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18. A few...

Wed Feb 18, 2026, 01:49 AM

Feb 18

My dad took us to a French restaurant decades ago. Had frog legs. Tasted like (heh) chicken.

Taramasalata "Greek Caviar". I first had this at a Greek restaurant with relatives when I was a teen.
It's salted & cured (not sturgeon) fish roe. Blended with bread or potatoes, olive oil, lemon juice. Sometimes onion, garlic, dill.
Didn't have it for a long time. Then in my 30's onward off & on.

Possibly foie gras. I was in Western (French) Switzerland; a vacy w my relatives. Went to their friends for dinner.
Had some kind of dark colored dip before the wondeful fondue!

(Fried) Chicken feet. Chinese restaurant a few times.

No to the rest. Especially no to octopi, balut (just saw a photo! Omg! Ewwww!!!), the insects, and worms!

A Mexican restaurant in one of my old nabes had ?chocolate covered crickets. Uh...no.

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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