Food Malfunction on the Air (in Mary's Daily Dish)

As many of you know, I am lucky enough to spend my Friday mornings with JT Morgan on his First Edition show on 1420am WCOJ. Some good laughs about food news in the West Chester area is a great way to start out my morning. If you haven’t listened, you are missing out on unique discussions, contests and overall crazy happenings. Like this past week when JT actually threw up on the air. And yes, I think it was my fault.

On Thursdays I compile a list of a few local food-related happenings and recent articles from other WC Dishers and put together a rough agenda for the show. And, because it’s me and because I’m a dork, I always want to have some sort of game to play. And because it’s Halloween, it had to be a “scary” game.

I was inspired by an article I came across about the world’s six most terrifying foods (Warning: it may be offensive to some readers for language and content) and thought it would be a fun idea to do a game with the scariest foods that I could find at Wegmans.

When I arrived at 8 am Friday morning I gave JT breakfast (as I always do) and his friend Dan, who was visiting the show. I went over our recent wcdish.com news and then explained the rules of my scary game.

I would ask JT and Dan food questions that were relevant to Halloween. When they got them right they were safe. When they got them wrong, I made them say “Trick or Treat” and I’d dive into my bag of scary food.

The first food that JT got was a bag of dried squid from Japan (God bless the International food section at Wegmans). He took a bite of the dried, white, shredded substance after declaring that “it smells like fish food” and chugged some water to help it down.

Seconds later, his face turned red and he began shaking his head. Dan and I laughed and JT ran to the trash can. JT swears that he was choking because it was stuck in his throat. I know that it was just really that bad and he couldn’t handle it (that’s right JT, I said it). Fortunately, the microphone picked it up, so I will be able to podcast it as soon as I can for you all to hear (if you can stomach it).

Some of the other scary foods enjoyed Friday were potted meat, canned octopus, boiled peanuts and Gefilte fish in jellied broth. It did create quite a scare for my friends at WCOJ and we had an awesome time. Mission accomplished.

The Final Dish: Tune in to 1420am WCOJ to hear how funny JT is every morning. Make sure to tune in for food fun Fridays from 8 am-10 am.

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Mary Bigham, the creator of wcdish, is a self-admitted sushi and travel addict. She has a crush on just about every food but refuses to eat American cheese.

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5 Comments So Far

Pete – Oct 29, 2007

Boiled Peanuts? A scary food??? Believe it or not, boiled peanuts are a delicacy in the South (even called “Country Caviar”). I try to get some every time I’m down in Atlanta on business or visiting friends or family. They sound absolutely disgusting, especially to those of us used to eating them honey roasted and they look like a slimy, salty pea. Sounds yecccchhh, right? Give ‘em a shot. If you keep an open mind, you might even enjoy them. I’ve developed such a taste for them that I’ve actually ordered them online.
JT – Oct 29, 2007

I would just like to state for the record that I have a VERY strong stomach. I simply couldn’t breathe because I didn’t chew up that horrible stuff well enough and because it was stringy, like pizza cheese, half of it went down, and half of it did not….so it all came back up so I could breathe…suck it, Bigham.
Mary – Oct 29, 2007

Pete- I didn’t think that this southern snack seemed very “scary” either. I have to admit I didn’t get a chance to try them on Friday but JT’s friend Dan (who will eat ANYTHING… he even loved the squid) said that the boiled peanuts were horrible. Granted the package said to heat them and I served them up cold, it still scared me a bit. Next time I’ll dive in and give it a shot.

And there is no need to order online… you can pick them up at Wegmans in the International section.

And to you JT… you’re a wuss. The end.
Pete – Oct 30, 2007

Boiled Peanuts are definitely better heated. Usually you buy them at roadside stands or farmer’s markets (if you really want a taste of the South, you HAVE to go to a southern farmer’s market. Homemade pork rinds, anyone?) Unfortunately, my wife is allergic to peanuts and anything even remotely peanut-related, so when I get them I have to either eat them outside or in total isolation.

Thanks for the great article, Mary, and for all your terrific work on WC Dish. We needed a site like this!
Jeff – Nov 01, 2007

And to think that JT made it through the pepper roulette on the air from our (Chile Spot) range of hot chile peppers….

more to come on this as we are developing a sauce using the Bhut Jolokia…the world’s hottest pepper.

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