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SharkRider
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Posted: Wed Jul 1st, 2009 02:32 am |
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Pseudo-Soviet Dictator wrote: Borsht, Home-Made Kefir, and Salmon Caviar. 
Alas, the latter one is eaten quite rarely...
I haven't had any of those? What is Kefir?
I do love Japanese caviar. It comes in a hard slab that you slice into slivers and either fry or bake in the toaster oven. Its often eaten w/ slices of green onion, but I prefer it plain.
I also eat that rarely, unfortunately.
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Pseudo-Soviet Dictator
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Posted: Wed Jul 1st, 2009 06:28 pm |
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Kefir is fermented lite Russian yogurt that you can make at home.
Simply purchase/obtain a yeast culture from Lifeway, and then store the yeast culture in your Fridge. Whenever you feel like making kefir, simply take a piece of the mother yiest, and dip it into a jar of milk... Keep it under cool, though not cold temperatures for 2 days.. And voila, you got yourself a jar of Kefir. 
It's VERY healthy for you. Contains 10 active probiotics that go to work in your Intestines.
You can also buy a bottle of Kefir at any Russian Foods Store near you.
Cheers, and to Health!!
Last edited on Wed Jul 1st, 2009 06:31 pm by Pseudo-Soviet Dictator
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Axis Mundi
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Posted: Wed Jul 1st, 2009 08:42 pm |
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Pseudo-Soviet Dictator wrote: Kefir is fermented lite Russian yogurt that you can make at home.
Simply purchase/obtain a yeast culture from Lifeway, and then store the yeast culture in your Fridge. Whenever you feel like making kefir, simply take a piece of the mother yiest, and dip it into a jar of milk... Keep it under cool, though not cold temperatures for 2 days.. And voila, you got yourself a jar of Kefir.
It's VERY healthy for you. Contains 10 active probiotics that go to work in your Intestines.
You can also buy a bottle of Kefir at any Russian Foods Store near you.
Cheers, and to Health!!
Or...
You can buy seveal flavors of Activa Yogurt wich will accomplish the same thing, and it quite yummy.
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Pseudo-Soviet Dictator
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Posted: Wed Jul 1st, 2009 11:35 pm |
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Kefir's indisputably better-tasting.
I recommend buying a bottle some time. If there are any Russian Stores in your vicinity of New York state, they're probably only $3/liter.
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Axis Mundi
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Posted: Wed Jul 1st, 2009 11:39 pm |
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Pseudo-Soviet Dictator wrote: Kefir's indisputably better-tasting.
I recommend buying a bottle some time. If there are any Russian Stores in your vicinity of New York state, they're probably only $3/liter.
I like my Activa Vanilla, thank you. 
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SharkRider
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Posted: Fri Jul 3rd, 2009 01:33 am |
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Axis Mundi wrote: Pseudo-Soviet Dictator wrote: Kefir's indisputably better-tasting.
I recommend buying a bottle some time. If there are any Russian Stores in your vicinity of New York state, they're probably only $3/liter.
I like my Activa Vanilla, thank you.
I've never had either, but PSD, is Kefir sweetened? I've had yoghurt in Europe and couldn't stand the tartness.
I assume Activia is sweet?
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Axis Mundi
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Posted: Fri Jul 3rd, 2009 03:33 am |
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SharkRider wrote: Axis Mundi wrote: Pseudo-Soviet Dictator wrote: Kefir's indisputably better-tasting.
I recommend buying a bottle some time. If there are any Russian Stores in your vicinity of New York state, they're probably only $3/liter.
I like my Activa Vanilla, thank you.
I've never had either, but PSD, is Kefir sweetened? I've had yoghurt in Europe and couldn't stand the tartness.
I assume Activia is sweet?
Danon makes Activa, an American company. It comes in several different flavors, and helps keep this Tudor Diet carnivor regular.
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Pseudo-Soviet Dictator
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Posted: Fri Jul 3rd, 2009 04:01 am |
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Plain Kefir has a pleasant acidic sourness to it, but 0% sweetness...
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grassroots
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Posted: Fri Jul 3rd, 2009 05:26 am |
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I've had lots of nuts but not this kind i
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SharkRider
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Posted: Fri Jul 3rd, 2009 07:00 pm |
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Pseudo-Soviet Dictator wrote: Plain Kefir has a pleasant acidic sourness to it, but 0% sweetness...
I think I'll be skipping it then.
@ Grassroots ![[grin]](/forums/themes/default/grinning-smiley-007.gif) . Haven't eaten any testicles yet... I heard goat testicles are a delicacy in the Middle East.
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Freaks1932
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Posted: Fri Jul 3rd, 2009 08:14 pm |
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| I'll try just about anything once but given where I am I haven't had the chance to try too many "cultural dishes". I suppose some people in my family find it strange that I love things like hearts, liver, kidney, liver, intestines, etc. more than the common meat itself. I've had them from all different types of animals, my favorites mainly come from ducks but I do love veal kidney too.
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Freaks1932
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Posted: Fri Jul 3rd, 2009 08:15 pm |
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Pseudo-Soviet Dictator wrote: Kefir is fermented lite Russian yogurt that you can make at home.
