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Loooking For Scorpions To Eat

Lokisbane — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:36:51 -0800

Where can I find scorpions (either jerked or canned) in New York City? I'm making a Scorpio themed meat pie and would like to go literal with the ingredients. It know they are eaten in Thailand but so far no luck finding them at the Thai markets I checked. If anyone knows a shop that sells them that would be great.

Where can I buy Icelandic fish jerky?

Forktine — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 10:40:05 -0800

Where can I buy Icelandic dried fish jerky (Harðfiskur) in the US or Canada? And, if I like fish jerky, what other yummy but unusual preserved foods should I try? A friend recently brought back a package of fish jerky from Iceland. It was really tasty, and I would like to see about buying some more. The only place I could find selling it online via Google was in Iceland; I'd just as soon avoid paying international shipping and maybe import duty for something so trivial, so I was hoping someone would know of a store or internet retailer in the US or Canada that imports and sells harðfiskur.

And I would welcome suggestions for other unusual but yummy dried or preserved foods that would be fun to try. (For "unusual," read: "unlikely to be found in a large US grocery store with a decent international section.") Flavorful is good, but nothing so pungent as to be room-clearing, please. I'm open to trying anything as long as it can be ordered online or on the phone (so your grandmother's homemade sausage in Slovakia may be the most awesome food ever, but if she isn't selling it in the US, telling me about it doesn't help very much). I visit friends in Canada several times a year, so Canadian-based suggestions are most welcome.

Miscellaneous Meat....?

Joe Rocket — Thu, 24 May 2007 05:54:10 -0800

(ComedyJerkyFilter) Help me name my Jerky for the big camping '07 'Jerk-Off'! I need a name for my jerky (recipe) to stick it to the competition! Could include -Chris, (Christo)Fur, Lime, Fruitiness, Blues, Beef, or Joe Rocket. Your own Epicurean Artistic license is welcomed!

Home-made beef jerky?

ac — Sun, 24 Apr 2005 18:44:52 -0800

I love beef jerky, but it is so very extremely expensive... Why is it so expensive? Is it at all possible or feasible for one to make one's own beef jerky? Would it be any good, and how would I go about doing it? Thanks!

What Jerky Boys segment am I thinking of?

shifter — Wed, 06 Apr 2005 14:02:44 -0800

There was a segment of the Jerky Boys I heard on a tape from a friend way back in the mid to late 80's that had a caller trying to arrange for a job interview while his wife was harassing him about needing to use the phone. At a certain point he has enough and you can hear what sounds like a lamp smashing into her head and then he calls back asking for the person to cover for him because she's laying on the floor not moving. What's the name of that bit and where can I find it?