On Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:07:33 -0700, Shearon, Tim wrote: >Pit Viper- what no Fugu? :)
Apparently no because of the dangers involved in handling it. However, here is a blog entry by a person who had a meal as a Fugu restaurant in the Ginza district of Japan: http://luxuryhaven.blogspot.com/2009/09/encounter-with-deadly-japanese-delicacy.html Quoting from the blog: |In Japan, discerning gourmets pay tremendous prices for a |dinner of Fugu, ranging from about US$100 – US$200 per |person. Fugu is extremely expensive & only prepared by |trained, licensed chefs who know that one bad cut means |almost certain death for a customer. In fact, many such deaths |occur annually. Hence, the fish is sliced very carefully to |obtain the largest possible amount of meat without the poison. |A special knife called Fugu Hiki, is traditionally used to slice Fugu. | |Each year, these incidents led to between 34 & 64 victims being |hospitalized & zero to six deaths. One of the most famous victims |was the Kabuki actor & "living national treasure" Bando |Mitsugoro VIII who requested 4 servings of Fugu liver (the most |toxic part) & died after eating them. Although Fugu is much |celebrated by connoisseurs, the ‘forbidden fruit’ is the only delicacy |officially prohibited to the Emperor of Japan. >I've had sweet potato(e), eggplant, crab and wasabi >ice cream and they were quite good though I admit they seemed >unusual. Still, Pit viper? Tim Y'know, I'm a plain vanilla kind of guy when it comes to ice cream, so I haven't been too curious about taste testing some of the Japanese flavored ice creams though they probably wouldn't be too hard to get in NYC (there are a few Japanese food stores in the neighborhood). As for Pit viper? I don't know but maybe it tastes like chicken? ;-) -Mike Palij New York University [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Mike Palij [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, September 25, 2009 11:28 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Cc: Mike Palij Subject: re: [tips] Taste like chicken You obviously harbor some serious eurocentric tendencies, especially when it comes to ice cream. Please, I ask, where in Florence would one be able to get a decent cone or cup of the following ice cream flavors which are popular among the Japanese: Fish ice cream Octopus ice cream Squid ice cream Ox tongue ice cream Sweet potato ice cream Fried eggplant ice cream Crab ice cream Wasabi (horseradish) ice cream Shrimp ice cream Eel ice cream Chicken Wing ice Cream Cactus ice cream Whale ice cream Oyster ice cream Seaweed ice cream Spinach ice cream Garlic ice cream Lettuce and Potato ice cream Pit Viper ice cream Indian Curry ice cream Charcoal ice cream Chilli pepper ice cream and so on... These flavors are just a sample of the one used to produce flavored ice cream and the following website lists the "101 frightening flavors from around the world": http://www.who-sucks.com/food/101-frightening-ice-cream-flavors-from-around-the-world I would nominate the following as the most frigthening flavor (from Japan) |17. Raw Horseflesh Ice Cream. The mere thought of |putting raw horseflesh into ice cream may be enough to |produce plenty of neigh ... er, naysayers. And, rightfully so. |You can get it straight from the horse's mouth, this would have |to vie for the vilest ice cream ever created. The chunks of meat |inside it offer ample proof of why horseflesh is usually used in dog food. The "Gee, I didn't even know that was a flavor Award" goes to: |70. Natural Viagra Ice Cream. Just what the ice cream shops have |been missing - Viagra flavored ice cream. I just didn't know Viagra |had a flavor, nor do I want to know what it's like. But maybe Florence has a vendor where one can get a nice double scoop of the following: 71. Spaghetti Bolognaise Ice Cream. And just to show that the U.S. can be as weird as anyone else in the world consider the following: |And then at Ohio State University, people have developed odd and |unmarketable flavors such as: |98. Sauerkraut Sherbet. |99. Potatoes-and-Bacon Ice Cream. |100. Squash Ice Cream. |101. Mustard Ice Cream. I bet none of these flavors taste like chicken. :-) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
