ewitte

Picked up both today

ewitte

I've never seen the head on at least after being cooked. In Huaraz they showed me the animal cowering in a bag before they killed it. I ate a little but I'm not a fan of meat right next to the bone and its so small nearly all the meat is next to the bone.

I've also had anticucho and something that had cows blood in it. I'm not a fan of the cow blood

saltydad

OK ewitte, what are the fruit above?

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ewitte

Top on is a Durian. There are lots of pictures a couple pages back.

Bottom is a Mangosteen

There was something else strange at the store I have no idea what it was. About the size of a big watermelon with a lot more texture to it.

chong

You call those weird ? ? ? ? ? Especially, magosteen - definitely the Queen of fruits! One time, we had coffee-magosteen ice cream at one of our celebration at home, and despite the two batches that were made, there wasn't enough for the 18-20 people in attendance. That, after a heavy dinner that included a whole roasted suckling pig (with head on, of course), together with Leche Flan and Ube pastry (purple yam "marzipan").

That ain't weird, man! Congrats on the Durian, though. that's another candidate for a great ice cream flavor!

Chironex

Was it possibly jackfruit?

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lorax

No way is that a Jackfruit.

chong

Jackfruit can be bigger that any watermelon. So, I guess it depends on what ewitte means by "a lot more texture to it." If by texture similar to Durian but smaller more tender spikes, then it could be a Jackfruit. Jackfruit is also a great fruit!

ewitte

Yes it was more like Durian but it looked more delicate. They were huge. A few were cut open and cut into 4. The inside was orange with large seeds.

lorax

See, I need to read more carefully. The thing in the store that you didn't buy fits the description bang-on of a jackfruit. It was looking at the photo of the durian and seeing Scot say "could be a jackfruit" that got my attention. Bah. I retract my earlier statement.

ewitte

Yep thats it I found pictures that looked justlike it. Maybe the next thing I try. I'm on the lookout next month for whatever I can find when in South America.

lorax

They used to sell bits of Jackfruit in the Arcade in old-town Lima, EWitte. Don't know if that market's still there, though. If not, you should be able to find them in the fresh markets.

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any milk product will put out the burn of peppers, but I prefer habenreo Ice Cream myself.

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supermario

What an amazing thread!

I read through the first few pages and the last page of this thread. I noticed very early on that Bob mentioned several sushi items..I LOVE munkfish liver!! Take a thin slice of cucumber, a slice of munkfish liver on top, then mash some liver with spices and ponzu sauce and place it on top of the little stack. MMMMMM

There are tons of other sushi items I love. The restaurant I frequent always has something new for me to try. Alot of the times, it isn't even traditional Japanese! At this same restaurant, I've tried: Baby eels, Jellyfish, Monkfish liver, Yellowtail collar(can't remember correct name), Cod marinated in sake(us cubans make some nasty stuff with cod called 'bacalao'), Baby Octopus as well as regular Octopus, different types of Squid, Unagi(freshwater eel), Anago(sea eel), Uni(Sea Urchin Roe), all fish, cow tongue, intestines(I don't know what animal, but it was terrible!), cow heart, cow & chicken liver(which I HATE), Sweet raw shrimp with fried heads(my wife loves the heads, im not such a big fan), and many other weird things I can't remember right now.

Of all the sushi items I've sampled, the undisputed King is 'Toro'. Whether it's the well known Tuna Toro..or Hamachi Toro.. or Salmon Toro.. If it has the word toro in it, it's excellent! Some of the best tasting fish I've had(aside from Toro) are: Aji[spanish mackeral usually prepared with fresh grated wasabi(not the green horseradish).. and ginger], grouper, and wahu.

Bonito tastes a little bit like mackeral, but I can stomach it. I find mackeral and salmon eggs tastes too 'salt-watery'. White tuna is the only other fish that I do not like.. tastes artificial.

Lorax, I'm amazed to see you call sushi 'weird' yet write about eating guinea pigs and beetle kabobs!

I am willing to try anything once.. as long as it is not an insect, dog, or cat. I've had rabbit(excellent), frog legs, alligator, lamb, deer, goat, and some type of pigeon or dove. I hope to try many more new things while visiting Spain, Italy, and France in two weeks.

Thank you Tog Tan for starting this thread. It is too bad I never got a chance to know you.

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bananimal

Yum yum. Great pic Mitchel. Sort of the supermarkets way of saying "here's looking at you kid'!

The main thing I learned trying dried and canned Asian food items over the years is IF THE PACKAGE HAS LITTLE OR NO WORDS IN ENGLISH --- IT'S NOT FOR ME!!!!!

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supermario

uuughh!!!! how do you prepare that? Is it used in a soup??? or deep fried?? Either way... arrrrghhhh!!!

I'll have to rephrase what I said earlier...I'll try anything once while blindfolded!

supermario

Just a thought...but after 356 replies...maybe we should 'sticky' this thread. Seems like a fun topic for all to participate in.

momoese

You got me, I have absolutely no clue how one would deal with that. I wonder when buying one if you should look for a nice clear one like you do with fish?

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I am willing to try anything once.. as long as it is not an insect, dog, or cat. I've had rabbit(excellent), frog legs, alligator, lamb, deer, goat, and some type of pigeon or dove. I hope to try many more new things while visiting Spain, Italy, and France in two weeks.

Thank you Tog Tan for starting this thread. It is too bad I never got a chance to know you.[/QUOTE]

Have you ever tried "mountain oysters"?