Andy M.
Certified Pretend Chef
...I mean, people eat OYSTERS! RAW! Without even caring that their entire digestive tract is intact! Oyster Poop and all![/QUOTE]
Now that wasn't necessary. Damn!
...I mean, people eat OYSTERS! RAW! Without even caring that their entire digestive tract is intact! Oyster Poop and all![/QUOTE]
Now that wasn't necessary. Damn!
But, BUT, I LOVE TO EAT! And I'm no quitter!
pass the mudbugs and the deep fried grasshoppers!
I mean, people eat OYSTERS! RAW! Without even caring that their entire digestive tract is intact! Oyster Poop and all!
I don't eat Chinese food anymore. But if I did, I would avoid any dish that has water chestnuts. I hate the texture.
Wonder how many folks eat "peel and eat" shrimp? That little black dot on the end where the head was removed isn't pepper.
Craig
Potatoes belong to the family of Belladonna, one of the most popular of poisons used to kill people throughout the ages.
If we all limited ourselves to foods that are not related to anything nasty or harmful, we'd starve to death.
Pass the Lobster please, and slide some spuds up next to it!
I figure we eat a lot of "stuff" and never realize it. As long as the black dots are properly cooked, they are not an issue.
USDA Defect Levels Handbook
Defect Levels Handbook
BROCCOLI, FROZEN Insects and mites
(AOAC 945.82) Average of 60 or more aphids and/or thrips and/or mites per 100 grams
Ground Paprika Mold
(AOAC 945.94) Average mold count is more than 20% Insect filth
(AOAC 977.25B) Average of more than 75 insect fragments per 25 grams Rodent filth
(AOAC 977.25B) Average of more than 11 rodent hairs per 25 grams
CHOCOLATE AND CHOCOLATE LIQUOR Insect filth
(AOAC 965.38) Average is 60 or more insect fragments per 100 grams when 6 100-gram subsamples are examined
OR
Any 1 subsample contains 90 or more insect fragments Rodent filth
(AOAC 965.38) Average is 1 or more rodent hairs per 100 grams in 6 100-gram subsamples examined
OR
Any 1 subsample contains 3 or more rodent hairs
CORN: SWEET CORN, CANNED Insect larvae
(AOAC 973.61) Insect larvae (corn ear worms, corn borers) 2 or more 3mm or longer larvae, cast skins, larval or cast skin fragments of corn ear worms or corn borer and the aggregate length of such larvae, cast skins, larval or cast skin fragments exceeds 12 mm in 24 pounds (24 No. 303 cans or equivalent)
PEPPER, GROUND Insect filth
(AOAC 972.40) Average of 475 or more insect fragments per 50 grams Rodent filth
(AOAC 972.40) Average of 2 or more rodent hairs per 50 grams
TOMATOES, CANNED Drosophila fly
(AOAC 955.46) Average of 10 or more fly eggs per 500 grams
OR
5 or more fly eggs and 1 or more maggots per 500 grams
OR
2 or more maggots per 500 grams
WHEAT FLOUR Insect filth
(AOAC 972.32) Average of 75 or more insect fragments per 50 grams Rodent filth
(AOAC 972.32) Average of 1 or more rodent hairs per 50 grams
PS, I don't eat peel and eat shrimp. Too much work.
Wonder how many folks eat "peel and eat" shrimp? That little black dot on the end where the head was removed isn't pepper.
and all this time i thought water chestnuts were in chinese dishes Because of their texture, their crunch. they sure don't have much flavor going for them, otherwise. i'd keep 'em--if for no other reason than to provide a counterpoint in those gummy, mushy chinese meals i've sometimes had on the cheap....
A lot of people don't like organ meats, particularly liver, like beef/calf liver or chicken livers. I like them but many/most people don't. What's with that? Hunters from prehistoric times have favored heart/liver as one of the prime parts of the kill.. There must be a good reason for that.
A lot of people don't like organ meats, particularly liver, like beef/calf liver or chicken livers. I like them but many/most people don't. What's with that? Hunters from prehistoric times have favored heart/liver as one of the prime parts of the kill.. There must be a good reason for that.
I read that it's thought (mostly from observation of modern "stone age" people) that those part were the hunters' privilege. They didn't travel or keep well, and they could cook up quickly right at the scene of the killing and dressing or could easily be eaten raw. Good for them, too.
I love beef liver. I am anemic from childhood and learned to eat it at a very young age. But I do have to limit my intake because of the cholesterol. When ever I know I am going to have blood work done for my iron levels, I eat liver the day before.
I love beef liver. I am anemic from childhood and learned to eat it at a very young age. But I do have to limit my intake because of the cholesterol. When ever I know I am going to have blood work done for my iron levels, I eat liver the day before.
Addie said:Why bay scallops and not sea scallops? I don't think bay scallops have any flavor.