triops caviar

[FuSoYa]

We're hatching some new triops - started yesterday. So, we poured all the eggs into the fishbowl, but there were some tenacious ones stuck to the egg container. We just couldn't shake them off, but I noticed that if I touched one, it would stick to my finger.

Anyway so we cleared the tenacious triops egs off with our finger and ate them. I thought it'd be cool if they hatched in my bowels.. I mean, if they could survive what killed the dinosaurs they could surely survive hydrochloric acid, right? They have armor!

Not an hour afterward I got a terrible pain in my stomach that subsided after about 3 hours. We kissed and Mia had triops on her breath.

 

[FuSoYa]

Note: Triops-breath is not unlike pepperoncini breath.

 

[ChromeLife]

Would you like Triops on your pizza?

 

[FuSoYa]

omg omg omg!! that's a great idea!!!

 

[ChromeLife]

You could start a chain.... someone has to have a name for it... I'm not that clever right now.

 

[FuSoYa]

We are actually going to plan some delicassies with triops. I mean, triops are just (tadpole) shrimp. I envision a nice alfredo-sauce pasta and triops dish. The pizza, I think, would be a good cajun-spiced triop pizza.

There's actually going to be a section in our endangered species cookbook about triops, even though they aren't endangered. It's like, a bonus appendix just because we love them so.

 

[ChromeLife]

Am I full of shit when I imagine it is a lot like some sort of shrimp salt? Could you dry it and use it as seasoning?

 

[FuSoYa]

triop egg or triop?
The eggs already come freeze-dried.. I bet you could use as seasoning but I think they'd work better in soup or something, like a matzo ball or oyster cracker. The moisture would make the egg expand to a much larger size.

 

[ChromeLife]

hmmm.... I was just thinking I would love like.. my mashed potatoes to taste more like shrimp... dude I bet it would totally work in Ramen Noodles... it will be hip with college types!

 

[chupe666]

"cajun-spiced triop pizza" = amazing.

 

[screwdriverqueen]

conversation with "triopsINC:"

DreamSalad: hello?
DreamSalad: is this triops?
TRIOPS INC: a very tired triops
DreamSalad: yay!!!!

DreamSalad: i mean hi
DreamSalad: we just IMed you
TRIOPS INC: its hard to keep all those legs moving..
DreamSalad: aaaah!!!!!
DreamSalad: why are you so tired?
TRIOPS INC: Are u a Triops grower
DreamSalad: (this is mia, by the way! hi! i love triops!)
TRIOPS INC: Hi Mia,
DreamSalad: yes, we just got replacement eggs in the mail
TRIOPS INC: have the job of answering 100's of emails
DreamSalad: because our last tank turned into an algae infestation
DreamSalad:
DreamSalad: and the triops never hatched
TRIOPS INC: thus the name dream salad
DreamSalad: oooh triops are very popular?
DreamSalad: hehehe
TRIOPS INC: algae inhibits the hatching of triops, but promotes the
growth of older triops
DreamSalad: wait, so when i said "algae infestation" and you said "haha,
dream salad" were you implying that i like to make some sort of algae death
salad made of dead triops carcasses?" (aka sarcasm?)
DreamSalad: in alfredo sauce?
TRIOPS INC: no
DreamSalad: wait, what did you mean, then?
TRIOPS INC: Just connecting the two green things....joke
TRIOPS INC: the science trivia is real
DreamSalad: haha! i get it!
TRIOPS INC: OK
DreamSalad: we have to go rent a movie now
TRIOPS INC: Have to get back to the email
DreamSalad: do you have any recommendations?
DreamSalad: oh.
TRIOPS INC: Have a good movie
TRIOPS INC: no...comedy is king
DreamSalad: is that a triop movie?
TRIOPS INC: u don't want to fall asleep do u
DreamSalad: triops are awake pretty late. it's 10:28. you should be
sleeping, triop.
DreamSalad: ok we have to go!
DreamSalad: bye!!!WE LOVE TRIOPS!
TRIOPS INC: One more hour
TRIOPS INC: Glad

 

[screwdriverqueen]

by the way, toby.

i told you already.
it wasn't triops breath!!

i vomited in my mouth, remember!?

it was vomit, not triops.

 

[kleo706]

Wait... KISSING? Ewww

 

[xfer]

"is that a triop movie?"