Comments on: Putting your life at stake with a meal http://www.gastroville.com/2010/01/29/putting-your-life-at-stake-with-a-meal/ Exploring the bounties of nature Mon, 05 Sep 2011 08:15:22 +0000 hourly 1 By: david http://www.gastroville.com/2010/01/29/putting-your-life-at-stake-with-a-meal/comment-page-1/#comment-1255 david Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:01:29 +0000 http://www.gastroville.com/?p=486#comment-1255 It is interesting trying to wrap your mind around the concept of a fugu restaurant. The whole meal, or process is about understanding the whole fish i.e. the meal tells the story of the fish. for me, it is the same as yakitori, though perhaps a bit on a lesser level. Yakitori is more than grilled chicken on a stick but through a series of bites you start to understand everything that a chicken is and what its true potential is. Skin, ball joints, tendons, inner and outer thigh, the various offals, etc., each piece adds more depth to an understanding. Throw in the fact that ambitious yakitori-yas will source a specific breed, indeed a specific supplier to highlight, then truly, a story is being told. The sum is much greater than just "chicken grilled on a stick." It is interesting trying to wrap your mind around the concept of a fugu restaurant. The whole meal, or process is about understanding the whole fish i.e. the meal tells the story of the fish. for me, it is the same as yakitori, though perhaps a bit on a lesser level. Yakitori is more than grilled chicken on a stick but through a series of bites you start to understand everything that a chicken is and what its true potential is. Skin, ball joints, tendons, inner and outer thigh, the various offals, etc., each piece adds more depth to an understanding. Throw in the fact that ambitious yakitori-yas will source a specific breed, indeed a specific supplier to highlight, then truly, a story is being told.
The sum is much greater than just
“chicken grilled on a stick.”

]]> By: Mikael http://www.gastroville.com/2010/01/29/putting-your-life-at-stake-with-a-meal/comment-page-1/#comment-1215 Mikael Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:33:58 +0000 http://www.gastroville.com/?p=486#comment-1215 @G. Thanks, I will try to fix it. I have had problems recreating it but now I start to understand what the problem is. @G. Thanks, I will try to fix it. I have had problems recreating it but now I start to understand what the problem is.

]]> By: G. http://www.gastroville.com/2010/01/29/putting-your-life-at-stake-with-a-meal/comment-page-1/#comment-1213 G. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:52:50 +0000 http://www.gastroville.com/?p=486#comment-1213 Interesting post. I've had fugu once, and fell into the majority group: a good meal, and something worth experiencing but perhaps not more than once. Bte, your site doesn't work properly in firefox 3.0.17 . About 5 characters are "cut off" on the left side of the main column when viewing individual posts, making it very difficult Interesting post. I’ve had fugu once, and fell into the majority group: a good meal, and something worth experiencing but perhaps not more than once.

Bte, your site doesn’t work properly in firefox 3.0.17 . About 5 characters are “cut off” on the left side of the main column when viewing individual posts, making it very difficult

]]> By: S Lloyd http://www.gastroville.com/2010/01/29/putting-your-life-at-stake-with-a-meal/comment-page-1/#comment-1200 S Lloyd Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:26:02 +0000 http://www.gastroville.com/?p=486#comment-1200 For years, I have been scratching my head back and forth over that one: should I take the risk or not of eating fugu? Each time the occasion occured, I could not find the necessary courage to do so. I am probably just over-reacting for nothing, but it is just a sort of psychological blocus I still haven't managed to bypass. Your writing helps me to lower down my anxiety and gove that one a try. For years, I have been scratching my head back and forth over that one: should I take the risk or not of eating fugu? Each time the occasion occured, I could not find the necessary courage to do so. I am probably just over-reacting for nothing, but it is just a sort of psychological blocus I still haven’t managed to bypass. Your writing helps me to lower down my anxiety and gove that one a try.

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