Some friends and I recently started a dinner group. It's been really fun so far and we've eaten some great meals. Last night's dinner was the most interesting of all. My friend Jake made us some squid-fried rice. I am not a big seafood fan and this dish included squid, clams and even little baby octopus's. Jake informed us all at the beginning that everything in the dish was edible-who wants to hear that pre-cursor before eating dinner? Maybe it's the fact that I didn't serve a mission, but I seemed to be the only one who was a little weirded out by the meal. I was determined to be adventurous and not too afraid to try something new, so I fixed up a small plate. If I had to choose I would say that the texture was a little worse than the taste (which wasn't quite as bad as I thought it would be). The baby octopus was especially unique. I ate it whole and at first it was a little chewy and the little 'suction cups' felt a kind of weird, then it turned crunchy as I continued to eat it. My roommate Jenny got it on video. I don't know how to rotate it so you'll have to view it sideways if you want to see it! :)Thursday, January 28, 2010
Squid-Fried Rice and Baby Octopus
Some friends and I recently started a dinner group. It's been really fun so far and we've eaten some great meals. Last night's dinner was the most interesting of all. My friend Jake made us some squid-fried rice. I am not a big seafood fan and this dish included squid, clams and even little baby octopus's. Jake informed us all at the beginning that everything in the dish was edible-who wants to hear that pre-cursor before eating dinner? Maybe it's the fact that I didn't serve a mission, but I seemed to be the only one who was a little weirded out by the meal. I was determined to be adventurous and not too afraid to try something new, so I fixed up a small plate. If I had to choose I would say that the texture was a little worse than the taste (which wasn't quite as bad as I thought it would be). The baby octopus was especially unique. I ate it whole and at first it was a little chewy and the little 'suction cups' felt a kind of weird, then it turned crunchy as I continued to eat it. My roommate Jenny got it on video. I don't know how to rotate it so you'll have to view it sideways if you want to see it! :)
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Hi Jess! I love reading about your adventures in DC. It sounds like you are having a wonderful time. You dinner group story brought back lots of fun memories of the dinner group we used to do. I still think my favorite thing we had was the Japanese fondue you made. Anyway, hope you're having a good week.
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