This is funny.
I made a chicken, zucchini, tomato topping to put on some pasta tonight.

I had a package of angel hair pasta that was 4 different colors.
One of them was black. I thought nothing of it.

I cooked, we ate it was great, and then Wifey said hey the pasta water is black. I looked at it and said that's weird. She asked what those black pasta noodles were made out of.

I didn't know so I grabbed the package and started reading.
Then I saw it. Squid Ink.

My wife always calls my dog HIDEOUS cause she begs too much then she said honey you just made a nice dinner SQUIDEOUS!

I thought my 14 year old girl was gonna throw up then she ran upstairs to brush her teeth. My little one (12) said Dad you are so not funny and lying. I showed her the package and she ran off to brush her teeth.

All except for the pasta water turnin black it was very good.

I thought it was funny so I thought I'd share.

LOLOL

guess if that is NOT a testament to reading the lables, NUTTIN is.........:bounce:

Squid ink isn't bad and it is found in many Asian dishes.

Squid ink isn't bad and it is found in many Asian dishes.


Yeah, but explaining that to a 12 and 14 year old...:eek:

Its food coloring...

have you peed black after eating the pasta??????????????????????:eek:

That's great V! They prolly will never eat yer cookin again! You've damaged them fer life, gonna cost thousands a dollars at the physichiatrist office now!:noidea::baby:

Man O Man! That is funny!

That right there is some funny stuff.

have you peed black after eating the pasta??????????????????????:eek:


No, BUTT! :O j/k

Sort of reminds me of the gum that turned your teeth black.......never tried it and not sure if it really worked or not....but that is a funny story!

lol V...Good one! Kudos to you for cooking too. :thumb:

lol V...Good one! Kudos to you for cooking too. :thumb:

Baby I ALWAYS cook. I buy the groceries ( I'm picky about what I use - who the F! would get "simon delivers" which is now coburns? )

It's called quality control.

Besides, I can make what I want and make it taste like I want (well except for the hot spicy part - which I do anyway - the wimmen folk would FREAK at what I eat spice wise )

It's a good gig. :)

SKOL
LOVE THE HAIR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
V

Thanks for the chuckle. Make sure you read the labels as said before.

Heh... indeed! Used for centuries in many dishes. Some things are better left "unsaid" around kids tho. Don't want to ruin their culinary curiosity at a young age. It's important to let them develop without too much "food chain trauma".

Katie and I went to France for a second honeymoon a cople of years ago and in Marsille I had squid braised in it's own ink, WOW. If you like seafood, you should give it a try.

At work we got in whole uncleaned squids with the inksacks intact. boy o joy, we sold 20lbs in 1 hour mostly to two Italian Ladies we about made cry (out of joy). It is a big deal ingredient in meditaranian Europe.

Good story Vman! Can't say as I have ever eating black pasta.:noidea:

hmmmm found this

Whole squid is becoming quite popular with home cooks because they contain a gourmet prize: squid ink. Squid ink has become the secret ingredient for famous chefs around the world to not only color pastas and risottos, but also lend a touch of flavor. Squid ink is available in some gourmet markets at a hefty price, but if you buy whole squid, you can harvest your own squid ink. All it takes is a bit of careful cleaning. Cleaning your own will also save you money.

here

http://homecooking.about.com/od/seafood/a/squidcleaning.htm

never tried it or seen it and not sure if i would either man!!!

Good story V!
I just started seeing the black pasta in certain tri-color specialty pastas..
Squidious! Denise now thats funny!! LOL!!