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Remember your sack lunch?
our elementary school had a microwave and all the other kids would bring those chef boyardi lunch ravioli things to heat up and eat or lunchable packets. meanwhile, i had my stacked lunchbox of rice, kimchi, bite-sized pa-jun, fried spam, and a thermos of whatever soup we had leftover from the last night. during the winter, my lunch was often some rice and a thermos of curry and on really lazy days, cup ramen.
I remember one day when my grandmother didn't pack anything and gave me money to buy the school lunch. I was so excited to try out the school food and bought one those mini pizzas. needless to say, i was forever grateful of my packed lunches and never again did i envy those other kids who had to eat those pizzas that tasted significantly similar to the styrofoam trays they came on.
Worst Dessert. Ever.
a few weeks ago, i had lunch in a small french bistro by my neighborhood. after some delicious french onion soup and a fairly decent sandwich, i ordered a creme caramel for dessert. next thing i know, i have caramelly-hard boiled eggs in my mouth.
I ate a dog.
hmm. My family was not starving nor was Korea in war during this time. The economy was fine and people were not just grabbing each other's pets and cooking them up. btw, in Korea, certain breeds of dogs are raised in farms, just like our cattle here in the US. These animals are considered separate from companion dogs and are raised to be food, never pets.
Like I mentioned on the post, personally, I wouldn't eat this dish again if I knew what it was. But honestly, I don't think that the people who do eat it are distasteful nor savages because I realize that their point of view of these animals are not the same as mine or those who consider dogs to be only pets.
I guess some cultural differences can never be understood.
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in n' out onion slices dipped in ketchup with black pepper sprinkled on top. oh and mcdonalds (!) french fries dipped in the ice cream cone.
Remember your sack lunch?
our elementary school had a microwave and all the other kids would bring those chef boyardi lunch ravioli things to heat up and eat or lunchable packets. meanwhile, i had my stacked lunchbox of rice, kimchi, bite-sized pa-jun, fried spam, and a thermos of whatever soup we had leftover from the last night. during the winter, my lunch was often some rice and a thermos of curry and on really lazy days, cup ramen.
I remember one day when my grandmother didn't pack anything and gave me money to buy the school lunch. I was so excited to try out the school food and bought one those mini pizzas. needless to say, i was forever grateful of my packed lunches and never again did i envy those other kids who had to eat those pizzas that tasted significantly similar to the styrofoam trays they came on.
Worst Dessert. Ever.
a few weeks ago, i had lunch in a small french bistro by my neighborhood. after some delicious french onion soup and a fairly decent sandwich, i ordered a creme caramel for dessert. next thing i know, i have caramelly-hard boiled eggs in my mouth.
I ate a dog.
hmm. My family was not starving nor was Korea in war during this time. The economy was fine and people were not just grabbing each other's pets and cooking them up. btw, in Korea, certain breeds of dogs are raised in farms, just like our cattle here in the US. These animals are considered separate from companion dogs and are raised to be food, never pets.
Like I mentioned on the post, personally, I wouldn't eat this dish again if I knew what it was. But honestly, I don't think that the people who do eat it are distasteful nor savages because I realize that their point of view of these animals are not the same as mine or those who consider dogs to be only pets.
I guess some cultural differences can never be understood.
I ate a dog.
i know the american slaughter houses have their problems ie: some animals that make it through still alive to the skinning process or what. for the most part it is not done on purpose , but the asian way korean/chinese they do this intentionaly, face it they are barbaric uncivilized animals
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My favorite is pickles and cinnamon applesauce. It works best if you have whole dill pickles. Bite the end off, then spoon some cinnamon applesauce onto the top of the pickle and eat. I add more applesauce after each bite.
Worst Dessert. Ever.
I worked as a pastry chef at a well known restaurant, and found that not another cook there had ever been taught any pastry skills - not even the executive chef. Before I left, I had to teach him and his sous chef how to make the desserts on the menu because they were planning to replace me with someone off the line. And that is why desserts in most restaurants are iffy!
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went to a snazzy expensive restaurant with some college friends who were in town visiting their parents. We had dinner at her Mom's house, then went to this snazzy place for drinks and dessert.
i've never had a worse creme brulee. the custard part was tasteless, and the carmelized part was about a half inch thick. i was picking it out of my teeth the next day. i expected better from that restaraunt.
