Tasty Weird Foods

Self | November 6, 2001 | PJ-Comix

[PJ-Comix]

Just to take a break from politics for a bit, I was wondering if there are others out there who also have a taste for weird exotic foods. I thought I was one of a kind in this regard until I read a newspaper article that said that there are many folks who have a hankering for exotic foods that others may find yucky.

I've eaten sea urchin eggs directly from sea urchins, cooked ox tails (or "tako" as it is called in the Phillipines), raw quail eggs, all manner of spicy European sausages such as the very garlicky Kabanosi, blood sausages in Argentina, alligator meat, and I don't even have to be drunk to eat the worm in the Mezcal bottle (although I usually am since I have to drink my way to reach it).

So what are your favorite "yucky" foods? I am always on the lookout for new exotic foods so I will be most interested in reading your comments and food suggestions.

[Focault's Pendulum]

"I once ate a bird." Chicken? Turkey? Duck?

Well...it was twenty years ago....I believe..it was Samantha.

[DittoJed2]

Lime soup. WONDERFUL!

[DittoJed2]

I've had some Durian candy. Very garlicky. Man, that stuff smells!

[nagdt]

I LOVE Peanit butter and bacon sandwiches

Oh my Gosh! Me too! (except I'm no longer a bread eater) When I was little, it was PB & B, Potato Chips n Mayo on white or a plain old lettuce and mayo sandwich.

[nopardons]

They DO have it in the USA ! I've eaten it all of my life, and have some in the ice box right now. I have many Hungraian recipes for it, and make it every Fall; which is the only time one can buy it. If you want to exchange recipes, FREEPmail me. : -)

When did you live in Budapest ?

[Mr. Mulliner]

I've had some Durian candy. Very garlicky. Man, that stuff smells!

I was kind of thinking of bringing home some durian candy for my family at Christmas. I take it you'd recommend against it?

[IW]

I ate a '49 buick once, and it taste awhole like chicken.

[Zviadist]

When did you live in Budapest ?

The Clinton years. Somewhat of an exile, you might say.

I remember supping on nice karalbe leves and also cooking toltot karalbe, stuffed with a beef/onion/spice mixture. It was a favorite meal for this time of year. The Danes use kohlrabi for cow fodder; they told me it is not for human consumption there. Hmmm. They don't know what they are missing.

I shall have to go out looking for it.

[DittoJed2]

If you want to be able to stay in the room with the family or have them like you without a nasty taste in their mouth, yeah, I'd probably forego the candy. :o)

[nopardons]

Karalabe soup ( leves ) ? Hmmmmm ... I've never had it that way. Have you ever eaten it raw and / or in salads ? I prefer it that way, to the hot, though stuffed is a nice alternative to stuffed peppers.

I don't know where you live ; however , I do know that you can find the elusive Karalabe in Conn., N.Y.C., and Chicago. You may have missed the " season ", though. Good luck in your hunt.

[Zviadist]

Thanks. On a different topic, I did make a very good tepertos pogacsa last week. Very borsos and lard-laden. Goes so well with red wine. Ah, the pounds attach to me just thinking about it...

[185JHP]

One thing about scrapple - it probably isn't a "byproduct" - it's part of "the other white meat." FReegards

[apackof2]

[not-an-ostrich]

In 1969 I ate lunch at a Greek pizza restaurant in Augusta, GA several times a week. The best!

[not-an-ostrich]

Well the placenta recipes win the prize. Where did you find this?

[culpeper]

I had bear once but it was a little too grizzley for me.

[not-an-ostrich]

The fried eggplant sandwich sounds alot like a dish served at the White Pillars restuarant in Biloxi called "Eggplant Josephine".

[Polybius]

Geoduck sashimi. (Raw geoduck).

The geoduck (pronounced "gooey-duck") is a giant clam found out here on Puget Sound.

Geoduck

They can weigh up to ten pounds. The necks are so large that they look like a race horse's.....ah.....well.....ummmmm....never mind.

In order to dig for them, you have to wait for a -3 foot tide. They burrow so deep that you need to bring a 55-gallon drum with the bottoms cut out to reinforce the sides of the hole. The dig is usually a half hour's worth of hard work for three people. At the end, the skinniest person is lowered into the hole, head first, to pull out the geoduck.

Recipe: Cut raw neck into thin slices. Dip in soy sauce with wasabi. Eat.

The body is soft and mushy and is eaten fried.