tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post2408487572090249446..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: Unusual RecipesMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-36579303190197371102015-03-16T21:22:37.783+00:002015-03-16T21:22:37.783+00:00Wow, that's fascinating, Alayne! Similar envir...Wow, that's fascinating, Alayne! Similar environment; isolated and subsistence, clearly brings about similar traditions. <br />Marie-Louise Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18006940874591015786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-37246310440553627862015-03-16T12:17:35.943+00:002015-03-16T12:17:35.943+00:00Here on the Isle of Lewis people still eat 'gu...Here on the Isle of Lewis people still eat 'guga', which is baby gannet. The men of Ness harvest, under government licence, 2000 birds annually from Sula Sgeir, a rock in the Atlantic 40 miles north-west of Lewis. No-one knows how long this has been going on but a visitor to the Hebrides in 1549 recorded that the Nessmen 'fetche hame thair boatful of dry wild fowls with wild fowl fedderi'. Guga was served in the halls of the Scots kings and even now is regarded in Lewis as a great delicacy, so much so that the catch has to be rationed out!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15504984612907319545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-11691972891805662962015-03-16T00:52:32.701+00:002015-03-16T00:52:32.701+00:00Muttonbird isn't usually served deep-fried. It...Muttonbird isn't usually served deep-fried. It is an acquired taste, though, even boiled. Moraghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01391730388327962349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-70891478859667401522015-03-15T21:35:33.734+00:002015-03-15T21:35:33.734+00:00Yes, jelly has gelatine and cheese has rennet. But...Yes, jelly has gelatine and cheese has rennet. But you can get both without the dead animal product. Kosher jelly and cheese without animal rennet are both available.Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-68197300493593248232015-03-15T16:55:53.368+00:002015-03-15T16:55:53.368+00:00This is all so yuk! No wonder the children enjoy y...This is all so yuk! No wonder the children enjoy your talks, Marie-Louise!<br /><br />But what IS pulled meat? Or is it better not to ask...?Ann Turnbullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06484265041343702129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-58696478137239476802015-03-15T11:59:37.382+00:002015-03-15T11:59:37.382+00:00Same with jelly, Becca! Not remotely vegetarian un...Same with jelly, Becca! Not remotely vegetarian unless you buy the Just Wholefoods or similar. <br />I didn't see your comment until after I posted mine, but we've said the same thing about seagulls' diets! Triple yuk.Marie-Louise Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18006940874591015786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-20282774967951687132015-03-15T11:57:03.680+00:002015-03-15T11:57:03.680+00:00Puffin is served in Iceland, but I haven't wan...Puffin is served in Iceland, but I haven't wanted to try it. Yes, food you're not used to can be off-putting - which is partly why it's so fascinating. It makes you look at your norms and preconceived ideas and say, hmm. <br />I think what I find so repellent about seagull is that it's a scavenging bird which eats rubbish, scraps, rotting waste, long-dead fish and all sorts. But I'm sure I'd give it a go if I was starving. Marie-Louise Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18006940874591015786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-68354409462874257782015-03-15T11:52:44.319+00:002015-03-15T11:52:44.319+00:00I don't think I could eat seagull - especiall...I don't think I could eat seagull - especially after seeing all the stuff they eat (I live by the sea)! When I worked at the museum, I always delighted in telling school kids about the wonderful process of cheese-making, and why cheese isn't properly considered vegetarian. Apologies to any parents if your kids refused to eat their cheese sandwich for lunch...Becca McCallumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09339982441409936532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-42036103839289966922015-03-15T11:01:58.977+00:002015-03-15T11:01:58.977+00:00It does sound rather unappetising, Marie-Louise, b...It does sound rather unappetising, Marie-Louise, but then many cultures serve dishes that I could never stomach. On occasion, during my travels, I have been forced to eat something I thought might make me gag, but never fried seagull. Thank heavens.<br />Snake, dog, one-hundred-year-old eggs, live (writhing would be a better description) scorpion on a stick - all foods, in my opinion, to set you on a diet.Carol Drinkwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05837854482139736944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-65890570831728881852015-03-15T10:23:47.067+00:002015-03-15T10:23:47.067+00:00When I first saw you mention fried seagull, I thou...When I first saw you mention fried seagull, I thought, Hmm weird but it's a bird and we eat chicken,pigeon,pheasant.... and the people of St Kilda used to eat puffin I believe. Then I read the preparation and it sounds really off-putting. Still, if it's that or another meal of fish, it might seem more appealing .....maryomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18265044617480788043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-38179613517301297862015-03-15T09:32:25.757+00:002015-03-15T09:32:25.757+00:00I think both Terry P and you are right there :)I think both Terry P and you are right there :)Marie-Louise Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18006940874591015786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-91297512456348823292015-03-15T02:17:15.912+00:002015-03-15T02:17:15.912+00:00The late Terry Pratchett said in one of his novels...The late Terry Pratchett said in one of his novels that a lot of things considered as delicacies wouldn't have been created if people hadn't been too poor to afford other foods. And it's true. Think about oysters. Those used to be the food of the poor. <br /><br />Mind you, I don't think fried seagull will ever be on the menu of any expensive restaurant. :-)Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.com