What have you eaten?

[Montymm]

Panther (poached in a tea garden in Assam, India, long ago), red ant egg curry (Assam), fried fish intestines (Assam), water monitor (Assam), alligator (in USA), horse (in France), kangaroo (in Germany), haggis (in Scotland) come to mind, besides the usual stuff. All animal organs are fair game. Cleaned and deep-fried fish intestines, mainly from varieties of large carp, is a very popular delicacy in Assam and a particular favorite of mine. Latest new to me experiment was with silkworm pupae, boiled and then deep fried. Goes very well with mild rice beer, crunchy on the outside and like melted cheese on the inside, with a surprisingly prawn like flavor.

 

[ofbiro]

Many years ago in Italian delis you could buy "musciamme" (moo-sha-mae) i.e. dolphin dry fillet. Soaked in lemon juice, as someone eats bresaola, it was good. Now it is absolutely forbiddedn to kill poor dolphins.
Another strange, but tasty food is donkey stew, available in some inns in North Easter Italy

 

[Vic]

I have eaten leopard and lion.

 

[Altitude sickness]

I have eaten McDonalds. I think that’s pretty exotic.

At least the street meat in Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines. They were honest and told me it was “chicken” .

 

[SCHUNTER73]

We fried up aoudad nuts last spring. Trans Pecos oysters. Our outfitter was slow to give them a try though.

 

[Hunt anything]

We fried up aoudad nuts last spring. Trans Pecos oysters. Our outfitter was slow to give them a try though.

@SCHUNTER73, Did you eat any of the meat? I hunted turkey with an outfitter that also ran aoudad hunts in west Texas. He said they wouldn’t bother bringing down the meat of free range aoudad. Said it was inedible. He did say aoudad on ranches that fed protein and corn year round were “tolerable”.

 

[thriller]

I have eaten about everything from cane rat in West Africa, to milk curdled with fresh cow urine in Southern Sudan with the occasional dash of fu-fu, in the west, and sadza in the southern camps of Africa.
Stateside, I was tempted to try bobcat the other day, but didn't--would it be good/safe (I remember that gutting a fox bare handed can incur liver worms/death in infected cases)
what have you adventurously eaten overseas or stateside. What can you recommend that most have not tried, but should?

Venison hearts are great
Venison shanks are fantastic

I have had bobcat…. In the form of “ trampoline sausage” all meat from trampoline mixed

Cape Buffalo Rocky Mountain oysters are pretty damn good

I have eaten many things and have to say most sound worse than they are in reality

 

[JD Noblin]

I've done african lion, rhino, and croc among others. The lion was surprisingly tender and juicy. Interesting thing about lion is that it turns white like chicken when you grill it. The rhino was also tender and tasty...had its own unique flavor. The croc tasted like fish to me.

 

[Racer00]

Mountain lion turns white as well. Reminds me of pork in looks and texture. Makes fantastic breakfast sausage.
Had elephant from my tuskless last December. Flavor was amazing, but you better put your good teeth in and be prepared to give your jaw muscles a work out.
Asked my Zim PH about eating croc. He said he wouldn't. Said most large crocs they killed had native bracelets or jewelry in their stomach. Didn't wanna eat something that had eaten a man.

 

[SCHUNTER73]

@SCHUNTER73, Did you eat any of the meat? I hunted turkey with an outfitter that also ran aoudad hunts in west Texas. He said they wouldn’t bother bringing down the meat of free range aoudad. Said it was inedible. He did say aoudad on ranches that fed protein and corn year round were “tolerable”.

We did not eat any. He highly discouraged us from taking any of the meat, and said the two we killed would likely be very rank/tough. Seems to be the prevailing opinion, but others say it is fine to eat.