On Rachel M. this a.m. Giant Jellyfish bother Japanese, made into Icecream

[patrice]

in China. This is sooooo characteristic of China.

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10995599/

What is this? Global Warming? Or - An army of Jellyfish fighting Over-fishing of the Seas? It doesn't have to be rational jellyfish thought to be true.

[hatrack]

1. It may be climate related, or perhaps tied in with food chain breakdown

With the jellyfish moving into niches which used to be occupied by species fished out, displaced by temperature changes or pollution, etc.

Or it could be a combination of these and other factors.

[BlueEyedSon]

2. Are they mutated? ....ill tempered?

[hatrack]

6. But you'll be . . .

an EVIL GIANT JELLYFISH???

[peekaloo]

3. Mmmmmmmm....tastes like sting-y.

Jellyfish that weigh as much as Sumo wrestlers? :wow:

[formercia]

4. Warming of the Oceans

may have something to do with it. Apparently the jellyfish were common southwest of Japan, but shifts in the temperature of the ocean have allowed them to expand their range into Japanese waters.

[Coexist]

5. did you see the size of those things

Holy Welch's, Batman.

[LiberalEsto]

7. What do they call the flavor?

Peanut butter and jellyfish?

[patrice]

9. Good One! LOL!

:9

[SmokingJacket]

8. China is a very resourceful country...

We could learn a thing or two...

But I'll skip the ice cream.

[patrice]

10. My sister, who has been there several times to teach "Western" music . . .

marvels, "The Chinese eat A N Y T H I N G!!!"

I taught highschool; there's a LOT that Americans WON'T eat, Interesting what a People will and will not make Food of.

[oneighty]

12. Bird's nest soup.

So delicate. Loaded with protein. Yummy.

180

[MrMonk]

11. Jellyfish can be quite tasty.

I ate jellyfish a number of times when on an assignment in China. It was served as the in-flight meal between Beijing and Shanghai. As the article says, it is shredded, dried and served with sesame or other oils. In your mouth, it feels like boiled noodles and is a little crunchy.

[patrice]

13. Sounds good to me.

When can I get it at McDonalds?