Comments on: Florida Is Weird

By: Bryan

Bryan — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 04:37:35 +0000

I’m talking about the real thing in natural casing which you can’t buy in supermarkets. I got used to them in Germany, and the American concept has no appeal for me. Kosher markets are usually the only place you can buy them outside of the large cities.

I’m sure that no one is checking to find out in Florida, Jill – it wouldn’t be ‘business friendly’ 😉

By: cookie jill

cookie jill — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 01:53:17 +0000

If horse DNA can turn up in the UK burgers, I’m sure a little python DNA can sneak it’s way into some of Florida’s. 😉

By: Badtux

Badtux — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 08:28:57 +0000

Did you hear about the scandal where some kosher hot dogs turned out to be about as close to kosher as that kid’s fish samples were to what was actually listed on the menu? Don’t have a reference to it offhand, but I’m sure a quick Google search would turn it up. It was a big name in the kosher hot dog bizness that was caught fudging the kosher-ness of their product, eep!

By: Bryan

Bryan — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 03:29:37 +0000

In reply to Badtux. I only eat Kosher hot dogs so I don't have to worry about it.

By: Badtux

Badtux — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 23:31:53 +0000

Bryan, don’t ask what “meat by-product” is, or you will never enjoy another hotdog again. Just sayin’ ;).

By: Bryan

Bryan — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 05:27:34 +0000

In reply to hipparchia.

After it has been dipped in corn meal and comes out of a deep fryer, who knows what it was? Hell, you can’t even swear it was ever alive.

Think about it – what does ‘meat by-product’ really mean? Cows are meat and I remember with no fondness shoveling a lot of their ‘by-products’ out of barns.

Python would be a step up for some fast food restaurants, and not a few of the more expensive places in this area.

By: hipparchia

hipparchia — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:30:22 +0000

They probably already serve it restaurants, Jill, only they call it red snapper or grouper :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

By: Bryan

Bryan — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 16:58:55 +0000

They probably already serve it restaurants, Jill, only they call it red snapper or grouper 😈 It is probably featured in pet food, sausage, and ‘ground beef’ based on the results of a science project by a Florida middleschooler who sent samples from seafood restaurants off for testing as part of a science project. The kid was trying to show something about the DNA of various species in the Gulf of Mexico and stumbled unto a major mess when the lab told him the fish samples weren’t from the Gulf and none of them were identified properly.

Louisiana tells you about the strange critters in the gumbo, but Florida calls them “peacock” and jacks up the price.

By: Badtux

Badtux — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 08:34:53 +0000

Thing is, CJ, Louisiana has a cultural heritage and cuisine based around putting anything remotely edible onto the menu, whether we’re talking ‘gater, frog legs, crawdads, rabbit, squirrel, duck, dove, deer, whatever, if it can be et, it’s on the menu. So adding nutria to that list isn’t exactly a huge stretch. But what’s Florida’s cultural heritage and cuisine based around? That’s right, serving meat and potatoes to grandmas and grandpas from Ohio! You really think Granny’s gonna take to snake? Hah! More like snake is gonna take to Granny!

– Badtux the Snarky Cuisine Penguin

By: cookie jill

cookie jill — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 05:48:58 +0000

I’m concerned that those crazy peeps will give the pythons indigestion. 😉
Speaking of digestive disorders….
The state hasn’t encouraged restaurants to put python on the menu like Louisiana did the nutria, yet, have they?