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Question of the Day: Ever eaten something while it was still alive?

no. i must be completely boring! the problem is i can't even thing of one "alive" thing i even want to try.

redchef at 4:50PM on 01/17/07

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Squirrel Cake

wow! i think you accomplished alot. how many of us can say we've ever seen a squirrel cake, let alone have made one for ourselves. it's is sooo awesome! AND you got a really good story too. I used to have a motto that i'd do anything as long as it made a good story! i've grown up a bit since then - but i did get some good stories.

redchef at 4:47PM on 01/17/07

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Squirrel Cake

As a long time AG reader, I was thrilled to see that you found this in Kate's book! I adore Kate and she makes amazing cakes. Please note that her website is http://www.lovinsullivancakes.com/ not what you have above.

Lizzie at 9:15PM on 01/19/07

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Squirrel Cake

that is a beautiful, amazing squirrel cake. the best i've ever seen.

davina b. at 5:51PM on 01/18/07

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Squirrel Cake

Simply wonderful. The blue color would have made a great Tiffany's box, but now the squirrel is floating in the sky.

Recipe4Living at 2:17PM on 01/18/07

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Question of the Day: Ever eaten something while it was still alive?

Ok, I know this doesn't count but I'm saying it anyway. I had a perfume/oil (about 25 years ago) called "Civet"....."allegedly" the substance was scraped from the genitals of a civet cat. It's been banned in the US for many years. Hate to say it but it was fantastic.........finally found it on ebay a year ago.

tyrolean-gal at 1:33PM on 01/18/07

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Question of the Day: Ever eaten something while it was still alive?

I too had Korean Sashimi, but interestingly enough at a North Korean restaurant in China. You can check out the video here: North Korean Sashimi.

I also had squid that served as sashimi in Sokcho, Korea. While the squid we ate was cut into various pieces (see link: Squid Photo), parts of it continued to move long after it was prepared.

Young at 12:58AM on 01/18/07

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Question of the Day: Ever eaten something while it was still alive?

Once, while visiting an Achuar community in the Ecuadorean Amazon, I put my tongue to the bark of a tree, letting the marching Lemon Ants crawl one by one in to my mouth where I crunched them down, each one bursting with a satisfying citrusy pop! Mmmm. They were good.

DavidB at 9:38PM on 01/17/07

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Question of the Day: Ever eaten something while it was still alive?

Graham Holliday said, "...but snake - in any form - is not an interesting culinary experience on the taste front."

Have you ever had chicken fried rattlesnake? That is darn tasty! Not live, of course, but very tasty. It is a little strange to eat a meat dish much the same way one would eat artichoke leaves, though. There are only small pieces of meat on either side of the ribs.

Cleaning snakes is a breeze because their innards are all contained in a membrane. They are much easier to clean and skin than fish.

Calichef at 6:14PM on 01/17/07