Jan 10, 2009: Dinner Watching You?

xoxoxoBruce · 01-10-2009, 06:07 AM

This time of year, more people are watching what they eat because of their New Years resolutions.
But how would you like what you eat watching you?

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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.

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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.
I didn't use any flavoring so it just ended up smelling horribly fishy.

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The eyeball was surrounded by a bunch of fat and a few severed eye muscles. I didn't really want a mouthfull of fat, so I didn't eat it. I suspect that it would be good in a soup or stew. I instead picked out the dark brown muscle, which actually tasted okay.

This crazy guy tells about his experience, upon finding this Tuna eyeball in the market, preparing and eating it, with pictures.

I guess I could get that hungry, but doubt I could get that curious.

TheMercenary · 01-10-2009, 07:28 AM

Yuk. But you would be surprised what you would eat if you were really hungry.

Gravdigr · 01-10-2009, 12:19 PM

Eye don't believe it.

Tick · 01-10-2009, 12:14 PM

Boiled? Everyone knows they should be glazed, and taste like chicken eyes.

hipshot · 01-10-2009, 01:10 PM

Let's put dinner to a vote.

All in favor, say "Eye"!

chrisinhouston · 01-10-2009, 02:42 PM

There isn't much that isn't consumed in Asia. That being said I hardly think boiling it was the best thing, then again, I'm not big on poached eggs. I really don't know what would be best, perhaps deep frying it tempura style, then you would not feel like it was looking back at you.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-10-2009, 09:36 PM

I think "best" would be ground up with 35,000 lbs of beef.

dar512 · 01-10-2009, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

I think "best" would be ground up with 35,000 lbs of beef.

Clear, concise, correct. This is why this man is a legend.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-11-2009, 12:24 AM

Nope, I just can't type.

Aliantha · 01-11-2009, 12:54 AM

I thought this thread was going to be about the restaurant in China (it could be Japan) that serves up a deep fried whole fish which is still breathing when it hits your plate. If it's not breathing it basically means you're a bad chef.

They scale it live (which is pretty common for lots of fish - don't tell PETA or tw), then drop everything behind the head into the hot oil for a short buzz, then slap it on the plate.

Voila, breathing fish to eat.

Sundae · 01-11-2009, 04:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Aliantha

They scale it live (which is pretty common for lots of fish - don't tell PETA or tw), then drop everything behind the head into the bin, and serve you something decent instead.

Voila, no-one needs to heave.

Fixed it for ya.

Aliantha · 01-11-2009, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

Fixed it for ya.

Yeah...it doesn't sound like a meal I'd be ordering, but apparently it's one of those 'gotta have' meals or you're a no one.

btw, this info all comes from my Dad who was telling me about having watched some doco about it a few weeks ago, so I can't guarantee all the facts, but I'm sure it's all fairly accurate if I know my father at all.

ZenGum · 01-11-2009, 07:49 PM

Should have eaten it raw, softie.

Sheldon ... nice.

Ali, sounds quite possible, except the bit about the fish "breathing"... which is why, ahh, drowning a fish don't make no sense.

Aliantha · 01-11-2009, 07:52 PM

ok the mouth has to be still working/moving (Mr Semantics!)

spudcon · 01-11-2009, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Aliantha

ok the mouth has to be still working/moving (Mr Semantics!)

But the mouth is not on the fish anymore.

01-10-2009, 07:28 AM	#2
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Yuk. But you would be surprised what you would eat if you were really hungry. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

01-10-2009, 12:19 PM	#3
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Eye don't believe it. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

01-10-2009, 01:10 PM	#5
hipshot Enlarged to show texture Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 80	Let's put dinner to a vote. All in favor, say "Eye"! __________________ "When I die, I want to go peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather. Not screaming in terror like the passengers in his car."

01-10-2009, 09:36 PM	#7
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I think "best" would be ground up with 35,000 lbs of beef. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-11-2009, 12:24 AM	#9
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Nope, I just can't type. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-10-2009, 12:14 PM	#4
Tick Do-er of Deeds Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 41	Boiled? Everyone knows they should be glazed, and taste like chicken eyes.

01-10-2009, 02:42 PM	#6
chrisinhouston Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,857	There isn't much that isn't consumed in Asia. That being said I hardly think boiling it was the best thing, then again, I'm not big on poached eggs. I really don't know what would be best, perhaps deep frying it tempura style, then you would not feel like it was looking back at you.

01-11-2009, 12:54 AM	#10
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I thought this thread was going to be about the restaurant in China (it could be Japan) that serves up a deep fried whole fish which is still breathing when it hits your plate. If it's not breathing it basically means you're a bad chef. They scale it live (which is pretty common for lots of fish - don't tell PETA or tw), then drop everything behind the head into the hot oil for a short buzz, then slap it on the plate. Voila, breathing fish to eat. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

01-11-2009, 07:49 PM	#13
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Should have eaten it raw, softie. Sheldon ... nice. Ali, sounds quite possible, except the bit about the fish "breathing"... which is why, ahh, drowning a fish don't make no sense. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

01-11-2009, 07:52 PM	#14
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	ok the mouth has to be still working/moving (Mr Semantics!) __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

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