On Mon, 03 May 2010 18:04:35 +1000, Jeßus wrote:

> I consider myself reasonably adventurous with food... but most of
> those 'dishes' barely qualfy as food IMO. Ugh.

I'd eat half of them. I'll even let you pick which ones.

A lot of them probably aren't very good, is the onl;y reason I
wouldn't want to try them. If those pigs are marinated and deep
fried, I would have no problem. But to put them in unseasoned in
what looks like a bland aspic, is not what I consider a delicacy.

-sw

On Tue, 04 May 2010 18:38:13 +1000, Jeßus wrote:
>
> Kinda on the same theme - I just remembered I found this:
> http://i40.tinypic.com/1045gcp.jpg
> in the yard yesterday. It's some form of 'Stinkhorn', most likely
> Aseroe rubra, which means ‘disgusting red’.
> And I tell you what - it certainly does stink
>
> "This fungus is like a large, land, sea anemone with outstretched red
> tentacles and an evil-smelling brown-green slime in the centre. The
> fruiting body emerges from an 'egg. It has a very unpleasant odour,
> like rotting meat, to attract flies (which then spread the spores).
> # It grows on rich humic soils in sheltered spots. In Victoria, Aseroe
> rubra occurs almost exclusively in alpine areas, but in Tasmania it
> has been recorded from lowland sites close to the northern coast. It
> is also in New Zealand, New Caledonia and New Caledonia, with related
> forms further afield. "
> From:
> http://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/plant_i...EN T_ID=72342
>
>
> Wouldn't surprise me if these were delicacies somewhere in Asia

....and it wouldn't surprise me if the asians had figured out a way to make
'em taste good. inscrutable buggers.

your pal,
blake