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PostPosted: Fri Jan 12, 2007 11:56 pm    Post subject: World's strangest foods Reply with quote

here's one to start... Roast Guinea Pig in Peru...

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Griffo



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PostPosted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 12:01 am    Post subject: Re: World's strangest foods Reply with quote

faceless wrote:
here's one to start... Roast Guinea Pig in Peru...



I saw some guy on TV eating that a few weeks back..he said it tasted awesome.
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Skylace
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 10:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mmmmmm...rat. And I will admit my father ate this in Vietnam while he was there. He never had a craving for it upon his return.




And here's a lovely recipe I found on the net! wow
Recipe for ground rat meat and chili paste:

Ingredients:

* 1/4 cup fish oil
* 1/4 cup vegetable oil
* 1-1/2 cups of dried red chili peppers
* 4 long green peppers
* 8 large bay leaves
* 1/2 cup holy basil leaf
* 1 tablespoon salt
* 4 chopped garlic cloves
* 4 small rats

Initial Preparation:

* With a mortar and pestle place the 1-1/2 cups of dried red chili peppers, and begin to mash until a red paste is achieved. Add a tablespoon of water to make moist.
* Chop garlic cloves.
* Place bay leaves in a small bowl of water. Roll two bay leaves at a time and then thinly shred and place in dry dish. Do for all 8 leaves - two at a time.
* Place holy basil leaves in a small bowl of water.
* Dice long green peppers. Do small cross sections so look like wheels and place in dry dish.
* Skin 4 small rats. Clean and place heart and liver in separate bowl.

Cooking preparations:

* Place oil in a wok over an open flame and heat
* Place small rats in a grate, and lightly cook over an open flame on both sides until medium cooked. Do not cook well done.
* Mix red chili paste with hot oil and stir well.
* Finely chop rats on a wood chopping block over and over until makes a smooth ground meat texture. Be sure to chop all the bones well.
* Add chopped rat meat to the red chili paste and oil and stir well.
* Add diced green peppers and stir well. Let cook for 5 minutes.
* Add 1/2 tablespoon of salt.
* Add whole liver and heart and sir in.
* Add holy basil leaves to mixture and stir in well and let cook for another 5 minutes. Be sure not to burn the chili paste - add a little water if necessary to keep moist but not runny.
* Add chopped garlic cloves
* Add shredded bay leaves and stir in and cover and let simmer for 5 minutes or more to let all the flavors mix well.

Serving:

Serve ground rat meat on an oval dish with livers and heart on the top. Circle with garnish of basil leaves and halves of lime. Serve with white rice.
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 12:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

LOL whats a HOLY Basil Leaf..... sherlock
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 2:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Aja wrote:
LOL whats a HOLY Basil Leaf..... sherlock

Not to sure. But I won't be trying this recipe out anytime soon so I doubt I will have a chance to find out.
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 2:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I don't like the fact it asks for Small Rats. Surely a big one has more meat?
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Skylace
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 2:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

faceless wrote:
I don't like the fact it asks for Small Rats. Surely a big one has more meat?

Maybe the smalls ones are sweeter and the larger ones are over ripe?
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 4:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Skylace wrote:
faceless wrote:
I don't like the fact it asks for Small Rats. Surely a big one has more meat?

Maybe the smalls ones are sweeter and the larger ones are over ripe?


Yes, I do believe their meat is more "tender". Smile
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 4:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

eefanincan wrote:
Skylace wrote:
faceless wrote:
I don't like the fact it asks for Small Rats. Surely a big one has more meat?

Maybe the smalls ones are sweeter and the larger ones are over ripe?


Yes, I do believe their meat is more "tender". Smile


There we go then! Laughing
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 28, 2007 4:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

ew ew ew
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