The first Gumbo I had was from a Cajun friend of mine who had made some at home. He offered me a bowl and I asked him, "What's in it". He said, "Don't worry about that, I put in it whatever is available so it's always different anyway". So I took the bowl and spooned up a mouthful. As I chewed on the big first bite I noticed that there was something strange about the food that was in my mouth. I spit out this fairly large plastic thing that looked like a "feather" but it was clear. I yelled out, " What the hell is that!!!". My friend says, "Oh, that's just the plastic like membrane that squids have in their bodies, it's not edible". Me being the brave soul that I am, I said to myself, "Oh, what the hell!!", and proceeded to finish the whole bowl. It was very good but I have no idea what type of creatures ended up in my stomach that day. MERRY CHRISTMAS YA'LL!!!:eek:
