I had a dud in the kitchen last night. Photographic evidence on the sous vide thread if you are interested. Got me thinking, is there a particular meal or a dish that you have made that was absolutely awful?
One that I will always remember from my childhood was my dad's attempt at grilling dove. He wasn't much of a hunter and other than going out to see family he never really hunted. Opening dove weekend was the only time I can remember him ever hunting. Once I was old enough to show interest I went with him and we brought home our quarry. He had never really cooked dove before(I was in my early teens at the time) but one of his cousins told him that you needed to soak the breasts in molasses to get rid of the "gamey" taste. Well, my dad was never a man to do something half-way so he figured if soaking overnight was good, soaking for a week would be even better. When he finally got around to grilling the dove they were jet black. The only flavor present, at all, was molasses.
One that I will always remember from my childhood was my dad's attempt at grilling dove. He wasn't much of a hunter and other than going out to see family he never really hunted. Opening dove weekend was the only time I can remember him ever hunting. Once I was old enough to show interest I went with him and we brought home our quarry. He had never really cooked dove before(I was in my early teens at the time) but one of his cousins told him that you needed to soak the breasts in molasses to get rid of the "gamey" taste. Well, my dad was never a man to do something half-way so he figured if soaking overnight was good, soaking for a week would be even better. When he finally got around to grilling the dove they were jet black. The only flavor present, at all, was molasses.
