Writer's Block: No Thanks

[alexpgp]

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I don't know if it falls into the category of "delicacy," but I'm not at all sure I would ever want to consume kiviak, which consists of whole birds that are fermented inside a seal's carcass and is a traditional food of Greenlandic Inuits.

Then again, I may be letting my mind get in the way of my taste buds, who knows? (One thing is for sure, though: if I were visiting Greenland and were offered a taste, I'd accept.)

* * *What haven't I had a chance to try? There's quite a list, but the thousand-day-old egg (a duck, chicken or quail egg preserved in a mixture of clay, ash, salt, lime, and rice hulls for about 3 months) is probably the most memorable item on my list (only because several months ago, I deliberately went out of my way to track down and patronize a restaurant that had this item on the menu, only to learn there were no more left that day!).

Cheers...

Comments

[zeblar.livejournal.com]

I do wonder just what such an egg would taste like though... I mean, would it be pleasant, do you think? I've had ancient chicken eggs that weren't so grand, I know that much...! (Though they weren't kept in clay/sand, mind).

[furzicle.livejournal.com]

This whole post points out to me the wrong-headedness of that post about what exotic foods have you tried! I don't remember seeing either of your food choices on that list!.

[alexpgp.livejournal.com]

It's always hard to say what one's first impression is going to be in response to tasting new food.

My first taste of lima beans as a child evoked a huge dislike, as did that of Swiss cheese. I don't mind the former that much these days, and actually enjoy the taste of the latter.

I guess the best policy is to keep an open mind.

Cheers...

[alexpgp.livejournal.com]

I guess you're referring to that thing on FB.

I basically agree. I thought a number of items on that list were pretty common (can't remember any off the top of my head), and probably could have come up with other items that would have curled a typical reader's hair at ten paces.

Cheers...

[furzicle.livejournal.com]

Keep an open mind and an open mouth!