stevez wrote:I have never eaten anything at McDonald's containg ground "beef" regardless of it's cutsy name.

Hello, I'm new here. I'm a long time lurker. First time posting.

I came across this website/blog as I tried to figure out things I've never eaten.

But this stuff I've never eaten and pobably never will. It's a good thing Steve gave us all the details. He's my new Hero, at least for today. Here you go. It's hilarious! Warning! This is not for the faint of heart.

http://www.thesneeze.com/mt-archives/ca ... eat_it.php

j.t.

Hell, I've still never had Hot Doug's duck-fat fries.

I've got my fingers crossed for horse-fat fries one of these days.

You know, I will have to second the Hot Doug's Duck Fat Fries.

Taco al Pastorius wrote:Hello, I'm new here. I'm a long time lurker. First time posting. I came across this website/blog as I tried to figure out things I've never eaten.

Warning! This is not for the faint of heart.

http://www.thesneeze.com/mt-archives/ca ... eat_it.php

j.t.

Welcome, TaP. This link is indeed extreme. The "prison wine" in particular, scared me. However, if you tool around LTH, I think you will find numerous references to silkworm pupas and other insect preparations, as well as huitlacoche. (Me, I think that Steve of "Steve, Don't Eat It!" should have gotten a clue from the brand names, "Ralph" and "Dolores.")

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Zimm wrote:
Head-On Shell-On Shrimp.

I've seen them at places, but have yet to eat them. I see that the Little 3 happiness has some great ones. How exactly does one tackle these little guys? I'd love to go eat them as soon as I know how to do it like a pro.

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It's as simple as bite and chew. Now you're a pro.

Best,
Michael


Doesn't the shell get a bit tough to chew through? I'm game, but I want to be sure we're talking about the same thing here.

Thanks,
Zimm

Zimm wrote:Doesn't the shell get a bit tough to chew through? I'm game, but I want to be sure we're talking about the same thing here.

Yes, we're talking about the same thing: these.

The cooking process increases the crispness and brittleness of the shell. I don't find them particularly tough to chew through, but it is not without a bit of effort.

Tougher than a soft-shell crab, but not bad or unpleasant.

Best,
Michael

Excellent. I'm looking forward to chewing through a plate or two one of these days. Had I not asked I dare say I would be trying to peal the shells off, but then I'd be mad becuase I'd be losing the flavor and then I'd be mad that I ordered something that I wasn't sure how to eat.

So thanks for clearing up my ignorant ways

Zimm

Zimm, getting the shells nice and crispy is something that a lot of places get wrong. If they're chewy, it's because they weren't well-prepared. A couple of times when I had them in China, they were so cracker crisp I did a double-take. I even ate at a restaurant once that did the same thing with lobster shells. There was no meat in the dish... just seasoned, crunchy lobster shells.

Don't a LOT of sushi places offer fried shrimp heads? I haven't asked form them in a few years, but a friend and I used to always ask for the heads after ordering either sweet shrimp or dancing shrimp nigiri. They also seemed MUCH bigger than those look int the S&P shrimp pik posted.
The heads were always dusted with something and fried hard with the innard stuff in-tact. Eyeballs, antennae and all. Not too hard to eat, but some mouth tissue scraping was likely. - No more than say, a bowl of Captain Crunch. Uh oh - Now I've got a craving. Actually, as I recall, some of the places we'd frequent would ASK if you wanted the head if you ordered the dancing shrimp. Pretty sure I've had them at Matsuya. Can't remember where else, but we'd always get a big kick out of it. When they arrived at the table, all eyes would be on us as we crunched away on the giant shrimp heads.

LOL - just found a few piks -

http://www.eugeneciurana.com/galereya/view_photo.php?set_albumName=sushi-HOWTO-companion&id=IMG_0615

http://elmomonster.blogspot.com/2005/09/tommys-sushi-tustin.html
YUMMMM!

Whoever wrote this, totally has it right:

....The amaebi (sweet raw shrimp) was fine, but staggeringly expensive at $4.50 when you think that it's really just two small bites of neutral-tasting raw shrimp. But of course, the point of ordering amaebi (at least for me) are the:

Shrimp heads, shrimp heads,
Rolly polly shrimp heads

...which, of course, were great! These leftover shells and heads, byproducts of the raw shrimp nigiri sushi, are rendered until crackling in boiling hot oil. Then it is served golden and crispy with a wedge of lemon.

