Talk:List of delicacies
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[edit] United Kingdom
Exactly who regards those foods under the UK as delicacies? From the point of view of someone living in the UK, the majority of those classify either as archaic, not-eaten-anymore (ie, jellied eels), or drunken pub food. Fish and chips? It's traditional English food, but by no means a 'delicacy'. I would suggest something like Aberdeen Angus would more a more reasonable description of an English delicacy. Either way, the article as it stands is completely incorrect. [Sev]
- Indeed, the UK list was in fact a list of traditional cheap foods, quite the opposite of what the article claims to be about (excepting 'Sunday roast', which isn't a food item itself). Edited. [moray]
[edit] Questionable
This a a pretty questionable subject to my mind. Delicacies by whose definition? I can see mysterious omissions and errors, but I am loath to edit it because it requires much research that doesn't seem to have been done, which I'm not willing to do for this. Will someone out there/up there/behind the curtain/wherever please take a look at this, especially if you are disseminating it in other internet places like lockergnome? Puh-leaze??? This thing needs help or euthanasia. Mothperson 19:27, 9 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- I think there is plenty of information out there. See this search. --Alterego 21:00, Apr 9, 2005 (UTC)
- I know there's plenty of information. But if the person who started the article doesn't use it, and just throws out a list (I keep finding Wiki lists like this - it's as if some people do it as a pastime), then what should be done? It's somewhat like people abandoning pets. God knows there's enough misinformation on the internet. Oh, well. Thanks for caring. I have no room in my head for this poor animal, so it will have to wait for someone else to adopt it. Mothperson 23:12, 9 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- don't worry, it's only a matter of time before a doctor of delicatology comes along and straightens it out --Alterego 23:16, Apr 9, 2005 (UTC)
- I know there's plenty of information. But if the person who started the article doesn't use it, and just throws out a list (I keep finding Wiki lists like this - it's as if some people do it as a pastime), then what should be done? It's somewhat like people abandoning pets. God knows there's enough misinformation on the internet. Oh, well. Thanks for caring. I have no room in my head for this poor animal, so it will have to wait for someone else to adopt it. Mothperson 23:12, 9 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- Indeed, much of the article seems flawed for selecting distinctive common-and-cheap foods (which aren't 'delicacies') and rare-but-not-prized foods, more for the amusement they might offer than because of any serious attempt at listing true delicacies. For example, almost all offal-based food is far cheaper than ordinary meat, designed to use up the rest of the animal after the better parts have been eaten, so could perhaps be on a list of culinary curiosities, but not on a list of delicacies. [moray] —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.167.71.36 (talk) 11:36, 1 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] New Zealand
New country added, New Zealand. Haoie 22:21, 2 September 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Chinese and insects
A new user edited this into the page: "I would like to see something added here about crickets and invertebrates that Chinese love but which we normally don't eat in America. Thanks. Jim-50." - —Preceding unsigned comment added by Marcg106 (talk • contribs)
- Some might like it, but I doubt the majority of Chinese actually prefer such things. Shawnc 21:33, 14 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Indian Delicacies
There are a list of Indian delicacies. Each state in India has its own seperate and distinct lists of snacks, sweets and special dishes depending on the occasion and season. Naming a few would not do justice to all of them. A more comprehensive list would be appreciated. Surabhi. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Surabhi (talk • contribs)
[edit] Placenta
Some people see the human placenta as a delicacy. JedOs 
09:28, 9 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] French delicacies
I remove pâté and snails from the French list. These items may seem odd or fancy to most foreigners, but they are extremely commonplace in France and therefore not delicacies in the usual sense of being highly prized and rare locally. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Krvovo (talk • contribs)
[edit] US Delicacies
Should Philly Cheesesteak and Fenway Franks be added? They are at least well-known delicacies in New England and the Mid-Atlantic. MSTCrow 05:16, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
- I don't think so. They're not really considered delicacies as far as I know. It's just a sandwhich and a hotdog. I would include squirrel brains which, as I've heard, is considered a delicacy in some parts of the south. I'd also add rocky mountain oysters. Cereal Box Conspiracy 02:29, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
- What is a delicacy? By whose definition are these things delicacies? Should we just go with the most expensive food items in a country? It seems like beluga caviar ought to be on there, right? I just don't see how this is notable at all.Vandymorgan 17:55, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Italian Delicacies
Benio76, I undid your changes. What you listed are notable Italian food items, but they are not a delicacy per WP's definition (see the first section of the article). This is not to say that the original list was correct; for example, I doubt that chestnuts really belong to the list. Alex Pankratov 22:46, 26 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Islandic & Greenlandic Delicacies
Someone with more knowledge than me should write something about the islandic & greenlandic delicacies, like dried shark, rotten fish and black death vodka, fresh seal eye and such. There is plenty of intresseting meals. And what about whale? Both norweigan and japanese could fill us in. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.112.237.185 (talk • contribs)
[edit] Chinese removals
Why were [1] these removed? Badagnani 21:59, 7 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Comedy
Can someone please nominate this article for most comical? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.187.171.45 (talk) 21:47, 1 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Australia
Have removed most of list. Coon cheese (a mass-produced cheap cheese) is not a delicacy. Nor are various "bush" foods. Meat pies are certainly not delicacies either. Other items on list (prawns for example) are readily available and therefore are not difficult to attain. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 123.2.244.199 (talk) 06:17, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
