The Hartford republican., 1905-03-10
REMARKABLE EATER.
EngliShman Has Most Marvellous
Record of Any Man
Alive.
tChiengo Tribune.l

tronomic record of any man in the
world.
Colonel Davis has eaten in every
land under the sun. There is not a
country in the world he has not Wis
tied. From the wilds of India to the
exclusive cafes in London, from hos
pitable Japan to the battle ground
of the Transvaal, he has paid partic-
ular attention to the culinary ability
of each country.
His records extends from a 500
per plate dinner in London to a 10
cent quick lunch in the United States.
He has devoured quadrupeds from
horse to fat puppy; practically all
the towel of the air and the fish of
the sea have been on his bill of fare
at one time or another. He has
even eaten that hated living thing
which is classed under neither of
these heads the snake. .\nd none
has arisen to dispute his title of the
worlds most remarkable diner.
Colonel Davis talks as an expert
now on the subject of gastronomy.
If there is any peculiar delicacy un-
der the sun he hasn't tasted he
doesn't know about it. The Colonel
says his most remarkable meal was
eaten in Japan, the land of flowers
and the home of fish eaters. 1t was
a fish that played the most conspicu-
Gus part in this strange meal.
1T was in Tokyo, | believe" said
Colonel Davis. Il was dining with
japanese family, and almost the
first dish brought on was queer
covered affair. The servant remov-
ed the col ner, and, 10 and behold,
live fish wriggled and tapped inside.
The fish was brought in in this con-
dition to prove it was alive.
1T was killed before my eyes and
| was expected to eat part of it the
way it was-uncooked. | did so,
too. 1t was of a peculiar taste, but
not unpleasant. The fish, it appears
is of the species commonly eaten in
the Mikadoo's kingdom without be-
ing cooked owing to its palatable
taste in its raw state.
The Japanese are wonderful
cooks. 1t is too bad we cannot take
lessons from them in the prepara-
ton of food so that it will tickle the
palate.
The Japanese have one other dish
of a peculiar nature. 1t is sort of
a consomme. 1t is an absolutely
clear soup which appears to be mere
ly water, but one taste convinces
person it has been skillfully made of
some kind of meat.
Next to Japan, China offers the
greatest array of marvellous dishes.
Eggs 40 and so years old, which have
been buried for those periods in a
clay, are held to be the greatest de-
licacies in the empire. The longer
the egg is Inferred the finer it is sup
posed to be. The Chinese egg that
is sent to the table is almost black
and its flavor reminds one of an
over-ripe egg that has been hard
boiled and then served.
Il have eaten many disagreeable
things in China merely for the eX-
perience, of course. Among these
were sea slugs, a sort of oyster, and
fattened puppy. The most disagree
able, however, was a bit of cold
pigs liver wrapped around prune.
There was no escape for me from
eating this, though | tried to avoid
it. Ny neighbor at the table picked
up the liver and the prune with his
chop steaks and held them before
my lips. | could do nothing but
open my mouth and allow the combi-
nation to be inserted because it is
considered a single honor in the cell
estial kingdom to have a fellow
guest offer you a dainty morsel in
the aforeside manner.
"The fatted puppy tasted some
thing like a baked sucking pig.
The puppy is fed on rice and milk
for several months before it is killed
to be eaten, and the flesh is tender
and quite palatable.
"In Africa the Transvaal-I have
lived on trek cattle, hedgehogs and