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Bone soup

Or Consomé if you prefer.

I have had bone soup a couple of times in Colombia and it was pretty tasty. I bet most of you didn't know that I'm a pretty good cook and that I really enjoy making colombian food.

Well anyway I was thinking of making some bone soup today so I open my colombian cook book to the soup section and this is what I found for the list of ingredients for bone soup:

2 nabos medianos
2 zanahorias medianas
2 puerros
1 rama de aprio
2 cebollas cabezaonas blancas
3 huesos de res or ternera
1 PATA DE POLLO !!!
1/2lb de carne de res en trozos
2 claras de huevo
Sal

Now my question is: Why would anybody throw a chickens foot in the pot? And if you are going to throw one in why not make it two? Do you think I could get away with throwing in a chicken wing or leg in instead of the foot.

By calipro on Dec 13, 2004, 02:35 in Friendly Talkzone.

Atrevido says on Dec 13, 2004, 03:36:

Me neither I can't stand that chicken foot either. Who knows where it was walking?!

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2retirensa says on Dec 13, 2004, 06:15:

Chicken Foot! UGH! Wait until you are presented with a Chicken foot on a plate as the guest of honor, and everyone is waiting for you to start eating so they can (This was in Italy- not Colombia). Not a pretty sight!
Maureen
PS It's in the soup for flavor. Chicken **** has a unique flavor.

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Lionheart says on Dec 13, 2004, 11:08:

chicken foot is common I have seen it used in many Southern European recipes for consomé. Normally it is taken out before served, but some make it a point to show it off, telling everybody the cook knows how to make consomé. Yes, it is for flavor, you don't eat it.

For the Chinese it is different. I got a chicken foot glazed in ginger sauce while eating Dim Sum. The Chinese friends who had invited me nodded appreciatingly when I started gnawing the rubbery thing. Not something I want to repeat again. YUCK! But I assume it is a way to show appreciation when invited ....

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kernow62 says on Dec 13, 2004, 13:34:

Chicken feet are sold at a lot of supermarkets in the southern US too, along with dilicasies like hog nuts, can even get tripe in a can. mmmm!

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kernow62 says on Dec 13, 2004, 13:38:

dilicasies? My PC has a mind of its own, I meant delicacies.

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Lionheart says on Dec 13, 2004, 13:45:

Rocky Mountain Oysters In my area you can get them either from bulls or buffalos. I assume Elmo prefers the goat ones. He would like this area: "where the buffalo roam and the sheep are scared"

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ACBlessing says on Dec 13, 2004, 13:59:

Rocky mountain oysters... Have as many of these as you want at the Testicle Festival

http://www.outwestnewspaper.com/balls.html

Alex Blessing, Spokane, WA, USA
alex at acblessing.com,MSN Messenger
www.acblessing.com

Just plain poor

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Gator says on Dec 13, 2004, 14:11:

The Reason For the Chicken Foot? Everyone knows you use just the toe nail to pick your teeth at the end of the meal. Throw the rest away!

"Brevior Sltare Cum Deformibus Mulieribus Est Vita!" .

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