On 2017-01-20 8:17 AM, Gary wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> I don't know about you, Gary, but I can certainly tell the difference
>> between fish and... pretty much anything else.
>
> OK, here's my "tricking someone about ingredients" story.
>
> Back when I was married and our 2 girls were still very young, the
> local stores were trying to promote shark meat. We bought a
> package of it and wife cut it into bite-sized chunks, battered
> and pan fried.
>
> The little girls (age 4 and 7) loved chicken nuggets but didn't
> like fish. So we told them it was chicken nuggets. They both
> loved them and ate all. Everyone loved the dinner. heheh
>
> Then right afterwards, I made the mistake of telling them what
> they really ate. They both freaked out. They were both actually
> horrified. wth?
>
> Anyway, we never cooked shark meat again - evidently they didn't
> sell much so it disappeared from the stores.
>
> Here's the funny part - for the next 6 months or more, my wife
> would cook them real chicken nuggets and they both refused to
> even try them, thinking it was another trick. lol.
>

A friend of mine hosts an annual birthday/Christmas party at a Greek
restaurant. There is always a selection of the usual Greek fare and
cheese sticks, meatballs, veggies etc. One year there was a platter of
calamari rings. I saw two boys about 7-8 years old go over to the table
and one got a bunch of calamari. One kid whispered something to the
other and I got the impression he was telling him that the rings were
quid not onion. The kid sort of grimaced but then took a bite of one,
and apparently he approved.