Tag: strange food
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Duck Heads and Welding
I do tend to note strange (hard to find in the USA) foods I eat. I managed to forget to note that a few days ago I ate duck heads. There really is not much meat on a duck head. Also I would like to here protest against the welding done on the streets and…
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Raw
Last night I was eating with some folks where I live. At one point they pointed to something and said, “try this.” I asked what it was. The answer was liver. I tried it. As I was chewing I realized it wasn’t cooked. I confirmed that they really hadn’t cooked it. So, last night I…
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Noodles
Yesterday night my landlady introduced me to the music teacher at the school where I am going to be teaching. He teaches all sorts of music, including Thai folk music. I was quite happy to make his acquaintance. Discoving that I had not yet eaten dinner, my new music teacher friend took me with him…
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Ants and Ant Larvae
Ants and ant larvae are quite good on rice. At the end of the same meal I was offered a frog. I was glad I could say I had already eaten some fruit (the end of a meal in Thailand). I was glad because apparently the way to eat it is to just pop the…
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Ready for Bed
I like having things to write about. There comes a point, however, when a day is so full of sights, and sounds, and tastes, and smells that it grows harder, rather than easier, to write anything about any of it. The brain is tired from processing so many new and exciting things. And even if…