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Whoa, this week, val’s got me cracking my head 
but these questions are seriously fun.
#1. What’s the oddest thing you’ve ever made with bread?
The only thing I can think of is braiding my bread, but that’s not odd, I just like playing with the dough .
#2. What’s the oddest thing you’ve ever done with mac and cheese or pasta?
I think it would be eating pasta with chopsticks? It’s utterly un-Italian, of course, but it works out quite well 
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#3. Is there a food you eat other then it is intended?
I’ve drunk earthworm soup when I was a kid. Thank goodness I was too young and stupid to realize what was in it. It was supposed to cure a persistent cough and it did 
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In my teens, I accidentally ate half a centipede raw in a salad I was having for lunch. I thought I was going to die of poisoning but nothing happened . Not that I make a habit of eating live insects. Eww!
#4. What’s the weirdest food you’ve ever seen?
I’ve been fascinated by the water caltrop (also known as ling kok in Chinese, or Chinese horn nut) since I was a kid.
As you can see, it’s shaped like a pair of bull horns and when pretty hard to crack open. Inside the soft white nut shaped like the outside. Actually I liked playing with it more than eating it. My grandmother used to buy this every year for the Mid-Autumn, or Mooncake Festival. It’s the only time of year we can get them.
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Earthworm soup…yuck!! That sounds so disgusting! I wonder what’s in it that cures a cough. I’ve had a bad cough this week, but if I drank that then I would throw up which would be worse! LOL
By Charla on 01.24.09 12:16 am | Permalink
Earthworm soup as a cure? Go figure!
By Fiona on 01.24.09 2:03 am | Permalink
@charla
I’m sorry I haven’t got a clue what was in that soup. It’s an ancient recipe apparently. I only drank it once and it worked, so I guess it must’ve pretty powerful, eh?
By chili queen on 01.24.09 8:19 am | Permalink
@fiona
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As long as it works. I don’t remember it tasting wierd though, never mind, I don’t want to remember
By chili queen on 01.24.09 8:21 am | Permalink
You are right – eating pasta with chopsticks is fun!
I have never seen a water caltrop before
By Sreisaat on 01.24.09 10:56 am | Permalink
@sreisaat
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Gotta love chopsticks, they’re good for practically anything and makes a great hair accessory as well
By chili queen on 01.24.09 11:30 am | Permalink
Utterly un-Italian. Haha.
By corrin on 01.24.09 10:27 pm | Permalink
Okay, I am officially grossed out! Worm soup?!
That’s a very interesting nut, I’ve never seen one before.
By Lynne on 01.24.09 11:52 pm | Permalink
when i read your response, I thought you said “branding” your bread. that would be unique. haha.
By kelly on 01.25.09 12:02 am | Permalink
So is your favorite kids’ book “How to Eat Fried Worms?”
By Sheri/Cookingmom on 01.25.09 4:59 am | Permalink
EARTHWORM SOUP!! Yuck!
By Anele on 01.25.09 5:02 am | Permalink
How on earth did you happen to eat a centipede? I would have thrown up, I am afraid.
By Karen on 01.25.09 11:03 am | Permalink
@corrin
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Or maybe pasta has gone fusion
By chili queen on 01.25.09 11:11 am | Permalink
@kelly
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Yeah, like spell my name with it? A bit narcissistic but a great idea, I like it
By chili queen on 01.25.09 11:17 am | Permalink
@lynne, sheri, anele
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Earthworm soup is packed with protein, mmm, yummy and oh so healthy
By chili queen on 01.25.09 11:19 am | Permalink
@karen
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Our maid didn’t do a good job of cleaning out the veggies. It was only after I’d swallowed it and saw the other half of the centipede in the salad that I realized she’d added some animal protein in there for me
By chili queen on 01.25.09 11:22 am | Permalink