On Aug 30, 12:50 am, Gerry > wrote:
> On 2007-08-29 12:51:00 -0700, "James Silverton"
> > said:
>
> > Apart from over-scrupulous thinking about it, what's wrong with blood
> > in cooking?
>
> Apart from what makes it disgusting? I guess that's about it. Just like
> a lot of adults don't want to eat bunnies and sheep, though if you fed
> them blind they'd love rabbit and lambchops.
>
> > I suppose some people might not like to have it for religious reasons
> > but blood sausage is eaten in Europe (don't the British like "black
> > pudding"?), blood is used in some French sauces etc.and lot's of people
> > like their steak very rare!
>
> I was reading in a Scandanavian cookbook about Danish blodpudding and
> it sounded like it would taste great. Reading about it's preparation?
> ("Continue to stir constantly so the blood won't congeal") Not so
> much. But Mr. wolf, in humor or otherwise, has dismissed a few
> cuisines to a purgatory, at least temporarily, because of some
> referential aspect.
>
> Like there was a story about a guy who knew somebody what ATE A DOG!!!
> So Korean food, BBQ, rice porridge, seafood pancakes, tofu soup and all
> get the summary evaluation: Barf: Dog burgers.

About 20 years ago, I was shown an article written by, of all things,
a Veterinarian. The article was explaining that dog was actually a
very healthy, nutritious and tasty thing to eat.

I will tell you that at the time, I thought that a veterinarian who
would write such a thing stuck me pretty funny. Why would a person who
is entrusted with the care and well-being of all animals would say
such a thing?

Of course, Vets take care of chickens, cows and pigs too. They also
eat them.

In many countries, dogs are seen as lots of things other than as
domestic pets.

In the 1970's, I had an occasion to eat dog that was served by a
Korean family to me as a guest in their home.

At the moment I was eating it, I was unaware that it was dog. It was
served in a meat salad much like kimche, but with meat added.

The kimche was fresh, not fermented, and as lots of Korean dishes, it
was pretty spicy. The flavor of the dog was pleasant and light. The
texture was a tight grained meat with almost no fat, no gristle and
very tender.

It reminded me of a center cut pork chop in flavor and texture.

Lots of people keep horses as pets also, but they can be bought in
many countries as food as well. When I was in Germany, it was
available in butcher shops for human consumption.

Bunnies. Millions of bunnies are kept as pets by children and some
adults. I love eating bunnies.

I'm rather surprised that folks in a group for sushi would have an
aversion to eating unusual foods. Sushi itself has many, many unusual
items included in it's fare.

Now, don't get me wrong. I won't be going to anyone's house,
scratching poochie behind the ears and slicing it's throat. But if dog
were available as a meat in my country, I'd eat it once in awhile.
It's good.

Eaten much the same as Kobe beef is, I can imagine that many of you
would like it.