What is the most exotic meat that you have eaten?

Title says it all. Need I say more?

The most exotic meat I have had was Elk. It was an Elk that someone in my family had hunted, ya know. Very flavorful.

I plan to try Kangaroo and Alligator sometime soon. I'm not kidding.

Was it good? Telll meeeeeee

I have heard that it smells rank......

Elk or moose or deer or something. In 4th grade we were studying the first nations tribes, and we had a potlatch which is basically the same thing as a potluck where everyone brings a dish, and this one kid and his family were hunters and they brought elk/moose/deer or something. I didn't take seconds, but I don't remember it being terrible. I think I tried some deer sausage once, it didn't taste right, but then again nobody told me it was game beforehand so I just thought it was weird tasting pork.


Next year when I go to California on vacation I'm going to try crayfish and fried catfish. I know they're not really 'exotic', but I live inland in Canada, so they're not things I've ever eaten before.

I wouldn't be opposed to trying game again, but I'm not ever going to eat guinea pig or kangaroo or whatever.

chicken

I've eaten raw horse before. It was actually pretty good, but I'd never eat it again.

either sparrow or partridge.

These are not really "exotic" from the point of view of a Middle Eastern :P

I remember when I was a kid I used to hunt sparrows and then fry them in a frying pan with some salt and pepper until they get really roasted to the point where it becomes possible to eat the bone along with the flesh. They're tiny with so little flesh so the flesh and those fragile and crunchy bones are inseparable lol

I'd like to also add pigeon to that list. I've eaten pigeons few times in my life. They taste good. A little too skinny, but good overall.

oh and quail too. I tried it like once. Tasted good.

Whale. Tasted quite good.

I ate raw turtle eggs they taste exactly like oysters

@GazaAli : lol my bro use to catch and eat pigeons back in central america

i've eaten sweetbreads, fois gras, frog, and lamb tongue

Kangaroo is decent. Alligator tail is freaking delicious especially fried.

Other "exotic" meats I have eaten were Nutria (very gamey, not great), Ostritch (tasty, but the texture is stringy), Frog (really does taste like chicken), Bison (like beef but better), and snapping turtle (gross), Quail (awesome), and rabbit (pretty gamey, but still good)

Nothin.. I live in America I never get to eat good stuff.. :(

I had bbq rattlesnake once. It was awful. Never again.

Perhaps the most irregular meats I have had would be crawfish, frog, lamb, oysters, chicken liver and gizzards, and pickled pig feet.

There's no reason why he should not continue doing so in the states :P

I always found it peculiar how chicken liver and gizzards are discarded as inedible in the western world. I read some news article a couple of years ago how the UK made a deal with China to export to it all the chicken liver it can handle, which is really the entire yield of chicken liver in the UK. The thing is, chicken liver is a perfectly edible and rather conventional meat. Its so damn tasty and nutritious, not to mention how cheap it is especially in comparison to its nutritional value. Only bad thing about it is that its considered to be high in cholesterol.

Buffalo

Raw Squid

Shark

Alligator

Chitterlings

Sword Fish

We will eat a healthy pigeon one day

I vaguely remember a period of my life involving a container of gizzards.

I'm not particularly adventurous when it comes to food. I'm especially averse to most sea food (don't like fish particularly). I would say bison, though that isn't very exotic at all.

I live in the southern USA and it's not even considered exotic. Any grocery store will sell them, and you can even order livers and gizzards from fried chicken joints. They're actually fairly popular around here.

Personally though, I just think they taste gross. At least where I live it isn't so much that they're considered inedible, it's that a certain percentage of people just don't like the taste.

The best meat is served raw... so that.

Actually pigeon is fantastic, just not the city variety (ie the wood pigeon ... )

There's not many things I wouldn't eat, but dolphin and whale are probably close to the top.

I do like my steak rare, but other than sushi what meats are you eating raw Mac? :P (and I do love me some sushi)

I dig carpaccio and ceviche, as well as various kinds of sushi (chirashi is almost always a winner -- unless you're in New Mexico and they spell it "Shirashi" then skip it, otherwise, go for it).

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Was thinking about what mine was and I've tried alot of weird and awful stuff lol

Gonna say Rocky Mountain oysters which are bull testicles (although also had sheep and pig testicles)

...seem to eat an awful lot of balls there, hazy. No judgement here.

I got awful food poisoning in Paris from steak tartare last time I had raw non-sushi and I've avoided it since. I LOVE sushi though ...

lol well it was at a testicle festival .... http://omaha.eventful.com/events/annual-testicle-festival-/E0-001-028305228-5

Save the date Mac!

lol, only if you're there, hazy.

I'll be there nomming balls!

Mutt while visiting the Philippines with my wife. Goes great with beer.

Does snail count? Well, there's a reason it's considered a delicacy in many parts of Europe. They're damned delicious, though when I try to tell Americans, they give me faces like I'm freaking crazy. I've also had deer and elk, along with chicken gizzards, hearts, and livers (not really exotic though). Pork blood that was congealed into sausage was amazing. I've had shark and octopus on many occasions as well.

Interesting.

Well regarding the taste, chicken liver tastes excellent, but it has the peculiarity that if not prepared right, it has the potential of tasting awful. Therefore, ordering it from a fried chicken joint is not a wise thing to do. For instance, chicken liver is not to be fried in the first place, it tastes best roasted or stir fried. It also requires vigorous cleaning and should be washed with salt, flour and vinegar to get rid of blood and that stinky smell it has. Then you season or marinate it for sufficient time and after you do all of this properly you roast or stir fry it with onions, chili peppers, garlic and some of its marinate. The final product is a very flavorful and tasty cheap, nutritious meat. You can see how a fried chicken joint would not be willing to do any of that, at least sufficiently so even though I love chicken liver so much I would never get it from a fried chicken joint.

I'm laughing out loud now, truly. lol

Deer, Frog legs, Shark, Bull Balls

Don't generalize. Eating snails is most commonly associated with France (which is located in Europe).

Camel.

Anyway:

Liver, Heart, Spleen, Kidney, Stomach, Throat.

The most exotic animal is probably reindeer or something. Not very exotic. Will try camel soon I hope. And ostrich.

Human.

is he joking? Hahaha. You'll never know.