Has anybody tried any exotic meats ?

[watchf]

Originally Posted by dddrees

and I tried some shark once in New York. The shark didn't impress me much.

Flake are commonly used for fish and chips sold here, its considered an economic fish hence used for fish & chips to generate higher profit margins. Have a visit if you want more

[Thunderball57]

Originally Posted by adamlea

I think that if people had to butcher their own animals, they'd eat a lot more fruits and vegetables. For now, i still eat beef, pork, and chicken - but I'm deeply troubled by commercial livestock farming practices. And increasingly, I buy only organic and free range meats. Just because an animal is raised for consumption doesn't mean it's ok to abuse them.

Agreed.

[watchf]

Originally Posted by bungcarlo

There's a japanese restaurant nearby where they serve "fugu" fish. Always tempted to try but I heard it has to be a pro chef to prep this dish or else.... RIP.

I watched a documentary about it on youtube recently https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icBau6bfPBE

I learned some interesting facts from the documentary,

1) Apparently in Japan you can get less expensive pre-prepared detoxified fugu produced by factories who employ people/chef who have undergone the certification.

2) There is also a business in Japan raising toxic free fugu fish as fugu's neurotoxin are not actually synthesized by itself but rather accumulated by its diet of starfish and other marine life. By raising fugu in a man made environment eliminates these toxin accumulating diet. They have done numerous analysis to determine that it is free of toxin but kept getting turned down by the ministry of health for approval to market it as food.

3) There is an entire department in the ministry of health dedicated solely for fugu regulation ad certification.

4) There are two types of fugu, the expensive kind and the cheap kind but both are toxic and requires detoxification before consumption.

5) Fugu parts removed during the detoxification preparation in restaurants etc. are required by law to be locked in a metal bin for discard to prevent the homeless from digging through the trash and consuming it.

[wantonebad]

Originally Posted by SearChart

I shouldn't have googled that.

[vwpilot]

Originally Posted by The Joker

Lions are not currently on the endangered list but could be soon, let's hope eating Lion is just a silly fad, we don't need to encourage a demand that could eventually lead to issues with the wild popultaion.

In 1975 there was an estimated 250,000 lions in Africa, today the continent wide population stands at a mere 25 – 30,000 individuals.

http://www.bornfreeusa.org/a9c_lionmeat.php

That site though says it only uses US bred lions and nothing from Africa. I guess like anything else, if there is a sustainable program for it, it can work.

However, looking at the pricing of it, I dont think its going to be too common a practice any time soon.

[Too Old]

Apparently some Koreans favourite fast food is a greyhound

[Tools]

Originally Posted by Too Old

Apparently some Koreans favourite fast food is a greyhound

I would think that they would be pretty tough...

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[skprd13]

Originally Posted by Rootbeer

Haven't eaten meat for 25yrs or more but have no moral objection in general to people eating whatever strange food they like. Of course endangered animals is a no no.

Strangest things eaten in front of me is balot / balut in the Philippines. I guess that would count as meat to most.

Tastes like chicken noodle soup! The only thing is the feathers can be a little strange when you chomp down on it. Heat it up add a sprinkle of salt and you would think you are eating Campbell's chicken noodle soup! Just close your eyes while eating! Hahahahaha

Balut is an unborn chicken embryo! A little gooy/slimy. However the bones are not hard. Kind of like a cartilage crunch when you eat it!

[Too Old]

Originally Posted by Tools

I would think that they would be pretty tough...

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Nice one!

[Daytona4130]

I've had shark, and alligator.

[daveathall]

Originally Posted by daveathall

I had Shark and Squid in Cyprus they are probably the most exotic I have eaten.

Originally Posted by Demosthene

Shark is exotic?
It's pretty much the staple in every fish and chip shop around here.
Squids pretty normal as well.

Zebra, Warthog, Wildebeest, African Buffalo, Kudu, Red Deer, Kangaroo, Emu, Ostrich, Crocodile, Crickets, Rabbit, Shark, Sea Urchin.

Probably some Ive forgotten.

Seems like Shark may not be as exotic as I first imagined. Reading the newspaper today it seems that I may have been served it in my local chippy without even knowing about it.

[threemonkeys]

Doesn't it all taste like chicken? Just asking.

[Neunundneunzig]

Originally Posted by Dan Pierce

I ate at Arby's once. Not sure what the hell that was.
dP

Haha, or any of the other "value" fast food meals!

[Rusty888]

I think we are lucky in Australia. We get to eat our coat of arms. Kangaroo is a very lean meat but you need to be experienced to cook it. Anything past Medium Rare gets very chewy due to its low fat content. Emu is similar to most others that fall into the whole "tastes like chicken".

I went to an African restuarant and they had the Big 5 available. It was a share plate and was quite nice.

I dont often go looking for eating exotic meats but if the opportunity arises I wont say no. One time after a drinking session a food stall were selling bratwursts however ran out. They did have crocodile though, and that was the first time I tried crocodile.

However if we talk about other parts of animals, thats where I stop. No liver, brains, tongue or testicles for me.

[joli160]

Travel a lot and always try to eat the local dish;
Bush meat, monkey, snakes, crocodile and the strangest was eating donkey bowels in China.
I am not willing to eat dog, but give anything else a try.

[andrewd]

Whale. Quite nice barbecued with some sour cream sauce.

[Thunderball57]

Tuna safe dolphin. ;)

[Nrmsu]

Rattlesnake, frog, alligator, a few more that I can't remember. I'm quite the foodie.

[Matt C]

Originally Posted by Nrmsu

Rattlesnake, frog, alligator, a few more that I can't remember. I'm quite the foodie.

How was the snake? I've always wanted to try that since my Uncle told me about it when I was young, never got the chance to.

[watchf]

Originally Posted by Matt C

How was the snake? I've always wanted to try that since my Uncle told me about it when I was young, never got the chance to.

I am curious too. I have always imagined it to have the texture of a firm fish like grilled eel you get in Japanese cuisine especially after watching this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0brg1KtRMk where they deep fry it first before stirfrying.

[fishingbear]

Originally Posted by padi56

Tried frog-legs,snails, horse-meat, crocodile,ostrich,snake,sparrows,bat and rat, and a few other unquestionable meats in my travels far and middle east.But deep down prefer most of the normal western world meats like beef,pork,lamb and chicken.

Agree on this.

[GermanyMatt]

Not sure if this qualifies as exotic or not, but I ate some mystery meat in the Horn of Africa - I didn't even ask because I didn't want to know.

And no, it's not safe to wear your Rolex there.

[TopNotchChach]

I stick to Culver Meat.