Simply purchase/obtain a yeast culture from Lifeway, and then store the yeast culture in your Fridge. Whenever you feel like making kefir, simply take a piece of the mother yiest, and dip it into a jar of milk... Keep it under cool, though not cold temperatures for 2 days.. And voila, you got yourself a jar of Kefir.
It's VERY healthy for you. Contains 10 active probiotics that go to work in your Intestines.
You can also buy a bottle of Kefir at any Russian Foods Store near you.
Cheers, and to Health!!
I have had that before, they sell it in our local grocery store and I found it disgusting. I had to run to the bathroom as soon as I drank some. ![[blink]](/forums/themes/default/scared.gif)
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Freaks1932
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Posted: Fri Jul 3rd, 2009 08:17 pm |
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MarkydeSade wrote: SharkRider wrote: I have a friend that makes great scotch eggs.
One question - What is so artery-clogging about them?
My friend is a hard-core vegetarian so she may have substituted any meat products with something else. Are you telling me, they aren't supposed to be made vegetarian?  Have I been eating "imitation" scotch eggs?
Traditional Scotch Eggs are made with sausage meat wrapped around a boiled egg, coated in breadcrumbs and then deep fried. You could also try Gala Pie, which is similar but has a pastry surround.
V. nice with a cold beer.
I have to say that looks delicious!
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SharkRider
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Posted: Fri Jul 3rd, 2009 11:59 pm |
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Freaks1932 wrote: I'll try just about anything once but given where I am I haven't had the chance to try too many "cultural dishes". I suppose some people in my family find it strange that I love things like hearts, liver, kidney, liver, intestines, etc. more than the common meat itself. I've had them from all different types of animals, my favorites mainly come from ducks but I do love veal kidney too.
Ahhh. That reminds me of another Asian (Chinese?) dish I grew up on. I can't remember the native name of the dish, but I always called it "congealed duck blood"
It is reminiscent of liver, but nowhere near as bitter. It is exactly as it sounds. I don't know how its prepared, but it is duck blood that becomes the consistency of hard gelatin. Then you spoon out however much you want with the serving spoon and eat it with chopsticks.
Quite tasty! I haven't had any in years though...
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ringotuna
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Posted: Sun Jul 5th, 2009 03:00 pm |
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I'd have to say that the larvae of the Southwestern Corn Borer can be quite tasty. Saute'd in cummin butter. They make a pretty good crappie bait too.
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Mazel Schlimazel
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Posted: Sun Jul 5th, 2009 11:06 pm |
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Freaks1932 wrote: Pseudo-Soviet Dictator wrote: Kefir is fermented lite Russian yogurt that you can make at home.
Simply purchase/obtain a yeast culture from Lifeway, and then store the yeast culture in your Fridge. Whenever you feel like making kefir, simply take a piece of the mother yiest, and dip it into a jar of milk... Keep it under cool, though not cold temperatures for 2 days.. And voila, you got yourself a jar of Kefir.
It's VERY healthy for you. Contains 10 active probiotics that go to work in your Intestines.
You can also buy a bottle of Kefir at any Russian Foods Store near you.
Cheers, and to Health!!
I have had that before, they sell it in our local grocery store and I found it disgusting. I had to run to the bathroom as soon as I drank some.
I'm truly sorry about your experience.
For me, a mug full of Kefir is a Tasty Morning Treat, and a great way to energize the digestive system into action. 
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Mazel Schlimazel
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Posted: Sun Jul 5th, 2009 11:07 pm |
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ringotuna wrote: I'd have to say that the larvae of the Southwestern Corn Borer can be quite tasty. Saute'd in cummin butter. They make a pretty good crappie bait too.
Never had caterpillars, but I've eaten red ants and carpenter ants as a kid.. good stuff.
Red ants actually taste pretty good..
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SharkRider
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Posted: Mon Jul 6th, 2009 08:33 pm |
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Insects can be quite tasty. When we had the cicada bumper crop a few years back, lots of people were catching, cooking, and eating them. I heard one guy was catching newly molted ones and frying them with butter and garlic. That sounded delicious. A friend of mine who was a Middle School teacher said her students were eating them constantly (w/ hard exoskeletons) and told her they tasted like peanut butter.
I was curious so I ate one - but I couldn't bring myself to eat one w/ a hard exoskeleton so I found one that had just molted and was soft and white.
It tasted like hazelnuts.
I ate it in front of my co-workers, grossing several of them out. One of them even ran away before I finished chewing.
But I don't think I'll be eating any more of them. Something about eating an animal when its still living. And I wouldn't want to eat a dead one I found lying around somewhere.
Like Freaks, I'll try anything once...
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Posted: Fri Jul 10th, 2009 09:18 am |
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I like steak of horse meat. I never considered it 'unusual', but recently I heard that eating horse meat is considered 'unusual' in the US.
BTW smoked horse meat sandwiches are great too.
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ringotuna
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Posted: Fri Jul 10th, 2009 12:16 pm |
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zonnebloem wrote: I like steak of horse meat. I never considered it 'unusual', but recently I heard that eating horse meat is considered 'unusual' in the US.
BTW smoked horse meat sandwiches are great too.
You heard correctly Mr. zonnebloem. To be honest, in my years, travels. I've never seen horse meat on a restaurant menu, or market shelf in the US.
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