Foods headed for Extinction

[Milpool]

Originally Posted by BP348

I like Posole & Menudo.

As far as gizzards go, down here in South Texas they are very common.

I only tried Foie once several years ago...Nasty!!!!

But I don't like anything that's an organ, Liver, kidneys ect...

You like menudo but don't like anything that is an organ?

 

[BDC2823]

Originally Posted by Milpool

You like menudo but don't like anything that is an organ?

Don't rain on his parade.

 

[Etienne]

Originally Posted by Piobaire

It's so hard to tell. I mean, look at what's coming back. Offal, charcuterie, oxtails, pig trotters, etc. Who would have thought?
When I was living in the US 10 years ago, the only thing I really missed was good charcuterie.

Originally Posted by iammatt

Where my mother lives in France, they eat confit gizzards like they are going out of style. I can't think of a local restaurant that does not serve them.
I love them grilled on a salad. I used to live in Toulouse and duck in all its forms is a staple there.

Originally Posted by Piobaire

I foresee a market in importing French foie in the next 15 years.
Yup.

Originally Posted by nootje

sadly, production is under pressure here in europe as well...
I can assure you it's not going anywhere in France.

 

[nootje]

Originally Posted by Étienne

I can assure you it's not going anywhere in France.

I was told those eco hippies had gotten to the boards of those hypermarche's as well

anyway, its getting harder and harder to obtain in the benelux

allthough if you try, its still doable..

 

[zippyh]

Originally Posted by FLMountainMan

I'm pretty sure I've told this story on here, but two Thanksgivings ago, I was driving on the south (black) side of town when I saw three young black men around a pickup truck. There was a white bedsheet hung up as a sign. Spray-painted on it was "COONS" in gigantic letters. Startled, I circled back around to see if it were some sort of social protest/joke.

No. It was guys selling frozen raccoons for $8-$15, depending on their size. I was tempted to go by Publix by some saltines and set up a competing "CRACKERS" booth across the street, but common sense got the better of me.

Anyway, when I told my mom about she calmly asked what the big deal was. We had eaten raccoon at Thanksgiving until I was about four or five.

As for chicken salad - I just don't see any young people craving chicken salad. At all.

I think many casseroles are on their way out too. People don't cook nearly as much as they used to, and these are not the types of foods that restaurants generally serve.

Varmint recipes from the 1975 Joy of Cooking.
http://books.google.com/books?id=C4_...age&q=&f=false

 

[itsstillmatt]

Originally Posted by Étienne

I love them grilled on a salad. I used to live in Toulouse and duck in all its forms is a staple there.


She is about 150km almost due north of there. Food is very similar, I imagine. Beautiful area. I'll be there in ten days.

 

[philosophe]

Originally Posted by foodguy

if anyone is serious about getting bottarga, gustiamo is a good source. they have both tuna and mullet. there is some variability, but it is a dried preserved product (roe), so it shouldn't be that big a factor if you're buying from a reputable source. but wow is it expensive.

Chefshop.com carries bottarga and usually has a decent selection of canned fish

On a related note, they sell a very nice smoked paprika.

 

[VKK3450]

Originally Posted by nootje

another foodstuff that might disappear is freshwater eel. Tremendous pressure on the species because of fishing, and farming them only made it worse. There is a light at the end though, ive heard about some lab around these parts that has succesfully made the eels spawn. Which might be the beginning of a whole new industry.

I heard there were tons of them living in the Amsterdam canals

K

 

[CBDB]

Originally Posted by Piobaire

I've had good bear and not so good bear. Best bear I've ever had was short ribs and a roast. A couple of my sibs live hundreds of miles north of the Minnesota border and meats from hunting are a major protein source up there. Moose is even more dodgy than bear.

Moose dodgy? I'm surprised, I've had moose from several parts of the great white north and have found them all to be delicious...like beef but a welcome bit of gameyness. Bear on the other hand was black, very gamey (read: "how long has this been sitting out?") and greasy

 

[Piobaire]

Originally Posted by CBDB

Moose dodgy? I'm surprised, I've had moose from several parts of the great white north and have found them all to be delicious...like beef but a welcome bit of gameyness. Bear on the other hand was black, very gamey (read: "how long has this been sitting out?") and greasy

I've only had it from one part, namely that area directly north of Minnesota. If not cooked properly, it is dry and tough. One trick I was shown was to wrap a moose steak in bacon for cooking.

 

[Milpool]

Had a chicken salad sandwich for lunch today in honor of this thread.

 

[nootje]

Originally Posted by VKK3450

I heard there were tons of them living in the Amsterdam canals

K

youve been there, would you eat anything that comes out of those canals?

 

[SField]

I don't understand how chicken salad would be on it's way out. It's offered on the menu of every diner in the country, and probably every single family type restaurant. They sell chicken salad sandwiches at truck stops, 7/11s, any place that sells sandwiches. I mean the only thing more ubiquitous than a chicken salad sandwich is ham and cheese or maybe tuna salad.

 

[VKK3450]

Originally Posted by nootje

youve been there, would you eat anything that comes out of those canals?

A friend of mine fell in on Queensday once. At the time he was drunk and pissing off the side of a boat while trying to avoid some dude trying piss on him as we went under a bridge.

We didnt eat him or anything, but it was nasty.

I miss Queensday.

K

 

[FLMountainMan]

Originally Posted by SField

I don't understand how chicken salad would be on it's way out. It's offered on the menu of every diner in the country, and probably every single family type restaurant. They sell chicken salad sandwiches at truck stops, 7/11s, any place that sells sandwiches. I mean the only thing more ubiquitous than a chicken salad sandwich is ham and cheese or maybe tuna salad.

I have never seen chicken salad on a diner menu. Ever. Maybe there's some regional difference....