weirdest food you have eaten

Van Hellseek said:
But I'm gonna go with balut eggs.
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impressive - theres no way i'd eat that, and i'll eat most things including:

Durian - just no, I've no idea how to describe it, I'm not sure what's worse the texture or the smell, flavours OK though :S
Uni - Sea Urchine sushi (sashimi) - very odd flavour, not overly fond of it
Chicken heart - has it at a Brazilian restaurant, very tasty


Crocodile, Kangaroo, Emu, Shark, Pigeon, Squirrel are all very tasty and not really sometime I find that odd...
 
Vuvuzela said:
I wasn't done properly then. Kangaroo like every other venison needs to be done on a very hot heat and cooked on each side for a few min!

Was in Oz a few weeks ago and ate a lot, it was superb.
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Yes I know, it was in a stew irrc (I didn't cook it, wasn't even my meal I just tried a bit).
 
Nothing too mad - live sea urchin plucked out of the sea, halved and served immediately. Everything still moving around was a bit disconcerting but it tasted nice enough.
 
Balut eggs are total win in the rank stakes :p

For me, it's not particularly unusual per se, other than the regard in which it is held and how commonly ordered it is among the Hispanic community as a breakfast dish - the delightful sight of Menudo!

Menudo is time intensive, taking four to seven hours to make. The meat should be rinsed clean first. Menudo usually has tripe, honeycomb and "librillo" stomach beef meat along with the beef feet and tendons. The feet and tendons are boiled first at low to medium heat for about three hours. Skimming off the top layer of floating foam about every 15 minutes for the first hour helps the flavor. After the first three hours, the stomach meat should be added along with salt, an onion cut in half, and one or two heads of garlic. Red menudo has the addition of chili paste. The menudo is allowed to continue boiling for an additional three hours while covered to avoid evaporation. Once it is almost done, add the hominy.
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Omnomnomnom

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:p
 
Weirdest meat for me was alligator which I had at a seafood place in Florida. Cliched but it did taste like chicken although it was slightly chewy. Have also had springbok steak (gamey tasting, very nice) and kangaroo.
 
moss said:
Although not too weird, when I was in Japan, I assumed that 'deep fried gristle' must have been a bad translation on the menu as it looked like small bits of deep fried meat/chicken. However, I was wrong, it was a plate of fried gristle, it wasn't very nice at all, no real taste and horrible chewy texture.
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You ordered deep fried gristle?

I mean you were in some kind of catering establishment and you actually ordered deep fried gristle?

I understand the language thing, but still... :confused:
 
Van Hellseek said:
You ordered deep fried gristle?

I mean you were in some kind of catering establishment and you actually ordered deep fried gristle?

I understand the language thing, but still... :confused:
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Yes!
The Japanese person next to me ordered it and it looked more like KFC popcorn chicken, they were happily munching away on it so I decided to try it assuming it was a bad translation as the menu was in Japanese with many bad English translations wrote on, at least I'm assuming they were bad translations!
Either way, I'd not recommend it. :o
 
Not that exotic but have eaten French style Snails a few times - well tasty!

Tried Wild Boar stakes and Boar sausages and they tasted good

Reindeer Burger, really strong flavored but om nom nom!
 
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