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Lifeafter70

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26. I have tried a few

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Sat Feb 21, 2026, 06:25 PM

Saturday

I liked the following
Frogs legs taste like chicken
Escargo
Caviar
Shark fin soup
Hated
Octopus and head cheese do not want to try anything else on the list.
Especially Foi gras they force feed the duck to produce this.

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

Does "already eaten" count? greatauntoftriplets Tuesday #1

BARF! some_of_us_are_sane Tuesday #2

What I've tried: Gaugamela Tuesday #3

Have had cachukis Tuesday #4

Wow! True Dough Tuesday #6

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

Where the heck are the brains located? dhol82 Tuesday #13

Not having done this in 40 plus years, cachukis Tuesday #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 Tuesday #5

If you're worried True Dough Tuesday #7

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

Enjoy True Dough Tuesday #10

Lol Marthe48 Tuesday #11

Kangaroo, sea cucumber and balut. dhol82 Tuesday #12

Have to tell you, the feathers are soft and unnoticeable. cachukis Tuesday #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 Tuesday #16

I have had caviar, octopus, and sea cucumber Kali Tuesday #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