food meme

[kismet09]

The BBC asked people to vote for the top 50 things everyone should try a bite of in their lifetime. Bold the ones you've tried.

1. Fresh fish
2. Lobster
3. Steak
4. Thai food
5. Chinese food
6. Ice cream
7. Pizza
8. Crab
9. Curry
10. Prawns
11. Moreton Bay Bugs
12. Clam chowder
13. Barbecues
14. Pancakes
15. Pasta
16. Mussels
17. Cheesecake
18. Lamb
19. Cream tea
20. Alligator
21. Oysters
22. Kangaroo
23. Chocolate
24. Sandwiches
25. Greek food
26. Burgers
27. Mexican food
28. Squid
29. American diner breakfast
30. Salmon
31. Venison
32. Guinea pig
33. Shark
34. Sushi
35. Paella
36. Barramundi
37. Reindeer
38. Kebab
39. Scallops
40. Australian meat pie
41. Mango
42. Durian fruit
43. Octopus
44. Ribs
45. Roast beef
46. Tapas
47. Jerk chicken/pork
48. Haggis
49. Caviar
50. Cornish Pastry


I'm curious what the American list would look like.

Went to see Wallace and Gromit tonight, figuring not too many kids should be inhabiting the theater. There were still a few, but quite the wonderful movie. Bunnies? Not as cute at the sheep.

I am almost done spinning some consignment yarn. I keep spinning in the morning wearing my work clothes, and then realizing how much fiber I'm wearing once I get to work. I guess I should just spin in pants that complement my current yarn in progress.

Also, google is all dressed up for Halloween.

Comments

[lunatopaz.livejournal.com]

i'm doing this one! and, also, i wonder about the american list.

[kismet09.livejournal.com]

i always hope to find you on IM, but alas, you are not there.

plus, i should probably be going to sleep.

[anneball.livejournal.com]

guinea pig???

at least cat and dog weren't on the list.

um, about dye day - i realized i was planning to be headed home to maine for thanksgiving that saturday. i could plan to go sunday instead, though. also, serenity thursday maybe? i could T to alewife or take the commuter rail out to waltham ...

[mthgeek.livejournal.com]

it's a delicacy in peru.

called: guy, raised especially for consumption.

[kismet09.livejournal.com]

Diners lured by super guinea pig

Scientists in Peru hope a new breed of guinea pig will convert the world to one of their favourite delicacies.

A new super-sized version of the cuddly rodent has been developed at one of Peru's top universities.

Although in most of the world guinea pigs are enjoyed as pets - not ingredients - exporters hope the larger animal will be easier to sell abroad.

"It is really delicious," says Gloria Palacios, director of La Molina National University's export project.

"I think if they become familiar with the cuisine, maybe suddenly they'll give in and be tempted to try it," she adds.

For hundreds of years farmers high in the mountains of Peru have bred guinea pigs for food.

They provide an important source of protein for many people in the poor South American country.

Peruvians eat an estimated 65 million guinea pigs a year.

[anneball.livejournal.com]

it must be a delicacy, can't imagine you can get much meat out of them ... i can't believe i'm even thinking about this ...

[kismet09.livejournal.com]

people walk around on the trains with baskets of whole, cooked guined pigs. it's a little unsettling.

[anneball.livejournal.com]

okay, ew. ew ew ew.

that's gonna make breakfast REAL palatable this morning ...