Unusual Food Thread

Dannyalcatraz · Oct 4, 2020

Zardnaar said:
Japanese ganeshows huh?.

From what I understand, it was a one time or occasional skit on something akin to a talk show...but yeah!

Zardnaar · Oct 5, 2020

Dannyalcatraz said:
From what I understand, it was a one time or occasional skit on something akin to a talk show...but yeah!

I remember watching one called Endurance or something like that. It was crazy at the time but then Jackass came along.

Zardnaar · Oct 6, 2020

Hot damn.

This is unholy.

Dannyalcatraz · Oct 6, 2020

I will take your word on that, good sir!

Zardnaar · Oct 6, 2020

Dannyalcatraz said:
I will take your word on that, good sir!

I'm not that stupid.

Nobby-W · Oct 6, 2020

I could see it working. In related news, I found Vegemite at Asda a few days ago, so I bought a couple of jars. Supply here in Blighty is pretty hit-and-miss these days, and the local heathens eat some other stuff called Marmite.

Zardnaar · Oct 6, 2020

Heh thankfully Danny hadn't had any mites inflicted on him.

Earthquake knocked out marmite production a few years back. By the time they got it up and running again Promite and Vegemite got a bit more shelf space.

Nobby-W · Oct 6, 2020

Zardnaar said:
Heh thankfully Danny hadn't had any mites inflicted on him.

Earthquake knocked out marmite production a few years back. By the time they got it up and running again Promite and Vegemite got a bit more shelf space.

Yes, I remember the great NZ marmite shortage. My folks live just outside Christchurch but I was living in Blighty by then. I went back to visit around 2013/2014 and large chunks of it were still looking quite post-apocalyptic.

They also nearly got burned out in the 2006 grass fires. I seem to mainly go visit just after some major disaster, but you could see where the grass had burned up to just a few metres from their house.

the Jester · Oct 7, 2020

I'm super excited- I just got a box with four varieties of durian in it! My friend who went in on it with me is on his way over. At last I will get to try ripe durian!

EDIT: Have now tried these four varieties: the red prawn, green skin, black thorn, and hor lor durians. I liked them all, though definitely preferred the 'peanut butter cup'-like flavor of the hor lor the most and was a bit turned off by the sulphurous/eggy flavor of the red prawn. Overall I am very satisfied! Although this was pretty pricy- about $150 with shipping, split between my friend and I- this was a wonderful experience and well worth it (as a fruit aficionado). If anyone is interested, I got them via yearofthedurian.com.

Nobby-W · Oct 7, 2020

the Jester said:
I'm super excited- I just got a box with four varieties of durian in it! My friend who went in on it with me is on his way over. At last I will get to try ripe durian!

EDIT: Have now tried these four varieties: the red prawn, green skin, black thorn, and hor lor durians. I liked them all, though definitely preferred the 'peanut butter cup'-like flavor of the hor lor the most and was a bit turned off by the sulphurous/eggy flavor of the red prawn. Overall I am very satisfied! Although this was pretty pricy- about $150 with shipping, split between my friend and I- this was a wonderful experience and well worth it (as a fruit aficionado). If anyone is interested, I got them via yearofthedurian.com.

Durian is pretty much a love or hate thing. I tried it in Indonesia but the effect was like a sort of onion-flavoured custard, and didn't do a lot for me. It was only the one cultivar, though.
No weapons, flammable liquids or durians allowed on the train.