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Post by alanseago on Nov 12, 2010 2:50:08 GMT
Balut, the local delicacy. is devoured regularly here, the vendors cycle past every day. I politely decline. What is it? Balut are duck eggs that have been incubated until the fetus is all feathery and beaky, and then boiled alive. The bones give the eggs a uniquely crunchy texture. They are enjoyed in Cambodia, Philippines and the fifth and seventh levels of hell. They are typically sold by street vendors at night, out of buckets of warm sand. You can spot the vendors because of their glowing red eyes, and the faint, otherworldly sound of children screaming. Read more: www.cracked.com/article_14979_the-6-most-terrifying-foods-in-world.html#ixzz1524Emix4 |
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Post by everso on Nov 12, 2010 16:27:19 GMT
Dear god.....
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Post by aubrey on Nov 12, 2010 21:26:19 GMT
When you see the words "Local Delicacy" you know that something ghastly is coming up.
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Post by Weyland on Nov 12, 2010 21:59:13 GMT
When you see the words "Local Delicacy" you know that something ghastly is coming up. Good point, Aubrey. Juweed eee-oooze, for instance. (Landan.) Maatjes -- raw young virgin herring, swallowed whole. (Holland.) Chitlins -- pig intestines. (Dixie.) Peepoo -- what cannibals eat. (SE England.) Oysters -- naah -- nobody would believe this one.. . . I'm afraid I can't go on any further. |
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Post by aubrey on Nov 12, 2010 22:51:00 GMT
Chitlins:
The evil prince reaches into the bowels of the ravaged experimental pig and gorges himself on the raw entrails, tossing scraps to the broadway zombies.
Rhonda:
Oh my god! look what he's doing with that stuff from inside the pig! yuck! that's disgusting! are you sure this guy is a prince?
Harry:
He's an evil prince, dear...and part-time theater critic! they don't make a heck-of-a-lot of money, y'know! we should probably feel sorry for him. you have to admit, those are some of the least
expensive cuts of pork.
Thing-fish:
Don't you white folks know nothin'? dat cock-sucker not only mean 'n dangerous, he ignint in regards to de prep'ratium o' food-stuffs! even in san quentim i never seen nobody eat a raw chitlin'!
Uthafucker be crazy! an' when dat gobbige make it's way thoo de digestium process, you bes' be hopin' you on yo' way outa heahh! next item de boy be inventin' come under de headin' o' industrial pollutium!
Harry:
Just what are these...chitlin's?
Thing-fish:
Dat dere id perhaps de questium most frequently posed by members of yo' species! i'll jes' gets de mammys t'hep me relucidate dis bafflin' concept wit another thrillin' numbuh! straighten up in
Hair and pay attentium! people, dis is fo yo' own good! do you know what you are?
(I'm sorry - Chitlins just get me - right there you know?)
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Post by Weyland on Nov 12, 2010 23:05:57 GMT
(I'm sorry - Chitlins just get me - right there you know?) Oh, yes indeed, I do know. But they're not that bad as long as they're fried crispy. No doubt they have them battered in Glasvegas. And Belgrade, by now. |
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Post by housesparrow on Nov 13, 2010 5:47:41 GMT
 I hear that 10 year old girls are getting the contraceptive pill, so how on earth are they able to monitor the sex life of a herring?
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Post by alanseago on Nov 13, 2010 8:44:18 GMT
Herrings never lie.
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Post by Weyland on Nov 13, 2010 10:04:51 GMT
I hear that 10 year old girls are getting the contraceptive pill, so how on earth are they able to monitor the sex life of a herring? Monitor? It's Holland, not Holland Park. I've seen and heard the term "virgin herring" used in this context, but that was a clumsy translation. They're immature herrings, in other words -- wait for it . . . brits.  |
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Post by Weyland on Nov 13, 2010 10:17:00 GMT
Historical Note: One of the principal pillars of the Hansa, the herring trade, was very seriously damaged centuries ago when the Baltic herring population apparently defected to the North Sea. That, and the fact that Denmark, Holland, and England were intent on grinding them down at the time.
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Post by Weyland on Nov 13, 2010 10:21:21 GMT
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Post by riotgrrl on Nov 13, 2010 23:19:23 GMT
Why does Weyland want me to read this thread?
In Serbia the local delicacy is meat. M - E - A T. Meat. Bit of salad, pickle here and there, nice bread and all of that, but primarily it's all about the dead animals in Serbia.
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Post by jean on Nov 14, 2010 9:49:48 GMT
Welcome back, riot.
Where is the detailed report going to be?
