Party at Carrington's! Everyone's Invited!
Well, not exactly. But in honor of the upcoming and politically controversial Beijing Olympics, Mr. Pink and I think Carrington should have a cookout celebrating the wonderful street foods that will be available for fans and athletes alike at what is officially known as The Games of the XXIX Olympiad.
See more irresistible delicacies after the jump...and if you'd like to see our favorite AltWeekly Award-nominated food writer re-create this menu for all to enjoy, please chime in and make yourselves known. (Thanks to G. Pollak, whoever and wherever you are, for the photos in this PDF we received.)
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In an effort to use sustainable, home-grown products, we will start with hermit crab braised in goldfish water. From there, we will move to mole skewers and neighbor's cat stew.
Posted 05/21/2008 at 02:50:30 PMSuggested movie: They Eat Seahorses, Don't They?
I hear black scorpion tastes like chicken. And isn't "Turkey Vulture Schnitzel" the name of a polka, or a Butthole Surfers LP?
Posted 05/21/2008 at 03:22:27 PMremember when i said i eat anything and everything? forget i said that...
Posted 05/21/2008 at 03:24:38 PMTurkey Vulture Schnitzel was the bassoonist in Captain Beefheart's band.
Posted 05/21/2008 at 03:26:03 PMI'm surprised that the poster art for the Goat Lungs/Red Peppers tour snuck into this photo set.
Posted 05/21/2008 at 03:36:25 PMIf I didn't know any better, I'd think that you guys were posting things that were purposely intended to make me ill. But I know I'm not that important.
That said, I have an ex-BF who lived in China for two years. As a poorly-paid English instructor, he was a frequent diner of rat kabobs. Nearly every corner had a guy set up with a grill with skewered rats on them. Usually, he said, they didn't still have hair on them.
He also once ate dog. He said it was good, but a little tough. And too expensive to eat regularly. I'm so glad he's married to someone else...
Posted 05/21/2008 at 03:49:22 PMI hope Goat Lungs were opening.
Posted 05/21/2008 at 03:50:58 PMI was wondering what to do with the anticpated cicada hatch...now I have an idea. Of course being a vegetarian, I'll have to wait for them to die a natural death, first (Lesley, does that count?). Anyone for chipotle dusted ladybugs? They taste kinda like soy nuts.
Posted 05/22/2008 at 06:35:43 AMCrazy thing is, all them critters are perfectly digestible. However, make sure you eat your beetles in the shell; have an enzime on our stomachs whose sole purpose is to digest insect exoskeletons.
And to paraphrase Lesley, shrimp aren't that cute either
Posted 05/22/2008 at 09:00:48 AMCarrington, I can help with the mole stew.
Posted 05/22/2008 at 11:41:03 AMRedheads not warheads, mole poblano not mole.
Posted 05/22/2008 at 12:46:44 PMWell, I won't eat critters regardless of how they died, but you go right ahead and eat all the cicadas you want. I hope to avoid them. Even if that means leaving town for a while. They freak me out.
True, shrimp are just the cucarachas of the sea. Seahorses are very cute, though. So sad to see them skewered.
Posted 05/22/2008 at 12:57:01 PMi've gone vegan for a temporary spell (giving the ol' body a butter and bacon break) and even this can't tempt me - and that's after 3 days of zero animal food
Posted 05/22/2008 at 02:05:33 PMCheck out The Roadkill Bill at secondnaturesongs.com for some opportunistic options.
Posted 05/22/2008 at 07:32:34 PM