Would you eat any of these?

As someone once said on the radio, "Oh the humanity!"

http://kookychow.com/kookychow/index.htm

Don't knock those Crab Chips til you tried them!!

I have also tried pickled watermelon rind. It is OK. I have a tube of anchovy paste in my fridge right now. I've always wanted to try huitlacoche, but I don't think I want to try it from a can . And I think the mint ginger ale sounds kinda good....

Hey, I love Utz crab chips, and I have had those Asian shrimp doodles pictured next to them. They aren't all bad

After seeing the "Pork brains in milk gravy" I don't think I will ever eat again.

Perhaps some Beefamato juice would settle my stomach.

I love Utz crab chips. I usually pour old bay on my regular Lays to get a reasonable facsimile.

Pork brains...blecch, and Lone Star? Maybe Clamato would be more soothing

Looks like a lot of Southern delicacies there...the brains, the chips (yum), the pickled watermelon rinds.
The corn mushrooms frightened me the most.

I used to love those vienna sausages in the Marines. They are a top seller at the on base C stores. I never ate them in garrison, but in the field they were gold. My tummy churns at the thought of eating one now, but I'd bet that they are popular in Iraq. They may have been the main dish, along with a drop of General McIlanny's hot sauce, at some in field Marine Corps birthday parties yesterday.

A finger sized sausage, coated with a layer of cold white fat packs a lot of energy.

Scrambled eggs and CALF brains was a Saturday Morning regular brunch item in our home. I don't know why it was such a staple.
Just last year we saw Brain Sandwiches on the menu at the corner cafe in Henderson, KY during the Blues and BBQ Festival there. Brains served that way are another of the 'regional' things centered on St Louis, I believe.

I like watermelon rind pickles. We have recipes for the homemade ones and there is lady at the Charlotte Farmers Market that sells these by the jars. Also, at our favorite Steak House up on the Lake, they feature Watermelon Rind Pickles on their salad bar and they are very popular.
I remember my Mom buying one of those whole chickens in a can when I was young, it was by Sweet Sue, but I don't remember how she used it.

Treet or that other canned meat reminds me of mystery meat day in high school cafeterias.

I remember having a sandwich at a party where someone had made a spread from potted meat and sandwich relish.

My Grandmother used to fry tripe-she would bread it and fry it. I just remember that it was tough to chew.

I've never tried kraut juice, but I remember about twenty years ago, it was a fad at our local skating rink, for kids to ask for a cup of pickle juice over crushed ice.

I always have some Viennies in my tackle box. I didn;t know they had a jalapeno version. I'll be looking for it. And that Treet? I have a couple of cans in my cubbard. Yummmm!

Without a doubt, the crab chips are awesome. I like watermelon pickle, even made some once, that was a lot of work. Lonestar, I was introduced to the beefmato combination in Dallas. I was visiting my sister at the time & went to one of the numerous tea rooms you find there, it was October & a bit chilly, they offered beefmato warm & it was quite good. It went very nicely with my sandwhich.

The Little Rebel Drive-in in Statesville, NC sold a special soft drink called a "Witch Doctor". Served in a jumbo milkshake cup over crushed ice, it was a mixture of all of the soft drinks on their soda fountain (Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Cheerwine, Grape, Orange, and Root Beer) mixed with a big slug of sweet pickle juice. A sweet pickle spear was stuck in top as a stirrer. It didn't have a dominant flavor, but was a really ugly muddy brown color.

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Originally posted by Michael Hoffman

I always have some Viennies in my tackle box. I didn;t know they had a jalapeno version. I'll be looking for it. And that Treet? I have a couple of cans in my cubbard. Yummmm!

Are those Viennies for you or for bait?

Actually, I have eaten (and enjoyed!!!) more of those things than I'd care to admit!

From Steve Harvey's column in today's Los Angeles Times.....

miscelLAny: For your unique-menu-items file, OC Weekly recommends the chapulines at El Fortin Restaurant in Fullerton. You know, grasshoppers.

The restaurant preps the little critters "for consumption by soaking them overnight in chile powder and lime juice," the newspaper said, "then sun-drying them until the critters are snappier than a cracker." Enjoy!

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Originally posted by Michael Hoffman

I always have some Viennies in my tackle box. I didn;t know they had a jalapeno version. I'll be looking for it. And that Treet? I have a couple of cans in my cubbard. Yummmm!

I dont keep Treet but i do have a can or two of Spam for a favorite recipe of mine-----andi used to Viennie in my tackle box to---but as i moved further south i have switched to grabbing a tub of piemento cheese and a box of crakers they dont keep well though so theres also a can of sardines--in hot sauce--in the tackle box.

My grandmother made watermelon rind pickles and I wish I had the recipe to this day.

Dennis in Cary

Oddly--not only would i but i actually have eaten alot of this stuff---may not do it twices though----and the Reindeer balls are better then the fish balls!

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Originally posted by tiki

and the Reindeer balls are better then the fish balls!

Yikes !! That sure puts a hamper on the reindeer games !! And so close to Christmas !!!


Actually .. I'd try each and every one of those products once (some I've already tried).

If you really want to get your thrills for the day, follow the links to the website http://luncheonloaf.com/luncheonloaf/ where you not only get a picture (many in color) of the luncheon loaves, but BONUS, you also getthe recipe!

(Note: The Caterpillar Egg loaf is not what it sounds like it is.)

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Originally posted by ocdreamr

Without a doubt, the crab chips are awesome. I like watermelon pickle, even made some once, that was a lot of work. Lonestar, I was introduced to the beefmato combination in Dallas. I was visiting my sister at the time & went to one of the numerous tea rooms you find there, it was October & a bit chilly, they offered beefmato warm & it was quite good. It went very nicely with my sandwhich.

Well, I like beef tea and I like tomato juice so I would probably like it.

I saw a billboard here that was advertising putting beer with Clamato juice. It was in Spanish, so don't know all of what it said.

I returned recently from a road trip to Maine and brought back, among other things (lobster included), Pickled Fiddleheads (Stanchfield Farms) and a can of the Belle of Maine Dandelion Greens... both were more than palatable and went well with my pork brains and eggs... mmmmm... pork brains... so good with eggs, but I like them straight from the can!

I've never had pickled fiddleheads, but fresh ones are lovely. They taste a bit like asparagus. I've also had the Crab Chips, and while I don't care for them, I know some people who love them. The rest of the stuff, well, no thanks.!

Hot Crispy Anchovies!!!!!!!!

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.



With mucho crab fat, por favor.

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Originally posted by tiki

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Originally posted by Michael Hoffman

I always have some Viennies in my tackle box. I didn;t know they had a jalapeno version. I'll be looking for it. And that Treet? I have a couple of cans in my cubbard. Yummmm!

I dont keep Treet but i do have a can or two of Spam for a favorite recipe of mine-----andi used to Viennie in my tackle box to---but as i moved further south i have switched to grabbing a tub of piemento cheese and a box of crakers they dont keep well though so theres also a can of sardines--in hot sauce--in the tackle box.

Oh, I keep sardines in the tackle box, too. What you don't want to do is forget that you put a slab of pie in your tackle box. I did that one year and forgot it was there. As it happened, that was the last time that year that I used that particular tackle box that summer. My usual February tacklebox cleanup was not the same.

Actually, I have had most of what is on that website and most I liked. The exception is that I have not done canned tripe, brains, pig lips, or anything with an insect in it. One word about the dried seafood, it is an Asian delicacy and most is yummy. I recommend as well the shredded/instant jellyfish.

I was introduced to a Chinese dim sum salad of shreded jellyfish (reconstituted) with garlic chives, soy, and sesame oil. It is really good and have made it at home. The jellyfish is not gelatinous when rehydrated. It tastes like chewy/cruncy sea scallops! Many guests have braved it and not only survived, but enjoyed the experience.

Guess that none of you are gonna want to eat at my house, huh?

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Originally posted by trolasater

The Little Rebel Drive-in in Statesville, NC sold a special soft drink called a "Witch Doctor". Served in a jumbo milkshake cup over crushed ice, it was a mixture of all of the soft drinks on their soda fountain (Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Cheerwine, Grape, Orange, and Root Beer) mixed with a big slug of sweet pickle juice. A sweet pickle spear was stuck in top as a stirrer. It didn't have a dominant flavor, but was a really ugly muddy brown color.

trolasater,
THAT sounds WONDERFUL!!!!! Is the place still there? Can you give epicurious me some directions? You can take me from the center of Statesville..., down from the old hotel... after all, I've got a BBQ place or two to hit thereabouts and can always visit the Goodwill Industries store in Troutman and Little Joe's Chapel and grave at the Presbyterian Orphanage in Barium Springs.
UnStikeleatherly, Ort. Carlton in Athens, Ga.
P. S. There are more people named Stikeleather (three pages' worth in the Statesville phone book) than in all the rest of the world combined. There are only three or four in Charlotte, and only one in Atlanta the last time I looked - and she's from Statesville... I know, because I called her and asked: she got a kick out of it.

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Originally posted by Kiowa1

I returned recently from a road trip to Maine and brought back, among other things (lobster included), Pickled Fiddleheads (Stanchfield Farms) and a can of the Belle of Maine Dandelion Greens... both were more than palatable and went well with my pork brains and eggs... mmmmm... pork brains... so good with eggs, but I like them straight from the can!

Kiowa1,
Belle Of Maine also cans fiddlehead ferns. Their fame actually comes from the fact that they are the only commercial canner of dandelion greens in the world. Their greens are grown on a six-acre-or-so patch right beside the factory. They also produce a third canned product, almost as esoteric as the other two, but I can't remember what it is at the moment. Maybe some of you Down Easterners can reawaken my dormant synapses.
I found dandelion greens to be delicious: I love their bitter taste. Some country people around here pick the ones in their yards and wash them carefully and cook them up.
Green With Envy, Ort. Carlton in Belle-Of-Maineless Athens, Georgia.

Honestly, have you ever tasted any beverage and said, "You know what this needs? Clams!"

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Originally posted by Ort. Carlton.

They also produce a third canned product, almost as esoteric as the other two, but I can't remember what it is at the moment. Maybe some of you Down Easterners can reawaken my dormant synapses.

To quote a very well-known person at http://www.flagpole.com/Issues/05.06.98/ort.html "Beet Greens".