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Post by Weyland on Nov 14, 2010 10:08:13 GMT
Why does Weyland want me to read this thread? In Serbia the local delicacy is meat. M - E - A T. Meat. Bit of salad, pickle here and there, nice bread and all of that, but primarily it's all about the dead animals in Serbia. Post #5. [I got the link from Link to Post, naïvely thinking that that would be a link to that post. As if I haven't been aware of the crudeness of ProBoards software for years. Doh!]Glad you enjoyed your trip, Riot. Get any work done? Photos eagerly awaited. About the first Serb-style meal I ever had was basically a heap of assorted chops, garnished with a green chilli. That was before I had awoken to the glories and perils of the capsicum family. I bit half off, chewed, and suffered. |
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Post by jean on Nov 14, 2010 10:21:48 GMT
(Weyland, your link took me to exactly the right post, with its glancing reference to possible similarities between the eating habits of Glaswegians and Serbians.)
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Post by Weyland on Nov 14, 2010 10:32:36 GMT
(Weyland, your link took me to exactly the right post, with its glancing reference to possible similarities between the eating habits of Glaswegians and Serbians.) I was pondering the possible influence of culinary drift between two great European centres of gastronomic excellence. |
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Post by riotgrrl on Nov 14, 2010 11:47:18 GMT
Belgrade is also home to the largest MacDonalds in the Balkans.
Serbians don't deepfry. Apparently the food there is all very organic and natural, locally grown, etc.
A full report Jean? What to say?
1. There were people at Tito's tomb who were obviously there as pilgrims, not tourists, which was interesting.
2. I have never seen a city as covered in grafitti as Belgrade. It's everywhere.
3. Red Star and Partizan both have nice football stadiums.
4. Orthodox cathedrals are lovely.
5. International conferences, with the earphones and someone in a booth translating into English, are quite exhausting and you can't help but feel you're missing stuff. Foreigners should all speak English at all times. Most of the Serbs could anyway.
6. The use of human rights judgements in countries with less developed policies on victims' rights and victim protection may be very important and useful. This is interesting because it ties in with my own vies about how the HRA will be used in future.
7. Where the Sava meets the Danube is beautiful.
8. The hotel that Arkan was shot dead in is a bit tacky.
9. German gypsies think Scotland and England are the same thing.
10. Serbs and Macedonians like to dance and sing in restaurants, and they treat their guests very well indeed.
11. Slovenians are, at heart, Hapbsurgs. I had a bit of a drunken quarrel with a Slovenian who was insisting that Slovenia was not a Balkan state and that one should never trust the Serbs.
12. The Swedes are a most polite people. The most polite in Europe?
13. Airport security is ridiculous. Why is it ok for me to illegally bring in rikia in my hand luggage, but a half-used bottle of Oil of Olay is so threatening to national security that it requires to be confiscated?
14. The issue of the tallest nation in Europe remains to be settled, with claims on the table from both the Dutch and the Montengrins to be the tallest.
15. The burden of policing international people smuggling and people trafficking falls unfairly on the Serbs because one of the main routes to Western Europe is up through Albania and Kosovo, with the Serbs the first line of defence. (I make the link with the stand against the Turks, where the Serbs were the first line of defence for Christianity.)
16. Slobodan is a common name in Serbia.
Anyway, that's just some initial observations. I don't know if there is a coherent 'report' as such. I will put some photos up on Photofit in due course and post a link.
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Post by riotgrrl on Nov 14, 2010 11:48:00 GMT
P.S. The Dutch think that cheese is a good Christmas present. The Dutch like cheese. There may be a link between that and their height?
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Post by riotgrrl on Nov 14, 2010 11:49:46 GMT
P.S.2 And some stuff about victimogenic factors in people smuggling that I won't bore you with.
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Post by Weyland on Nov 14, 2010 14:07:09 GMT
15. The burden of policing international people smuggling and people trafficking falls unfairly on the Serbs because one of the main routes to Western Europe is up through Albania and Kosovo, with the Serbs the first line of defence. (I make the link with the stand against the Turks, where the Serbs were the first line of defence for Christianity.) You packed a lot in, Riot. That's the way to enjoy business trips. ~ What about the likes of Greece, Albania, and Bulgaria? Aren't they more like the south-eastern front line? In my experience, the Dutch are indeed the tallest Europeans, in fact probably the tallest Caucasians. Swedes come in second. Never knowingly met a Montenegran. (Mind you, our Ev is pretty tall. And pretty pretty with it.) Swedes speak the best English, including the English [sic], with Denmark and Norway close behind, followed by the Netherlands (and Flemings). Maybe there's a height link of some sort. (Though that would make Ev an exception, being from Essex.) |
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