Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2015 20:46:48 GMT 7
This fish is the stuff of nightmares - a blood sucker !!!
www.itv.com/news/2015-09-09/blood-sucking-razor-toothed-fish-returns-to-english-waters/
And it can kill kings too -
Blood-sucking razor-toothed fish returns to English waters
Lamprey was once regarded as a luxury food and is recorded as being eaten by Vikings, poached in red wine by the Romans and made into Lamprey pie for British royalty.
King John is said to have fined the City of Gloucester the equivalent of £250,000 for not delivering his Christmas lamprey pie.
And it is thought King Henry I died from overindulging on the delicacy, which has also featured on hit TV show Game of Thrones.
'Orrible.
www.itv.com/news/2015-09-09/blood-sucking-razor-toothed-fish-returns-to-english-waters/
And it can kill kings too -
Blood-sucking razor-toothed fish returns to English waters
Lamprey was once regarded as a luxury food and is recorded as being eaten by Vikings, poached in red wine by the Romans and made into Lamprey pie for British royalty.
King John is said to have fined the City of Gloucester the equivalent of £250,000 for not delivering his Christmas lamprey pie.
And it is thought King Henry I died from overindulging on the delicacy, which has also featured on hit TV show Game of Thrones.
'Orrible.
