placenta recipe and experience

It had been in the freezer for 6 weeks and I thought my birthday would
be a good a day as any to eat the thing. I was a bit put off by some
photos on the web when I looked for recipes but when it came down to
it, it was an amazing thing to look at. The umbilical cord was there,
cut off where my boyfreind cut it at the birth and we found the cawl,
amazing plasticy stuff. It looked like really fresh, very good
quality meat.

My boyfriend cut off all the membrane and fried it gently with onions
and garlic, he then whizzed it up to make a pate.

Not too many people were keen on trying it, I gagged myself! The
people who liked it were all women, the only bloke to try it was my
boyfreind.

We felt a bit giggly drunk afterwards, dunno if that was the affect of
the placenta or just the adrenalin from doing something so close to
canibalism. When you get over the idea of it it tastes great, I can
only really describe it as tasting healthy, and thats a weird way to
think about meat.

All in all it made it a very special birthday.

teapot

Urgh. Thanks (I think) for sharing!
"teapot" wrote in message
om...
It had been in the freezer for 6 weeks and I thought my birthday would
be a good a day as any to eat the thing. I was a bit put off by some
photos on the web when I looked for recipes but when it came down to
it, it was an amazing thing to look at. The umbilical cord was there,
cut off where my boyfreind cut it at the birth and we found the cawl,
amazing plasticy stuff. It looked like really fresh, very good
quality meat.

My boyfriend cut off all the membrane and fried it gently with onions
and garlic, he then whizzed it up to make a pate.

Not too many people were keen on trying it, I gagged myself! The
people who liked it were all women, the only bloke to try it was my
boyfreind.

We felt a bit giggly drunk afterwards, dunno if that was the affect of
the placenta or just the adrenalin from doing something so close to
canibalism. When you get over the idea of it it tastes great, I can
only really describe it as tasting healthy, and thats a weird way to
think about meat.

All in all it made it a very special birthday.

teapot

I'll stick with the sweetbreads, thank you.

"teapot" wrote in message
om...
It had been in the freezer for 6 weeks and I thought my birthday would
be a good a day as any to eat the thing. I was a bit put off by some
photos on the web when I looked for recipes but when it came down to
it, it was an amazing thing to look at. The umbilical cord was there,
cut off where my boyfreind cut it at the birth and we found the cawl,
amazing plasticy stuff. It looked like really fresh, very good
quality meat.

My boyfriend cut off all the membrane and fried it gently with onions
and garlic, he then whizzed it up to make a pate.

Not too many people were keen on trying it, I gagged myself! The
people who liked it were all women, the only bloke to try it was my
boyfreind.

We felt a bit giggly drunk afterwards, dunno if that was the affect of
the placenta or just the adrenalin from doing something so close to
canibalism. When you get over the idea of it it tastes great, I can
only really describe it as tasting healthy, and thats a weird way to
think about meat.

All in all it made it a very special birthday.

teapot

Wow...and to think I thought my sister a little off by planting it
underneath a newly planted twig/tree.

Shannon


"teapot" wrote in message
om...
It had been in the freezer for 6 weeks and I thought my birthday would
be a good a day as any to eat the thing. I was a bit put off by some
photos on the web when I looked for recipes but when it came down to
it, it was an amazing thing to look at. The umbilical cord was there,
cut off where my boyfreind cut it at the birth and we found the cawl,
amazing plasticy stuff. It looked like really fresh, very good
quality meat.

My boyfriend cut off all the membrane and fried it gently with onions
and garlic, he then whizzed it up to make a pate.

Not too many people were keen on trying it, I gagged myself! The
people who liked it were all women, the only bloke to try it was my
boyfreind.

We felt a bit giggly drunk afterwards, dunno if that was the affect of
the placenta or just the adrenalin from doing something so close to
canibalism. When you get over the idea of it it tastes great, I can
only really describe it as tasting healthy, and thats a weird way to
think about meat.

