Often when this adventurous eater pushes herself to try new things, she is pleased with a discovery that could have eluded her for a lifetime. The other night, grabbing an after-work snack at Menkui-tei, the East village ramen shop, this was not the case.
I was curious about the squid guts. The waitress scrunched up her face and giggled, saying it was a snack to have with sake. "Is it good with beer?" I asked, assuming, as if often the case, that she was taking me for some sort of wuss. I like other kinds of guts, and I like salty snacks that go with alcohol. But, fishing the slimy entrails out of their fermented little pot of goop, I felt like a contestant on Fear Factor. They kind of ooze when you bite down. Do you need to know more?
thank you for trying it so we don't ever have to....
Posted by: sanaya at August 21, 2007 12:16 PM
Granted, I am a pansy when it comes to all kinds of foods, guts or otherwise, but my general rule of thumb is that scary things are only good when fried. Goop? I don't think so.
Posted by: Dairy Queen at August 21, 2007 1:12 PM
You are brave.
Posted by: clk123 at August 21, 2007 2:42 PM
Ah Nina,
I too have tasted of the forbidden guts; see the following
Hard to believe, but I tried them again at Sakagura, were they were slightly less offputting.
This has to be the most disgusting food thought I've had all day. Kudos to you for trying them. I thought the same thing about haggis until I tried it.
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