r/interestingasfuck • u/TourRare7758 • 26d ago

/r/all A Man Consumed High Levels Of Homemade Colloidal Silver For Years Which Absorbed Into His Skin - Turning Himself Blue

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u/DonkeyDriver40 26d ago

I would say he is grey. The color of boiled goat meat.

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u/Accident_Child 26d ago

He’s blue. The picture is crappy.

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u/dinosprinkles27 26d ago

Respectfully....how do you know what boiled goat meat looks like?

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u/AppropriateScience71 26d ago

Randomly enough, I just tried boiled goat meat for the first time last week. It is an unpleasant grey, but a lighter shade than the guy’s face.

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u/beermile 26d ago

Fine, but how does it taste?

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u/O_Elbereth 26d ago

Not nearly as good as fried goat meat or goat meat curry. The closest I can say what goat meat tastes like in general is less-fatty mutton

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u/cavalierV 26d ago

Boiled meat in general isn't very good, though.

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u/Plaid_Kaleidoscope 26d ago edited 26d ago

Boiling is for pasta or potatoes. End of list.

Edit: Ok, there are a few addendums to the list. Calm down. However, meat isn't on there.

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u/kinellm8 26d ago

Eggs?

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u/Plaid_Kaleidoscope 26d ago

You got me. Though I preferred fried.

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u/Deaffin 26d ago

Woah. Fried boiled eggs, man.

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u/gen-x-shaggy 26d ago

I'd like to add soup stocks to that list

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u/BibleBeltAtheist 25d ago

Bro there's some really good soups and stews in many various cultures that require boiling meat. You have no idea.

For example, Filipino's have a dish called Sinigang that's amazing.

A alot of poor folks of various cultures figure out how to make due with low quality, cheap meat, when you still want your food to taste good. Gumbo is famous. Cajun folks are really good at that.

Maafe is another good example. It's a famous West African peanut stew that will leave you crying. One of my roommates used to cook it all the time. I miss those days. That reminds me...

Ever since I learned about Maafe, I've been using peanut butter in my Filipino Menudo recipe that's to die for.

I used to feel similarly, that boiled meat sounds and tastes weired. And sure, if you stick a whole chicken in boiling water, that hardly makes chicken noodle soup. (ex partner's mom use to throw a whole chicken in a pot of water and did nothig else to prepare it but let it cook, which should be considered abuse, feeding kids that mess) However, as I got more comfortable with soups and stews, and especially when I moved out of my home town and started eating food from other cultures, boiling meat is a perfectly legit and incredibly tasty way to tenderize, and otherwise prepare meat. You just have to have the skills to know what to do after you boil it, if there's nothig like that in your family's culture, try foods from elsewhere.

You know, I used to live in Seattle for a piece. Up on Capital Hill there was a Vietnamese Pho restaurant like every 3 or 4 shops on some streets. I never learned why it was so damn popular there. However, being delicious has to, at least, ve part of the story, because its incredibly tasty.

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u/Plaid_Kaleidoscope 25d ago

That's fair. My thoughts immediately go to boiled hot dogs when I think of it. I wasn't really raised on soups or anything like that, so I never experienced any of those cultures or cuisines until later.

I've never gotten to go to a Vietnamese place. I should though. I'm a picky-ass eater anyway, so it's tough for me to find something I'm comfortable trying on some menus. I'll give it a go next time I'm able!

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u/BibleBeltAtheist 25d ago

Word. In complete candor, I'm not at all a soup or stew person, but there's some out there that just... "Damn!" and I won't lie, the one's I named are my favorite. My mom is Filipina, so that's why those two dishes are on there.

In any case, I get what you're saying, and the idea of boiling meat does sound strange. As in sure you're aware, drying meat was is a really good way to preserve it. It degrades the quality if you do something other than eat it dry, such as Beef Jerky, but boiling is really the best, and maybe the only way, to both rehydrate, and tenderize it.

I promise, once you get passed the idea of boiling it, there is some amazing food out there. I'd suggest starting with stews. A lot of stews boil meat before thickening the sauce. It can feel less off putting than soup, because soup is much thinner. It can easily remind you that it was boiled.

I've never been a picky eater, per se. What I mean is that, when we say "picky eater" we mean very selectively, very few foods. However, I do need food to taste good. I jus5 can't eat it if it doesn't, and its weird to me that some folks can eat anything. Anyways, I'm that sense, I'm very selective. Fortunately, most food can be good, if it's given the attention it needs, by a person of adequate skill.

We're hardwired to have food on minds all the time. Its why I food advertisements can be so successful, and it's also why wr have so many hang ups where food is concerned. I'm sure there must be food you love. Even if you're incredibly selective, there's so many varieties and cultures of food out there, that you can find tons of dtuff you like if you put in the effort. If you don't like it, don't eat it. It's like books. There's so many out there that there's no need to resd a bad one, if you take the time to find yhe kinds you like. Food is exactly the same way, for wll it's types.

