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I've read of reports suggesting its not the excretion or metabolism of asparagus but the ability to smell it in pee that differs among people.

To me, carrot greens don't taste anything like cilantro, soap or stinkbugs.

To me cilantro=soap, but asparagus is delicious.

What a fountain of self-righteous bullshit Bourdain has turned-on. Everyone looks bad and he looks the worst. As soon as someone starts telling somebody else how they should spend their money, you know that they are full of crap.

Its possible. But im thinking maybe there are different species of stinkbugs, and the ones we have around here dont smell, or maybe only male or female stinkbugs smell, or maybe they only smell when they mature. We get alot of these bugs and i dont recall them ever smelling, but maybe im imune to there smell. We have two stinkbugs in my part of the world...the native greenish-backed one (which is almost pretty) and the invasive brown bug from somewhere in Asia (Korea, I think) which are far more numerous and about as stinky as the native. How does cilantro taste to you?

Either you are one of those who cannot smell stinkbug ....or you were so sh!tfaced that your sense of smell was shot.

They stink if you annoy them too.

It tasted like stinkbug smells, instead of the typical ivory soap taste of cilantro. Which is why I don't use much of it. I've learned to dislike it less recently though.

I use very little of it and it seemed like a good idea to have a pot of it. But I think I'll take your advice and go back to buying it.

Good thought. It was young.

It was used fresh. This is a new taste in cilantro for me, definitely not the taste I expected. It will not have the chance to be cooked, its already in the trash. My hands still smell of stinkbug/cilantro. Ewww.

I planted some in a pot with parsley. The parsley is fine, but the cilantro tastes like like stinkbug with only a hint of cilantro. Your thoughts?

How about something Hawaian using Spam?

Yup. I have a cheap Y-peeler which works great.

Gifts on Father's Day are not generally expected. It is kind of a bogus holiday in the US. Most of us just get a hug and a "happy father's Day". Maybe a card. Really? I'd say that varies greatly from family to family. It's always been a really big deal in our family. The various dads always begin the day with breakfast in bed (the quality of which depends upon the age of the "cooks" and is often laughable, but daddy has to choke it down anyway and brag about how wonderful it is), and then some kind of special dinner, complete with cards and gifts. This year I'm giving my dad (who's 91 and in a senior center) some very nice tuned windchimes to hang out on his small patio. As far as wine goes, he loves port, so I always include a really good bottle of that, a luxury he loves but wouldn't buy for himself. I never thought of FD as a "southern thing", but it sure ain't much up here. Is your approach common where you live?

He still entertains me when he isn't in pompous mode.

Gifts on Father's Day are not generally expected. It is kind of a bogus holiday in the US. Most of us just get a hug and a "happy father's Day". Maybe a card.

$200K for a whole TV series promoting the city seems like a bargain to me. Return oughta be huge

The whole field of bioethics is an interesting one. It is a recent invention with no intellectual history compared to other fields like philosophy and religion...the groups that used to be entrusted with analysis of ethical behavior. I'm not sure what bioethicists actually contribute other than a ready quote for journalists trying to fill out a story. In Philly, no medical controversy is complete with out comment from a couple of these guys who basically have spent a career publicly reinforcing the Golden Rule.

Nice thought experiment, but in real life the fowl would get all beat-up from routine trauma that would go un-felt.

Bourdain is way too full of himself. eater.com:archives:2013:05:14:bourdain-8 I think it'd be nice if he agrees to support that training restaurant in NOLA out of his own substantial resources.

Tom and Jerry the cartoon? No. According to google... http://etsyvintageelite.blogspot.com/2012/06/fire-king-king-of-vintage-premium.html "Tom and Jerry HistoryI was intrigued by the Tom and Jerry line which actually wasn't from the cartoon series; but rather taken from a British stage play called Tom and Jerry or Life in London. According to one article the author came up with the idea of adding brandy to eggnog and calling it a 'Tom and Jerry' to promote the play. Tom and Jerry punch bowl sets can be found for sale around the holidays"

Good points. Welcome Monte.

The gravelly texture makes the diagnosis...it was a rock shrimp!

Looks lovely! But why the SV step? A pounded filet ought to cook in the time it takes the crust to brown.