Did I ever tell you about the time I ate the chicken OUT of the egg?

I am NOT an adventurous eater…no way…no how. 
I hate watermelon.  It is too watery.
I hate cucumbers.  They taste like dirt.
I HATE mushrooms.  Yuck Ew.  Blech. I have tried them …in many forms…and just don’t like them…well, I ate one once and liked it…but that was an momentary lapse on my part.  NOT to be repeated if I can help it.
None of these foods are adventurous I know….but you can tell that I am fussy…and, well, irrational when it comes to food (watery?  REALLY?  YES!)
SO…imagine my OWN surprise when my hand went up to agree to eat
A Chicken OUT of an egg!
Picture the scene: 
Vietnam…our last day.  We went to cooking class.
We started at the wet market where everything is sold.  Fruits, veggies, meats..and yes…stay calm, cats and dogs for eating.  I did not see this, ( I didn’t want to see it so I did not look for it), but we were told that this is just like eating chicken to the Vietnamese.  It’s a food, move on.  OK…
We watched a woman MURDER frogs., and I am afraid they came to an early demise because our group was there. They were all in a  mesh sack minding their own business, when we stopped…she pulled out a frog…and we watched in horror as she SMASHED the little guy on the table to stun him, then, slit him open. Voila  Frog Legs.  I did not panic and run b/c I did not want to give her the satisfaction. So I held my ground as many more were killed.
The frogs just hanging in the sack
Here she is gutting them
A few more pics of what you can buy at the market:
 
Yes…squid and worm bug things..none of us took the bait to eat them (you don’t eat them raw…he was SUCH a kidder)
HERE is where the egg and chicken come in.
Our chef bought a few eggs that have chickens in them.  I know what  you are thinking…so what…they all used to…NO..these are fertilized eggs with partially formed chickens in them.
Yep…I guess they are QUITE the thing…so our chef was going to make them for us.
This is Hannah modeling the aprons we got to keep!

Diane and I getting ready to cook.  While we were working…the chef was busy with our eggs. 
He opens the egg…the little chicken comes out…and the whole thing is sautéed.
The end result…bones and all!

SO…this little guy gets smushed up…and first goes Hannah:
She did great.  No faces…down the hatch.
Then me!
In my defense…MY piece was WAY bigger (see the chef laughing in the back?)
Well, I got it down…face and all (which I think was recorded for Vietnamese TV)
We continued cooking things that made more sense to me…

Noodle dishes, salads, dumplings…and then we got to eat our efforts…Thank heaven!
SO…You see I will try things…but let’s recap.
I hate watermelon (still too watery)
I hate cucumbers (yes, they STILL taste like dirt)
I hate mushrooms (stop trying to convince me they are good…NO!)
and LASTLY
While I tried the chicken from the egg…it is NOT an experience I will repeat…but I do get to say I did it once.