Richard

1/ Tarantula, Cambodia - Tastes like: scrawny chicken wings coated in especially sweet plum sauce. With hairs on.

2/ Puffer Fish, Japan - Tastes like: fish, and not very tasty fish at that. Gourmets claim its subtle flavour and fine texture is second to none, but, as with playing 'chicken' in the middle of the night with the lights off, one suspects the risk is half the fun.

3/ Ortolan, France - An Ortolan is a songbird, that people eat bones, beak and all. Tastes like: crunchy hazelnuts with a brandy aftertaste – not surprising, as the unfortunate birds meet their death in a glass of armagnac. I can think of worse ways to go.

4/ Puffin, Iceland - A seabird that some say tastes delicious! Tastes like: a fishier, gamier version of chicken.

5/ Crocodile, Australia - Tastes like: gristly chicken. I'd stick with chicken ... or Australia's other, bouncier inhabitant, the kangaroo, which tastes like the world's best steak.

6/ Mature Eggs, Cambodia - Eggs are cooked shortly before they're due to hatch. You stick your spoon in and the yolk oozes out, closely followed by a chicken foetus. Tastes like: Chicken and egg.

7/ Snake, China - Tastes like: chicken, but with a beefy texture.

8/ Iguana, Trinidad - I've had it and it does taste like chicken, 'cept you know it ain't when you see the skin on the chunks of meat.. " Hey, hang on!!.. if this is chicken, why's the skin look so Lizardish?!"

COBettaCouple

Stop it, you're making me hungry! *drools* I'd like to try them.

Tom

I think I have had ortolan when in Europe a few years back. Have any of you tried

Horse. It tastes like leaner beef.
Shark. Can't remember what is tastes like, but it was good.
Marlin. A bit fishy.
Skat(Flatfish). A little fishy, but really good.
There was also another really odd type of fish you wouldn't expect when I was in England a few years ago. Can any of the Brits help me, it was in Cornwall, the South West corner of England.
Tom

COBettaCouple

Shark is delicious. So is ostrich & gator.

Howeyg

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programme...nt/5371500.stm

all im gonna say is ugh

Neil

try watching Anthony Bourdains no reservation, u can see all of that in the show (except puffin, dont recall it being shown in their)

COBettaCouple

i think i'll stick to those 8 delicacies.

0morrokh

There are worse things in China than anything in that article... like, how about pickled chicken's feet? I hear it's really rubbery.

COBettaCouple

that's for sure!