Impure food vs impure thoughts

[_asbestosman]

The doggie doodoo brownies story got me thinking about other food that we eat despite it having "gross" stuff in it.

Ketchup, tomato sauce, pizza, etc. is made with ground up worms because they can't catch them all in the tomatos.

Apple sauce also has worms and apple juice probably does too.

The brownie kids would likely be horrified to discover the ingredients of hot dogs.

Jello, as I understand it, is also a bit disguisting. Would Mormons be willing to give it up?


Any others?

[_Sethbag]

Yoghurt always kind of grossed me out with its live bacteria cultures. And think about fermented drinks, which are fermented with yeast bacteria. And the unfiltered ones that look cloudy do so because of all the dead bodies of the yeast that are floating around in the drink.

[_skippy the dead]

Yoghurt always kind of grossed me out with its live bacteria cultures. And think about fermented drinks, which are fermented with yeast bacteria. And the unfiltered ones that look cloudy do so because of all the dead bodies of the yeast that are floating around in the drink.

Mmmmm. Dead yeast bodies. So delicious!

[_gramps]

I eat blood sausage here. It is really good.

But I don't want to know what is in that stuff.

[_cksalmon]

I eat blood sausage here. It is really good.

But I don't want to know what is in that stuff.

Hey Gramps--

Are you somewhere in Asia?

I had blood sausage in China. The version I had was basically pig's blood and rice inside some sort of "casing."

It was rich, but not bad.

Chris

[_gramps]

I eat blood sausage here. It is really good.

But I don't want to know what is in that stuff.

Hey Gramps--

Are you somewhere in Asia?

I had blood sausage in China. The version I had was basically pig's blood and rice inside some sort of "casing."

It was rich, but not bad.

Chris

Actually, I am in Germany!

The land of sausage.

I never had it while I was in Japan. but, I did try raw horse (that was delicious), and cow testicles, with raw egg and a little soy sauce (can't say that was very good), and, yes, I tried whale (it was delicious).

[_Canucklehead]

All of the microscopic little critters that live on our pillows and feed on our dead skin cells are pretty disgusting too.

[_KimberlyAnn]

Mayonnaise is the most impure, disgusting food of which I know.

Just say "No" to Mayo.



KA

[_Mister Scratch]

The doggie doodoo brownies story got me thinking about other food that we eat despite it having "gross" stuff in it.

Ketchup, tomato sauce, pizza, etc. is made with ground up worms because they can't catch them all in the tomatos.

Apple sauce also has worms and apple juice probably does too.

The brownie kids would likely be horrified to discover the ingredients of hot dogs.

Jello, as I understand it, is also a bit disguisting. Would Mormons be willing to give it up?


Any others?

All of this stuff is in the eye of the beholder, of course. One treat indigenous to the Oaxaca region in Mexico is chipolines (sp?) which are crickets cooked with a kind of lime seasoning. I understand that worms are quite the treat in the Philippines and elsewhere in Asia.

Personally, I find Jello to be more "disgusting" than either worms or crickets. Also, I have to note that I am skeptical about your "ground up worms in tomatos" remark. The best canned tomatoes (imho) are San Marzano tomatoes from Italy. If you buy whole canned tomatoes (which are better---the diced tomatoes are treated with a chemical to help them retain their shape and texture) then you can clearly see that these tomatoes weren't infested with worms.

As to KA's comment re: mayonnaise, I have to wonder---is it just the bottled stuff? Would you object as much if you made your own? Or is it the raw egg you find off-putting?

[_KimberlyAnn]

It's the smell, Mr. Scratch. Well, it's more than that. The texture--the color--the taste--it's completely and utterly disgusting!

I won't eat mayo or anything containing mayo or anything that looks like it might contain mayo. I would never kiss a man who has eaten mayonnaise and not brushed his teeth afterwards--and I'd prefer he gargle with Listerine, too.

My daughters all hate mayo, with the exception of the youngest. My mother corrupted her, and now my baby wants mayonnaise on turkey sandwiches. Gross! But, I adore her so much that I have reluctantly allowed one small squeezable container of mayo to reside in my fridge and I let her put it on her own turkey sandwich.

KA