OK, I Ate Some; But Never Again - Page 13

kindlekitten · 02-11-2011, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Mortis

You used to be able to get beet chips in health food stores years ago in Canada, dunno if thats still the case.

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Originally Posted by SameOldStory

I take it that they were, ummm, not as tasty as potato chips? Or was it perhaps the color?

there are now selections of sliced root vegetables (including beets) in most health food stores, sold just like chips

Mortis · 02-11-2011, 02:08 PM

I remember them tasting really good if you added salt and vinegar

Shushan · 02-11-2011, 03:39 PM

I think yam chips are fairly tasty. Banana chips are more meh, last few batches we tried tasted like stale potato chips

As for the clean animals thing, the ancients seem to generally frown on eating predators and several traditions suggest there are health reasons to avoid this. Maybe the taste thing is part of it too. Its been noted already that pigs and bears taste much better to us when they've been on a veggie/berry diet.

desertblues · 02-11-2011, 03:49 PM

I'm a vegetarian, but the one thing that's difficult is fried bacon. When I fry that for my family, I find it very hard not to take a bite.

Mortis · 02-11-2011, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by desertblues

I'm a vegetarian, but the one thing that's difficult is fried bacon. When I fry that for my family, I find it very hard not to take a bite.

I would KILL for real pork bacon, all I can eat here is chicken or beef, its not the same!!!!

wodin · 02-11-2011, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Shushan

I think yam chips are fairly tasty. Banana chips are more meh, last few batches we tried tasted like stale potato chips.

Here we have Taro Chips, which tast just about like you'd expect; salty, crispy poi! Which in itself tasts like purple wall paper paste!

Yuck!

chamekke · 02-11-2011, 10:31 PM

I'm pretty much an omnivore, but I do have a wee problem with konnyaku ("devil's tongue"). It's flavourless really, but the texture is rubbery and... blech.

maianhvk · 02-11-2011, 10:42 PM

I went to a kushi-ya restaurant last week, a branch in Sài Gòn. The foods were terrible. And I had thought that no place on earth sold such oily stuff as KFC! After 3 bites or so, I was fed up with their fried sushi, fried fish ball, fried everything...

wannabee · 02-12-2011, 01:03 AM

Warm beer. Yuk!
Oh! and all that other stuff you guys said.

kindlekitten · 02-12-2011, 02:19 AM

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Originally Posted by maianhvk

I went to a kushi-ya restaurant last week, a branch in Sài Gòn. The foods were terrible. And I had thought that no place on earth sold such oily stuff as KFC! After 3 bites or so, I was fed up with their fried sushi, fried fish ball, fried everything...

huh? what? FRIED sushi?

maianhvk · 02-12-2011, 04:28 AM

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Originally Posted by kindlekitten

huh? what? FRIED sushi?

not the original ones, yeah, I think it was made from rice, octopus and some kind of vegetables inside... It was fried, definitely.

HarryT · 02-12-2011, 04:40 AM

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Originally Posted by maianhvk

not the original ones, yeah, I think it was made from rice, octopus and some kind of vegetables inside... It was fried, definitely.

I'm sure it was fried, but the point is that it wasn't sushi. Sushi, by definition, is raw. If you cook it, it's no longer sushi.

maianhvk · 02-12-2011, 04:48 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

I'm sure it was fried, but the point is that it wasn't sushi. Sushi, by definition, is raw. If you cook it, it's no longer sushi.

my fault

they must have called it other name

montsnmags · 02-12-2011, 07:46 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

I'm sure it was fried, but the point is that it wasn't sushi. Sushi, by definition, is raw. If you cook it, it's no longer sushi.

I don't think this is quite right. As far as I'm aware, "Sushi" is not restricted to being topped only with raw seafood, nor is said seafood always raw. "Sushi" refers to the dish where sweet, vinegar-y rice is either topped with or rolled around other ingredients. "Sashimi" is just the raw (well almost always raw), sliced seafood served by itself, other than accompaniments.

Cheers,
Marc

SameOldStory · 02-12-2011, 07:53 AM

All the same. When you said "fried sushi", we can all picture it in our mind.

I, on the other hand, love fried foods. And I irritate the hell out of my doctor. Some might call me a fat old bas...., urmmm boy. But both my cholesterol and blood pressure are lower than some 20 year old guys.

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chamekke Groupie Posts: 190 Karma: 13510 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Canada Device: Kindle 3 Wi-Fi	I'm pretty much an omnivore, but I do have a wee problem with konnyaku ("devil's tongue"). It's flavourless really, but the texture is rubbery and... blech.

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SameOldStory My True Self Posts: 3,126 Karma: 66242098 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Trantor, Galactic Center Device: Galaxy Tab 2 7.0	All the same. When you said "fried sushi", we can all picture it in our mind. I, on the other hand, love fried foods. And I irritate the hell out of my doctor. Some might call me a fat old bas...., urmmm boy. But both my cholesterol and blood pressure are lower than some 20 year old guys.