Has anyone here tried some out-there stuff?
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I may get binned for this, but I'm talking cat, dog etc.
I've had a crack at horse (regular in France), beaver (no jokes please), rat (Vietnam), frogs (legs, a bit tame I grant), kangaroo, crocodile, emu plus some other weird things.
I know they do guinea pig in Sth America. Any others?
I've had a crack at horse (regular in France), beaver (no jokes please), rat (Vietnam), frogs (legs, a bit tame I grant), kangaroo, crocodile, emu plus some other weird things.
I know they do guinea pig in Sth America. Any others?
Well, I'm known for trying anything once, so there's plenty, not all of which I'm proud of, but many which are wierd.
We lived in Japan for a number of years and were treat to many strange dishes, including eating slices of sashimi cut from a still-living fish on a plate in front of you, natto, raw chicken, live baby squid, etc, etc. Except the natto, I have to say all were delicious.
In Korea, dog, twice. Not great, but hell, if you're hungry.
In Singapore, soup made from the jelly which is between a turtle shell and body (very illegal). OK. Anything and everything, and I mean everything, curried.
In China, intestines, some raw, from animals I couldn't start to name. Snake of course, many times. All yummy.
In other parts of Asia, rat, monkey, various insects including scorpions and strange worm-type things, spiders, mostly grilled. Goats head curry. Mostly OK.
In bits of North Africa, lots of eyeballs from sheep, every bit of a goat, including it's knackers. Mostly very good, except the eyeballs. I seem to recall the goats knackers tasted like chicken liver, but I could be wrong.
In Europe/Scandanavia/Baltics, rotten whale blubber (absolutely gut wrenchingly foul), raw horsemeat (yummy) and worms (but that probably doens't count as I was apparently only three).
Apart from the aforementioend blubber I'd eat them all again. And they pale into comparison against Cauliflower which is devil's food of the worst kind.
We lived in Japan for a number of years and were treat to many strange dishes, including eating slices of sashimi cut from a still-living fish on a plate in front of you, natto, raw chicken, live baby squid, etc, etc. Except the natto, I have to say all were delicious.
In Korea, dog, twice. Not great, but hell, if you're hungry.
In Singapore, soup made from the jelly which is between a turtle shell and body (very illegal). OK. Anything and everything, and I mean everything, curried.
In China, intestines, some raw, from animals I couldn't start to name. Snake of course, many times. All yummy.
In other parts of Asia, rat, monkey, various insects including scorpions and strange worm-type things, spiders, mostly grilled. Goats head curry. Mostly OK.
In bits of North Africa, lots of eyeballs from sheep, every bit of a goat, including it's knackers. Mostly very good, except the eyeballs. I seem to recall the goats knackers tasted like chicken liver, but I could be wrong.
In Europe/Scandanavia/Baltics, rotten whale blubber (absolutely gut wrenchingly foul), raw horsemeat (yummy) and worms (but that probably doens't count as I was apparently only three).
Apart from the aforementioend blubber I'd eat them all again. And they pale into comparison against Cauliflower which is devil's food of the worst kind.
had ham said:
Well, I'm known for trying anything once, so there's plenty, not all of which I'm proud of, but many which are wierd.
We lived in Japan for a number of years and were treat to many strange dishes, including eating slices of sashimi cut from a still-living fish on a plate in front of you, natto, raw chicken, live baby squid, etc, etc. Except the natto, I have to say all were delicious.
In Korea, dog, twice. Not great, but hell, if you're hungry.
In Singapore, soup made from the jelly which is between a turtle shell and body (very illegal). OK. Anything and everything, and I mean everything, curried.
In China, intestines, some raw, from animals I couldn't start to name. Snake of course, many times. All yummy.
In other parts of Asia, rat, monkey, various insects including scorpions and strange worm-type things, spiders, mostly grilled. Goats head curry. Mostly OK.
In bits of North Africa, lots of eyeballs from sheep, every bit of a goat, including it's knackers. Mostly very good, except the eyeballs. I seem to recall the goats knackers tasted like chicken liver, but I could be wrong.
In Europe/Scandanavia/Baltics, rotten whale blubber (absolutely gut wrenchingly foul), raw horsemeat (yummy) and worms (but that probably doens't count as I was apparently only three).
