That would have to depend on the food! I've always found it interesting when people assign animal names and characteristics to the things that they eat, so a recent blog post by Canela & Camino (in Peru!) about something as amazingly wacky crocodile bread really made me smile. According to the post, crocodile bread gets its name from its shape and texture, which absolutely makes me want to try it. Any baked good with the texture of a reptile sounds at least worth attempting.I've made tiger cake, named aptly for its lovely chocolate and vanilla stripes, and other gimmies that come to mind (candy and brands excluded) include pigs in a blanket, hush puppies, elephant ears and bear claws. Not a healthy bunch of dishes -- crocodile bread is definitely more appealing to me.
Anyone have an animal-inspired dish to share? Obviously, cooked versions of the animal don't count.
3-24-2008 @12:10PM Crystal said... Beaver tails! I've been told they're kind of like elephant ears, but I've never had elephant ears before so I don't know.
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3-24-2008 @12:42PM ivan said... In italy we call oyster mushrooms "lingue di bue" which can be translated in "Ox tongues", due to their texture and meatiness, but also to the fact that the average oyster mushroom you can find in Italy is twice or more the size of the american counterpart.
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3-24-2008 @12:39PM agent54 said... drunk monkey bread! i don't make it very often as it's really sweet but...mmmm! little dough balls soaked in rum and sugar and, ummm, other things i can't recall now tossed in a pan and baked into a sticky gooey lump. it's really better than it sounds.
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3-24-2008 @8:47PM kerosene said... Langues de chat (cat's tongue) cookies. Yum.
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