eating exotic/wild stuff?

Not sure to the extent you consider exotic/wild, but growing up taking "survival" hiking/camping trips in the Everglades, I was exposed to some fare that folks don't normally eat. I've had snails, elderberry flowers, cat-tail tubers, cabbage palm tubers, dandilion greens, custard apple and some other plants I can't remember the names of. Of course, fish that aren't marketed, wild oysters, clams and crabs.

Almost as important as food was learning about plants like citronella which is a natural mosquito repellent.

One of my insructors was so good at this that everyone claimed she could be dropped naked in the middle of the glades with just a knife and come out fully clothed and 10 lbs heavier.

Craig

My grandma and I used to pick and cook/eat dandelion greens when I was a kid. It was something she inherited from her mother.. did you know that they are actually a nonnative plant? I am actually thinking of cooking some up this year for nostaigia.. I remember them being really good, but they shrank down alot like spiniach does..

I tried blood-tongue pudding and head cheese when I worked in a deli.. not my cup of tea. But honestly, there are probably worse things in a hot dog, just that they are so ground-up, that you don't know what they are. Man, can't food be Honest? At least tongue pudding does not hide its true identity! And why would blood, gross anyone out who eats gravy or au jus.. same thing..

Crawfish are a Dream... they are rare around ehre but two local restaurants have them; they call them Lobster Dainties.. ah.. one of my favorite foods.
Snails were a big part of our annual family picnics.. not bad. Other than that.. venison (not a novelty..) I have a weird liking for horse' sweet feed pellets.. I stopped feeding them for horse-health reasons, but back when we fed them, I would grab 2-3 every few days to chew on.. yummy! I tried eating hay (nice, heavenly green alfalfa hay) but it was too fibrous.. as a kid, I would eat mashed potato flakes without water and chew on uncooked spaghetti noodles.. that is about the gist of my weird feeding :)

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Did you frequent (I'm gonna butcher this)......Eta-won? I only spent 3 weeks there, but to this day... the sight of (gonna kill this too) Kim chi? :oops: BLAH.

I had some of the most amazing photos from my trip. The markets were CRAZY! I'll never forget seeing a bucket of Octopus! Awesome stuff... And yes... I yelled at the lady selling cats and dogs. I completely promised myself that I wouldn't, but .... yea. I did.

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Yes the first time I was there I frequented ItaeWon (Way too much) I spent a lot of time on "The Hill" in ItaeWon drinking gallons of Soju.

As for the markets Namdaemun Market in Seoul is even more impressive than ItaeWon, although ItaeWon is geared more towards Americans. Down in Song-Ton (outside of Osan Air Base) There is another incredible market for Americans. It's a great place to get leather good, knock off designer purses, Jersey's ect.


Kim-chi, I know all about. It lived in my fridge for 6 years. I hate the stuff.

I went to a "dog" Market once too. I kind of stumbled upon it one day while I was out exploring. As you walk through you can see the dogs that they have raised specifically for eating. They use a certain breed (not sure what it is) You see the dogs alive in kennels and then quarters hanging like cow quarters hanging in a freezer. You know it's dog because you can see the feet on it.

Actually that market is where I got my dog. He's a terrier mix so he'd have been a pet if I didn't "save" him anyway.

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I tried blood-tongue pudding and head cheese when I worked in a deli..

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Head cheese you say? If this wasn't a family friendly sort of place I'd tell you what that means over here. :giggle: :giggle:




dr del

Derek,


OMG :lmao: How fuuuunny...Hmmmmmm..:rolleyes: :rolleyes: Now I wonder........ :giggle: :giggle:

BTW, find your FedEx driver yet????? Hmmm?:P :P

Not yet but, worryingly, I think the postman winked at me this morning.:worry:
:P



dr del

sushi of all types

snake
alligator
buffalo, elk, deer, boar, rabbit, pigeon
durian fruit
truffles
beluga caviar (though I boycott it now that I know the environmental issues)
san pedro cactus :rolleye2:
prickly pear cactus
chocolate covered ants

I've eaten shark fin soup at a wedding....wouldn't eat it normally due to the cruelty involved :(

I agree with the wonderful taste of raccoon, boy do I miss a good coon. :hungry:

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Nothing like coon in my opinion. Aunt Ida made great coon meatloaf. Just don't tell your cousins' new "city slicker" boyfriend what he just ate. WHAT A MESS!!:giggle: :giggle: :giggle:

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yes even Rocky Mountian oysters :O

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Wow :8:

I have eaten some "strange" foods...to me they were normal growing up but not everybody else thought so.

deer *absolute FAV!!!
rabbit
squirrel
raccoon *I HATED that!
bear
buffalo
various fish
dove
calamari *I just tried this the other night. blegh!!!
sushi *ew

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Not yet but, worryingly, I think the postman winked at me this morning.:worry:
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dr del

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Just be sure you don't inadvertantly wink back! :D :P


We did the sushi thing one night w/ a gift card I got from an engineer here at work. Bleck.....the California wasn't TOO bad, (the tuna was so-so) but if it wasn't for the yaki soba noodles we would have gone hungry for dinner that night.

Robin had the octopus...I made her eat at least ONE. Nope..not again. hee hee :giggle: