This article examines the cultural reaction to egg prices in America and reflects on the author's unusual dining experience featuring cod milt, or fish sperm. He questions why certain animal gametes, like sperm, are stigmatized in culinary traditions, while eggs are widely accepted and celebrated. The author recalls a tasting menu experience where he tasted cod milt, finding it surprisingly pleasant despite the stigma. Through this exploration, he invites readers to consider societal norms surrounding food consumption and the cultural biases that shape our dietary choices.
An hour into the meal, our server brought out one of the main dishes: a beautiful filet of fish nestled alongside a mound of mashed root vegetables.
Shouldn't seafood restaurants, at the very least, be serving this stuff? Eggs, the biological opposite of sperm, are a staple of American cuisine.
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