FoodBanter.com - View Single Post - (2007-07-02) New survey on the RFC site: Balut (follow up to 'Pickingon eggs')

PeterLucas[_4_]

(Curly Sue) wrote in news:46b2391e.1407110
@news-server.nyc.rr.com:

> On Thu, 2 Aug 2007 16:39:59 +0000 (UTC), PeterLucas >
> wrote:
>
>>merryb > wrote in news:1186070054.662734.4360
:
>>
>>> Yup- I have the "wuss" hat to prove it. There's just some things
that
>>> make me wonder why anyone would want to eat something like that. If
>>> you will or have eaten Balut, I give you a ton of credit!
>
>>
>>Same same for Malaysian 100 year old eggs.
>
> A couple of years ago I saw a food-travel show in which the host, a
> perky young lady, went to Thailand. "Thai is my favorite food!" she
> burbled. At some point in the show, she bought a 100-yr old egg from
> the market, peeled it, screwed up her courage and took a bite. The
> look on her face was priceless. Then she turned her back to the
> camera and started retching although every so often you'd catch a
> glimpse of her gagging face. I was surprized that wasn't edited out!
>
> Later int the show, she tried bugs in the market. The first bugs she
> tried, she said they were OK. The second type of bugs she tried
> caused a mild retching reaction and she tried to smile through her
> tears. The vendor stood there laughing.
>
> It was a great show and probably a lot more honest than most travel
> shows. My hat's off to her for trying the food and to the producers
> for leaving the footage in. I looked for more of her travels but
> didn't find any. IIRC, she had a British accent.
>

If you ever remember, let me know please. Would be a good one to
download and watch :-)

--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

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