Name something "different" you have tried

[capt_noonie]

Originally Posted by sugarmamma

What haven't I tried the first time that you have prepared or lead me to?

I haven't prepared anything for you, but I've made suggestions.

[sugarmamma]

I haven't tried uni yet because I don't really know what or how to!! Nxt time we are together I will!

[Lil Sis]

Originally Posted by normarae63

Erhm, I came to this thread thinking I could share an unusual dish I tried while in the Keys. You've all trumped my pitiful palate.
I really enjoyed Conch salad; it's raw but the lime juice "cooks" it. DELISH!

Carry on...

Originally Posted by sugarmamma

Sherry conch salad ( or conch in any form ) is. One of my faves!!

And BTW...... I bet less than 5 of those who posted on this thread have tried conch

OOOOHHHH I love conch. conch salad gives me heartburn due to the scott bonnet peppers... but I will eat anyway.

I LOVE conch fritters... yummmmmmy!! The best conch fritters are from Alamba Jacks on Carl Sound road on the way to the Keys

[Lil Sis]

Originally Posted by bjh

I've never had hog's head cheese. Did you eat any?

yes I did -- before I really knew what it was

When she was done it looked like a ham loaf -- but very geltinious (is that a work??? Lol)

[sugarmamma]

Originally Posted by Lil Sis

OOOOHHHH I love conch. conch salad gives me heartburn due to the scott bonnet peppers... but I will eat anyway.

I LOVE conch fritters... yummmmmmy!! The best conch fritters are from Alamba Jacks on Carl Sound road on the way to the Keys

those fritters were AMAZING!!! And I don't think the conch salad had scotch bonnet peppers in it there.....it wasn't spicy!

[capt_noonie]

Originally Posted by Lil Sis

yes I did -- before I really knew what it was

When she was done it looked like a ham loaf -- but very geltinious (is that a work??? Lol)

I LOVE head cheese. It's often in Viet banh mi sandwiches. Anyway, I love eating pig's ears. I've just found the Korean way is better than the Chinese way.

[sugarmamma]

Originally Posted by capt_noonie

I LOVE head cheese. It's often in Viet banh mi sandwiches. Anyway, I love eating pig's ears. I've just found the Korean way is better than the Chinese way.

We have a new Viet sit down restaurant here (fancier). Haven't tried it yet.

[capt_noonie]

Most of the fancier places won't have banh mi's. That is considered street food.
Look to see if this place has banh kot. It's SO good. It's a coconut milk mini pancake (like golf ball sized) with a shrimp inside, and you top with basil, mints and nuoc mom (fish-sauce sauce). The best I had was in San Jose, and I am making brezofleur go try them.
Banh Khot #5 | Yelp

And close up: Banh Khot #5 | Yelp

Also try bo luc lac (shaken beef). It's pieces of filet mignon in butter and garlic. It's usually about $10-15, but it's so good.

[jadabug]

Originally Posted by Lil Sis

aww yes... mountain oysters I alway thought they were bull balls

I guess you have to have "balls" to eat them??? yes pun intended lol

Originally Posted by BabyGirl Rosie

I thought they were too. Ewwwwwwwww either way.

I think here in east tn mountain oysters can be either bear or bull balls. Either way I ain't trying them haha

[jadabug]

Originally Posted by bjh

When I was young I remember my grandpa slaughtering a pig and my grandmother made scrambled pig brains. I remember they tasted pretty good but it is not something I would want to fix now. I do like alligator, frog legs and shark.

Originally Posted by Lil Sis

My mom used to tell me stories about hog killings --

I do remember one time (I was about 15 in hs) going to grandma and looking in a big pot on the stove... I had a whole hog's head in it
She was making hog's head cheese.

My grandma used to slaughter hogs. I remember she didnt waste any of it. My most vivid memory is the head in a big tub sittin on her kitchen floor. She also fried the skin and made cracklings. I loved her crackling corn bread.

I remember another incident where she bought about 75 pullet hens and she chopped there heads off with an ax and threw a big wash tub over them so they wouldn't flop all over the yard my job was to dip them into a big barrel of boiling water and pluck the feathers. It's a wonder I even like chicken now haha

[BabyGirl Rosie]

Originally Posted by jadabug

I think here in east tn mountain oysters can be either bear or bull balls. Either way I ain't trying them haha

Me either!

[capt_noonie]

Originally Posted by jadabug

My grandma used to slaughter hogs. I remember she didnt waste any of it. My most vivid memory is the head in a big tub sittin on her kitchen floor. She also fried the skin and made cracklings. I loved her crackling corn bread.

I remember another incident where she bought about 75 pullet hens and she chopped there heads off with an ax and threw a big wash tub over them so they wouldn't flop all over the yard my job was to dip them into a big barrel of boiling water and pluck the feathers. It's a wonder I even like chicken now haha

We were just talking about this with MIL the other night. I didn't know dipping them in boiling water helped with the feathers.

[Princes mom]

I used to eat conch...until I saw it right out of the shell!

[capt_noonie]

Something different that I recently tried was korean style halibut sashimi. This restaurant has tanks of live halibut and abalone. The chef takes one out of the tank after you order and filets it up. The texture is quite different than japanese sashimi. it's more firm, and you eat it like a lettuce wrap with garlic, jalapeno, this type of soy bean sauce, vinegar, and whatever else you want to put in it. It was actually pretty good. You get a ton of side dishes with it too. medium live fish: more than enough for our party of three | Yelp

[BabyGirl Rosie]

It's very interesting seeing these different things! Thanks for sharing!