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14. Not having done this in 40 plus years,

Tue Feb 17, 2026, 10:25 PM

Feb 17

you have to make a hole in the shell and cut out the conch body. Slimy as hell. You have to hold the body as firmly as possible and cut from the antennae along its back to remove the nervous system. There are these long translucent nerves? from the brain from where the antennae extend.
You look at this mess and think I'm going to have aphrodisiacal sex that I've never had, because I am in a primeval state, and you slurp it down. 30 times, anyway. I am still here.

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Which of these exotic foods/dishes have you tried or would you like to sample? [View all] True Dough Feb 17 OP

Does "already eaten" count? greatauntoftriplets Feb 17 #1

BARF! some_of_us_are_sane Feb 17 #2

What I've tried: Gaugamela Feb 17 #3

Have had cachukis Feb 17 #4

Wow! True Dough Feb 17 #6

Was on Tobacco Cay in Belize in 1978 and one of cachukis Feb 17 #8

Where the heck are the brains located? dhol82 Feb 17 #13

Not having done this in 40 plus years, cachukis Feb 17 #14

While I like conch cooked, that's way too much work for something dhol82 Saturday #25

Your list is longer yellowdogintexas Sunday #29

I've tried a few Marthe48 Feb 17 #5

If you're worried True Dough Feb 17 #7

That's a great argument for being vegan Marthe48 Feb 17 #9

Enjoy True Dough Feb 17 #10

Lol Marthe48 Feb 17 #11

Kangaroo, sea cucumber and balut. dhol82 Feb 17 #12

Have to tell you, the feathers are soft and unnoticeable. cachukis Feb 17 #15

I have heard the beak is crispy. dhol82 Wednesday #23

Chewy, but not unusual chew. cachukis Wednesday #24

I DO confess some_of_us_are_sane Feb 17 #16

I have had caviar, octopus, and sea cucumber Kali Feb 17 #17

A few... electric_blue68 Wednesday #18

Had everything except: Floyd R. Turbo Wednesday #19

Have any of those exotic foods True Dough Wednesday #20

Foie gras Escargot Caviar Frog's legs Floyd R. Turbo Wednesday #22

Eaten only five, I plead coercion or a challenge. quaint Wednesday #21

I have tried a few Lifeafter70 Saturday #26

I have seen head cheese (aka Souse) and it is so disgusting looking yellowdogintexas Sunday #30

My ex in-laws had a farm in Wapeton North Dakota Lifeafter70 Sunday #31

First four plus grasshoppers and ants and a few other insects in Vietnam. sinkingfeeling Saturday #27

I have eaten escargot and liked it yellowdogintexas Sunday #28