Let's have mechanically separated chicken for dinner tonight.

[MRT144]

Yes...why do you suppose that is?

Ok, I'll give you a hint: it's also racist against Iowans and other residents of major agricultural states.

I'll stop giving a **** about Iowa when they stop growing an agricultural product that has marginal nutritional vlaue using subsidies paid for by Californians.

[MrFun]

I just don't understand people who have no problem eating food that has had floor cleaner chemicals in it.

[kentonio]

Did half of poly really post in this thread that grinded up chicken carcass and chemical sauce were just fine to eat? Seriously, did that actually happen?

[molly bloom]

Has every gay poster started this thread or something?
http://apolyton.net/showthread.php/1...all-scream-for...

Not so far. I'm no chickenhawk.

[molly bloom]

I thought the main argument was "who gives a ****." Chicken nuggets are delicious.

Basically the article is saying "you know those parts of the chicken that don't sound appetizing? Well, surprise, we've found a way to make them taste good!"

In South Africa they already have the answer:

From spicy bunny chow to a "smiley" roasted sheep head, World Cup visitors will find local food that reflects South Africa's varied cultures, landscapes and 11 official languages. Herewith a culinary guide:

BILTONG: Dried strips of beef or game like kudu and ostrich. A much-loved snack.

BOEREWORS: A thick aromatic beef sausage, known as a "boerie roll" if served as a hot dog.

BOBOTIE: Spiced, fruity minced meat baked with egg custard on top. A Cape Malay dish believed to have roots in the East Indies slaves brought by Dutch colonists.

BRAAI: Barbeque, South Africa's best-known and most cross-cultural social custom.

BUNNY CHOW: Curry in a hollowed-out bread loaf, eaten with fingers using bits of bread to scoop up the filling. Originated in host city Durban when black workers weren't allowed into restaurants.

CHAKALAKA: Spicy vegetable relish. Goes with everything.

KOEKSUSTER: Decadently sweet, fried plaited dough dipped in thick sugar syrup.

KUDU: A large antelope with very lean meat commonly served as fillet. Other popular game meats are ostrich and springbok, a small antelope. Crocodile, zebra and giraffe can also be found.

MELKTERT: "Milk tart" sprinkled with cinnamon. Also popular is malva pudding - a spongy cake-like dessert.

MOPANE WORMS: Protein-packed caterpillars eaten dried or fried until crunchy. Often served in a tomato sauce.

PAP: Thick, bland maize porridge and a staple across southern Africa. Served with savoury toppings. Pap and vleis comes with meat often served on sidewalks.

POTJIEKOS: Literally "pot food", a stew traditionally cooked in a three-legged pot over fire.

ROOIBOS: Indigenous "red bush" tea, a popular caffeine-free beverage.

RUSK: A hard, dry biscuit made with a long shelf life used by South Africa's European settlers. Often dunked into coffee or tea.

SHEBEEN: Township drinking tavern with cheap alcohol and festive atmosphere.

SHISA NYAMA: Zulu for hot meat. Diners select raw meat cuts, often to braai themselves in shops or restaurants.

SOSATIE: Chunks of marinated meat or chicken which are braaied.

SMILIES: Sheep heads par-cooked and roasted with the heat exposing the sheep's teeth into a grin or smile. Usually found at taxi ranks and downtown city markets.

ULUSU: A stew of animal stomachs.

UMQOMBOTHI: Traditional grain-brewed beer. Milky in appearance with a yeasty, sour taste.

VETKOEK/ AMAGWINYA: Balls of deep fried bread dough. Served plain as street food but also can have sweet or savoury fillings.

WALKIE TALKIES: Cooked chicken feet and heads. The feet are also known as "runaways".

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/from-kudu-to-walkie-talkies-a-south-african-menu-1994163.html

I'm rather fond of chicken's feet dim sum style too...

[Wezil]

Did half of poly really post in this thread that grinded up chicken carcass and chemical sauce were just fine to eat? Seriously, did that actually happen?

Yeah it did.

Sometimes Poly discussions are so absurd you just have to bail out of them. That was one.

[Lorizael]

I just don't understand people who have no problem eating food that has had floor cleaner chemicals in it.

And bananas, too. Did you know that those harmless little fruits are actually RADIOACTIVE??

[Wezil]

There ya go Ken.

Talk to him about the cyanide in almonds too.

McDonalds is just doing God's work.

[loinburger]

I just don't understand people who have no problem eating food that has had floor cleaner chemicals in it.

Yeah, it's inconceivable that people would have different likes, dislikes, preferences, etc. Better keep harping on it.

MrFun: I'm sexually attracted to men
loin: Well I'm not, and so neither should you

Things that matter in food: taste, cost, healthiness, preparation time. Things that don't matter: origin. If you can kill the bacteria in a rat and make it taste good then I'll eat it.

[Dinner]

In South Africa they already have the answer:

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/from-kudu-to-walkie-talkies-a-south-african-menu-1994163.html

I'm rather fond of chicken's feet dim sum style too...

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I actually like the idea of eating all parts of the animal because I believe if we're going to kill an animal for food then we should use the whole animal. The BBC recently had an article about offal sales skyrocketing in the UK because celebrity chefs have made it cool again to eat even the strange parts plus those strange parts tend to be much cheaper so with the recession people want to save money while trying a new experience. I know in California it's been popular in the big cities for years now and places like SF and LA also have whole restaurants specializing in just the odd bits of animals (cow tail, bull's testicles, pig nose, intestines, chicken feet, internal organs, etc...).

[DaShi]

Those parts of animals are for the poor people. I only eat the fat.

[Dinner]

That nasty pink slime in school lunches? It's now in 70% of the stuff being sold as ground beef in the US. Originally it was deemed unsafe for human consumption and only allowed to be sold as dog food but now it's used as a cheap junk filler mixed with actual meat as an attempt to defraud customers and make them think they're being sold something they're not.

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/03/70-percent-of-ground-beef-at-supermarkets-contains-pink-slime/

[MrFun]

Yeah, it's inconceivable that people would have different likes, dislikes, preferences, etc. Better keep harping on it.

MrFun: I'm sexually attracted to men
loin: Well I'm not, and so neither should you

Things that matter in food: taste, cost, healthiness, preparation time. Things that don't matter: origin. If you can kill the bacteria in a rat and make it taste good then I'll eat it.

Do you also drink a glass of bleach every morning with your cereal?

[MrFun]

Yeah it did.

Sometimes Poly discussions are so absurd you just have to bail out of them. That was one.

yeah

[Lorizael]

Do you also drink a glass of bleach every morning with your cereal?

Possibly.