What's the weirdest thing you ever ate?

**madman79764** · 8th June 11, 05:27 PM

After spending 11 years in the Navy I have tried some rather "interesting" dishes like deep fried rat in Hong Kong, Fugu in Japan, Rattlesnake on a regular basis here in West Texas, one of the more interesting things I have tried was a balut and a century egg. Course when it comes to food I'll try anything once.

**Dale Seago** · 8th June 11, 07:50 PM

Originally Posted by flyingshamrock

Rattle snake doesn't taste like "chicken". . .

Well, sortakinda, but with a nearly "fishy" sort of component. A bit like bullfrog legs in that sense. Definitely tasty though.

I only ate rattlesnake once. I was camping in a wilderness area and a 5-footer was contesting my right of passage on a trail.

Hmm. . .Fangs restricted to a 4-foot range versus biped with a .22 magnum revolver. Guess who won.

Fortunately I'd brought along a billy-can and some potatoes, carrots, onion, and seasonings; and some bread mix to which I only needed to add water and heat.

Ended up sort of like a stew made with fishy-tasting chicken backs.

**azwildcat96** · 8th June 11, 08:00 PM

Originally Posted by madman79764

After spending 11 years in the Navy I have tried some rather "interesting" dishes like deep fried rat in Hong Kong...

Interesting, I lived in Hong Kong from '72 until '87, and never saw fried rat on any menus.

There are a whole bunch of strange things to eat over there though.

**azwildcat96** · 8th June 11, 08:04 PM

Originally Posted by Dale Seago

Well, sortakinda, but with a nearly "fishy" sort of component. A bit like bullfrog legs in that sense. Definitely tasty though.

I only ate rattlesnake once. I was camping in a wilderness area and a 5-footer was contesting my right of passage on a trail.

Hmm. . .Fangs restricted to a 4-foot range versus biped with a .22 magnum revolver. Guess who won.

Fortunately I'd brought along a billy-can and some potatoes, carrots, onion, and seasonings; and some bread mix to which I only needed to add water and heat.

Ended up sort of like a stew made with fishy-tasting chicken backs.

I've got to agree with you on this one, sortakinda...

I usually step on or near rattlesnakes at least 5 times a year during bird hunts. So my freezer usually has a few in it. I boil them in Old Bay seasoning, remove the flesh from the bones, chop it coarsely, mix the meat with sweet corn, green onions, and bell peppers, egg, and breadcrumbs and make pan-fried "crab" cakes. It certainly does have a seafood texture without the fishyness.

**Dale Seago** · 8th June 11, 08:23 PM

Originally Posted by azwildcat96

I boil them in Old Bay seasoning, remove the flesh from the bones, chop it coarsely, mix the meat with sweet corn, green onions, and bell peppers, egg, and breadcrumbs and make pan-fried "crab" cakes.

Should another rattlesnake cross my path I'll keep this one in mind -- sounds genuinely yummy!!

**artificer** · 8th June 11, 08:55 PM

Originally Posted by Dale Seago

A bit like bullfrog legs in that sense. Definitely tasty though.

Mmmm. I forgot about Garlic Frogs legs!

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**LANCER1562** · 9th June 11, 07:19 AM

When I was a kid one of my favorite sandwiches was beef tongue on sliced sour dough french bread with just a little mustard and mayonais. Beef tongue sandwich from the deli: $4.95. Facial expression from my classmates when I told them what it was: Priceless.

**piperdbh** · 9th June 11, 11:25 AM

One of my uncles used to tell the story about being out to dinner with a young lady and ordering a beef tongue sandwaich. The young lady recoiled in disgust. "Ewww, I wouldn't eat something that came out of an animal's mouth. Give me some eggs!"

**Joshua** · 9th June 11, 12:12 PM

There is one "weird food" I neglected to mention, but it is absolutely one of my favorite snacks. My wife brought me home two bags of them from her last business trip to mexico, and I ate them in one day.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chapulines

Being a "mostly carnivore" that does not eat starch very often, I don't get very many snacks with a satisfying "potato chip" crunch... these hit the spot and were quite tasty. The bad side is that you really can't find them here... no matter how good your Spanish is...

I'll let you guys hit my wikipedia link to see what I'm talking about...

**Mike_Oettle** · 9th June 11, 12:32 PM

piperdbh wrote: “Ewww, I wouldn’t eat something that came out of an animal’s mouth. Give me some eggs!”

Shoulda remembered that line. Heard it before.

Chapulines are much like the fried locusts that are sold in food markets in other African countries.
Jews apparently don’t eat locusts, even though locusts, grasshoppers and crickets are biblically kosher.
Never tried anything of that nature myself, but I am told they are tasty and crunchy.
After a locust swarm has gone through the crops, there is precious little left. If people would set out nets to catch them, instead of trying to poison them, there would be food for the starving.
Regards,
Mike