Remember your sack lunch?
My mother was fairly clueless about the whole school lunch thing. She'd pack too much food, and she'd wrap it in aluminum foil so that I'd have no idea what was in there until I unwrapped it. The sandwich was usually pretty obvious, but the rest were mystery shapes that could have been anything. I was a slow eater to begin with, but all the unwrapping of foodstuffs that were packaged to withstand radioactive fallout made me even slower. I'd never finish the lunch, because there was never enough time, so I'd have to bring home the leftovers for mother to look at. It's what I now unfondly call the daily lunch autopsy, where she'd unwrap each item to see what was in there. "Oh, you didn't eat your dill pickle. You like these. Why didn't you eat it?" And she'd look sad, and say that we'd have to throw it out, even though I'd offer to eat it on the spot. I didn't eat it because it was all knobby and weird-shaped in its aluminum shroud, and I had no idea it was there, and no time to unwrap and eat a dozen odd items. "Oh, look, here are the three cookies I packed...and the handful of chips...and the carrot sticks...and the celery sticks...and the olives...and the cherry tomatoes from the garden...and the....." aaargh.
It was a happy day when she agreed to let me buy my lunch from the school for a whopping 35 cents a day. And when she realized that she could sleep in instead of packing my lunch in the morning, it was a happy day for her. After that, no more packed lunches, ever again.
I ate a dog.
that is awesome! although im not sure how good it was i would definitely try it
Remember your sack lunch?
My favorite lunch was always after the holidays when my mom would give me leftover sauerbraten in a wide-mouth thermos - she'd shred the meat into the gravy when she warmed it so I could get some in every bite. Yummm! I had major back surgery 3 years ago and she made up a bunch of these and put them in my freezer as nostalgic comfort food :-)
Otherwise, it was Tillamook pre-sliced medium cheddar or tuna fish with Miracle Whip on cracked wheat bread. Occasionally, I'd get a sliced egg or peanutbutter & pickle on white as a treat. There was always a cookie or homemade "pudding cup" in a baby Tupperware and a piece of fruit. In junior high, they opened my locker one day becuse they thought i had smuggled in hard apple cider and spilled it in my locker - you guessed it: a month's worth of uneaten apples fermenting in a metal locker in the So Cal sun!
I ate a dog.
I don't think I could do it - I can't even eat rabbit. But I am threatening my puppy to sell him to a Korean restaurant if he doesen't get potty trained pretty soon :-)
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Whenever I get back to the US in summer I love to indulge in strawberry shortcake. mmm. So imagine my horror when I ordered it in Florida and got spongecake with frozen whipped topping, defrosted frozen strawberries and stale vanilla ice cream. I felt like asking for a refund on my air ticket.
I ate a dog.
I am playing with my lovely dog's ears as I type. I could never eat dog. That said, we euthanize thousands of dogs and cats every day in this country. If we are already killing animals simply to solve the problem of overpopulation, it seems there would be a slight (if culturally abhorrent) benefit to eating them, too. While I find bullfighting strange, at least in Spain their meat is donated to soup kitchens.
Worst Dessert. Ever.
We went to a tiny hole in the wall restaurant run by 2 tiny OLD sisters and they made everything from scratch and super fresh so we ordered several desserts as the meal was so awesome we assumed the desserts would rock our world. They were ALL so nasty!!!We were so disappointed. My hubby eats anything i cook (even if I burn a tiny bit of it :) he wouldn't even try them all as the first was so bad he wanted nothing to do with it.
I ate a dog.
it seems ridiculous to me that people who are willing to eat cows, pigs, and chickens on a daily basis would react so strongly to the consumption of dog meat. in my opinion, an animal is an animal is an animal. don't get me wrong, i love dogs, but i'd try eating one if i was given the opportunity. it just seems silly to me to get all up in arms about someone eating a dog, then turn around and have a hamburger, you know?
Worst Dessert. Ever.
@Chew on That: It wasn't at Morton's. That was the second place we ordered Molten Cake and it was heavenly. That place does nothing wrong. The restaurant we went to for the bad dessert (to me) was Devon Seafood. I gave my BF props for eating it. He made me feel better when it said it wasn't the best one he had but at least was edible.
I ate a dog.
When I asked about the chicken I couldn't decide if I was serious or joking.
Worst Dessert. Ever.
