tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post6182259108703070033..comments2024-02-24T03:34:18.060-05:00Comments on Stealing Commas: Explaining the Bay of Naples to alienschris the cynichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06872875475212333027noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-77964113896168796662017-08-26T11:27:32.693-04:002017-08-26T11:27:32.693-04:00It seems like way too much luck would be involved,...It seems like way too much luck would be involved, but Fugu being the result of a botched assassination attempt (a la "Wait, why isn't Certain Death Fish working?") certainly sounds more plausible than someone actually setting out deliberately to find a way to get away with eating the murderfish.Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09703211229982182936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-79886515115817216272017-08-26T02:13:17.117-04:002017-08-26T02:13:17.117-04:00@Chris: That explanation might work for stuff like...@Chris: That explanation might work for stuff like cashews and kidney beans, but it doesn't explain fugu, where you have figure out some bits aren't lethally toxic and then how to serve it without contamination from the lethal bits, and trained professionals still screw up on occasion or Greenland shark where you have to figure out that letting it rot for a certain amount of time detoxifies it. <br /><br />Now the shark can at least be explained as desperation food, as in the alternative to figuring out how to make this thing edible is starvation. How the hell do you explain fugu?Rhoadanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02375561352677522227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-92053951343933099492017-08-20T16:38:22.603-04:002017-08-20T16:38:22.603-04:00And kidney beans.
And elderberries.
I have re...And kidney beans. <br /><br />And elderberries. <br />I have recently learned about elderberries the wrong, backwards way where you go, "Wait, this tastes like cyanide...Now that I think about it, maybe you are supposed to cook them first."<br />And really, why wouldn't something sacred to Frau Holle be like that?<br />But v. good in popsicles, jam, etc. when safely cooked.<br /><br />Cashews also totally worth it.Lonesparkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278753827545905559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-41242752095792270552017-08-20T14:12:18.145-04:002017-08-20T14:12:18.145-04:00My dad (a chef) believes that every time there'...My dad (a chef) believes that every time there's something that is known to be absolutely lethal normally but perfectly safe and tasty when boiled it is the result of a failed murder attempt.<br /><br />"This is really good! Thanks."<br /><br />"Wait, you're not . . . I mean, yeah, of course it's good. It's not like I was trying to poison you but didn't count on the toxins not standing up to high temperatures or anything."<br /><br />"We should start a business where we sell this stuff."<br /><br />"Yeah, sure, whatever."chris the cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06872875475212333027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-71833724158234698792017-08-19T22:20:33.081-04:002017-08-19T22:20:33.081-04:00Alien: Where are you going? I was just about to as...Alien: Where are you going? I was just about to ask you about Fugu, Greenland Shark, and Cashews.Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09703211229982182936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-86855881113953169862017-08-19T21:33:15.746-04:002017-08-19T21:33:15.746-04:00Well put. XDWell put. XDPackbatnoreply@blogger.com