How adventurous are you?

[CraigC]

How do you say A-hole in Japanese? That is what many of the charter dive boat captains want to call the Japanese divers in California that trash their boat decks with sea urchin parts that they don't eat and are too lazy to clean up after themselves.

 

[The Late Night Gourmet]

I think it’s just a cultural/location thing. Whomever made that list, those things were probably “exotic” to them, or at least in the category of “known to have a strong/unusual flavor.”

It's interesting that none of the items were processed foods (unless you count Spam, and that would require also counting Spam as food). Most of the foods are stand-alone ingredients, except for a few prepared foods (I suppose it's more likely people will know if they've had tripe before they'll know if they've had stomach lining).

 

[Morning Glory]

I was once an unadventurous vegetarian, until I discovered Smirnoff....
Oysters.

One of my top favourite foods in the world. Divine...

On that note I'm going to order some right now!


Edit: done! Watch this space tomorrow for photos...

 

[caseydog]

How do you say A-hole in Japanese? That is what many of the charter dive boat captains want to call the Japanese divers in California that trash their boat decks with sea urchin parts that they don't eat and are too lazy to clean up after themselves.

In Japan, the culture has some ideas about protected marine life (whales) and sport fishing (those shark roundup/mass killings) that I find "disturbing," to be polite.

CD

 

[bburned]

that list is a bit harmless. lots of Asian food. as in BARELY adventurous. crickets? with or without hotsauce.?

i have eaten all that list EXCEPT Brains. and that list is yummy. except maybe brains...which i heard has the most Cholesterol of anything we can eat. which stops me.

and that list is incomplete without "testicles". come on people!!!

 

[CraigC]

In Japan, the culture has some ideas about protected marine life (whales) and sport fishing (those shark roundup/mass killings) that I find "disturbing," to be polite.

CD

My buddy Greg Mooney(Moondog Dive Outfitters) won an Oscar for his work on the 2009 Documentary "The Cove". It is about the Japanese fisherman's treatment of dolphins they consider a threat to their fishing.

 

[caseydog]

and that list is incomplete without "testicles". come on people!!!

That should be on the list, but they are another tourist food, IMO.

CD

 

[ThatDude]

35 here, I couldn't get Durian past my nose.

 

[karadekoolaid]

A particular delicacy in eastern Venezuela is called "Pastel de morrocoy".
Tortoise pie.
Any takers?

 

[rascal]

In Japan...

Called kina here. Maori word.

Russ

 

[rascal]

that list is a bit harmless. lots of Asian food. as in BARELY adventurous. crickets? with or without hotsauce.?

i have eaten all that list EXCEPT Brains. and that list is yummy. except maybe brains...which i heard has the most Cholesterol of anything we can eat. which stops me.

and that list is incomplete without "testicles". come on people!!!

I've done both of those. At wild foods festival in hokatika.

Russ

 

[kaneohegirlinaz]

Culturally, in Hawaii, Native peoples harvested Green Sea Turtles.
As they are now a threatened species, they can no longer do that.
I can say that I was fortunate enough, WAY long ago to have tried it, can't lie, it was really good.

 

[medtran49]

They still farm turtles in the Cayman Islands. I've had the opportunity to try turtle, but just couldn't.

 

[CraigC]

A particular delicacy in eastern Venezuela is called "Pastel de morrocoy".
Tortoise pie.
Any takers?

Most all native tortoise are protected in the US. Alligator snapping turtles Are also protected.

 

[CraigC]

That should be on the list, but they are another tourist food, IMO.

CD

Something you'll usually get if you order a "mixed grill" in Milan, Italy. I didn't eat them. I left them for the idiot who thought he was an expert on submersibles.