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Originally Posted by SirTeddykins  I have travelled a fair bit but I have not been to Africa and I have no plans on ever going to Africa. As an insurance agent who dealt with insurance claims, most of those involving Africa were ransom related so I'm not willing to go!
In the UK (not sure about US - I haven't lived there since 2002), there are websites which allow you to buy "exotic meats". These were brought to our attention during a food fair where a stall had all sorts of things to try. I have wanted to try ostrich burgers but I haven't found another food fair with the particular stand of interest and I'm not brave enough to order it online as I don't really know what to do with it as far as cooking.
I didn't know that quail eggs had cholesterol in such a high proportion! Luckily, I have only ever eaten them once. I'm not a huge fan of eggs, anyway, but it was something new to try.
My MIL told me that when you cook tripe, it smells your whole house up and that it is often slimy but she loves it with onion. She went into some more detail, which I can't remember off the top of my head, but it has been ingrained somewhere subconsciously as "don't go there"...lol |
I've had ostrich burgers before. It's lower in fat but the cost is so much higher than beef that it was just a one time novelty thing for me. I had it at this burger joint and I like how they prepare their burgers, so I knew it was the taste of the meat I didn't care for. They also had buffalo .
As for tripe, I've never cooked it yet at my house. Maybe I will try to make homemade menudo, but I guess doesn't everything you cook smell up the whole house? Just if it smells good to everyone it's not a problem. LOL
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Originally Posted by Cha Cha I would love to try some of the things listed. I like to try new things.
You can easily tell I'm not from the coast with my list
beef tongue
beef/pork brains
pig's feet
Escargo (snails)
Crawdads (crawfish)
mountain oysters
snapping turtle (never again!)
pickled eggs
wild mushrooms (lol)
cactus
And I agree, I think sushi looks like art. |
I LOVE lengua! Mountain oysters, no thanks, I am not interested. I've seen lamb balls at this middle eastern market, and looks so gross you can see all the veins and stuff. I would not want to try the bigger ones!
What didn't you like about turtle?
I love pickled eggs. I should make some more soon.
I also love a good nopales salad, never had it fresh though, always from a jar.
Can't believe you ate wild mushrooms! OMG scary!