[Sca-cooks] Re: Yes, it's gross, but I'm curious . . .

[Brett McNamara]

I used to subscribe heartily to the desperation or desperation theory
of "who the hell ate that first?"

However, to more food traditions I see, the more I think many culinary
oddities are part of a less radical evolution.  We are simply missing
enough links to get left with a platypus.  We know enough of the
history of, say, black pudding, to know where is comes from.  However,
on it's own, we'd be left with, "Brits eat congealed pig's blood...
ewww."

Ok, it's still an ewww.  Never mind.

On a side note, I once saw an African cook book that used dung as an
ingredient.  No joke.  Any thoughts?



On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 20:01:21 -0400, Bill Fisher <liamfisher at gmail.com> wrote:
> Well, like many culinary traditions, it probably started with the phrase:
> 
> "Here, you want this?  I'm just going to throw it away..."
> 
> Probably the same way beer, coffee and other beverages got started.
> 
> "I left this water I boiled the wheat in stand out and I didn't want to just
> throw it away, and whoooo, it makes you feel weird after it has been s
> stored..."
> 
> You have to figure a lot of this is accidental.
> 
> 'cept maybe the dissolving the chicken in ale....
> 
> or puttin deer poo in your beer....
> 
> Cadoc
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Mon, 13 Sep 2004 15:40:53 -0400, Brett McNamara <brettmc at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I don't think of kumiss as being brewed so much as, um, nutured.
> >
> > Trying to milk a horse is an act of desperation in anyone's book.
> > Hanging the result in a bladder in the doorway to find it's way to
> > fermentation is certainly wishful thinking.  Taking the swollen
> > bladder and declaring it potable is blind faith.
> >
> > Watching someone trick their best friend into drinking the stuff when
> > the Tully's run out; priceless. ;)
> >
> > Seriously, the stuff is wretched.  Go to a middle eastern market and
> > try out some kefir drinks.  If you're still interested, well, good
> > luck and don't be too far from a functional bathroom.
> >
> > Wistan
> >
> > On Mon, 13 Sep 2004 14:44:33 -0400, Sebastian Manetti
> >
> >
> > <sebastian at mongiovi.net> wrote:
> > > Adamantius sez:
> > > > Besides, I didn't mention the kumiss with the beef dissolved in it.
> > > > We couldn't find tiger bones... ;-)
> > >
> > > You know, despite popular opinion, I'm still interested in brewing some
> > > Kumiss someday .. But I'm not so sure about Tiger-Bone Kuniss .. The next
> > > thing you're going to tell me is there's an Kumiss recipie that's an
> > > aphordisiac that have a tiger's *!@#$ dissolved in it ..
> > >
> > > Different strokes and all that ;)
> > > -Sebastian
> > >
> > >
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