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Snail Caviar

Alex — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:37:25 +0000

Move over, fish! There’s a new roe on the dinner menu: snail caviar.

Being the first in the world to produce snail caviar shell-less and unpasteurized, the farm – founded by two former snail farmers – spent nearly four years perfecting the production and harvesting process, resulting in tiny, smooth cream-colored pearls that reportedly burst on the tongue with subtle autumn and woody flavors.

Being a food hipster ain’t cheap: 50 gram (1.8 oz) of snail caviar retails for $115.

Link – via The Cellar

Previously on Neatorama: 10 Weird Gourmet Food

Eating a Tuna Eyeball

Alex — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:44:05 +0000

Jesse of Flee Alaksa likes to eat strange things. How strange? How about this: a tuna eyeball!

I was at the grocery store and I got the urge to eat something new. I looked around and I didn’t really see much until I found a food that could look back. It was only a hundred yen, which is less than a buck, so I figured I’d give it a whirl. It had a sticker on it that said that it should be cooked, but I didn’t really know how to cook it. I tried to find stuff online, but there aren’t a lot of English webpages devoted to eating fish eyes, so I just decided to boil it.

If you’re squeamish, this isn’t for you: Link – via J-Walk Blog

Previously on Neatorama: 10 Weird Gourmet Foods

Bacon Gumball

Alex — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 06:46:22 +0000

Have you ever been scared yet deeply intrigued by something at the same time? Well, I’m like that with this Bacon Gumballs at the Web’s strangest store, Archie McPhee. I’m not sure if it’ll taste good, but how can you not try bacon gumball? Link – via Everlasting Blort

Guess the Ingredients of the Dragon, Tiger and Phoenix Soup, a Chinese Delicacy

Alex — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 05:46:55 +0000

Cat lovers in China are protesting China’s cat meat industry. You red that right: cat meat industry. Apparently, cats are a hot commodity and that’s not because people want them for pets:

On Monday, the Southern Metropolis Daily — a Guangdong paper famous for its exposes and aggressive reporting — ran a story that said about 1,000 cats were transported by train to Guangdong each day.

The animals came from Nanjing, a major trading hub for cats, the newspaper said. They were brought to market by dealers on motorcycles, crammed into wooden crates and sent to Guangdong on trains. A photo showed a cat with green eyes peering from a crowded crate.

Some people in Nanjing spend their days "fishing for cats," often stealing pets, the report said. One cat owner in Guanghzou said people are afraid to let their pets leave the house for fear they will get nabbed.

And what are the cats for?

"There’s a famous soup called ‘Dragon, Tiger and Phoenix,’" Zhu said. "It involves cooking snake, cat and chicken together. In winter more people eat cats as they believe it’s extra nutritious."

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