More eyes...
When I was four my dad worked on the supply boats servicing the North Sea oil rigs. He was working out of Norway and we went over one summer to spend some time with him.

The cook on the boat had some cod and dared my older brother to feed the eyes to me.

Which he did. He told me they were crocodile eyes and they were a delicacy. So I ate them and they were delicious. Sort of salty and crunchy and runny and chewy all at the same time. I asked for, and received, seconds and I enjoyed them so much I didn't notice the entire crew were watching me eat them.

For years when ever anyone asked me what my favourite food was I would say crocodile eyes and explain that they were a delicacy from Egypt and they were very hard to get hold of.

Years later (I was in my thirties) I was discussing food with my mum. I remembered the crododile eyes and how I had enjoyed so much and she finally told me what they were.

Hmm, maybe this should have been in the conned QOTW from a couple of weeks ago.
(bald old git was bemused and befuddled on, Thu 1 Nov 2007, 13:06, 2 replies)

The eyes have it ....
Can't imagine there would be an awful lot to pick and choose between cod's eyes and crocodile's eyes. Both sound pretty fecking disgusting to me ... delicacy or no delicacy !
( Ramsay Tupper, Thu 1 Nov 2007, 13:16, closed)

Taste the difference
you know, I think I would prefer it if he had told me they were cod's eyes. Being four and idolising my 13 year old brother I still would have eaten them but at least I wouldn't have looked so stupid every time I told people about them.
(bald old git was bemused and befuddled on, Thu 1 Nov 2007, 13:21, closed)