2014 Food Trends: Edible Soil

[hungrycaterpillar]

I was listening to the radio and they talked about this article put out by the guardian. I don't care how healthy/tastey it is - I will absolutely not be eating dirt.

Excerpt:

"Yes, chefs such as René Redzepi and Heston Blumenthal have been fashioning delicious foodstuffs into fake soil for years, but we're talking actual earth. Last year, the Tokyo restaurant Ne Quittez Pas introduced a soil-based menu, including dirt and potato soup, dirt risotto with sea bass and dirt ice-cream. According to Yoshihiro Narisawa, a chef from another Tokyo restaurant, soil is rich in umami. This could catch on."



link: www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/jan/06/food-trends-2014-digital-dining-healthy-junk-food

[Saint Monica]

@misoangry would you try it>?

[LeggsBenedict]

omg I could eat so many dirt cups right now.

I KNOW THAT'S NOT THE POINT.

[sa]

I also hear that bugs are a thing now too. I know miso blogged about a place with bugs a few years ago. I've been hearing about more and more places using bugs on the menu.

[pt716]

Besides the taste and the idea of it, how would you eat it with out hurting your teeth? I have eaten veggies that I didn't wash well enough and biting into sand particles is not fun.

[hisno1girl]

No.

[hungrycaterpillar]

I have no idea how you would eat it... I just won't be eating it. Blegh.

[hungrycaterpillar]

Jan 8, 2014 9:20:41 GMT -5 LeggsBenedict said:

omg I could eat so many dirt cups right now.

I KNOW THAT'S NOT THE POINT.

you and me both.

[iamgrace]

No.
No!

[dirtyred]

Jan 8, 2014 9:15:48 GMT -5 hungrycaterpillar said:

"Yes, chefs such as René Redzepi and Heston Blumenthal have been fashioning delicious foodstuffs into fake soil for years, but we're talking actual earth. Last year, the Tokyo restaurant Ne Quittez Pas introduced a soil-based menu, including dirt and potato soup, dirt risotto with sea bass and dirt ice-cream. According to Yoshihiro Narisawa, a chef from another Tokyo restaurant, soil is rich in umami. This could catch on."





Not in my house, it won't.

[LeggsBenedict]

Jan 8, 2014 9:25:21 GMT -5 hungrycaterpillar said:

Jan 8, 2014 9:20:41 GMT -5 LeggsBenedict said:

omg I could eat so many dirt cups right now.

I KNOW THAT'S NOT THE POINT.

you and me both.

well yeah. you're a caterpillar.

[hungrycaterpillar]

Jan 8, 2014 9:29:50 GMT -5 LeggsBenedict said:

Jan 8, 2014 9:25:21 GMT -5 hungrycaterpillar said:

you and me both.

well yeah. you're a caterpillar.

but soon I WILL BE A BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLY!

[MrsPenny]

Nope. Not happening. My doctor told me to come in if I started craving odd things. On that list was laundry detergent/soap, ice build up from the freezer and dirt. So I'll pass.

[winelady]

Nope. Not gonna happen!

[Waffles]

I can't even be bothered with the fake stuff anymore so that's a no from me.

[snickers]

what the fuck?!?!




I wonder how many calories are in it? haha

[Deleted]

Jan 8, 2014 9:19:16 GMT -5 Saint Monica said:

@misoangry would you try it>?

Sure, why not?

I'd eat anything that Heston Blumenthal put in front of me.  LOL.

[MWOS]

is this paleo friendly?

[Deleted]

Oh, wait.

This is what I get for not reading.

So...this is NOT fashioned by Blumenthal or any other world-renowned chef. This is weirdo ACTUAL SOIL. Hmm.

I think I'd still try. What's the harm in sampling?

[dirtyred]

Jan 8, 2014 12:57:52 GMT -5 @misoangry said:

Oh, wait.

This is what I get for not reading.

So...this is NOT fashioned by Blumenthal or any other world-renowned chef. This is weirdo ACTUAL SOIL. Hmm.

I think I'd still try. What's the harm in sampling?

Because it's going to taste like dirt and it will turn into mud when it mixes with your saliva?

[Deleted]

Jan 8, 2014 13:07:23 GMT -5 dirtyred said:

Jan 8, 2014 12:57:52 GMT -5 @misoangry said:

Oh, wait.

This is what I get for not reading.

So...this is NOT fashioned by Blumenthal or any other world-renowned chef. This is weirdo ACTUAL SOIL. Hmm.

I think I'd still try. What's the harm in sampling?

Because it's going to taste like dirt and it will turn into mud when it mixes with your saliva?

And?  So?

Do you know what dirt tastes like?  I don't.  Why not try and see?  Maybe it's good.

I just don't see the big deal about trying.  If it's bad, you don't need to eat it again.

[Deleted]

Jan 8, 2014 9:23:30 GMT -5 sa said:

I also hear that bugs are a thing now too. I know miso blogged about a place with bugs a few years ago. I've been hearing about more and more places using bugs on the menu.

Here you go.  LOL.

[MWOS]

beets taste like dirt and people eat those

[elleblue]

Nope. Going to pass on the dirt like I have with the bugs.

[Deleted]

I think dirt and potato soup sounds pretty good. I'd try it.

[dirtyred]

Jan 8, 2014 13:10:31 GMT -5 @misoangry said:

Jan 8, 2014 13:07:23 GMT -5 dirtyred said:

Because it's going to taste like dirt and it will turn into mud when it mixes with your saliva?

And?  So?

Do you know what dirt tastes like?  I don't.  Why not try and see?  Maybe it's good.

I just don't see the big deal about trying.  If it's bad, you don't need to eat it again.

Yes, I know what dirt tastes like, and that's why I won't be eating it as part of a meal.

[Deleted]

Jan 8, 2014 13:25:27 GMT -5 dirtyred said:

Jan 8, 2014 13:10:31 GMT -5 @misoangry said:

And?  So?

Do you know what dirt tastes like?  I don't.  Why not try and see?  Maybe it's good.

I just don't see the big deal about trying.  If it's bad, you don't need to eat it again.

Yes, I know what dirt tastes like, and that's why I won't be eating it as part of a meal.

So...then you've already tried dirt.

Why are you so adamantly opposed to my trying it?

[kirra]

Jan 8, 2014 13:10:31 GMT -5 @misoangry said:

Jan 8, 2014 13:07:23 GMT -5 dirtyred said:

Because it's going to taste like dirt and it will turn into mud when it mixes with your saliva?

And?  So?

Do you know what dirt tastes like?  I don't.  Why not try and see?  Maybe it's good.

I just don't see the big deal about trying.  If it's bad, you don't need to eat it again.

Lol I remember trying dirt as a kid. Another kid dared me. I tried red clay dirt and brown dirt. Neither were something I would want to try again.

Maybe this is special dirt, and I just had bad dirt, though.

ETA: I'm not opposed to anyone else eating it. If I were at dinner with my H and he ordered it, I might try a bite off his plate. But I wouldn't order it.

[blueballoon]

I'd try it.

[dirtyred]

Jan 8, 2014 13:26:27 GMT -5 @misoangry said:

Jan 8, 2014 13:25:27 GMT -5 dirtyred said:

Yes, I know what dirt tastes like, and that's why I won't be eating it as part of a meal.

So...then you've already tried dirt.

Why are you so adamantly opposed to my trying it?

I'm not opposed to you trying it, just trying to give reasons, based on my experience, why you might not want to. And why I won't be doing it again.  My mother gave me the same warnings, and I tried the dirt anyway, so there you go.  Who knows, there is probably quite a range of dirt flavors and maybe not all of them are as awful as the one I tasted.