Triggered by the discussion under this post about how the woolly mammoth would taste.
I'll go first:
- 毛鸡蛋 - Mao Ji Dan. Not sure about the English equivalent for this, seems like in South East Asia people eat something similar called Balut.
- scorpion on a skewer (other few insects too)
- male genitalia (bull's sliced into chips and ram's as a skewer)
- snake (as far as I remember, tastes like fish)
All four above were during my time in China.
In Korea, 번데기 (Silkworm larvae), 족발(pig's feet) and 닭발(chicken's feet) are popular.
보신탕 (dog meat stew) is getting much less common, and I only tried it once.
I ate chicken testicles before.
I was told it would make me healthy after being sick for a few days.
They only told me after I ate it.
Wow, those look surprisingly big. Never tried them though.
This reminds me that I used to eat chicken hearts.
I wasnt a big fan, but I ate them to get healthier.
They were some that were black, too.
I have eaten shark fin, too.
Too much hype over nothing.
Did you get healthy?
Regression to the mean :)
well...I was already on the mend.
Just icing on the cake.
That's what she said.
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Cow tongue
Not very exotic
I heard when made correctly, it tastes marvelous!
Indeed, cow tongue is delicious.
Deep fried grasshopper in Cambodia, turtle jelly and congealed ducks blood in China.
I like chickens feet!
Had to look this one up.
Did you have the one that uses actual turtle or the one that does not use turtle shell powder?
Tangentially related, I'm pretty much ok to eat anything, as long as it does not involve contributing to the disappearance of endangered species. Or unnecessary animal cruelty.
The literal name in mandarin is “water fish”. I think it’s a soft shelled turtle, but I have no idea how they turn it into jelly!
I’m also ok with trying something new. Turns out I quite like pig intestines and chicken hearts.
Also just remembered 홍어 (fermented skate), from Jeolla province in Korea.
That was genuinely hard to eat as it reeks like ammonia.
I had to look that one up!
I work with ammonia....I am not a fan of the smell.
Fermented skate, known as hongeo in Korean, is a traditional delicacy in South Korea, particularly in the South Jeolla Province. Here are some key points about fermented skate:
Overall, fermented skate is a distinctive and flavorful dish that is deeply rooted in Korean cuisine and culture, particularly in the South Jeolla Province[3][4][5].
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[3] Fermented skate, a traditional Korean delicacy, is not for the faint ... https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/food/fermented-skate-a-traditional-korean-delicacy-is-not-for-the-faint-hearted-foodie
[4] Korean direct delivery B Heuksando Fermented Skate | Wooltari https://wooltariusa.com/en/products/hangugjigbaesong-a-sanjijigsong-gugnaesan-hongeohoe-200g-x-4paeg
[5] [I ATE] Hongeo Hwe, Korean fermented skate fish : r/food - Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/food/comments/5ear7z/i_ate_hongeo_hwe_korean_fermented_skate_fish/?rdt=53613
I never cease to be amazed at how fast you compile information from various sources
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I was once at the Disgusting Food Museum in Malmö, Sweden. Unfortunately, I don't remember the weirdest thing I ate there (they have some samples you can eat at the end but not for everything) but I remember one of my friends throwing up. They had to reset the counter of days since somebody threw up.
The bugs were pretty easy to eat. They were just very dry and basically turned into dust in your mouth. But they also had some cheese (?) that just smelling it made you want to throw up. The smell was worse than the taste though.
Basashi (raw horse meat)
Popular in Kumamoto
Not so exotic lol
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Both cooked and raw horse meat is delicious in my opinion. Kinda like beef but richer in flavor. It's pretty popular on the island of Jeju, south of Korea.
maybe fried crickets when i was in mexico
Iguana' eggs.
The weird part is that in order to get the eggs from iguana, in Venezuela they don't kill the huge lizard, they just to a surgery in order to get the "egg line" and then, release the iguana.
Here you can see a picture https://colombia.wcs.org/es-es/WCS-Colombia/Noticias/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/17467/ALERTA-POR-COMERCIO-ILEGAL-DE-HUEVOS-DE-IGUANA.aspx