[AT] OT Redbud/asparagus

[Bigdog]

I was talking to a local when we were in Hawaii and he told me "That stuff is for tourists.  Nobody eats it any more!"

Bigdog
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: charlie hill 
  To: Antique tractor email discussion group 
  Sent: Friday, April 22, 2005 2:15 PM
  Subject: Re: [AT] OT Redbud/asparagus


  NO Phil,  I'm pretty sure I had the real thing.


  Charlie
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: "Phil Auten" <pga2 at hot1.net>
  To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
  Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 8:42 PM
  Subject: Re: [AT] OT Redbud/asparagus


  > Well, there's always the problem of what gets fed to the "haolies" (I 
  > think that's how it's spelled). I would bet that if you could get some 
  > "real" poi, it would taste and look completely different from what you've 
  > had on your two previous visits.
  > Any Hawaiians on the list?
  >
  > Phil
  >
  > At 06:20 PM 4/21/05, you wrote:
  >>Trust me Phil,  DON'T bother trying poi unless you just want to see how 
  >>bad it is.  Let the Hawaians sing all the songs they want to about it. 
  >>The stuff ain't fit to eat.  I said earlier that I will eat most anything 
  >>and I will.  I was raised not to waste food and you can tell that by 
  >>looking at my waist.  (pun intended)  I seldom leave anything much on my 
  >>plate even if I don't like it but poi is another story.  I've been to 
  >>Hawaii twice and tried it both times.  Last time I tried very hard to eat 
  >>the stuff.  I just couldn't.   Forget about good food or bad food.  It 
  >>just doesn't even taste like food.
  >>
  >>I'm sure I've offended someone who likes the stuff and I'm sorry but I 
  >>just don't know how anyone could eat it unless it was the last thing left 
  >>before canabalism.
  >>
  >>Charlie
  >
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