One of my favorite aspects of travel is experiencing the culture through food. When I was younger I refused to eat “weird” things (although when I was tiny I ate whatever my parents gave me, including Baulet). This restaurant next to the Molino Stucky Hilton presented us with this mixed appetizer dish.
Here’s a video of us trying that little baby squid.
It didn’t taste bad – it was not too chewy and fishy with some parsley flavor. The brains we polenta-textured. I have trouble eating organs, so I ate a few more legs and gave it to Tod.
Lindsey wouldn’t eat the crayfish because it reminded her of her pet crayfish as a kid. It was a little sweet and pretty much tasted like raw shrimp from a sushi place.
Tod, who is not in the video, ate everything without batting an eye. I hope to get there some day.
You know, Karen, it’s videos like this that make vegetarianism look very appealing!
@Alfonso Hahaha. True true, but some fruits and veggies are gross too! Like Durian: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durian