Comments on Linda and her Twaddle: Who Needs Brains

Topiary Cow: Lately, here in Melbourne, expensive ...

2009-07-16T17:41:11.697+10:00

Topiary Cow: Lately, here in Melbourne, expensive restaurants have been offering lambs brains as a delicacy. What a joke.

Vomit.

Oh my god. Cow's starter-jobs when a young shrub ...

2009-07-16T01:46:40.314+10:00

Oh my god.

Cow's starter-jobs when a young shrub pale. They pale, ugh.

Moo!

Bruce: Yes, that whole 100% beef expression is use...

2009-07-10T13:23:05.415+10:00

Bruce: Yes, that whole 100% beef expression is used here when describing hamburgers by "you know who". At least when eating black pudding you KNOW what is going on there.

Raw fish, yes, I could eat that any day. We have sushi bars everywhere here. Cheap and tasty.

Snails, nope. Never again. My gag reflex has memory. But feel free to eat them on my behalf.

Well that little recollection just made my morning...

2009-07-10T02:50:46.834+10:00

Well that little recollection just made my morning. Ugh.....we get around that here in the States by using the term 100% beef. Most air-heads never stop to think that it includes ALL the cow, like brains, liver, eyes, etc.... It is all in how you package it.

Now the snails (escargo), I love, they are acutally pretty tasty when done right. Every culture has some sort of food that another culture finds disgusting. At the age of 10, if you told me I would like raw fish rapped in rice I would have laughed.......can't get enough of the stuff these days.

dbcooper: Coffee and chocolate go together. Crumbe...

2009-07-09T15:44:21.853+10:00

dbcooper: Coffee and chocolate go together. Crumbed brains and nursing homes also seem to go together..

Coffee and chocolates sound yummy. Lambs Brain Not...

2009-07-09T05:00:52.345+10:00

Coffee and chocolates sound yummy. Lambs Brain Not sooooo much!!!

Joanna Jenkins: It was the lure of money that kept...

2009-07-08T18:28:23.876+10:00

Joanna Jenkins: It was the lure of money that kept me there. Besides, there was no way I would leave a part time job, my dad would have been VERY angry.

Presious: It was all a bit creepy. Too much for a 14 year old. But that is what you did.

Oh, honestly, those old men were just too creepy for words. I really still have an issue with the behaviour of some old men. Something happens to them when they get past 70 (not all, some).

The smell was really depressing and to this day, whenever I visit my father in law in the nursing home I have to put my hair over my nose to filter the smell. (fortunately not very often).

Deborah: Hmmmm, something I can perhaps harness here myself at home. I just got our gas bill and it was HUGE.

hmmm - wonder how much the nursing home could of s...

2009-07-08T12:43:09.099+10:00

hmmm - wonder how much the nursing home could of saved in heating if it could of made use of all that flatulence after those meals?

Linda, You poor thing! You could be stained for l...

2009-07-08T09:00:45.064+10:00

Linda,

You poor thing! You could be stained for life from an experience like that! You were just a young girl! I mean from gross co-workers who, I would imagined that looked like that, had a horrible odor as well, to scary aging people to getting groped by those scary aging people! That scares me and I'm a middle-age woman! You were so young, just a little girl. How horrifying!

I am so sorry you had that experience...:(

Oh. My. Gawd! You are very good for lasting in ...

2009-07-08T03:57:45.764+10:00

Oh. My. Gawd! You are very good for lasting in that kitchen for a whole year. I'd have tossed my cookies at the very first sight of brains and been socked immediately.

Projectivist: Ha ha, well, what can I say. It obvi...

2009-07-07T20:07:01.958+10:00

Projectivist: Ha ha, well, what can I say. It obviously left it's mark on me. The snail episode was just foul.

MJ: I used to eat ox tongue sandwich - yuck. And, black pudding. How vile. Honestly, I cannot believe it.

Lissy: I don't think that even Jamie Oliver or Nigella Lawson could make brains appealing.

Funnily enough, the nursing home is still going strong, although I think it may have new clientelle and perhaps brains are out of fashion now a new generation is in there.

Ray: Yes, I am always dubious about local delicacies, especially in Asian countries.... I have seen some pretty nasty things on offer in Malaysia. I ate MacDonald's the whole time - that is the only time I really was grateful at the sight of the golden arches.

Oysters....mmmmmm, big snot.

Karen: Oh, I am sure I ate something disgusting on a first date as a test. Or to put off any prospective pash at the end of the night.

Sorry, you can call it escargot to sex it up, but in my mind it is and always will be a SNAIL.

Sharon: And I thought sheep brains were bad enough. We used to eat smoked eel with scrambled egg, makes me sick to think about it.

My mum used to make a great chicken liver pate which I had on my sandwich at school. And sat alone during lunch to eat it of course.

Food should be silent.

I totally agree...if it squeaks, don't eat it!! I ...

2009-07-07T07:21:58.200+10:00

I totally agree...if it squeaks, don't eat it!! I do however like chicken livers :) And once, I ate hog brains with scrambled eggs at my Aunt's house.

Oh, wow. I've never had brains or tripe, and I nev...

2009-07-07T04:46:25.151+10:00

Oh, wow. I've never had brains or tripe, and I never plan to. I do, however, LOVE escargot. The french escargot is not at all rubbery like the Asian kind. If it is, then it's way overdone.

Also, I couldn't imagine trying it on a first date. you are a very brave soul, LOL.

When someone tells me that a dish is a local delic...

2009-07-07T02:19:33.927+10:00

When someone tells me that a dish is a local delicacy, I run the other way. Clams, oysters, snails, brains, caviar, are to be eaten only when the alternative is starvation, and when the starvation is running its course. I understand, it might be what you grew up on, but in most instances, I will pass. Peer presure will not work on me.

ewww. nobody needs lamb brains, whether they like...

2009-07-07T01:15:25.433+10:00

ewww. nobody needs lamb brains, whether they like them or not! i think you were a victim of cruel and unusual punishment. there is no way, no way that i would not have found myself over the porcelain convenience.

you are a brave woman, linda. they were lucky to have you. i wonder who took the job after you. she's probably in therapy to this day, discussing the cleaning and crumbing.

Yuck!

same here. offal is Awful. that's why it's called ...

2009-07-06T23:21:29.465+10:00

same here. offal is Awful. that's why it's called that. ugh. good ol' muscle-y meat for me please.

oh my good lord! you could not have made that seem...

2009-07-06T23:20:05.471+10:00

oh my good lord!
you could not have made that seem more vile if you tried!
ewwwww!

Anna: I agree. Meat should not look like it might...

2009-07-06T22:23:49.725+10:00

Anna: I agree. Meat should not look like it might move if you touch it. Hence the reason I NEVER eat it these days.

Squeaky and wobbly meat always makes me slightly n...

2009-07-06T22:12:41.754+10:00

Squeaky and wobbly meat always makes me slightly nervous.