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Post by azbob643 on Apr 7, 2024 18:59:20 GMT -5
That's the trifecta of seafood I really like. Most fish is good...as long as it's cooked "right". I remember when Louisiana chef Paul Prudhomme was pushing "blackened" fish, which sounded great to me. Unfortunately, I didn't pay close attention to cooking instructions and 1st tried it in my kitchen. Did not go well... No way I'd ever try squid or octopus...don't care how it is cooked. Well, maybe if it was battered and deep-fried...like Rocky Mountain Oysters. That’s how I had the squid, calamari. Tastes much like shrimp, but almost feels like you could blow bubbles with it, very chewy. In my final assessment I figured, just get the shrimp… RMO’s are not something I want to sample. I saw a guy that makes travel videos (Nick Johnson) ordered them when he came out to Colorado. If I recall he liked them. He can have them. They showed them in his plate. They were not visually appealing… Anything that's best served battered and deep-fried is probably not very good served in its original form. I'd probably like fried calamari as an appetizer, just as I like Rocky Mountain Oysters. But I wouldn't order sauteed squid or bull testicles. BTW...what's the difference between squid and octopus? Seems to me the same thing...just shorter tentacles on one; maybe one less "eye"? |
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Post by inger on Apr 7, 2024 19:07:06 GMT -5
That’s how I had the squid, calamari. Tastes much like shrimp, but almost feels like you could blow bubbles with it, very chewy. In my final assessment I figured, just get the shrimp… RMO’s are not something I want to sample. I saw a guy that makes travel videos (Nick Johnson) ordered them when he came out to Colorado. If I recall he liked them. He can have them. They showed them in his plate. They were not visually appealing… Anything that's best served battered and deep-fried is probably not very good served in its original form. I'd probably like fried calamari as an appetizer, just as I like Rocky Mountain Oysters. But I wouldn't order sauteed squid or bull testicles. BTW...what's the difference between squid and octopus? Seems to me the same thing...just shorter tentacles on one; maybe one less "eye"? Squid only have two tentacles, while octopuses have eight. I still think the plural of octopus should be octopi, but it’s not… Squid are thought to be close to the intellect of dogs, but octopuses may be as smart as humans. Incredible creatures… |
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Post by azbob643 on Apr 7, 2024 19:09:12 GMT -5
Anything that's best served battered and deep-fried is probably not very good served in its original form. I'd probably like fried calamari as an appetizer, just as I like Rocky Mountain Oysters. But I wouldn't order sauteed squid or bull testicles. BTW...what's the difference between squid and octopus? Seems to me the same thing...just shorter tentacles on one; maybe one less "eye"? Squid only have two tentacles, while octopuses have eight. I still think the plural of octopus should be octopi, but it’s not… Squid are thought to be close to the intellect of dogs, but octopuses may be as smart as humans. Incredible creatures… Oh...OK. Guess that makes one more edible than the other...eat the dumb ones. |
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Post by inger on Apr 7, 2024 19:12:31 GMT -5
Squid only have two tentacles, while octopuses have eight. I still think the plural of octopus should be octopi, but it’s not… Squid are thought to be close to the intellect of dogs, but octopuses may be as smart as humans. Incredible creatures… Oh...OK. Guess that makes one more edible than the other...eat the dumb ones. Maybe Kaybli could sample a nice plate of Collembola for us. They look dumb anyway… |
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Post by Renfield on Apr 7, 2024 19:14:32 GMT -5
Anything that's best served battered and deep-fried is probably not very good served in its original form. I'd probably like fried calamari as an appetizer, just as I like Rocky Mountain Oysters. But I wouldn't order sauteed squid or bull testicles. BTW...what's the difference between squid and octopus? Seems to me the same thing...just shorter tentacles on one; maybe one less "eye"? Squid only have two tentacles, while octopuses have eight. I still think the plural of octopus should be octopi, but it’s not… Squid are thought to be close to the intellect of dogs, but octopuses may be as smart as humans. Incredible creatures… That's why I won't eat octopus. They may be aliens biding their time and when they take over, I won't be the one to have eaten their brethren. I've had good calamari once. Elsewise, it's like eating breaded rubber bands. |
