Gnawing on Bones

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I am going to my inlaws for dinner on Sunday and they are serving Cornish Hens, you know, those greasy little chickens.

But I have a problem. I am no longer able to eat meat off of a carcass without being nauseous. I tear the meat off the bone with my teeth and feel like some kind of animal with blood on his cheeks (doing it with a fork and knife is only a little less gross). I look at my plate and see this pile of bones with sinew dangling off, a hollowed out carcass, and I just get so friggin grossed out.

My inlaws think it's some big deal to cook these damned things and I'm afraid they' be offended if I don't eat and let my actions essentially say "you people are disgusting animals."

Is it just me? Does anything that is pretty common disgust you?
 
Originally posted by milefile
I am going to my inlaws for dinner on Sunday and they are serving Cornish Hens, you know, those greasy little chickens.

But I have a problem. I am no longer able to eat meat off of a carcass without being nauseous. I tear the meat off the bone with my teeth and feel like some kind of animal with blood on his cheeks (doing it with a fork and knife is only a little less gross). I look at my plate and see this pile of bones with sinew dangling off, a hollowed out carcass, and I just get so friggin grossed out.

My inlaws think it's some big deal to cook these damned things and I'm afraid they' be offended if I don't eat and let my actions essentially say "you people are disgusting animals."

Is it just me? Does anything that is pretty common disgust you?
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In etiquette terms, this is a tough one. You should probably speak to your other half, and let them address it with their parents, since they know best how to deal with their Mum & Dad.

Obviously, that's not going to help you for this weekend, because it's too late, but it will add weight to your other half's comments if you do the following:

Eat as much of the chicken as you are able to. Perhaps consider eating some, but not all, of the meat off the bones, thus leaving the bones concealed. Obviously, this will mean that you leave a fair amount of the meat.

You'll need to avoid conspicuously eating large quantities of vegetables, because if you are asked why you've left so much meat, your best bet is to say "I'm sorry, I'm not really in the mood for eating". This is a much better thing to say than "I'm not hungry", because "I'm not in the mood" is akin to "Something's putting me off eating", as opposed to "I'm not hungry" is akin to "had Big Mac and Large Fries on the way over". If you are served starters, eat all that is given to you, as this will help assuage your hunger, but also it will stop your in-laws from worrying too much about you yourself, and maybe make them think more about the meal.

Hope that helps some!
 
Originally posted by Rumple Foreskin
lay off the drugs man
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Huh? Dude, think about it. You are holding a leg in your fingers and tearing muscle tissue off with your teeth.

It's sort of a bummer because I like chicken. I want to eat it but I just can't shake the idea of gnawing on body parts.

Thanks GG. That was helpful. I'll probably cut it off with a knife, quickly hide the bones under a napkin, and eat it with a fork.

As I get older I get more and more fussy about food. My nickname when I was a kid was "the gut" (my mom's coinage) because there were never any leftovers and I would eat anything, even things most kids don't like. For instance I used to actually like liver and brussels sprouts as a kid. I still like brussels sprouts but I wouldn't eat liver if you paid me.
 
Originally posted by milefile
As I get older I get more and more fussy about food. My nickname when I was a kid was "the gut" (my mom's coinage) because there were never any leftovers and I would eat anything, even things most kids don't like. For instance I used to actually like liver and brussels sprouts as a kid. I still like brussels sprouts but I wouldn't eat liver if you paid me.
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Yeah, that pretty much describes me too. Tastes definitely change, and in both directions. I think you get exposed to a greater variety of foods as an adult.
 
My suggestion would be to grab a paper bag and sereptitiously slip them into it placed at your feet.

When they look at you funny state simply "I have funny mental issue with staring at the bones. Taste's great though! thanks for cooking it up."

Then when you are clearing the table of plates, simply drop it into the trash.

Hope it goes well. On a lighter note, I had my father-in-law and the pastor do the Grilling at my wedding.

AO
 
In fact, I have a problem with eating chicken too. I really like the taste, but the bones and whatnot absolutely disgust me!

Even the thought of scraping flesh off a bone, and then putting that in your mouth is horrible... and when I'm having chickenwings as a snack, I only eat half of it. - Can't stand to feel my teeth on bone! Ugh...
 
Popeye's has the best chicken wings. MMMMMMM "sorry lil chick, but you are gooooood"

LOL. Have them prepare it for you so that there is no bone, just the meat. Would that help?
 
The only problem I have with wings is when the bone is broken and the marrow is all over...sick. I refrain from eating those ones...
 
I hate eating wings, I like the breasts (Oh yes I sure do :)) because they're all meat whereas the wings have tendons and ligaments and all that crap and hardly any meat...
 
You guys are WEAK! Come on, it's not like you're on Fear Factor eating Buffalo testis. Chicken is good. Wings are good, breasts are good, it's all good. Just eat it.

Or become a vegitarian, but then you could think about the bugs that crawled on your food or dogs taking a piss on that lettuce you just bit into.

Really, just think about the taste and not about the tendons and blood vessles and cartelege and the marrow and all that. :)
 
milefile--

Probably too late at this point, but why not just serve yourself some chicken breast? Those things are practically bone-free, though dreadfully tasteless.

I eat everything when served chicken, except of course the bone and cartiladge, and sometimes I tear off the skin when I'm in a low-fat mood. Otherwise, everything goes, although I can't stand to look at spewing bone marrow either (but I will eat it).

The fact that I have some Asian ancestory factors into this a lot... we hate to waste food. From the age of 7 and on, I've always made sure to clean off my plate, and I even make sure that there's no sauce left. Heck, if you want to hear something really gross, my grandpa eats fish eyes!

Okay, I'll stop. :)
 

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