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garylkoh
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The best strange thing I've eaten (and would eat again) are sago worms. They are the grub of a beetle that live in the trunk of the sago tree in Malaysia. The brave ones eat them alive - bite the head off and spit it out before it can bite you. Pop the squirming body in your mouth and chew. YUMMY! Like a cross between avocado and shrimp. You can also fry them up, but then the skins get a bit tough.
http://eatingasia.typepad.com/eatingasia/2008/03/the-tree-of-l-2.html
http://eatingasia.typepad.com/eatingasia/2008/03/the-tree-of-l-2.html
Steve williams
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Natto: Breakfast of champions!
Well, if there is one unusual food I eat that I am very proud of is Natto. This is fermented soybeans eaten in Japan: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nattō
Why proud? As you can tell, I have a pretty wide pallet especially when it comes to Japanese food. But natto.... For years, Japanese friends would tease me if I would eat it and I ask them how they like and many would say they don't eat it themselves! So I avoided it. I mean who wants to eat slimy, smelly beans when you can eat Sea Urchin!
Fast forward to about three years ago. I am in Japan with a friend at breakfast as a remote area (Hokkaido), with a set breakfast. They serve up an amazing meal and in the corner, there is natto. My Japanese friend asks me to try it. I ask how. He shows me how you mix it with rice, raw egg yoke, soy sauce, and mustard. I must say, I liked it! I can't explain why. It is not delicious. But somehow, it feels nice to eat it.
If you read the wiki, you see that it is a pretty healthy thing to eat. In US, we save leftover Japanese rice and I warm it up in the morning, add the natto, soy sauce, mustard, and broken up nori (toasted seaweed). It is warm, filling and devoid of bad fats.
So if you have the occasion to try it, go for it. Be sure to put all the condiments on it. It is necessary to make it edible.
Well, if there is one unusual food I eat that I am very proud of is Natto. This is fermented soybeans eaten in Japan: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nattō
Why proud? As you can tell, I have a pretty wide pallet especially when it comes to Japanese food. But natto.... For years, Japanese friends would tease me if I would eat it and I ask them how they like and many would say they don't eat it themselves! So I avoided it. I mean who wants to eat slimy, smelly beans when you can eat Sea Urchin!
Fast forward to about three years ago. I am in Japan with a friend at breakfast as a remote area (Hokkaido), with a set breakfast. They serve up an amazing meal and in the corner, there is natto. My Japanese friend asks me to try it. I ask how. He shows me how you mix it with rice, raw egg yoke, soy sauce, and mustard. I must say, I liked it! I can't explain why. It is not delicious. But somehow, it feels nice to eat it.
If you read the wiki, you see that it is a pretty healthy thing to eat. In US, we save leftover Japanese rice and I warm it up in the morning, add the natto, soy sauce, mustard, and broken up nori (toasted seaweed). It is warm, filling and devoid of bad fats.
So if you have the occasion to try it, go for it. Be sure to put all the condiments on it. It is necessary to make it edible.
Steve williams
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garylkoh
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Yummy! I love natto too. My wife adds in raw quail's egg to the mix - very similar to Amir's but with wasabi instead of mustard, and it's an extremely healthy, filling and fulfilling breakfast
Oh, I had not tried it with Wasabi. Will do that tomorrow!
If you cut back some on bug/warm eating bit, you and I could be friends Gary!
If you cut back some on bug/warm eating bit, you and I could be friends Gary!
I love Uni, but let's just say I have not acquired the taste for Natto yet. The grub thing is something I don't think I can handle either.
Boy Gary, you're one adventurous eater, I gotta tell ya.
Boy Gary, you're one adventurous eater, I gotta tell ya.
garylkoh
WBF Technical Expert (Speakers & Audio Equipment)
Haha!
Amir, we're practically neighbors - and Jay's planning to have us meet.
Jack, next time I'm in Manila I'll visit you for sure
Amir, we're practically neighbors - and Jay's planning to have us meet.
Jack, next time I'm in Manila I'll visit you for sure