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Post by azbob643 on Apr 7, 2024 19:18:19 GMT -5
Oh...OK. Guess that makes one more edible than the other...eat the dumb ones. Maybe Kaybli could sample a nice plate of Collembola for us. They look dumb anyway… So, we're back to the ocean dwelling bugs... When the extraterrestrials finally land here, will they eat us or the octopus? They'll probably go for the dumbest...we're doomed. |
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Post by azbob643 on Apr 7, 2024 19:18:59 GMT -5
Squid only have two tentacles, while octopuses have eight. I still think the plural of octopus should be octopi, but it’s not… Squid are thought to be close to the intellect of dogs, but octopuses may be as smart as humans. Incredible creatures… That's why I won't eat octopus. They may be aliens biding their time and when they take over, I won't be the one to have eaten their brethren. I've had good calamari once. Elsewise, it's like eating breaded rubber bands. LOL...perfect!!! |
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Post by Max on Apr 8, 2024 11:47:10 GMT -5
That's the trifecta of seafood I really like. Most fish is good...as long as it's cooked "right". I remember when Louisiana chef Paul Prudhomme was pushing "blackened" fish, which sounded great to me. Unfortunately, I didn't pay close attention to cooking instructions and 1st tried it in my kitchen. Did not go well... No way I'd ever try squid or octopus...don't care how it is cooked. Well, maybe if it was battered and deep-fried...like Rocky Mountain Oysters. You never had calamari ? Yum! |
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Post by Max on Apr 8, 2024 12:10:25 GMT -5
Just mt 2 cents....Player of the game is Volpe, 3 hits 2 SBs and an excellent play in the field.
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Post by ypaterson on Apr 8, 2024 14:50:53 GMT -5
How about some scungilli salad ? |
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Post by inger on Apr 8, 2024 15:35:02 GMT -5
How about some scungilli salad ? Sounds like something you’d find if you turned over a rock 🪨. “Look ma. There’s scungilli under this rock.” “there sure is, Bobo. Make sure you wash your hands when we get home.”…. |
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Post by ypaterson on Apr 8, 2024 15:52:38 GMT -5
How about some scungilli salad ? Sounds like something you’d find if you turned over a rock 🪨. “Look ma. There’s scungilli under this rock.” “there sure is, Bobo. Make sure you wash your hands when we get home.”…. If you find scungilli in Colorado...don't eat it. |
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Post by azbob643 on Apr 8, 2024 16:36:22 GMT -5
How about some scungilli salad ? Sounds like something you’d find if you turned over a rock 🪨. “Look ma. There’s scungilli under this rock.” “there sure is, Bobo. Make sure you wash your hands when we get home.”…. Pronounced "scoon-geel", much like "gabagool" for capicola. My dad used a variation... "scooch"...as a derogatory name for someone, like Yiddish "schmuck". |
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Post by inger on Apr 8, 2024 17:07:43 GMT -5
Sounds like something you’d find if you turned over a rock 🪨. “Look ma. There’s scungilli under this rock.” “there sure is, Bobo. Make sure you wash your hands when we get home.”…. Pronounced "scoon-geel", much like "gabagool" for capicola. My dad used a variation... "scooch"...as a derogatory name for someone, like Yiddish "schmuck". Might as well be escargot. I was relieved to read that they do at least remove the tubes. They look disgusting… |
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Post by azbob643 on Apr 8, 2024 17:11:01 GMT -5
Pronounced "scoon-geel", much like "gabagool" for capicola. My dad used a variation... "scooch"...as a derogatory name for someone, like Yiddish "schmuck". Might as well be escargot. I was relieved to read that they do at least remove the tubes. They look disgusting… Exactly. What kind of person, in their right mind, would eat snails? My apologies to those who do...but c'mon. |
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