Food Taboos?

[Sparrow]

Supposedly, even the "safe" puffer fillets contain just enough toxin that they make your lips and mouth tingle. That's part of the delicacy. Definantly something I want to eat...ever. Other types of fish are good enough for me!

I saw Andrew Zimmern of Bizarre Foods eat Balut(almost fully incubated duck egg) before on his show, and I could never eat it. It looks disgusting, and thought of boiling a live baby disturbs me. Bleh.

I can eat Durian too! It's probably because my allergies are bad enough that I can't smell anything anyway because my nose is so stuffed up all the time.

The taste is not nearly asbad as the smell leads you to believe.

 

[FlockEweFarm]

I had Fugu (puffer fish) once, back in my wilder and crazier days, and if made my face tingle and along with copius amounts of sake, it was quite a party that I plan to never repeat.
I would never eat a horse. Maybe it was because I was vicariously raised by John Wayne, but I always thought that someone who would eat a horse or a dog, to be just lacking in character and suspect.
Octopus, and dolphin are also off the menu...
Bugs due to the "Ick" factor at least those I know about
Soy...because it would kill me
Bear for spiritual reasons related to my great grandmother
I have eaten: goat,
sheep
possum
squirrel
frog legs
buffalo
crawdad
elk
deer
wild hog
rabbit

I would love to try antelope and more elk, but I cant seem to ever get drawn for the hunt.

 

[Wildsky]

Nobody had Ostridge?


Must say I do enjoy it - a red meat - not like CHICKEN at all.

 

[cjeanean]

I googled images of Balut, and all I can say is SICK AND TWISTED!!!!

 

[MicMoo]

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Funny you say that... I've eaten broiled tarantula and have to say that the taste reminded me of crab or lobster!!

 

[Wolf-Kim]

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Funny you say that... I've eaten broiled tarantula and have to say that the taste reminded me of crab or lobster!!

I would need a few moments to compose myself before attempting to eat spider. I think I could do it though.

-Kim

 

[Smoky73]

Funny huh? And in India, the cow is sacred so they would be horrified at us!

I have also eaten most wild game, not sure on how many of the wild birds but also elk, deer, buffalo, squirrel, and rabbit.

I absoluetly LOVE deer and elk and hubby never goes hunting...poor me.

I do not buy veal but I do love lamb. Have had goat too.

I could NEVER eat human, or bugs of any kind. Did you guys know they make a artificial meat that is supposed to taste like human? Can you say EEWWW? I gagged just hearing about it. It was on the news one night several months ago. Is there really such a call for something like this around here? Any who would be the judge as to whether it tastes like human or not? AGAIN, EEWWW.

I am not that crazy over lobster, but I have had crawfish, and love crab of any kind. I could probably try cat and dog IF I was starving to death, but thats it. Horse, yeah I could try that.

I do not eat sushi, raw foods sound gross. I do like clams and mussels, though they do have to be cooked first.

 

[BayCityBabe]

I have eaten racoon, all seafood (except pufferfish - cuz nobody offered), squirrel and ostrich (which was just super tough poultry - $30 gourmet jerky!)

 

[Wolf-Kim]

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That is exactly what I wondered, who was the judge?

-Kim

 

[Psittizen Shikkin]

I've eaten chocolate covered ants. They were small black ants and tasted like pepper. Not bad at all.