They served us monkfish liver when Perkins and I last did omakase. Christ, that was horrible. So my omakase no-no list is now chicken eggs, tentacled beasts of the sea, and any liver. Blecch.

I didn't think it was that bad, but yeah, there is too much other really good stuff to bother with the "I guess it's not that bad" stuff. I like it better than the urchin though.

eta: and now I want to go have omakase at the Hump. Sad.

tentacled beasts of the sea

Now *that's* a menu item.

tentacled beasts of the sea

Now *that's* a menu item.

Especially when they are still moving.

Had urchin when I went out for my birthday. It wasn't something I'd seek out, but it also wasn't something that I needed to get out of my mouth ASAP. The monkfish liver definitely was in that category.

I, for one, am always more empowered when photographed naked. It's a thing.

I haven't been photographed naked lately. Perhaps that's why I am sometimes ineffective.

my omakase no-no list is now chicken eggs, tentacled beasts of the sea, and any liver

See, I love chicken eggs. Not so much hardboiled (or deviled - yechh) but scrambled, poached, over easy, sunny side up, in omlettes, in quiche, in cheese souffle - all of teh yum. And I don't mind calamari, though I don't seek it out. I didn't realize monkfish was tentacled, though. I just thought it was fugly. Somehow missed the liver next to the monkfish.

Weirdest thing I enjoyed was escargot, and though I guess almost anything with that much butter and garlic would taste good, I was surprised the texture didn't gross me out.

Weirdest vegatable I like is fiddleheads, but they have to be prepared right or they are Nasty.

I didn't realize monkfish was tentacled, though. I just thought it was fugly.

I have no problem with the bits of monkfish that aren't its liver.

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I thought you'd want to see the onboard video from Peter Clay's rocket, the U.S.S. Bakula.

When the rocket breaks the sound barrier, look at how the fins twist and bend! The fins are made of "G-10," an incredibly rigid fiberglass material. The fins were strengthened with extra fiber glass!

The video's great, and we rocket scientists are going to learn a lot from it. I thought your readers might want to see this video that's making the rounds.

The video's wild - all of a sudden the fins start twisting like they're made of rubber....

I have no problem with the bits of monkfish that aren't its liver.

Yeah, after your second post about it I realized I'd missed the "liver" next to the "monkfish".