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  Kommentar till text 30126 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
Ärende: Re: odd food 104
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-=> MICHAEL LOO wrote to DAVE DRUM <=-

 DD> Odd, bears and pigs are supposed to be cousins. Other than the
 DD> gaminess I would have thought that bear might taste somewhat porcine.

 ML> I dunno, lobsters and shrimp are kind of cousins, but they don't
 ML> taste particularly alike. Better example perhaps - bok choy and
 ML> Brussels sprouts and turnips.

Actually - I prefer shrimp to lobster in most instances. And about the only way
I care for turnips is raw, peeled and sliced. Haven't found a way yet that I
don't like sprouts.
 
 DD> My source for that is something I saw on answers.com Q: "Which are
 DD> more related to bears pigs or dogs?" A: "YES, bears are related to pigs
 DD> more than dogs. Many people find this hard to believe, but it is true.
 DD> Like humans are related to monkeys, their DNA is the same. The bears
 DD> and the pigs are both from the swine family." (Answer by C Dixon)

 ML> Nah. Bears may be more related to pigs than to dogs, but that
 ML> is probably not saying much. "Their DNA is the same" smacks of
 ML> massive oversimplification.

Weller has already disabused me of that notion.

 ML> From the turtle soup that Campbell's used to turn out to
 ML> that in fancy restaurants, I've found no more than a vague
 ML> gaminess, only faintly fishy. Nothing to pay a premium for.

 DD> Fair enough. Most of my experience with turtle soup has been with
 DD> snapping turtles and leatherback turtles caught from local bodies of
 DD> water. According to ask.com "Turtle meat tastes most like veal and can
 DD> be cooked in a variety of ways. The best results are when the turtle is
 DD> tenderized and cleaned..." to which I call B.S. Turtle tastes like
 DD> turtle - nothing like *any* veal I have ever had.

 ML> I've not had turtle that tasted like veal, either. Maybe at
 ML> a stretch beef and not very beefy beef at that.

That would be a looooooooooooong stretch. Some claim that turtle has four (or
up to seven) different flavours of meat contained in their shells. I think
those observations may have been fueled by an over serving of absinthe or
Jeppson's Malört.

 ML> One other issue that comes to mind regarding turtles - I've
 ML> eaten mostly if not exclusively freshwater varieties, which
 ML> analogously to other lake or river denizens aren't likely to
 ML> have much marine taste. Speaking of which, I am informed that
 ML> there have been snappers here in Boyd Pond, validating my
 ML> decision to forgo the swimming on this trip (it was mostly
 ML> not terribly hot).

I'm not sure but I think most salt water turtles are protected species.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Governor Thompson's Turtle Bars
 Categories: Cookies, Desserts, Nuts, Chocolate
      Yield: 12 Servings
 
     14 oz Caramels
    1/2 c  Milk
    1/2 c  Melted butter
      1    German chocolate cake mix
      1 c  Finely chopped pecans
     12 oz Chocolate chips
 
  Combine caramels and 1/4 cup milk in heavy sauce pan. Cook
  over low heat, stirring constantly until caramels are
  melted. Set aside.
  
  Combine melted butter, dry cake mix, nuts and 1/4 cup milk
  and mix. Press half of mixture into greased 13" x 9" pan.
  
  Bake at 325oF/163oC for six minutes.
  
  As soon as crust is finished baking, remove from oven and
  immediately sprinkle chocolate chips on tops. Spread
  caramel mixture over chocolate chips. Sprinkle remaining
  cake mixture over caramel.
  
  Return pan to oven and bake at 325oF/163oC for 15 to 18
  minutes. Cool and then cut into squares.
  
  Recipe by: Governor Tommy G. Thompson, Wisconsin
  
  From: http://www.recipesource.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
MMMMM

... Called "Wiener Wuerstchen", they tasted like hot dogs, only good.
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