Mince Pies

Now I have never had squirrel but am well up for trying that.Is squirrel meat something I can buy in shops these days? Or do I have to catch my own?

All somewhat lacking in sunny Brixton. Well I have killed a chicken or two in my time and wouldn't say I am squeemish. But I am not sure I would know where to start on prepping a squirrel. Good for you (and the birds!!)But I wonder what people would make of me and my squirrel trap on the city streets. Might raise a few eyebrows. I am gonna look into this squirrel business and see if I can sort something out. Maybe set a challenge to the Halaal butchers of Brixton market I'll let you know how I get on.PS - I can imagine my poor little son (he loves squirrels and tries to chase them up trees) realising that he is munching squirrel. I may have to hide this fact from him if I do manage to source any.

No seriously. You should try haggis. It is OK. Despite the gross sounding construction.But the funny thing is that on my list of never been to places is Scotland. Kitibati - Yes. But Scotland - A few hours train journey away - No never.

Have been to Guatamala. You should go. It's a great place. Don't tell me you have been to Scotland!? Seriously once the skin thing is off it is just a pile of spiced mince meat. It contains nothing that doesn't go into the average sausage and tastes considerably nicer in my opinion.And on Burns night it is traditional (so I am told) to drink whisky with it too. Which is a delightful bonus in my book.

I was based in Belize when I crossed over to Guatemala for a few days. The Mayan ruins are the very obvious, but very wothwhile, highlight. On the foodie "on topic" note - The fruit I had there tasted like nowhere else on Earth. Nor mine. But I will go one day. For the Edinburgh arts festival or Burns night. Sounds good. I haven't been to any of those countries. Russia and Czech Republic closest I have been. I have to say that Eastern European women are the most amazingly good looking I have ever encountered. Every waitress in Prague was utterly stunning.And I include Brazilians in that assessment. Haggis is just Scotttish sausage in a different shape. Think of it like that and it all makes (sort of) sense.

And why would that stop us? My experience of fruit in Central America surpassed fruit plucked off trees in the Carribbean, Africa, Asia and elsewhere. Maybe it was just a good crop. I dunno.And the coconut rum with pineaple wasn't bad either. Well as someone married to an Argentinian I am no position to deny your Hispanic bias.Shhhh - But while she isn't looking - Brazilian girls deserve their reputation for sheer strikingness. Eastern European girls for the sheer consistency of beauty. Oh now you are just trying to be nominally "on topic" for the sake of silliness.Which I personally have no problem with.Edited by Straggler, : No reason given.

Pork scratchings are deep fried crunchy bits of pork fat usually sold in pubs like crisps (or is that "chips in american"?). Personally I can't stand them. But I cannot see anything that resembles them in your pic. Cool. Never heard of it. Where was that. That is pretty common where I live. I saw that last time I was at Glastonbury festival but never got round to trying it. Would you reccommend it? Tongue sandwich sounds like some sort of sexual fantasy involving lesbians. But now I am letting your imagination run away with me..... Is that brawn on toast? Whose brain?

I have no frikkin idea. It is the sort of thing my gran, or even dad, might have mentioned as a feature of their youth. But not something I am familiar with at all. A bit like Bread and DrippingPersonally I would rather have the poblano peppers. Well home-made-pretty-much-anything is usually best. Having looked up spotted dick on wiki I can honestly say I have never eaten it and have no great desire to do so. Well as long as Sweeney soaks the body parts until they are booze laden that is fine.

Hey where did you get that photo of me from?

So you only answer grammatically correct questions now then do you?

Exactly

So are you really a man?The "Granny Magda" username had me fooled if so.

See Message 18Ants are insects (as was pointed out to me earlier in this thread) but generally I don't do insects. Except ants. Which I have eaten.As for arthropods - I believe crabs, lobster, shrimp etc. qualify - So yes. But nothing outlandish I am aware of.

Dude. It's June.....

No. Sniff. England got about as far as they deserved to. I think either Spain or Germany will win. If I was a beting man I would put my money on the Germans.Sniff.