Oddest ethnic delicasy ? What is the oddest thing you have ever eaten or tried to eat ?!


Question: Oddest ethnic delicasy !? What is the oddest thing you have ever eaten or tried to eat !?
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I am a former chef from Canada and can safely say I have had all those mentioned plus a few others, the frog skin chips with fermented fish dipping sauce in Thailand, the mealworm tacos in Mexico, Yak cheese in Singapore, whale blubber in Canada, fermented soya beans in Japan, Gooey Duk (large clam like by-valve) in Vancouver B!.C Canada!.

A whole herring in one bite in Amsterdam, do wish to hear more, I answer this question every so often and sometimes get the best answer or not, but I can be trusted as I worked in 4 countrys in 3 different areas of the world and had 20+ year career as a sous chef with a major hotel chain, and I have only scratched the surface of the weird, wonder and bizzare items I have had!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

I have never tried it but I would say balut is the oddest, it's a partially mature duck embryo and a delicacy in the FarEast:

http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/BalutWww@FoodAQ@Com

What I had wasn't really "ethnic", but I guess you can call it more of a Southern thing!. I was a kid, and of course I usually ate what was given to me!.!.!.!. MUSKRAT!!!!!! I'd never eat it today, but had that as a young child!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Roasted 'winged termites' , roasted without their wings !. with crunchy nuts, seasoned with a pinch of turmeric, pepper and salt!.!.!.!.!.ate the nuts and threw away the insects!.!.!.!.!.a delicacy in villages in South IndiaWww@FoodAQ@Com

i ate a cow's lung once!. it was super tough and chewy!. i guess it tasted okay!. didn't really have a ton of flavor!. it was at a Chinese restaurant!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

have you ever tried sheep's eye--it's middle eastern!. it's heavenly,especially when deep fried
or russian style dog is mm mm goodWww@FoodAQ@Com

i have eaten
Mountain Oysters -Testicles
Tongue
Sweet breads
Stomach
Blood sausage
Brains
Kidney
all delicious !!Www@FoodAQ@Com

pig brains in milk gravey, no not even one spoonfulWww@FoodAQ@Com





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