Brain is Food, but what isn't?

In the Netherlands, there is a food called "balkenbrij", which is a kind of mixture of mainly organ meat. It's made into a stiff gelatinous mass from which slices can be cut and eaten cold or fried. I've once tried it at a traditional family party, to the horror of my table mates, because it's definitely an acquired taste. When I was asked by the hostess whether I liked it, I said very politely: "Well, I must say that I have had things that I like better", whereupon one of my cousins blurted out "Yeah, like, well... everything really."

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And the irony is in what he calls himself: FliesOnly.Anyway, when I was in Hungary many years ago, I had something for diner one night that I later suspected to have been brain. Although it did taste slightly sweet, not bad at all really, I don't think I would have chosen it, had I known.I do like fruits-de-mer, with recognizable little octopi, tentacles with suction cups and everything, shrimps that stare up at you with their beady little eyes, all kinds of squishy animals that live in shells, snails and such, but... I too have my limits. Brain is one of them. And insects and grubs. {Edited for spelling. Snails are lot more palatable than nails.}This message has been edited by Parasomnium, 22-Dec-2005 10:49 PM

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