ridingfamily4 wrote: I love sushi!!! except octopus.
I have tried frog legs, escargot (eww), oysters (double eww) alligator sausage (just ok - not great) and the worst smelling and tasting thing on this planet...kim chee!
Dang! I love Kim-Chee...Korean Sauerkraut!
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cynda wrote: After reading this thread I have lost my appetite.
Not me, I have seen those two words, Frog Legs, way to many times and have built up a heck of a craving for a platter of them! Frog legs exotic?
And when it comes to exotic, lets see, Vietnam, Okinawa, Thailand and Malaysia. Well, if it wasn't in the mess hall and I ate it, it must have been exotic. And I sure did not like the mess hall food, even the Brit mess hall and their kidney pie.
And do C-rats count? Some of that was not identifiable.
When living in Honduras in the Peace Corps, the specialty was to cook the chicken with the legs and feet (with claws still attached) included. I could never eat the feet - - could only think of where those feet had been. The "delicacy" of the chicken, given to me on one of my birthdays, was the ovaries. Goat in Honduras is common, as well as cactus, ayote (a kind of squash?). While working out in the very rural areas, I'm not sure exactly what I ate, and I did not ask.
In the Amazon jungles of Peru, we ate fried bugs. They were really good. I would not eat them until the people there ate them first (I had learned a few lessons over the years!!). We had baracuda and piranha from the river. The piranha were great!! Very bony, though. And fun to catch. Out in the middle of nowhere, we caught a turtle and ate it. The shaman with us cleaned the head for me and I still have it as a souvenir.
Here in the States, rabbit, squirrel, frog legs, alligator, snake, venison, buffalo, poi, and yes, spam! Like someone else said, I'll try anything once (and will usually let the presenter take a bite first!).
I have had dog and kimchee in Korea, Dinuguan or pork blood stew and monkey meat, in the PI, and that's about it. Of course I have had Kizka and duck blood soup but I don't think of that as exotic, just part of my Polish heritage.
Blood sausage in the Netherlands... nasty nasty stuff. Never again.
Muk Tuk... no desire to do that again but not as bad as the blood sausage!
Also in the Netherlands: chocolate spread (and also seperately chocolate sprinkles also spread on bread) on white bread..... delicious!
I have also had:
Ostrich: good
Octopus
herring
rabbit- delicious, My grandma made the best rabbit. Cooked it in beer
Frog Legs
Hawaiian Poi: nasty
Elk
Buffalo
alligator- quite good
sushi
a large assortment of mollusks, sea creatures and plants found in south east alaska... during a class about living off the land.
It was a lot of fun.
Susan
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Octopus and squid in Japan in the late 60's. Didn't care for either of them. Ate Yaktori and liked it, but later was told it was made with dog so wouldn't eat it again. Had ostrich a couple of years ago locally and liked it. As for buffalo, I've had it most of my life and prefer it to beef. Dad hunted rabbits when I was a kid. It was good, but I don't think you could classify it as exotic. The old man we bought our place from use to brag about the biscuits his mother made with opposum fat. Said they were so light and flavorful. He was serious. Wouldn't try anything from opposum. Was brought up having liver and onions every week and loved it. DH harped on what it was so much that I haven't been able to eat it again.
Not very exotic, but a favorite delicacy of mine is Morels. They only grow at certain times of the year for brief periods, but the ones I like grow in the spring. Usually April is when these can be found around here. Soak overnight in salt water, then batter and fry. Delicious!
I must caution anyone who is not familiar with morels to be very careful when if you decide to try to find your own. Have an experienced guide with you because there is a very poisonous false morel that also grows. The difference in appearance between a false morel and a true morel is slight and you must know what and where to look for the differences.
I have had oysters once. Didn't care for them. I see some listed rabbit and squirrel. These weren't exotic to me, they were a part of my regular diet growing up! I don't get to eat them as much as I used to.
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