different cuisine...
@masterviajero (697)
Philippines
May 25, 2007 5:13pm CST
my dad would usually bring boar and deer meat and eel from work (given by comrades).. he loves eating them but i dont.. he always tell stories about he had tried snake and lizards before.. snakes taste like chicken they said, but still i dont want to..
so if given the chance, would you try boar, deer, eel, snake, lizard meat? well aside from those that we usually eat like farm rats (well some like it), eggs of red ants that we call hantik, edible beetle we call abal-abal, locusts, etc.. or the ilocano "binubudan" or yeast for rice wine?
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@Phlamingho (7824)
• Denmark
26 May 07
Deer and eel are very common food here in Denmark so I have no problem with that. THere's nothing I wouldn't try at least once so yes I'd take snake and lizzard if someone cooked it for me.
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@masterviajero (697)
• Philippines
26 May 07
really? wow. good to hear that someone from europe would like to try that! but i will really never try snake or lizard, even if my dad or someone i know cook it..
@tala91285 (1074)
• Philippines
27 May 07
I started eating deer and boar at a very young age. My dad introduced it to me along with eel. Eel is good when it's grilled ^_^
You should try the bayawak (monitor lizard). It tastes like chicken, only bonier and its eggs have the texture of boiled kamote (sweet potatoes) but it tastes like regular egg yolk (egg yolk because that's all there is inside the egg: yolk).
Sea urchins have an acquired taste so I only eat them sometimes.
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@masterviajero (697)
• Philippines
27 May 07
i really had never tried deer, boar or eel.. i cant stand the smell when my dad dries them.. but he really like it!
you have more experience in trying exotic cuisine than me. i salute you for that! ;) have you tried snakes?
id like to try sea urchin when i have the chance.. id rather try seafoods than the meat above!
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@tala91285 (1074)
• Philippines
27 May 07
I haven't tried snakes yet although my dad told me that they taste like chicken. I do eat snails and frogs though.. Frogs taste like chicken too ehehe.. I've eaten carabao meat and it tastes like beef, only tougher. I've also tried eating kangaroo meat. It tastes like beef too, but it has that "malansa" aftertaste so you have to eat it with mint jelly.
Sea urchins...it's either you like them or you don't. I've only eaten them raw, as sushi, and it's pretty slimy...not to mention expensive. You should also try eating raw beef (sushi or tartar steak). It's good!
@masterviajero (697)
• Philippines
27 May 07
lots of people say the same thing with the taste of snake, but still wont try it. and i do eat snails and and frogs, too. ever tried catching the frogs yourself? its quite fun i tell you.. carabao maybe but not kangaroo... also ill try ostrich meat.
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@Withoutwings (6992)
• United States
31 May 07
::shuddering:: I've been a vegetarian for 13 years and I wouldn't eat any of those things you mentioned. There is no way I could ever eat an insect even if I ate meat - they just creep me out too badly. I'd probably starve if I was stranded on an island because I don't think I could make myself it fish or bugs.
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@masterviajero (697)
• Philippines
31 May 07
lets just hope that the island is an island forest.. ;) my mom had hard time feeding me vegetables before, but gradually i came to like some of them. thanks
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