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Wednesday, February 06, 2008

Home Run Derby: Pedro Martinez and Juan Marichal are cockfighters (Video)

What do pitchers Pedro Martinez and Juan Marichal have in common?

...Both fight roosters in their native Dominican Republic

Wait - what was that last one?  That’s right.  Pedro Martinez and Juan Marichal are cockfighters.

The practice is often legal (if not celebrated) in many countries like the Dominican Republic - but that doesn’t make it right.

...If you’re squeamish or simply not interested in seeing Marichal and Martinez shake hands in a Dominican cockfighting ring before their roosters fight to the death … I suggest you don’t play the attached video.

That’s right … we’ve got video.

Repoz Posted: February 06, 2008 at 08:31 PM | 210 comment(s) | Login to Bookmark
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   201. PreservedFish Posted: February 08, 2008 at 07:03 PM (#2686613)
I had a spicy catfish salad in Thailand that was one of the best things I've ever eaten. I believe it was called Yum Pla Duk Foo. I've seen it on menus in America but never ordered it.

They bake the catfish, and then fluff it with a fork, and then deep fry it, so that when it arrives on the plate it's halfway between a filet and a heap of shredded fish. Served with a deadly spicy salad of green mango, shallots, lime juice, cilantro, fish sauce, etc.
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