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World’s hardest dish? Stir-fried stones are China’s latest street food fad​


https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/suodiu-china-eating-stone-intl-hnk/index.html
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Dubbed “the world’s hardest dish” – literally – a traditional stir-fry featuring stones as its key ingredient has sparked culinary curiosity on Chinese social media.

Patrons are supposed to suck on the small rocks to relish the rich and spicy flavor of the dish, which originated in the eastern Chinese province of Hubei.

They are instructed to suck off the flavors, then spit out the rocks – hence the dish’s name suodiu, meaning “suck and dispose.”
 
kamalktk said:

World’s hardest dish? Stir-fried stones are China’s latest street food fad​


https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/suodiu-china-eating-stone-intl-hnk/index.html
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Dubbed “the world’s hardest dish” – literally – a traditional stir-fry featuring stones as its key ingredient has sparked culinary curiosity on Chinese social media.

Patrons are supposed to suck on the small rocks to relish the rich and spicy flavor of the dish, which originated in the eastern Chinese province of Hubei.

They are instructed to suck off the flavors, then spit out the rocks – hence the dish’s name suodiu, meaning “suck and dispose.”
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Reminds me of the humorous Doctor Hook song, The Wonderful Soupstone -

I swear you could taste the chicken and tomatoes
And the noodles and the marrowbone
But it really wasn't nothing but some water and potatoes
And the wonderful, wonderful soupstone


:chuckle:
 
Somehow the Amazon algorithm thought I could buy this. Wow , this is really niche:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bottarga

It is massaged by hand to eliminate air pockets, then dried and cured in sea salt for a few weeks. The result is a hard, dry slab. Formerly, it was generally coated in beeswax to preserve it, as it still is in Greece and Egypt.[11][12][13]
 
uair01 said:
Somehow the Amazon algorithm thought I could buy this. Wow , this is really niche:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bottarga

It is massaged by hand to eliminate air pockets, then dried and cured in sea salt for a few weeks. The result is a hard, dry slab. Formerly, it was generally coated in beeswax to preserve it, as it still is in Greece and Egypt.[11][12][13]
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Please tell me you bought this....
 
uair01 said:
Somehow the Amazon algorithm thought I could buy this. Wow , this is really niche:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bottarga

It is massaged by hand to eliminate air pockets, then dried and cured in sea salt for a few weeks. The result is a hard, dry slab. Formerly, it was generally coated in beeswax to preserve it, as it still is in Greece and Egypt.[11][12][13]
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My family was given one of those from a Greek business associate of my fathers (he was a ship broker)

It sat on a shelf in a cupboard for ages. My eldest sister's boyfriend at the time time tasted it. I think he said it was crumbly and salty.
 
pandacracker said:
My family was given one of those from a Greek business associate of my fathers (he was a ship broker)

It sat on a shelf in a cupboard for ages. My eldest sister's boyfriend at the time time tasted it. I think he said it was crumbly and salty.
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It sounds like something you'd only eat if you were actually starving.
 
kamalktk said:

World’s hardest dish? Stir-fried stones are China’s latest street food fad​


https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/suodiu-china-eating-stone-intl-hnk/index.html
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Dubbed “the world’s hardest dish” – literally – a traditional stir-fry featuring stones as its key ingredient has sparked culinary curiosity on Chinese social media.

Patrons are supposed to suck on the small rocks to relish the rich and spicy flavor of the dish, which originated in the eastern Chinese province of Hubei.

They are instructed to suck off the flavors, then spit out the rocks – hence the dish’s name suodiu, meaning “suck and dispose.”
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There's a whole world of innuendo to unpack there. :thought:
 
kamalktk said:

World’s hardest dish? Stir-fried stones are China’s latest street food fad​


https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/suodiu-china-eating-stone-intl-hnk/index.html
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Dubbed “the world’s hardest dish” – literally – a traditional stir-fry featuring stones as its key ingredient has sparked culinary curiosity on Chinese social media.

Patrons are supposed to suck on the small rocks to relish the rich and spicy flavor of the dish, which originated in the eastern Chinese province of Hubei.

They are instructed to suck off the flavors, then spit out the rocks – hence the dish’s name suodiu, meaning “suck and dispose.”
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How has no-one yet mentioned the legendary Stone Soup?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_Soup#Story

maximus otter
 
It's so hard to find Zucchini Bread here, it's my absolute favorite -
Not loaded with sugar and tasty with a cup of coffee, but only specialty companies make it!
 
Another concept restaurant. This one in Las Vegas (HEART ATTACK GRILL) prides itself on being as unhealthy dietary wise as possible. Customers have to wear hospital gowns to dine, the staff 'administer your medication' and if you don't finish your dinner? .. your waitress will spank you with a paddle ..

 
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Swifty said:
Another concept restaurant. This one in Las Vegas (HEART ATTACK GRILL) prides itself on being as unhealthy dietary wise as possible. Customers have to wear hospital gowns to dine, the staff 'administer your medication' and if you don't finish your dinner? .. your waitress will spank you with a paddle ..

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My mind boggles Swifty, to think of a stomach that can expand to this extent, to eat this in one go.
 
Mungoman said:
My mind boggles Swifty, to think of a stomach that can expand to this extent, to eat this in one go.
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This is a small(ish) meal compared to some of the challenges he's done Mungoman. My Mum would have said "I think he's got hollow legs.". His youtube channel's called beard meets food and he does this all over the UK and America.
 
Swifty said:
This is a small(ish) meal compared to some of the challenges he's done Mungoman. My Mum would have said "I think he's got hollow legs.". His youtube channel's called beard meets food and he does this all over the UK and America.
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BeardMeatsFood is in very good physical shape. He works out a lot. I suspect that his stomach muscles are very well developed, so he can take it.
 
Swifty said:
This is a small(ish) meal compared to some of the challenges he's done Mungoman. My Mum would have said "I think he's got hollow legs.". His youtube channel's called beard meets food and he does this all over the UK and America.
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Smallish...?! (Imitates crow call.)
 
Swifty said:
Another concept restaurant. This one in Las Vegas (HEART ATTACK GRILL) prides itself on being as unhealthy dietary wise as possible. Customers have to wear hospital gowns to dine, the staff 'administer your medication' and if you don't finish your dinner? .. your waitress will spank you with a paddle ..

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If the food in that video frame is what's being served I suspect most is being thrown away.
 
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