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3. What I've tried:

Tue Feb 17, 2026, 10:04 PM

Feb 17

Liked
Foie gras
Escargot
Frog’s legs
Octopus

Disliked
Caviar
Grasshoppers
Ants

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Which of these exotic foods/dishes have you tried or would you like to sample? [View all] True Dough Feb 17 OP

Does "already eaten" count? greatauntoftriplets Feb 17 #1

BARF! some_of_us_are_sane Feb 17 #2

What I've tried: Gaugamela Feb 17 #3

Have had cachukis Feb 17 #4

Wow! True Dough Feb 17 #6

Was on Tobacco Cay in Belize in 1978 and one of cachukis Feb 17 #8

Where the heck are the brains located? dhol82 Feb 17 #13

Not having done this in 40 plus years, cachukis Feb 17 #14

While I like conch cooked, that's way too much work for something dhol82 Feb 21 #25

Your list is longer yellowdogintexas Feb 22 #29

I've tried a few Marthe48 Feb 17 #5

If you're worried True Dough Feb 17 #7

That's a great argument for being vegan Marthe48 Feb 17 #9

Enjoy True Dough Feb 17 #10

Lol Marthe48 Feb 17 #11

Kangaroo, sea cucumber and balut. dhol82 Feb 17 #12

Have to tell you, the feathers are soft and unnoticeable. cachukis Feb 17 #15

I have heard the beak is crispy. dhol82 Feb 18 #23

Chewy, but not unusual chew. cachukis Feb 18 #24

I DO confess some_of_us_are_sane Feb 17 #16

I have had caviar, octopus, and sea cucumber Kali Feb 18 #17

A few... electric_blue68 Feb 18 #18

Had everything except: Floyd R. Turbo Feb 18 #19

Have any of those exotic foods True Dough Feb 18 #20

Foie gras Escargot Caviar Frog's legs Floyd R. Turbo Feb 18 #22

Eaten only five, I plead coercion or a challenge. quaint Feb 18 #21

I have tried a few Lifeafter70 Feb 21 #26

I have seen head cheese (aka Souse) and it is so disgusting looking yellowdogintexas Feb 22 #30

My ex in-laws had a farm in Wapeton North Dakota Lifeafter70 Feb 22 #31

First four plus grasshoppers and ants and a few other insects in Vietnam. sinkingfeeling Feb 21 #27

I have eaten escargot and liked it yellowdogintexas Feb 22 #28