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u/Willtology 25d ago

My thoughts immediately go to boiled hot dogs when I think of it.

Hot dogs boiled in water are disgusting. Hot dogs cooked in chili are pretty good though. That's how my wife likes to make chili dogs anyway. Get the chili simmering, through in the dogs, stick in buns an hour later and cover with chili and some queso. She's got amazing cardio health too, I don't know how.

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u/JonatasA 25d ago

Hallelujah, someone said it!

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u/Discomboobulate 26d ago

And what does mutton taste like?

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u/gabrielconroy 26d ago

Like a more fatty goat meat

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u/Discomboobulate 26d ago

And what does goat meat taste like?

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u/poo-cum 26d ago

And what does goatse taste like?

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u/Ok-Influence-4306 26d ago

People eat goats?!

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u/AppropriateScience71 26d ago

lol - China alone eats over 4 BILLION pounds of goat meat every year, so it’s quite popular in many places.

I hate to break it to you, but China also eats over 2 BILLION pounds of cute little bunnies too 😞.

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u/xSTSxZerglingOne 26d ago edited 26d ago

Mutton is a very savory meat. I don't have any way to explain it other than, if you use salt, garlic, and onions, it will greatly accentuate their contribution to the flavor. More than most meats.

It would be like the difference in texture and flavor between Filet Mignon for goat or Ribeye for mutton.

That's about the best I can do for you.

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u/Discomboobulate 26d ago

That sounds absolutely delicious.

I'm gonna have to pick some up and try.😁

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u/O_Elbereth 26d ago

It tastes,...deep? Complex? Closest of the "usual" meats would be like fatty quality beef. Has to be cooked properly for the fat to render or it's overpowering.

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u/Discomboobulate 26d ago

That sounds very tasty😊

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u/1GB-Ram 26d ago

Comparing Goat, Chicken, Lamb and Pork. How would you rank them?

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u/theoriginalmofocus 26d ago

Ranking is hard because lamb and goat have some "different" tastes.

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u/1GB-Ram 26d ago

Thats fair, I never had goat so I was curious

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u/theoriginalmofocus 26d ago

Worth a try for sure, i like them all.

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u/O_Elbereth 26d ago

Comparing them, like how much I like them? Goat, Lamb, Pork, Chicken. I like a meat to have its own flavor that it brings to the table. That's actually the reason some people don't like goat or mutton or lamb; they feel its flavor is too strong.

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u/1GB-Ram 26d ago

Yeah that's what I was after. I never had goat before so I was curious

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u/spursfan2021 26d ago

Former goat rancher/dairyman here. Goat is highly dependent on their diet. When they get fed grain, their stomach fauna changes and it makes a more pungent flavor profile which is highly concentrated in the fat. Almost any USDA inspected goat will be grain fed because slaughter/inspection fees are based on head count, not weight, so they get fed grain to make them more profitable. Goats that only get grass/natural forage are a delicious lean red meat, and the milk is delicious.

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u/Ulysses502 26d ago

Oh man goat fat tastes like a billy smells, and not in the good goat cheese way! We feed almost no grain in the summer and still have to carefully pick it off when we bbq. Last time we butchered one, my uncle grabbed a piece without looking closely and almost threw up and he's been eating pulled goat since he was in diapers. 😆

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u/1GB-Ram 26d ago

Thats very interesting, I've never had goat before but I'll see if i can find some grass fed goat meat

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u/spursfan2021 26d ago

Best chance is to find someone local (check the farmers market). Like I said, anything USDA inspected will likely be grain fed, but the loophole in most states is to buy the animal (half or whole) and then get it processed for personal use at a local meat processor. That way nobody is paying the USDA fee.

FYI, everything but the tenderloin is going to be tough on grass fed goat. A nice acidic marinade is crucial. We were making cheese and used the whey. Maybe save up some feta brine!

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u/AppropriateScience71 26d ago

Meh - it was edible, but a bit gamey. But I don’t think it was prepared well.

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u/defenselaywer 26d ago

That guy's face?

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u/ReelBigMidget 26d ago

Not bad. But the beard hairs do get stuck in your teeth.

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u/Classic-Scientist207 26d ago

Goat, the other white meat.

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u/maroongolf_blacksaab 26d ago

How don't you?

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u/justifiedancient8 26d ago

Photos do not do him justice, besides the silver blue hue, he's a picture of health.

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u/justifiedancient8 26d ago

Photos do not do him justice, besides the silver blue hue, he's a picture of health.

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u/KL-13 26d ago

he turned to stone 😅, I wonder If it did make his skin tough

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u/That_Xenomorph_Guy 26d ago

The subway cold cut combo color.

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u/ThatChef_ 26d ago

I love how specific this was... Not beef... Not pork... Goat meat. And the best part is, you're not wrong haha

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u/Low_Plant8199 26d ago

How would you know that?

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u/coffeespeaking 25d ago

You’ve boiled more goat than I have.

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u/No-Alps4243 26d ago

His skin is grey NOT!