Apart from the aforementioend blubber I'd eat them all again. And they pale into comparison against Cauliflower which is devil's food of the worst kind.
Mmmmmm We lived in Japan for a number of years and were treat to many strange dishes, including eating slices of sashimi cut from a still-living fish on a plate in front of you, natto, raw chicken, live baby squid, etc, etc. Except the natto, I have to say all were delicious.
In Korea, dog, twice. Not great, but hell, if you're hungry.
In Singapore, soup made from the jelly which is between a turtle shell and body (very illegal). OK. Anything and everything, and I mean everything, curried.
In China, intestines, some raw, from animals I couldn't start to name. Snake of course, many times. All yummy.
In other parts of Asia, rat, monkey, various insects including scorpions and strange worm-type things, spiders, mostly grilled. Goats head curry. Mostly OK.
In bits of North Africa, lots of eyeballs from sheep, every bit of a goat, including it's knackers. Mostly very good, except the eyeballs. I seem to recall the goats knackers tasted like chicken liver, but I could be wrong.
In Europe/Scandanavia/Baltics, rotten whale blubber (absolutely gut wrenchingly foul), raw horsemeat (yummy) and worms (but that probably doens't count as I was apparently only three).
Apart from the aforementioend blubber I'd eat them all again. And they pale into comparison against Cauliflower which is devil's food of the worst kind.
Bon appetit!Chickens hearts were a bit odd, sort of popped as you bit into them. I've often gone places that serve what I tend to just refer to as 'mystery meat' and eat it without thinking too much.
I was once out for lunch with a colleague and some clients in Lisbon, we'd had a big night out and he was feeling worse for wear and didn't eat much meat on a good day. The clients served us up a big dish that they said was traditional in Portugal with a variety of meats on it. My colleague went green at the sight of it and so I did my best, picking my way past the black pudding, chorizo and some other bits I didn't recognise until I was about a third of the way through the tray I was sharing with my colleague.
It was at this point I had a large chunk of very grey, fatty looking meat left that looked pretty rough. I turned it round and realised it was a pig's trotter. I don't think I ate anything for the rest of the day.
I was once out for lunch with a colleague and some clients in Lisbon, we'd had a big night out and he was feeling worse for wear and didn't eat much meat on a good day. The clients served us up a big dish that they said was traditional in Portugal with a variety of meats on it. My colleague went green at the sight of it and so I did my best, picking my way past the black pudding, chorizo and some other bits I didn't recognise until I was about a third of the way through the tray I was sharing with my colleague.
It was at this point I had a large chunk of very grey, fatty looking meat left that looked pretty rough. I turned it round and realised it was a pig's trotter. I don't think I ate anything for the rest of the day.
Le TVR said:
Fugu
Pickled octopus
Snake
Deep fried prawn heads
Sea urchin
Crab brains
as for Surströmming my only advice is dont
Surstromming is as rough as it comes. My Swedish mates love it but the smell makes me run a mile. I can eat it, but was going round their house one day and thought the farmer had been spreading manure. Nope, it was just the delicious feast of slices of raw potatoes, with raw onion and surstromming on top I could smell. Still had some mind you.Pickled octopus
Snake
Deep fried prawn heads
Sea urchin
Crab brains
as for Surströmming my only advice is dont
I've tried quite a few things over the years, Sparrow,Starling, Snails, Horse , etc etc, you get the gist .
Only once have I not been able to eat anything put before me, and that was Birds Nest Soup. Utterly disgusting. Bought it from F&M in the early 80's (Six Quid for a can) . There were 2 ways of preparing it on the tin, both proved equally disgusting.
Again , only once have I not been able to eat something that I've seen someone eat, that was live earthworms. (I did manage the live fishing maggots though! ) Things you do when pissed :-)
Its all in the psychology though....If you were born a Kalahari Bushman , you'd happily eat live termites as a tasty snack!
Only once have I not been able to eat anything put before me, and that was Birds Nest Soup. Utterly disgusting. Bought it from F&M in the early 80's (Six Quid for a can) . There were 2 ways of preparing it on the tin, both proved equally disgusting.
Again , only once have I not been able to eat something that I've seen someone eat, that was live earthworms. (I did manage the live fishing maggots though! ) Things you do when pissed :-)
Its all in the psychology though....If you were born a Kalahari Bushman , you'd happily eat live termites as a tasty snack!
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