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SgtMunro
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 Posted - February 22 2005 : 08:09:16 AM
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42ndNCO asked: Hey Sarge! Didn't some of your lads enjoy a meal of King Cobra when you were in the Gulf? You know, an SRE (Snake, Ready to Eat)
Well Mister MacMillan sir, I did have King Cobra once during a TDY to Thailand. It was at RTAB Khorat, where we had taken part in a training exercise. The skin was chewy (as part of a salad), but the meat-kabobs were kinda good.
As for my favorite dishes from my 'tour' of the fertile cresent; well I would have to say that I liked kapsa (a chicken & rice dish), ha-saa al-gereesh (a type of wheat soup) as well as a delicious shortbread called ghorrayeba. Not quite 'surf & turf', but it beat hell out of a regular diet of MRE's and T-Rats.
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SgtMunro
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Posted - February 22 2005 : 08:18:24 AM
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P.S.- There was also a pastry that was something like a canolli, but was stuffed with fruits and spices. I just can't remember what that was called.
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Serjeant-Major Duncan Munro
Capt. Thos. Graham's Coy.
42nd Royal Highland Regiment of Foote
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Christina
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Posted - February 22 2005 : 3:15:32 PM
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| Well, so far the most disgusting food I've heard of, even beyond eyeballs, was the dish a friend of mine from England recalled being served at a special dinner in Hong Kong a couple years ago. They were served sea cucomeber, which apparently is as disgusting cooked as these things are when you see them in the ocean. Please tell me nobody here has tried that one... |
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Christina
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Posted - February 22 2005 : 3:17:38 PM
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| excuse me, it's sea CUcomeBER. I haven't had enough coffee today. |
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SgtMunro
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Posted - February 22 2005 : 3:36:28 PM
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Christina,
You did spell Sea C-u-c-u-m-b-e-r correctly, it was just the 'Anti-N.Y. Torpedo-Man' software kicking in (It detects and hides possible vulgarity). I can honestly say that I never had those before. Did your English friend like them?
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Christina
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Posted - February 23 2005 : 3:16:06 PM
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Wow...that software is a doozy! At least I know now I'm not losing my mind!
Nope, my English friend said the sea cucomeber was disgusting, had sort of a salty/sweet taste and was gummy and gelatinous...if you've ever seen a sea cucomeber, that's about how it looks! However, it's something of a delicacy in some Asian cultures, apparently, so it's probably another one of these acquired tastes... |
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Christina
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Posted - February 23 2005 : 3:22:29 PM
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Here's a primer on our sea cucomeber friend, who is also known as the "sea slug" in some places.
http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/shopingredients/a/seacucomeber.htm
According to this, the sea cucomeber actually doesn't have much taste, like tofu, so maybe the unpleasant experience my friend had was due to whatever the cooks sauteed it with or marinated it in...still, I don't think any animal that can automatically auto-eviscerate itself (read the bio, it's true!) is high on my culinary list. I'd probably try it once, but I think I'd prefer some good old fashioned head cheese! |
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SgtMunro
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Posted - February 24 2005 : 11:57:48 AM
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That made for interesting reading... I think I will pass on ordering them, if ever given the chance. Under different circomestances, and at a younger age, I probably would have eaten them (I wouldn't have enjoyed them, but to save face).
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Capt. Thos. Graham's Coy.
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Obediah
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Posted - September 01 2006 : 12:24:42 AM
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I love chorizo; I even know the ingredients.  |
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