Biting down on the feelers, eyeballs, antennae, head and carapace results in a lovely crunch, similar in texture to an extremely well-done, deep fried soft-shell crab.

Like divine pork rinds of the ocean, with a briny pulpy center and spiky appendages that could easily poke a hole through your cheek, I realize that it is an acquired taste. But it is one addiction that I am always happy to indulge.


Shrimp heads, shrimp heads,
Rolly polly shrimp heads,
Shrimp heads, shrimp heads,
Eat them up,
Yum!

seebee wrote:Shrimp heads, shrimp heads,
Rolly polly shrimp heads,
Shrimp heads, shrimp heads,
Eat them up,
Yum!

Courtesy of youtube, you can revisit the short film with the catchy song about fish heads.

Regards,

I have to admit I only order amaebi for the head, so I always make sure they're set up to do it. Of course, if they aren't, it might not be worth sticking around, anyway.

Cathy2 wrote:

seebee wrote:Shrimp heads, shrimp heads,
Rolly polly shrimp heads,
Shrimp heads, shrimp heads,
Eat them up,
Yum!

Courtesy of youtube, you can revisit the short film with the catchy song about fish heads.

Regards,

You are quite right...I assume Seebee was paraphrasing the famous new wave hit.

I have been slowly working my way through the LTH archives ever since discovering this wonderful site a few weeks ago. I just had to resurrect this thread.

The one food I haven't eaten, but have wanted to for at least the past two years is foie gras. My quest for foie gras has been somewhat hampered by the ban in Chicago, but by the good graces of God, I will try foie gras before I die.

I'm more of a lurker than a poster here, but I had to reply to the shrimp heads...
sushi fried shrimp heads are delish!
I love them whenever I find them!
(Although I can't stand Sea Urchin-but I have tried it)
There isn't much I won't try once-
I think I'd be hesitant to even try durian, if Zimmern gags on it on TV it makes me think it's got to be pretty bad, although Tony Bourdain ate it OK...
I've never tried any type of Rocky Mountain "Oysters" although I've never been any where and seen it available.
Having heard my half-Norwegian husband rant against Lutefisk for 25+ years, don't think I'd be eager to try that, otherwise I'm pretty adventurous-
have tried alligator which is OK, rabbit which is great if done correctly, and just about every type of game meat.
I'm always the one who will order the "weird" thing on the menu, because you never know what delicious undiscovered dish is out there...

I have this memory of a cookout
when I was maybe 5 or 6 years old,
and asking what a man was cooking
on the grill, then being told they were
eyeballs. He was an older Hispanic
man, a distant relative of some other
distant inlaw-or-other. Over the years
I've asked other family members if
they remembered this, and was always
met with blank stares, and maybe a
"Eyeballs! Nobody eats EYEBALLS!".
Not until this Forum did I ever encounter
others talking of eating them. Now I
need to search out the infamous
Eyeball Tacos.

I just can't see eating eyeballs, and I won't hear of munching pig's ears!
(I'm killin' myself here...)

irisarbor wrote:I've never tried any type of Rocky Mountain "Oysters" although I've never been any where and seen it available.

Not one of my prouder moments, but i was shamed into eating these by a very tough waitress and a tablefull of Oklahomans at a business dinner last year. They call them lamb fries...served with cocktail sauce. They were ok, tasted spongey but I havent had any other kind of testicle before so i really have nothing to compare

What I havent tried are the intestines at Sun Wah even though I really want to pull the trigger. Next trip.

Cattlemen's Steakhouse
1309 S Agnew Ave
Oklahoma City, OK 73108
(405) 947-1484
www.cattlemensrestaurant.com

iblock9 wrote:Not one of my prouder moments, but i was shamed into eating these by a very tough waitress and a tablefull of Oklahomans at a business dinner last year. They call them lamb fries...served with cocktail sauce. They were ok, tasted spongey but I havent had any other kind of testicle before so i really have nothing to compare

Cattlemen's Steakhouse
1309 S Agnew Ave
Oklahoma City, OK 73108
(405) 947-1484
www.cattlemensrestaurant.com

Wow. A blast from the past.

Used to eat lunch about every other Friday at Cattleman's, from 1980 to 1987. Most every time, I had the lamb fries. At various other venues over my time living in OKC, had calf and turkey fries as well, and always enjoyed them.

Lamb eyeballs (from the baked lamb's heads in Greektown) OTOH, will not pass my lips.