"Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
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> beta wrote:
>>
>> what is scrapple?
>>
>> please don't tell me to google it.. that's so anti-social
>>
>> EVERYBODY could google everything...
>> this is not a google referral service is it?
>>
>> THE HELL IS SCRAPPLE?
>
> Bravo for not googling it!
>
> It's pieces of Italian truffles and fermented pork
> embedded in a solid block of aspic. Thinly sliced
> and pan-fried in ultra-extra virgin olive oil, it
> becomes something like a giant golden potato chip.
> But the experience of eating it is absolutely
> indescribable. Your mouth literally goes numb,
> as the aroma totally overrides your sense of taste.
> As the scrapple breaks into little pieces and
> releases even more aroma, for about 15 minutes or
> more, the sensory part of your brain will be completely
> overwhelmed by the scrapple. Your ears will ring,
> if you hear anything at all. If somebody is in
> the same room with you talking at you, you'll
> see their lips move but you'll only hear disconnected
> sounds, not speech. Your vision will become blurred
> (true scapple enthusiasts say you should close your
> eyes while eating scrapple -- but that's only so
> they can steal any unused portion from your plate).
> After the effect wears off, you'll feel a strong
> urge to obtain more scrapple, but unfortunately
> if you do, it won't have the same effect. You've
> got to stay away from scrapple for a few days
> before you can get that kind of effect again.
> If you eat scrapple too frequently, you'll lose
> this effect altogether, so it's really best to indulge
> only a few times a year. Hope this helps! :-)

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