HoTRoD 2 Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 I put some of this stuff in my mouth last night. I am still regretting it. I think I will have nightmares about it many years into the future. As hard as it may be to believe, it tastes far worse than it looks Link to post Share on other sites
snobee 0 Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 Doesn't look too bad to me. The squid looks qite yummy. But I have tasted it and agree totally - Bleeehhhh! I think it's called いかのしおから (ika no shiokara). Squid and fermented squid guts with salt. My wife's dear ol' granny(bless her 93 years), sometimes sends down some from Mombetsu , Hokkaido as a treat for all the family. I want to say, but of course I can't - " Keep those Mother of Crabs coming, but hold the Ika". Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 Send it on over here. I have always enjoyed a bit that. Link to post Share on other sites
gamera 0 Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 I agree with you, HoTRoD. Very strong salty taste, indeed. And sticky and stinking, too. I think if I try it again, maybe it's a good idea to have some with "Daikon oroshi" ? Link to post Share on other sites
sakebomb 0 Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 Ohhhhhh!!! it does look bad, however I do enjoy the local Matsumaya shiokara Hey Gamera, it's been a while. How's things? Link to post Share on other sites
gamera 0 Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 Hi sakebomb, I am okay, still alive! We just have not caught each other in a same topic, I guess. BTW, I think you mean Matsuma-E shiokara? The name for the local region of your area, correct? Link to post Share on other sites
sakebomb 0 Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 Haha,I guess not...thats right Matsumae, thanks!! Link to post Share on other sites
Thunderbird2 0 Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 Wheres the pic?! I want to see it. It sounds truly awful. Link to post Share on other sites
woywoy 0 Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 Truly disgusting stuff that Japanese love to eat with beer or sake. Yuckkkkk. Link to post Share on other sites
gamera 0 Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 Yeah, we seem to eat a lot strange things. Maybe just natural for Japanese but looks really odd for foreigners. The other day I was asked how whale tastes by my guests and I told it depends on how you cook and which part of whale. I don't think whale meat are still available though. At least not available here in Hakuba - different food culture from Osaka. The guest put kinda strange eyes on me I guess perhaps because he imagined we bit a whale in the sea - We are not primitive people! Link to post Share on other sites
slow 0 Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 I love Shiokara or Okizuke(I prefer Okizuke). It tastes fresh and much better if you make it at home. If I can find very good Okizuke at Izakaya, I don't need anything else. This is how to enjoy Shiokara or Okizuke. -Tastes good by itself -Eat it with rice or steamed potato(especially when you are in Hokkaido) -Put it on rice and pour tea(Hoji cha is better) and make Shiokara no Ochazuke! Link to post Share on other sites
frannyo 2 Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 How about a sandwich? Link to post Share on other sites
farquah 0 Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 I afectionately named it "Flem of the devil"!!! Its completely vile. I was told its the squids testicles, bit of an eye opener as i didn`t know squid had testiculars so to speak!! Its just inards though I think...which is a lot better?!?! This poor innocent spud hadn`t even done anything wrong!!! Link to post Share on other sites
gamera 0 Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Is that ikanoshiokara on top of potato? Link to post Share on other sites
tsondaboy 0 Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 I like ikanoshiokara, but I prefer takowasa. I love tako Link to post Share on other sites
gamera 0 Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 Tsondaboy I guess perhaps because you have been used to tako. Not so many people do because not so many food culture have tako in them. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 In England we call octopus 'devil fish' and are superstitious about eating it. Because we are Catholic. Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 do I need to say "git" again O11?? Link to post Share on other sites
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