diverrick
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I work with a bunch of guys from the PI and they are always talking about Balut, but so for I have yet to find anyone of them who have actually tried it.
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Right you are! Aussies are smart they sell the Fosters to us and keep the good stuff to themselves.Bayou Platypus:Yeah, I fell for that once at a fast-food restaurant in Sydney...was told "it tastes good on toast"....the result was not pretty--I looked like Tom Hanks from the movie Big after he ate a mouthful of caviar. Made for a good laugh though.
VB = Victoria Bitter?
Yep, found that out the first time we asked for a Fosters in Australia...the bartender actually said: "No mate, we export that <insert expletive here> to the Americans and keep the good stuff for ourselves."wedivebc:Right you are! Aussies are smart they sell the Fosters to us and keep the good stuff to themselves.
To quote Kevin Bloody Wilson "It feels like an angel has pi$$ed on me tonsils..."
cheers mate...
jonnythan:Softshell crabs.
It's not very unusual, but It's certainly weird. I mean, really. Take this weird disgusting sea bug that lives in garbage, then fry it and eat it whole. Um.. yum!
As for unusual, alligator on a stick.
eeeuuuuwwww!scubagun:Try the "balut" in the Philippines!