One food you have never had... but are curious

[emjay]

what province did you buy it in? when I lived in Nova Scotia the ones there were always pretty good

Toronto area

 

[Goofynewfie]

That explains it. in the maritimes it is really good, if you ever makeit to that part of the country try one and you will notice a huge difference

 

[Rob_B]

I've heard that Swedes eat horse sometimes, I'd like to try it.
I'd also like to try emu.
And that little redhead who works at the sandwich shop.

Horse is good. Ate plenty when I lived in Italy. Mostly as burgers but had horse steak that was pretty good. A touch gamey from what I remember.

 

[bleme]

I'd also like to try emu.

Ostrich, emu and rhea are all hard to tell from beef if prepared correctly. I remember back in the 90's there was a restaurant that had a blind taste test with emu and beef. A huge majority (like 80%) said that the emu was the beef and that they liked it better.

 

[drainbamage]

French snails.. i have tasted allot of weird stuff... but still haven't tried that

taste like what they're cooked in. garlic, parsley, butter or olive oil. delicious. nice texture as long as they're cleaned out properly, ie not full of sand/mud

What dinnerstick said. I'd add that they have about the same appearance and texture as small button mushrooms. I've had them prepared the same way, and if you'd told me they were sauteed mushrooms, I wouldn't have known any different without looking really closely.

 

[Melana]

Escargot are oh so yummy. I've got it bad for them and sautee them in the garlic shallot parsley butter with a little lemon and toss in pasta. Mmmmm Escargot pasta.

 

[CreamyGoodness]

What dinnerstick said. I'd add that they have about the same appearance and texture as small button mushrooms. I've had them prepared the same way, and if you'd told me they were sauteed mushrooms, I wouldn't have known any different without looking really closely.

Oh man, and when you are done, dunking a little bread in the clarified butter sauce left behind... I think I need to be alone...

 

[roastquake]

"I'd also like to try emu."

I had and emu burger once in South Georgia of all places, yea, it's pretty much beef,

 

[CreamyGoodness]

Never had rhea or emu but I've had ostrich. It was lean beef as far as my palate was concerned. I'd eat it again.

 

[roastquake]

Gotta try haggis one day

 

[MoonshineJane73]

Hm...Ever since I heard that Palin had fried butter on a stick, I've been curious. I'll probably never work up the nerve to try it even if I had the chance (sounds like a portable coronary to me), but still...

Also, has anybody ever tried alligator meat?

 

[Rob_B]

Hm...Ever since I heard that Palin had fried butter on a stick, I've been curious. I'll probably never work up the nerve to try it even if I had the chance (sounds like a portable coronary to me), but still...

Also, has anybody ever tried alligator meat?

Gator meat is a dime a dozen here in Florida. It's not bad, it's tough, chicken with a hint of the sea.

 

[MadCnty]

Alligator...

 

[dinnerstick]

Gator meat is a dime a dozen here in Florida. It's not bad, it's tough, chicken with a hint of the sea.

does it soften with slow cooking i wonder? i've had a gator po' boy and it was like meat flavored gum

 

[gratus fermentatio]

Also, has anybody ever tried alligator meat?

I think Revvy posted his recipe for gator tail earlier in this thread.
Regards, GF.

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

Gator is awesome. The texture is what makes the meat unique. The flavor itself is pretty bland.

 

[BeerGrylls]

Never gator, but had crocodile in singapore.. it was asian style obviously so it was stir fried in some kinda brown sauce and green onions that made the taste difficult to distinguish. I'd eat it again though. Not bad.

 

[Subsailor]

I was watching an older Bizarre Foods episode, he was in Sardenia. They were eating fried Sea Anemones. I want to try that.

 

[CreamyGoodness]

Was that the same episode with the cheese made in the animal stomach with the maggots? That actually made me wretch.

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But I'd be excited to try it.

 

[Subsailor]

Yes, live maggots crawling through the cheese. I've eaten live waxworms and mealworms, I can't imagine it being too much difference, except for the 'aged' cheese.

 

[dinnerstick]

i was in a beekeeping class, we learning how to check the brood for mites when one of the students asked the teacher if you could eat the larvae. he was pretty stunned but couldn't think of a reason why she shouldn't, so she popped one up the veil and into her mouth, chewed, while the rest of us counted the seconds, sort of like judge smails wellllll we're waiting.... she reported back, a lot like live mealworms! so there- i can get away with skipping either live meal worms or honeybee larvae.

 

[CreamyGoodness]

Has anyone tried Huitlacoche? I'm pretty curious, but I'm actually a little nervous. I can try 'cules no problem... but this stuff scares me.

 

[Subsailor]

I have not tried Huitlacoche. I have seen it eaten on a couple of Food Network shows. I will try it, heck, as you know by now, I will try just about anything, at least once.

 

[BeerGrylls]

mexican truffle? I'd try it. However.... I always thought this was hilarious: http://www.thesneeze.com/mt-archives/000344.php

 

[outside92129]

Flamingo. I once got to choose between the bird and turtle, and i chose the reptile. Of course later on i found that every restaurant on the island had turtle, and no one else had flamingo. I guess i have to go back!

 

[BeerGrylls]

Flamingo. I once got to choose between the bird and turtle, and i chose the reptile. Of course later on i found that every restaurant on the island had turtle, and no one else had flamingo. I guess i have to go back!

Where is said place?

 

[Subsailor]

Flamingo. I once got to choose between the bird and turtle, and i chose the reptile. Of course later on i found that every restaurant on the island had turtle, and no one else had flamingo. I guess i have to go back!

Sandhill crane is pretty dang good. I like it better than swan. Both are legal in Alaska.

 

[gratus fermentatio]

Has anyone tried Huitlacoche? I'm pretty curious, but I'm actually a little nervous. I can try 'cules no problem... but this stuff scares me.

Never ate any, but I accidentaly grew some once. I'd never seen or heard of it at that time, but I described it to a Mexican woman I worked with & she asked me to bring it in so she could see it. When I did, she was rather excited that I had grown it & said it was a tasty delicacy in Mexico. The flavour has been described as "mushroom like, savoury, earthy, woody."

I only had a few ears of corn infected & really didn't want it to spread or get a foothold in my garden, so I yanked those plants & burned them. I'd try it as long as they came from somebody else's garden or from a commercially produced can.
Regards, GF.

 

[Melana]

I have not tried Huitlacoche. I have seen it eaten on a couple of Food Network shows. I will try it, heck, as you know by now, I will try just about anything, at least once.

Thanks for advancing my education!

 

[dinnerstick]

Has anyone tried Huitlacoche? I'm pretty curious, but I'm actually a little nervous. I can try 'cules no problem... but this stuff scares me.

hate to say it but tastes like chicken. it's very nice (well, i've only had it once), but it's not in the same category of distinctive flavor as black or white truffle. i would love to have some again though!