Why do people eat this in a pie??? Tradition. Sea lampreys are a key ingredient in a ceremonial pie to be presented to Queen Elizabeth for her  Diamond Jubilee next month. (Photo credit: Jeramiah /J. Smith / Chris T. Amemiya) Since the Middle Ages, the English city of Gloucester has presented lamprey pie as a gift to British monarchs. Problem is, sea lampreys aren’t so easy to find in England’s Thames and Severn Rivers anymore. So Gloucester is importing them from the U.S. — Lake Huron to be exact. Marc Gaden with the Great Lakes Fishery Commission in Detroit is in charge of getting two pounds of frozen sea lampreys to chefs in Gloucester. “I actually almost thought it was joke — I said ‘you gotta be kidding, you want lampreys for a pie that you’re going to present to the Queen and you think that’s a nice gesture?’” Gaden said. More. HIGH RES

Why do people eat this in a pie??? Tradition.

Sea lampreys are a key ingredient in a ceremonial pie to be presented to Queen Elizabeth for her  Diamond Jubilee next month. (Photo credit: Jeramiah /J. Smith / Chris T. Amemiya)

Since the Middle Ages, the English city of Gloucester has presented lamprey pie as a gift to British monarchs. Problem is, sea lampreys aren’t so easy to find in England’s Thames and Severn Rivers anymore. So Gloucester is importing them from the U.S. — Lake Huron to be exact.

Marc Gaden with the Great Lakes Fishery Commission in Detroit is in charge of getting two pounds of frozen sea lampreys to chefs in Gloucester.

“I actually almost thought it was joke — I said ‘you gotta be kidding, you want lampreys for a pie that you’re going to present to the Queen and you think that’s a nice gesture?’” Gaden said.

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(via publicradiointernational)

#gross  #pie  #queen elizabeth  #provides no excuse  #diamond jubilee  #sea lamprey  #tradition  
∞  05/24/12 at 04:04pm via theworld.org
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    meat eaters do the darndest things.
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    Why do people eat this in a pie??? Tradition.
  10. messofsounds said: I saw this and thought, “Oh my gosh, how did I not know that lampreys are so cute.” Then I google image searched …and ruined it for myself.
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    Oh, this story is hilarious.
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