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Incarnational Eating

Posted March 21, 2007 by Bob Roberts Jr. // 17 comments

p3110036.jpg p3110038.jpg Eat your heart out Eric Swanson - always showing all your food on your blog. And you Andrew Jones - eating cruelty free food - yeah right. I was recently in Hanoi and was invited by close friends to their home to feed me some special food. What could that be? Bowser! Fideo! Who knows for sure, I know I’ve been growling lately when I see cats and running over to trees unexplainably. What food am I? Did I sin? All I can say was - it really didn’t taste like chicken - more like stringy roast beef! What am I? I’ll tell you tomorrow - but for now comment on what you think it was and comment on if you think I sinned or not.  Or, was I just as my recent book Glocalization says - being a Glocal Christian?

Comments

  • Phil says:
    Mar 21, 2007 at 06:54 AM
    Was there blood still in it? Had it been sacrificed to idols? Was it strangled? If not, eat away... I was just reading Acts 15 yesterday, where the council of Jerusalem made it clear...pretty much everything is fair game for eating as long as it bled out and wasn't sacrificed to idols...bon a petit!
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  • John Sharp says:
    Mar 21, 2007 at 06:57 AM
    I thought I heard the echo's of a meow yesterday. Go for it Bob! I'm sure God will protect you from getting curry kitty crud......
  • Scotty says:
    Mar 21, 2007 at 07:02 AM
    It's got to be rat!
  • Kay says:
    Mar 21, 2007 at 07:05 AM
    It is either pork, cubby fish or squid. Looks yummy. I bet Johnnie wishes she had some right now.
  • Mark Hemingway says:
    Mar 21, 2007 at 07:11 AM
    I'm just glad you are eating it instead of me...horse filet?
  • Phil Thompson says:
    Mar 21, 2007 at 07:18 AM
    I am not sure what it is, but better you Bob then me! Blessings All!
  • relevantgirl says:
    Mar 21, 2007 at 07:59 AM
    It's donkey liver. Or le chien avec riz. Probably the latter.

    So good to see you alive and well, Bob. Nice beard!
  • Bobby V says:
    Mar 21, 2007 at 08:39 AM
    Bob,
    Since I was on the trip with you (but not at this particular dining experience) it would not be right for me to make a guess as to what it is. Suffice it to say that I have a picture of what it looked like before it was cooked.
  • vicki says:
    Mar 21, 2007 at 08:58 AM
    Horse tastes like stringy roast beef. Is a coincidence this article was placed just prior to "Horse Race Track Churches". What would Pat Day say? Eat away Bob. I'm at peace living vicariously through your menu choices!
  • Dave says:
    Mar 21, 2007 at 09:14 AM
    Hey Bob

    As I was told, just don't eat Black dog with green beans. Other than that you will be fine....I think
  • Mama Bird says:
    Mar 21, 2007 at 11:07 AM
    Are you a Glocal Christian? ...well, the one thing we know for sure is that you're a Nut Case - respectfully speaking, of course!

    And for the food... I'm going to have to avoid the obvious and vote for turtle! Yummm!! Did they serve it with a Rolaid?

    (And how does Vicki know what horse tastes like?)
  • John G says:
    Mar 21, 2007 at 12:09 PM
    When you are in trouble in the US, they say your "dog meat" translated in Vietnamese it's "Thịt chó".

    Was i close?
  • alan hirsch says:
    Mar 21, 2007 at 02:57 PM
    What's worse....you cleaned the plate up! What is it was sewer rats? I think they taste like stringy beef? grin

    A
  • Joe Hernandez says:
    Mar 22, 2007 at 07:16 AM
    Bob, don't ever ask, just eat and enjoy or at least look like you are enjoying, blessing brother, joe
  • Matt Allen says:
    Mar 22, 2007 at 11:37 AM
    Me thinks it's cha! Mmmmmmm....
  • Becca Wilson says:
    Mar 22, 2007 at 06:10 PM
    poooor little puppy... no more walks in the park, playing fetch, or wagging it's cute little tale... because it's now in your stomach... =(
  • Bob Roberts says:
    Mar 23, 2007 at 03:58 AM
    Yep - it's Fido! It's dog - and for the record - it wasn't bad. I wonder what kitty cat tastes like?

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