probably grab a couple the next time we go there.

It might be good to seek out a Belgian restaurant to try mussels
again. They take a religious view of mussels and are unlikely to goof
them up.

Once you know how they should come out, they are really quick and easy
to do at home.



Rodney Myrvaagnes NYC J36 Gjo/a


"Biologists think they are chemists, chemists think they are phycisists,
physicists think they are gods, and God thinks He is a mathematician." Anon