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Published 10 years ago by everlost with 5 Comments

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  • Gozzin
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    Some of that I've had, some not..Instead of es cargo, I've had conch soup,which is a sea snail. Quite tasty. On my bucked list was pheasant,which is wonderful ! It's way better better than duck and is as good as goose. Not eating raw fish,not happening.

    • drunkenninja
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      You really need to give raw fish a prolonged try!

      I remember the first time I got into Sushi, I stayed away from the raw fish menu when it came to rolls, etc. But over time (which happened rather quickly), I started getting comfortable with the concept and started supplementing the general "California Roll" orders with rolls like the Salmon Maki, or Spice Tuna Rolls. There came a time after a year or so that I even started to give raw Salmon/Tuna nigiri and sashimi a try. Now, half of the food I order comes in Sashimi/Nigiri as I truly crave simplicity in my Sushi.

      • Gozzin
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        Nope,really afraid to eat it...Steamed is as far as I will go.

        • drunkenninja (edited 10 years ago)
          +1

          What do you mean when you say afraid? Is it just the taste and texture you don't like or is it a deep seeded fear of getting sick from raw uncooked fish flesh?

  • drunkenninja (edited 10 years ago)
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    Century Egg... Nope.

    Century egg or pidan, also known as preserved egg, hundred-year egg, thousand-year egg, thousand-year-old egg, and millennium egg, is a Chinese cuisine ingredient made by preserving duck, chicken or quail eggs in a mixture of clay, ash, salt, quicklime, and rice hulls for several weeks to several months, depending on the method of processing.

    Through the process, the yolk becomes a dark green to grey colour, with a creamy consistency and an odor of sulphur and ammonia, while the white becomes a dark brown, translucent jelly with salty or little flavour. The transforming agent in the century egg is its alkaline material, which gradually raises the pH of the egg to around 9–12, or more during the curing process. This chemical process breaks down some of the complex, flavorless proteins and fats, which produces a variety of smaller flavorful compounds.

    Some eggs have patterns near the surface of the egg white that are likened to pine branches, and that gives rise to one of its Chinese names, the pine-patterned egg.

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