Originally Posted by The Wandering Poet

I'm still uncertain of what part of the foot is edible.

The skin, meat and tendons ...that is when it is cooked right...so that it's tender and the meat practically falls off the bones. There's not much meat but the combination of skin and tendons with what little meat there is is not bad when the flavours are good.

If you ever go to Yum Cha restaurants during the day when actual yum cha style food is served there is usually a chicken feet dish. That particularly dish has strong flavours of savoury sweetness with chilli. The way I usually enjoy it is in a soup that my mum would make that also has peanuts, barley and other healthy type ingredients.

I've never heard of a Yum Cha restaurant before. Don't think we have those here =/

Oh, that's unfortunate. Next time you go to a Chinatown look out for Yum Cha, even if you don't have chicken feet the dumplings and other 'bite-sized' foods are rather tasty. Unless you can't have seafood, then best to avoid. Because the best foods at Yum Cha tend to have prawns or other seafood. Egg tart or mango pudding for dessert is good too

Sticking to the topic of gross but delicious, cow stomach is also a dish usually served at Yum Cha restaurants too...I personally don't like it but many do and in a way it is a delicacy.

Where is chinatown? Don't think I've ever been owo

Some people say mixing sodas is gross... that's probably something else I do. I was a connoisseur of the soda dispenser.

Chinatown is a name given to a area where there are a lot of Chinese businesses and restaurant outside of China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. At the major cities I've been to where there have been Chinatowns there has been an Arch with the Chinese characters 唐人街.

There might be one in Seattle somewhere. o.o

Chocolate chippers (potato chips dipped in chocolate coating) have been sold and enjoyed in my town for years before Lay's just came out with their version. I also like mixing siracha and ranch and pouring it on fried chicken, or chicken strips. Dipping fish sticks into a sauce that's 4 parts mayo, 2 parts mustard, 1 part pickle juice or sour relish, and 1 part ketchup is insanely delicious. I'd like to think it's what the secret sauce from Good Burger would be like.

Pickle juice? O.o

Originally Posted by The Wandering Poet

Pickle juice? O.o

Depending on the brine, pickle juice is actually good for you: (c&p from yahoo.shine)

Hangover Cure: If you can stomach it on a hangover tummy, pickle juice is a known folk remedy that actually works. It replenishes your depleted sodium levels and helps to assist in rehydration. In many countries, people even take a shot of pickle juice before going out to help prevent dehydration in the first place.

Post-Workout Drink: Forget coconut water. Athletes swear by pickle juice's scientifically proven benefits to exercise recovery. In one 2010 study, pickle juice halted post-workout muscle cramps in 85 seconds. That, plus its electrolyte-restoring powers has even yielded Pickle Juice Sport - a dill-flavored sports drink. But really, most athletes stick to good old Vlasic!

PMS Remedy: For those same reasons, pickle juice is widely used as a cure for menstrual cramps. It may also prevent you from eating four bags of potato chips in one day. Not that we ever did that. That was a friend.

Potato Pick-Me-Up: Add a heavy splash of pickle juice to a pot of simple boiled potatoes for a fantastic side dish. The flavors absorb so perfectly you won't want to add salt, butter, sour cream, or anything to these taters once you're done. Making potato salad? Skip the mayo, and toss with veggies and pickle juice for a much healthier (and more flavorful) version.

Pickleback Shot: Odds are you've seen this cocktail on a bar menu sometime in the last couple years (lore has it they were first sold out of a London food truck in 2011). Perhaps you scoffed or called it a fad, but the truth is bartenders claim this to be the perfect complement to whiskey, instantly soothing the taste buds and aftershock of a rough liquor. Order one, and you will order five. For bonus points, follow that up with a Pickletini.

Vinegar Replacement: Pickle juice works in place of vinegar in salad dressing, soups, or virtually any recipe. It is essentially vinegar on steroids.

Heartburn Cure: Along with its flavor-boosting benefits, pickle juice seems to have the same health effects as straight-up vinegar. Particularly effective as a heartburn soother, pickle juice may also help to avoid blood-sugar spikes if taken with a meal.

Bloody Mary Booster: On the not-as-healthy-but-just-as-important side of the spectrum, pickle juice is absolutely dynamite in a Bloody Mary. When its hangover-killing benefits combine with a little hair of the dog, nothing could make your Sunday morning any greater. Except cronuts.

Cleaning Agent: Food industry insiders have been using pickle juice to clear blackened copper pans for years. It also works well as a grill cleaner, making those charred, crusted-on bits much easier to scrape off.

Dill Pickle Bread: Make this. Make it now.

Pickle Popsicles: True, you can buy these on pickleaddicts.com (actual, real thing), but you can also just pour some of this glorious nectar into pop molds, paper cups, or ice-cube trays and make your own savory summer snack.

Re-Pickler: Or maybe you just want some more pickles? Empty your vegetable drawer and throw some onions, carrots, peppers, whatever, into the jar of leftover pickle juice. Let them sit for a few days and BOOM: new pickles!

Meat Tenderizer & Marinade: Pickle juice has amazing meat-tenderizing abilities and, as a marinade, will add a ton of flavor to your meats, without the extra cals in heavy sauces or marinades. It works exceptionally well on chicken - some claim a skinless breast soaked overnight in pickle juice will taste like fried chicken when cooked, and we say that is voodoo but we're okay with it. Try it on cuts of pork and beef, too.

Fish Poacher: There is very little in this world that sounds more healthy-boring than poached fish. But, add your pickle juice to the poaching water and you will never look back.

Weed Killer: The high vinegar and salt content of pickle juice has made it a longtime favorite with gardeners. Dumping it on dandelions, thistle, and virtually all common weeds that crop up around your home. Bonus, it's pet-friendly and you probably already have it in your fridge!

Recipe Add-On: We lost track of all the things you can add pickle juice to, but some favorites include: BBQ sauce, hummus, chicken salad, mac 'n' cheese, gazpacho, deviled eggs, vinaigrette, borscht, beet salad, salsa, bean dip, sauerbraten, and meatloaf.

Hiccup Stopper: We've found little scientific evidence backing up this claim (and, frankly, we're glad the scientists are working on other things), but many, many people claim that the number-one cure for hiccups is a small glass of pickle juice. Given how well this stuff works on everything else in the world, we believe it.

It's hard to knock back sometimes, but I'll challenge myself to drink a whole jar and don't feel sluggish at all the next few days. Haven't done it lately because I don't eat pickles that often anymore, and it is sort of an acquired taste.

When my family makes potato salad with pickles sometimes we'll pour about half a cup to a full of brine and mix it into the mayonnaise .

Might want to put what isnt from you in quotes :)

Eck... I could never drink pickle juice... no matter if it has 50 curative properties

Originally Posted by The Wandering Poet

Might want to put what isnt from you in quotes :)

Eck... I could never drink pickle juice... no matter if it has 50 curative properties

Done. Just read all the general and post rules. Holy crap, I wish the Gaia ToS had been that simple and clear.

Mene's ToS is nice, it's simple, and if you break the rules you get a slap on the wrist, not a hammer to the face.

Greens and gravy. I also like Brusslesprouts and white pepper gravy.

Gravy makes everything good. A snack staple here is brown gravy and french fries. You can get a bowl and a family-sized plate.

Also I often eat ranch, mustard, sriracha, and cheese on bread.