Comments on: Anyone Hungry? Six Strange Ready-to-Eat Canned Foods

By: Julie

Julie — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 23:22:22 +0000

I’m Scandinavian and for the record, it’s not not a country like all the other points on the list. Also, never in my life have I seen a can of reindeer.
I think you mean Norway.

By: Ricky D

Ricky D — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:37:27 +0000

Duck fat is wasted on this list.
Duck fat produces the most delicious roast potatoes imaginable.
I once made a roast dinner for a friend who was returning to England after a few years abroad. I used duck fat for the potatos.
On asking him what he thought of his first roast dinner for years he replied “Delicious, but I have never had such delicious potatos, how did you make them?” “Duck fat” I replied…..He just looked at me non-plussed.

Most supermarkets stock it in cans or jars and we have recently noticed that local corner shops are also beginning to stock it.
It is fast becoming a staple in most peoples fridges.

By: Rose

Rose — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:12:16 +0000

Cultural foods can turn into a pretty sensitive topic and if you’re going to prepare an article such as this, I suggest you get your facts straight first. Get your nation of origins right and get the purposes of the food right.
And I speak for other Koreans when I say that silkworms aren’t comparable to peanuts in America. The vast majority of Koreans prefer peanuts over silkworms, hands down (although of course there wouldn’t be as much of a taboo).

By: Mikey

Mikey — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:38:00 +0000

Canned duck fat is popular in Australia, you haven’t eaten sauteed potatoes till you’ve had them fried in the fat. Also in the UK as a kid we used to have tongue sandwiches, ham and tripe as a Sunday treat. I’d pass on the scorpions though!!
Tongue tastes very much like corned beef. In Australia we also eat fried lambs brains. Yum.

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:45:57 +0000

Canned duck fat is not eaten but used for cooking as a very fine replacement of butter. You use very little quantities to cook.

By: Raud

Raud — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:07:18 +0000

Yeah, confusing Sweden with Switzerland is OLD!!! Get over it and for God’s sake pay attention in geography class!!!

By: scandinavia

scandinavia — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 06:18:30 +0000

why is the reindeer pate label in English? Looks fake

By: domnx

domnx — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 03:51:00 +0000

Actually the duck fat is used to fry or saute meats. It’s delicious and even better than olive oil. Instead of paying for it, just cook up some duck and keep the excess drippin fat. It gives a light salty flavour. I recommend it to you all.

Dominique,Mtl, canada

By: Erena

Erena — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:44:14 +0000

I smell photoshop..

I can vouch for the lamb tongue not being something on your average New Zealanders plate. I suspect that if that exists it would be for export. A Kiwi that wants tongue would get it fresh, not canned and it would probably end up as pet food.
Im from New Zealand and have never eaten tongue of any animal, and would definatly not eat it canned.

Also, that reindeer pate looks a lot like a university packaging design project..

By: jayare

jayare — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:16:02 +0000

I don’t know where you heard that canned tongue is common in New zealand, I havnt seen it ever in any shops or butchries and know noone who woukld ever dream of eating it. I know you can by whole cow tongues but these are sold for dog food