Calamari and octopus are acquired tastes?
I don't have an issue with how calamari and octopus taste. It's all texture. It could taste like manna from heaven and I'd be wondering why god wanted me to gag this way.
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shrift - Jul 30, 2007 9:00:01 am PDT #1003 of 10001
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tommyrot - Jul 30, 2007 9:00:22 am PDT #1004 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I always thought that reptile was the archetypal "tastes like chicken" animal.
Lee - Jul 30, 2007 9:01:37 am PDT #1005 of 10001
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I don't have an issue with how calamari and octopus taste. It's all texture. It could taste like manna from heaven and I'd be wondering why god wanted me to gag this way.
What she said. Rubbery and food should not go together.
Sue - Jul 30, 2007 9:01:57 am PDT #1006 of 10001
hip deep in pie
No one's ever going to get me to put something that had tentacles into my mouth.
tommyrot - Jul 30, 2007 9:02:57 am PDT #1007 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Rubbery and food should not go together.
Unless they are nummy cephalopod!
But I've found the texture of calamari can really vary depending on how it's prepared....
bon bon - Jul 30, 2007 9:03:53 am PDT #1008 of 10001
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Mmmm. Octopus is good. I read in my Bittman that you can't do much in the kitchen to affect whether it is tough or tender, that it totally depends on the meat. But I'm not sure how fancy restaurants get such tender octopus, unless it has more to do with where it comes from.
Vortex - Jul 30, 2007 9:04:16 am PDT #1009 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
What does snake taste like? I always imagine it as something like fish.
I think it kind of depends on preparation. I've had fried rattlesnake, and that was kind of chewy and tasted tangy. I've also had it "fricaseed" (sp?) and that mostly tasted like the sauce.
tommyrot - Jul 30, 2007 9:04:45 am PDT #1010 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
No one's ever going to get me to put something that had tentacles into my mouth.
How about the rings? (Cross-sections of the body instead of tentacles.)
Deep fried. With nummy stuff to dip in in. And lemon.
Vortex - Jul 30, 2007 9:05:40 am PDT #1011 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
But I've found the texture of calamari can really vary depending on how it's prepared....
this is totally true. I love calamari, so I've had it prepared several ways. Sometimes it's chewy and tough, sometimes it's melt in your mouth tender (my prefered way is grilled, so yummy) It has to do with preparation style, cooking time, and skill of the chef.
§ ita § - Jul 30, 2007 9:05:47 am PDT #1012 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I've never had cephalopod tender enough for me to enjoy it, and there just comes a point where I stop bothering to try it.
My head quite firmly wants reptiles to taste like fish, or at least share a texture. Chicken just seems wrong.