All in all it made it a very special birthday.

teapot

Shannon G wrote:
Wow...and to think I thought my sister a little off by planting it
underneath a newly planted twig/tree.

I've always thought that planting the placenta at the base of a new tree was
a really cool idea. Unfortunately I've never lived anywhere that it would be
feasible (e.g. apartments) but it'd be neat to have a special tree for each
child.

Definitely don't think I'd eat one.

--
iphigenia, who would probably plant rowan or oak
www.tristyn.net

"teapot" wrote in message
om...
It had been in the freezer for 6 weeks and I thought my birthday would
be a good a day as any to eat the thing. I was a bit put off by some
photos on the web when I looked for recipes but when it came down to
it, it was an amazing thing to look at. The umbilical cord was there,
cut off where my boyfreind cut it at the birth and we found the cawl,
amazing plasticy stuff. It looked like really fresh, very good
quality meat.

My boyfriend cut off all the membrane and fried it gently with onions
and garlic, he then whizzed it up to make a pate.

Not too many people were keen on trying it, I gagged myself! The
people who liked it were all women, the only bloke to try it was my
boyfreind.

We felt a bit giggly drunk afterwards, dunno if that was the affect of
the placenta or just the adrenalin from doing something so close to
canibalism. When you get over the idea of it it tastes great, I can
only really describe it as tasting healthy, and thats a weird way to
think about meat.

All in all it made it a very special birthday.

teapot


Huh. Well, most people who eat the placenta do it shortly after the birth,
IME... It's absolutely fantastic for stopping postpartum hemorrhage and
limiting postpartum depression.

On one list we were on we came up with the following Placenta-As-Food ideas:

1. Placenta Smoothie (midwife recipe for stopping a postpartum hemorrhage)
(Blend a few pieces of raw placenta with frozen strawberries, bananas,
orange juice)

2. Placenta stir-fry. Some garlic, not too much ginger (an anticoagulant),
plenty of veggies.

3. Placenta spaghetti--run it through a grinder, sautee with lots of spices
and add tomatos. Pour over pasta

4. Broth...cube it, boil it for a while, drink the liquid.

and my favorite idea (haven't tried it...)

5. Placenta Sashimi
Rinse placenta very well until the blood is out of it, trim away vessels and
membranes
Chill on ice in the freezer for an hour or two (don't freeze it all the way,
just get it good and cold)
Slice very, very thin
Serve on little balls of sticky rice with some soy sauce. Even better, if
you know how to make sushi rolls, spread your nori out on the bamboo
wrapper, spread the rice, put strips of placenta, avocado and cucumber down
the middle and roll.
Chef Morimoto says the texture of the avocado brings out the sweetness of
the placenta and reminds him of spring.... Ooo.. that's a scary thought.
Placenta-as-Iron-Chef-main-ingredient. I can hear it now... "Placenta? What
am I going to do with PLACENTA?"

Run when they get out the ice cream maker....

But seriously--a little bit of membrane on the roof of the mouth is supposed
to stop postpartum hemorrhage VERY quickly.

Jenrose

But seriously--a little bit of membrane on the roof of the mouth is
supposed
to stop postpartum hemorrhage VERY quickly.

Jenrose



That makes sense to me. Loads of animals eat the afterbirth, and we are
animals ourselves, but have forgotten.
--
Andrea mom of -
Peter 7, Ellie 5, Alden 3, Joseph 21 mths & little munchie man Kamron 5
weeks!
Married to David since 2000.

teapot wrote:

"iphigenia" wrote in message
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Shannon G wrote:
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Definitely don't think I'd eat one.

I think I only did it so I could say 'but I made it myself'!

"here's one we made earlier...."

E

I normally have a high squick factor...and it was just hit.

E

Jenrose wrote:

Placenta-as-Iron-Chef-main-ingredient. I can hear it now... "Placenta? What
am I going to do with PLACENTA?"

Run when they get out the ice cream maker....

Oh my god. This image is going to stay with me far too long...

--
Sara, allez cuisine!

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