Re: OFF: Red Meat Stinkiness

* Zhang2323@aol.com <Zhang2323@...> [000616 21:15]:
> I am inordinately fond of beef tendon & seaslugs.
Ooh beef, thick, juicy, medium done (rare if I'm sure on the
meat-quality). Actually I like things raw. Raw meat, raw fish etc....
I really gross people out at times :) Mmh, raw bacon... *slurp*

> Concultures: what are some eating habits/ideologies in various
> concultures? Any bug-eaters? hehe...
A question like this should really be answered on conculture-l, but here
goes...

National cuisine in the Outlawed Lands is basically the perfection of
battle-rations (of course): extremely nourishing synthesized food in
small packages that can be stored for ages (just add water), easily
mass-produced "grub" to handle the fiber/starch-bit and give a full
feeling (again, just add water), spiced up with whatever spices/100%
fresh food is available at the moment, so the actual taste varies alot
with season and area.

Old fashioned people lug around with spice-belts; their favorite spices
in small (thumb-high, inch-wide) containers in a belt with pockets for
the spice-containers; when eating the containers are taken out, and
everybody attending can sample each other's favorite tastes. The hosts
provide the "grub", rations and water, the guests bring the spice and
the fresh stuff. Restaurants provide it all but guests still bring their
own spice, and may bring fresh stuff for the chef to improvise a meal
from.

Techniques for cleaning water are highly developed, so (enough) fresh
water is never a problem.


t.