Five most uncommon foods you've eaten

[michaelluscher]

Capuzzelle (lambs head)
Someone had me try it once, before telling me what it was
Then I saw it in the cooler at the salumeria

I refuse to eat the liver of anything, it's the filter of the body, why eat it
Veal is a non starter for me
I wouldn't say Fried Calamari is uncommon, but I've met a lot of people who won't touch it
TBF, if you've only had it bad, you can't appreciate it
Guanciale (pork jowl) is surprisingly good

 

[vavavroom]

I haven't eaten too many crazy things that I can think of. A lot of these are pretty tame.

Natto (Fermented soy beans. Like a bowl of snotty bogers. Yuck.)

I have that every other day. I like it.

Lutefisk - I'd eat more of it if it was served to me

Try surströmming.

 

[SR5]

Warthog, zebra and kudu in Africa.
Emu, crocodile and kangaroo in Australia.

My favourite was kudu. I would have to be very hungry to eat warthog again, Very hungry.

 

[ripcord]

Chewy?

I would guess so. Never been or tried it. I hear there are dozens of choking deaths every year from it in South Korea

 

[ripcord]

Try surströmming.

Yum! Canned rotten herring. No thanks.

 

[SR5]

Natto (Fermented soy beans. Like a bowl of snotty bogers. Yuck.)

I had some of that in Japan. They were telling me only the locals like it, I said much like vegemite back home. They fetched me a bowl of natto to try, I ate it quickly without issue, because everyone was watching me. In reality I didn't like it much. But you know, ambassador for your country and all that.

 

[vavavroom]

Yum! Canned rotten herring. No thanks.

Fermented, not rotten just like sauerkraut is fermented and not rotten. But yes, it stinks, is gross, and the cans are ticking bombs. The Valkyries may drag you to Valhalla for bravery.

 

[John Galt]

Chewy?

Live octopus - more likely Sticky

 

[Jdeere562]

I've eaten plenty:
Squirrel
Rabbit
Beaver
Racoon
Bear
Beef and deer hearts
Beef tongue
Frog legs
Bear
Testicles (rocky mountain)
Deer
Brains once (strong dislike)
Snapping turtles
Pheasant
Quail
Morning dove
Pigeon
Fish of many types

Most likely forgetting some. I have a "well rounded life"

 

[ripcord]

I've eaten plenty:
Squirrel
Rabbit
Beaver
Racoon
Bear
Beef and deer hearts
Beef tongue
Frog legs
Bear
Testicles (rocky mountain)
Deer
Brains once (strong dislike)
Snapping turtles
Pheasant
Quail
Morning dove
Pigeon
Fish of many types

Most likely forgetting some. I have a "well rounded life"

And possibly trichinosis?

 

[Pablo]

Live octopus - more likely Sticky

Either way choke and die.

I ate baby octopi in China. Chewy.

 

[97prizm]

Civet Cat (tasted like a skunk spray at close quarters, not a real feline)
Turtle (unsure, was inside a rice mound)
Stomach parts. Pig.
Further down parts. Pig.
Lamb liver. Cod Liver.

Boy you giys are more adventurous than me

 

[Pablo]

You know lamb tastes kind of lamby and grass fed beef has just a hint of that goodness.

But lamb liver? HOLY SHEEP DIP. Like sheep wool oil X100000000000000000000000. Krikey I nearly died.

 

[John105]

Head Cheese
Blood Sausage
Calves Brains
Chicken Feet
Stinky Tofu

First three tied to my dad's Lithuanian heritage (noting goes to waste). Chicken feet at an Asian buffet. Stinky Tofu from a visiting Taiwanese grad student (whew, the worst.....the tofu).

Interesting I've had #'s 1,2,4,5.

I absolutely love #1--in 2024? Can't afford it. As a kid? My mom bought it as it was a garbage luncheon meat.

#2 can't stand it.

#3 never had it

#4 is dim sum which we haven't had in years, but I'd take it from the cart now and again

#5 I think I posted here. I bought it by mistake and refused to waste it. It was disgusting. My wife even woke up and said what are you cooking, it smells upstairs.

I think a hint about this one, is Andrew Zimmern, AND Anthony Bourdain both disliked it. And those two were very open-minded, it came down to taste. I think being from MN Zimmern may have had lutefisk many times before. I've never had it but it sounds like it could be OK?

 

[mrsilv04]

Beef cheek

 

[vavavroom]

And possibly trichinosis?

A 50-foot tapeworm would explain his state. It's almost like harboring a fledging chestburster.

 

[vavavroom]

I've eaten plenty:
Squirrel

No way. They frequently carry prion diseases. Worse than have a brain-eating worm.

Rabbit

No problem

Beaver

Not going there!

Racoon

No way

Bear

Yes

Beef and deer hearts

Yes

Beef tongue

Yes

Frog legs

No - don't eat amphibians

Bear

Is that a different bear than than the previous one?

Testicles (rocky mountain)

Why would I eat those?

Deer

Yes

Brains once (strong dislike)

Prion diseases are a thing

Snapping turtles

No reptiles or amphibians are on my menu

Pheasant

Absolutely

Quail

Of course

Morning dove

That's not a real bird. You mean mourning doves - well, maybe if I were to kill one by accident but I wouldn't hunt such a lovely bird or pick it from a menu

Pigeon

Not by choice but I have had Chinese food so pretty sure I had some street bird - eating those regularly hasn't harmed @AutoMechanic one bit.

Fish of many types

Yes

Most likely forgetting some. I have a "well rounded life"

Here lies Jdeere562
He ate every critter known to man
Biohazard - remain at a safe distance

 

[y_p_w]

I've had braised chicken feet. I've boiled whole chickens before for soup, so I'm not sure how it gets to be so puffy when served Chinese style. I've also had baby octopus with seaweed. Braised sea cucumber, which isn't a plant material. Lengua tacos/burritos. Once I was watching my burrito being made when the preparer pulled out the tongue from a pot to cut off a piece, and there was someone else in line clearly grossed out by it. And maybe lamb brain masala at an Indo-Pak restaurant.

 

[y_p_w]

Anybody ever go to Korea and have live baby octopus?

I've heard of dancing octopus. I've seen live lobster served. It's still kind of alive after most of its body has been hacked off.

 

[NYEngineer]

I eat grilled octopus fairly regularly. The one odd thing I've had was cougar. Years ago, I was helping a friend deliver a 69 Shelby GT500 to Oregon from NY. We stopped in some little town somewhere. Can't remember where exactly. Somewhere out west. Anyway, when we got up in the morning, the car had drawn a crowd. While we were talking with the local people, the guy that ran the motel came running up with a plate of what looked like chicken cutlets. Some local guy had killed a cougar and wanted us to taste it. This was like forty years ago so I don't remember exactly how it tasted but I do remember it wasn't bad.