Jellyfish is not something I would choose to put in my mouth.

I'm thinking if it's cooked it's not gonna be all jelly-ish, or at least less so.

OTOH, I have no idea if it's cooked.

What do you call pigeons when you eat them? There's a place near me that has a variety of pigeons on the menu, except they're actually listed as "pigeon." For some reason that makes me less likely to eat them.

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What do you call pigeons when you eat them?

Squab.

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The word has lost all meaning!

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squab squab squab squab squab squab squab squab mushroom mushroom!

I'm thinking if it's cooked it's not gonna be all jelly-ish, or at least less so.

From what I'm finding on the internets, jellyfish doesn't have any flavor, and it's kind of like eating rubber bands. I'm probably going to have a texture problem with that.

But compared to Indian, there's practically no milk products and lots of easily-identifiable beef.

Those aren't my problems with Indian food. My problems are the spices, the texture, and most especially the cumin. Family-style is only helpful if there is more than one thing I can swallow. The last time I was talked into going to an Indian restaraunt, I gamely tasted each dish on my plate, and then I drank a lot of tea while my friends ate their meals. It wasn't all that fun. The time before that, I wasn't planning to eat anyway, but I had to leave early because the smell of cumin was making me feel ill.

I dunno, I've got a fair amount of experience at knowing what I will and won't like to eat, and I'm pretty sure it's not worth a try for me.

Rock on, Kathy!

Hey, does anyone know -- was Knights of Prosperity canceled? It wasn't on last night, and I thought it was supposed to be.

Thank you (not that I can claim credit for him). I think he's practicing to be a buffista boy with the tiara.

Ah but Daisy, you can claim more credit for him than anyone else here.

My impression is that Ethiopian food is somewhat similar to Indian food, and that I wouldn't like it.

Strega is me, where Ethiopian food is concerned. I tried Indian food several times, when I was younger. I tried very hard to like it, but it never worked. Of course, I was with my friend who knew no more than I did about Indian food. Perhaps if I had someone knowledgeable with me, I'd feel differently.

I've gotten less adventurous with food as I've gotten older, which I think is sort of backward of me. I've never been all that picky, but I care less and less about trying new things. In part, I think this comes from already loving so much food.

I don't think there's that much similarity between Indian and Ethiopian food, but the only decent way to answer your issue would be for you to sample.

That's good to know. This may be another thing for me. On one of the rare nights that I get to go out to eat, I want a sure thing, not an experiment. If people would kindly bring me new delicacies to sample at home, it would be a whole different ballgame.

Oy, Cindy on the lower back. Do you have a heating pad or anything?

I do, Nora, unless my mum borrowed it, but I can't decide if this wants heat or ice, so I'm doing nothing, which is probably stupid.

I did this to myself. I napped on the couch yesterday, and slept on it, the night before (and napped on it, on that day, too). I so very much know better. Last night, I slept in our bed on my side, with a pillow between my knees, but sometime during the night the pillow escaped and I ended up on my stomach. I don't even like sleeping on my stomach. I'm not sure what's up with that. I'm a side or back sleeper.

The 4 Advil haven't done much more than take the edge off the back pain when I'm sitting. They have, however, given me a headache (so unfair!!!), so I am a little distracted from the back pain. I'm shutting up now.