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Gross food section.

posted 19 years ago by earthgirl6662004-1
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What did you all think of the culinary choices they had on their journey?

How funny was the scene in Mongolia where they were given the Balls to eat?

I thought it was cool of Ewan to eat them first, then the producer to eat them. But Charley didn't eat them; he spit them out that were funny. {Not that you can blame him.}

Also the comment {I think it was Charley who said it} that they were just going to try one, and everyone else was eating a whole bunch of them. Or something likes that. I realize this is a delicay for them, but it just looked so gross. I will never complain about eating mushrooms again after watching that. What great sports they were though about it. Of course then you see the wee girl stuffing them into her mouth like we would do with popcorn shrimp and chomping down on them. How many of you would have eaten them? Like Ewan, or would you have spit them out like Charley? I personally would not have put them in my mouth, so he is one up on me.

Then of course when they were talking about the horse penis thing hilarious, luckily the food improved when they got to Alaska and Canada.

[–] girlonfilm85 19 years ago

Personally, I don't see how anyone could eat anything like animal balls or horse penis. But then, I also don't see how people can eat things like lobsters (which are basically giant sea bugs that feed on dead things) or octopus. Although, I'm a vegitarian, so the appeal of pretty much any kind of meat is lost on me. :) People will eat the darnedest things, once you think about it...

But back to the balls... there were like two hundred in there, right? That means at least a hundred animals had to, um, "contribute". They certainly wouldn't slaughter all 100 at once, so imagine how long some of those balls were just hanging around, being saved to be made into a stew? And no refrigeration! Eugh...

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[–] yowchuan 19 years ago

haha...i guess it's going to be tough for a vegetarian to complete "Long Way Round (vegetarian version)"...

[–] royzkeano 19 years ago

lol too true. Its just what your used to really. I mean if you look @ the processed junk some people each the mongolians would prob think they're strange? Its a completly different way of life & one that us westerners could do with taking leaf or two out of their book.

[–] lisa316-1 19 years ago

ummm.... You don't actually have to *kill* the animal to get the testes. It's called gelding and is a very normal thing for any herder to do in a flock/herd of animals. It controls breeding to only the best/healthies animals. It's usually done in the spring, and while the animal is still fairly young. So, this is probably a dish they have once a year when mass gelding happens, making it a rare meal, and something of a delicacy. And all of it fresh.

[–] StrangeMeeting 19 years ago

Didin't charlie say they had all "come off" that morning?

[–] FireSeekerBasil 19 years ago

I don't know. I hadn't seen Long Way Around yet, but I'm despartely wanting to.

[–] FireSeekerBasil 19 years ago

oh, and is the food supposed to be like that from Fear Factor? That does sound disgusting, gross food. And that's not to lol.

[–] Radalan 18 years ago

"oh, and is the food supposed to be like that from Fear Factor? That does sound disgusting, gross food."

What do you mean, "is the food supposed to be like in fear factor"?
its bloody food, they eat it because its food.
Wait till you are hungry like hell. Youll eat anything.

[–] corbin-5 18 years ago

my opinion is, who are we to question what other cultures eat? I'll try anything once. The best way to try something like that though, is to not know what it is, and then you won't have any preconcieved notions....hard to not know you're eating a testicle or piece of sheep head though...

[–] Eljay-3 18 years ago

I didn't see what the big deal was. The testicles are just meat like the rest of the animal. I bet if they weren't told what they were, it wouldn't have been a problem.

[–] MrBruceLee 18 years ago

eating balls makes good television (in some peoples eyes)......and as he was chewing it he could hear the cash register kerrrchings

[–] sgt_drama 18 years ago

I really don't think he did it because he thought people would buy the DVD. He did it because he likes to try new things and wants to be a good guest. I currently am residing in a foreign country and have been at formal dinners where I've been expected to eat some pretty awful stuff. One of those things being chicken penis. And yes, I ate it. Sometimes you just have to do something for the sake of adventure and hospitality. Three cheers for Ewan and David. And two cheers for Charley and Russ (for trying to eat it).

Also, we may think eating that stuff is nasty, but remember the scene where the Mongolian gentleman tried the curry and looked obviously ill. There you go.