I've never eaten chitlins. When I was a child I watched my grandfather slaughter a hog, gut it, and butcher the meat. I then watched my grandmothers clean the chitlins. The smell was incredibly horrid and because of that I reused to eat them. Still won't to this day.
What Do You Like To Eat Along With Your Chitlins?
by snowbird 83 Replies latest social humour
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MsDucky
Oh, and I do eat chitlins. I like mine with my mother's turkey gravy and dressing. Since mom is gone, no more turkey gravy and dressing. I make chitlins every now and then.
Since were on the subject of intestines, what about Haggis? I heard that Scottish people love that stuff.
Haggis somewhat resembles stuffed intestines (pig intestines otherwise known as chitterlings or the kokoretsi of traditional Greek cuisine), sausages, and savory puddings of which it is among the largest types. As the 2001 English edition of the Larousse Gastronomique puts it, "Although its description is not immediately appealing, haggis has an excellent nutty texture and delicious savoury flavour." [1] There are many recipes for haggis, most of which include the following ingredients: sheep's "pluck" (offal) (heart, liver, and lungs), minced with onion, oatmeal, suet, spices, and salt, mixed with stock, and traditionally boiled in the animal's stomach for approximately three hours.
Haggis is widely available in supermarkets in Scotland (and in some parts of England) all the year round, with cheaper brands normally packed in artificial casings, rather than stomachs, just as cheaper brands of sausages are no longer stuffed into animal intestines. Sometimes haggis is sold in canned, and can simply be microwaved or oven-baked. Some supermarket haggis is largely made from pig, rather than sheep, offal.
Since the 1960s various Scottish shops and manufacturers have created vegetarian haggis for those who do not eat meat. These substitute various vegetables and lentils for the meat in the dish, and have proved remarkably popular. [2] Since both the offal-based and the vegetarian haggis have wide variations in flavor depending on the recipe used, it would be difficult to demonstrate that the two varieties do or do not taste alike.
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dinah
(We'd consider folks from North Carolina and Virginia to be Yankees.)
So True!
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Quirky1
There is a Scottish place here that serves Haggis..not tryin' it..even though I'm part Scott..
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MsDucky
Casu Marzu (maggot cheese). The maggots are alive!
Casu marzu is considered toxic when the maggots in the cheese have died. Because of this, only cheese in which the maggots are still alive is eaten. When the cheese has fermented enough, it is cut into thin strips and spread on moistened Sardinian flatbread (pane carasau), to be served with a strong red wine. [4] [5] Casu marzu is believed to be an aphrodisiac by local Sardinians. [6] Because the larvae in the cheese can launch themselves for distances up to 15 centimetres (6 in) when disturbed, [1] [7] diners hold their hands above the sandwich to prevent the maggots from leaping. Those who do not wish to eat live maggots place the cheese in a sealed paper bag. The maggots, starved for oxygen, writhe and jump in the bag, creating a "pitter-patter" sound. When the sounds subside, the maggots are dead and the cheese can be eaten. [8]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casu_marzu
Gordon Ramsey eats some of the cheese in this video.
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snowbird
McD, shut up!!!
In retrospect, I believe HamsterBait once referenced that.
Sylvia
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snowbird
Found it:
hamsterbait Re: I'm Craving Head Cheese posted 11 months ago (6/10/2009)
Post 2609 of 3223
Since 7/7/2004Is it made of milk?
I once tried a Spanish cheese which has millions of tiny crawly maggots in it.
Nowadays the flies that lay the eggs have to be bred in sterile conditions. Have you ever tried biting into a cracker that was actually MOVING?
HB
Sylvia
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nelly136
i'm partial to mouldy cheeses but i draw the line at maggots, unless its medical treatment for something thats rotting.
