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Mortis · 02-09-2011, 04:10 PM

I want to ask about other delicacies around the world. As you can see I have used a spoiler to cover the text and I suggest that anyone with a weak stomach just pass, you've been warned.

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I want to say up front that I do not under any circumstances advocate of approve of this practice, but would probably try it if I was offered it, sorry, just being honest. I used to teach a lot of Korean students English and we would always talk about foods and their favorites. The one thing that they all wanted me to try was canine meat. I confess to having wondered if it was as good as the Koreans told me it was, but I have never had the opportunity to find out for myself.

There are so many animals and parts of animals that we as Westerners don't normally eat, for instance, what's mutton? I have eaten a few things I would rather not ever eat again, ants, grubs, maggots, snails from the garden. While i was living in the Northern part of Canada, next door to Santa, I tried seal blubber and wish I hadn't, it was one of the few things that I truly wish I could erase my memory of.

I have also eaten a few things I didn't think were to bad, alligator was quite yummy, the texture but not the taste was rather like turkey, I thought. Snake that really doesn't taste like chicken, but tastes exactly how you think it will if you think about it a little. Monitor lizard, very good with a spicy sauce on a bed of rice. Prairie oysters, some of you might know the term, but for you who don't, the bulls danglers, while the thought of eating them was very nasty, the taste wasn't half bad, if a little chewy. Tequila worms, nuff said? In Thailand fried grasshoppers with a spicy sauce is rather tasty.

Some things I haven't eaten but would try if I was there, in Ecuador fried Guinea Pig. Baked bats and rats are popular in India. Pieds de chameau a la vinaigrette, or Camels feet in English. Sago worms in Papua-New Guinea, they are roasted like sausages on a spit. Kangaroo in Australia, I have been told it is better than wild deer meat, opossum is supposed to be good down under as well. The list goes on, I guess I really will try anything once, twice if I thought I was drunk the first time.

This all brings up the question, why are some animals ok to eat and others not?

When I fist came to malaysia I was told that the Malays won't eat pork, the Indians won't eat beef and the Chinese will eat anything they can catch.

Sorry if I ruined any dinners, cheers.

02-09-2011, 04:10 PM	#144
Mortis Canucklehead in Malaysia Posts: 1,633 Karma: 3127774 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Device: iPhone, Kindle	I want to ask about other delicacies around the world. As you can see I have used a spoiler to cover the text and I suggest that anyone with a weak stomach just pass, you've been warned. Spoiler: I want to say up front that I do not under any circumstances advocate of approve of this practice, but would probably try it if I was offered it, sorry, just being honest. I used to teach a lot of Korean students English and we would always talk about foods and their favorites. The one thing that they all wanted me to try was canine meat. I confess to having wondered if it was as good as the Koreans told me it was, but I have never had the opportunity to find out for myself. There are so many animals and parts of animals that we as Westerners don't normally eat, for instance, what's mutton? I have eaten a few things I would rather not ever eat again, ants, grubs, maggots, snails from the garden. While i was living in the Northern part of Canada, next door to Santa, I tried seal blubber and wish I hadn't, it was one of the few things that I truly wish I could erase my memory of. I have also eaten a few things I didn't think were to bad, alligator was quite yummy, the texture but not the taste was rather like turkey, I thought. Snake that really doesn't taste like chicken, but tastes exactly how you think it will if you think about it a little. Monitor lizard, very good with a spicy sauce on a bed of rice. Prairie oysters, some of you might know the term, but for you who don't, the bulls danglers, while the thought of eating them was very nasty, the taste wasn't half bad, if a little chewy. Tequila worms, nuff said? In Thailand fried grasshoppers with a spicy sauce is rather tasty. Some things I haven't eaten but would try if I was there, in Ecuador fried Guinea Pig. Baked bats and rats are popular in India. Pieds de chameau a la vinaigrette, or Camels feet in English. Sago worms in Papua-New Guinea, they are roasted like sausages on a spit. Kangaroo in Australia, I have been told it is better than wild deer meat, opossum is supposed to be good down under as well. The list goes on, I guess I really will try anything once, twice if I thought I was drunk the first time. This all brings up the question, why are some animals ok to eat and others not? When I fist came to malaysia I was told that the Malays won't eat pork, the Indians won't eat beef and the Chinese will eat anything they can catch. Sorry if I ruined any dinners, cheers.