Speaking of worst desserts... I don't think I'll ever fully recover from the awful lemon/thyme ice cream at Gotham Bar and Grill.
Worst Dessert. Ever.
a really embarrassing situation .... had a couple that came to dinner a few times and though they didn't cook much, wanted to reciprocate by inviting me for a home-made dessert.
well, when i got there they were raving about the dessert they had made especially for me and my boyfriend. TAPIOCA PEARLS~! the type you cook for hours and hours in milk or cream, or whatever.....
it's probably the only thing i can't eat. i can't even look at it. i did apologize and they probably thought i was rude -- and we never saw them again!
i just have an aversion to tapioca/rice pudding (it's a texture thing, for me the creamy - chunky thing throws me off)
SORRY!!!! why couldn't they have just baked brownies!
Worst Dessert. Ever.
Where was this from? Morton's? And it's interesting that your boyfriend loved it but you hated it.
I ate a dog.
PS My parents tricked me into eating snake when I was a kid. What's with Asian parents tricking their kids into eating random animals? It's not like I had many food aversions, I ate shark's fin just fine, and intestines, squid, pretty much everything other American kids won't eat.
I ate a dog.
I have a dog who is my absolute baby. I wouldn't eat her in a million years. However, given the opportunity, in a country where any animal is raised as livestock for consumption, I would probably try anythig. I like to try things before I say whether or not I like or won't eat it again. I am not sure I will ever be in a situation where I can eat dog, but if I were, I would try it just to see what the fuss is about. I agree with the commenters who wrote that it's a matter of what's different to those of us in the US; in India, we might be considered barbaric for having eaten all the cows we do, since cows there are considered sacred.
Peruvians eat guinea pigs, and I don't see many people freaking out over that.
Also, if you're going by the 'cute and cuddly' standard, as someone mentioned, what about rabbit? And... my understanding is that the dogs eaten in Korea are more dingo-like than Fido-like.
I ate a dog.
LOL Pavlov. That's a funny angle. :D
At least she wasn't like that crazy old bat who was complaining to me at the grocery store about how her dog only eats Green Giant french cut green beans. o.O
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@fatphish Oh *gag*!!!
This happened to me at my Bridesmaid's Luncheon at a very nice restaurant known for French cuisine. Chocolate creme brulee was one of our dessert choices and a few of the girls had never had it before. So, of course, I'm talking up how yummy it is and the best part of course is cracking that burnt sugar top.
How disappointed and embarassed I was when they delivered us chocolate custard with shaved chocolate curls on top. I was actually a bit pissed off to tell you the truth. I asked the lady how they could call this creme brulee and she just shrugged and said that is how it has ALWAYS been made.
I ate a dog.
@cassaendra & dianeb... did you ever consider these folks who were pushing the aforementioned fowl were doing so to restrict movement, and by doing so were in fact making them more tender? hehehe
I ate a dog.
I've seen two geese in a double stroller before. Both had on beautiful sun bonnets tied under their necks. I laughed for two days! The woman pushing the stroller never cracked a smile. Guess you have to stay in "character" to be able to pull that off. Yes, the geese were strapped in the stroller.
I ate a dog.
@CanadianFoodieGirl: When I stood in line at the 7-11, I initially didn't pay attention to what was in the stroller in front of me at the counter because, well, I assumed it was a human kid.
I happened to look at the cashier and noticed a puzzled and shocked look on his face. I followed his gaze and saw a strapped in chicken in a diaper sitting quietly in the stroller with its head moving a little side to side (so it wasn't dead).
When she left the store, I asked the cashier if he saw what I saw. We laughed really hard. I doubt anyone else in the store noticed though. And honestly, I wouldn't believe it if someone told me this story...
I ate a dog.
I'm with huneybumper -- personally, I wouldn't eat a dog. But it's a cultural perspective -- I wouldn't dream of judging another culture if it's traditional for them to eat it.
For what it's worth, fatphish, I don't think there's anything wrong with what you did (though I do think your family should have told you) -- even if you had known about it, I could see wanting to participate in your family's tradition while you're visiting them. When in Rome! And the fact that you can laugh about it now and chalk it up to experience is very healthy.
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in n' out onion slices dipped in ketchup with black pepper sprinkled on top. oh and mcdonalds (!) french fries dipped in the ice cream cone.