Re: What are "lights"?

On Sat, 29 Oct 2005 23:02:52 +0100, Bryn
<bryn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>In message <17dcff5f3d6c7c95e6293ef76ad0a128.3570@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
>Ian Morrison <iomorrison@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes
>>"Michilín" <micheil@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>news:43639cff.10638297@news
>>
>>> On Sat, 29 Oct 2005 12:04:19 GMT, "soup" <1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> > Have eaten (or tried to eat) Calimari (squid) rings and that was just
>>> >like eating (or rather what I think is like eating) elastic bands.
>>
>>Squid (calamri or calamares), of course, needs to be cooked properly to
>>be properly edible. When it is cooked properly it is one of my
>>favourites, along with pulpo (octopus). The best squid I ever had was in
>>a Chinese restaurant in Cambridge (UK), recommended by Loyd Grossman (of
>>"Masterchef" fame). Second best was in what was reputed to be the best
>>restaurant in Murcia (Spain)
>>
>><snip>
>>
>>> Gannet... Tastes like duck crossbred with mackerel...
>>> Fishheads stuffed with cod livers... Baby solon geese who leak a black
>>> liquid, highly prized gourmet treats on Lewis...
>>
>>"Solan goose", of course, is gannet.
>>
>><snip>
>>
>>> I did finally eat a sheep's eye in the Sahara at a wedding feast,
>>> presented to me as an honoured guest (easy enough to achieve - I
>>> supplied 10 gallons of cheap red wine for the festivities; so much for
>>> the Islamic prohibition against alcohol; I was lucky to get a sniff at
>>> the jug as it whipped past me on its rounds)
>>
>>Contrary to popular belief, there is no general Islamic prohibition
>>against alcohol - it is an invention of the more recent, and more
>>dominant, sects, particularly the Shia.
>
>The Swine!
Actually they didn't, so don't panic - I've helped Ian to get his
facts straight in a post which should be close to this one.

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