/ck/ - Food & Cooking

[Anonymous No.9044157]

What's the most exotic meat you've ever consumed?

pic related, it's pretty gud. Texture like fish, flavor like chicken

[Anonymous No.9044173]

>>9044157
how did you eat it? fried?

anyways probably gator or antelope

[Anonymous No.9044180]

>>9044157
Duck brain? Creamy as all fuck and delicious.

Ate gator, but that was more like, "taste's like chicken," preparation. Others that may come to mind are squirrel or bunny that I've taken with the .22.

[Anonymous No.9044181]

>>9044173
pretty sure it was just grilled. I would eat it everyday if it were more abundant and easy to farm

[Anonymous No.9044198]

>>9044157
I've had gator too, bretty good...it was fried gator bites

Had "ostrich cakes" once, also pretty tasty

[Anonymous No.9044216]

>>9044198
what's ostrich taste like?

[Anonymous No.9044220]

>>9044157
macaque

[Anonymous No.9044227]

>>9044216
Honestly it was like 7 or 8 years back at a fancy restaurant that my rents took me to so I don't remember much besides the fact that I enjoyed it.

From what I remember tho the texture & taste was sort of a mix between chicken & lamb if that makes sense

[Anonymous No.9044228]

I had iguana in Mexico once. Poor bastards are endangered tbough :(

Tasted fine I guess. Had plenty of chilie sauce to give it flavor.

[Anonymous No.9044231]

gator is fucking delicious blackened, one of my favourite meats by far

[Anonymous No.9044238]

Elk. It was in a spicy salami, though, so it was hard to guard how it tasted on its own

[Anonymous No.9044274]

>>9044198
>>9044216
A friend of mine offered me some ostrich jerky once. Tasted a lot like venison, but that might have been just because it was smoked and dried.

[Anonymous No.9044290]

>>9044157
I've had Alligator jerky, not bad. Aside from that I've had lion, ostrich, falcon, snake (I forget the type of snake), wild boar and the list get more boring from there like ox tail and shit like that.

I guess shark and frog legs deserve a mention.

[Anonymous No.9044295]

>>9044157
Rocky Mountain oysters. Tastes like really chewy chicken

[Anonymous No.9044306]

>>9044157
I once had shark steak in a restaurant in Germany. It was a bit like a cross between salmon and beef steak, it was delicious.

[Anonymous No.9044307]

Does anyone know what Gorilla tastes like?

[Anonymous No.9044308]

>>9044290
Where on Earth did you try falcon and lion?

[Anonymous No.9044311]

>>9044157
Elk. It was a long time ago, but I remember it tasting like beef but... deeper, I guess? It's not easy to describe.

[joey's world tour No.9044320]

Mc muffin

[Anonymous No.9044356]

>>9044308
Florida

[Anonymous No.9044369]

ive had gator, snake, and dog.

gator and snake were ok, almost vomited after eating dog-- way too fatty

[Anonymous No.9044402]

Frog legs

Tasted like really, really thin duck meat

[Anonymous No.9044595]

>>9044290
>>9044308
I saw some "lion burgers" at the same food stand that I got my grilled gator, at Sacramento county fair. They were $40 a sandwich. I heard they do have some small farms where they keep and slaughter lions, but for 40 fucking dollars I better get a certificate of authenticity and a picture of the lions name and face.

[Anonymous No.9044600]

>>9044157
McDonalds chicken nuggets, if you consider that meat

[Anonymous No.9044606]

>>9044402
frog legs suck, I don't understand the french. What do they do with the frog body?

[Anonymous No.9044672]

>>9044600
the nuggets are real chicken, but the hamburger patties are almost 50% soy from what I hear

[Anonymous No.9044675]

>>9044157
Lion

It was tough as shit, and tasted like beef. Don't eat it.

[Anonymous No.9044680]

>>9044311
I had some sort of Elk Stew at a Norwegian restaurant. Tasted good. Then the owner walked their dog into the kitchen.

We all watched in horror...but damn that stew was good.

[Anonymous No.9044686]

Kangaroo. It's exotic in Europe.

[Anonymous No.9044688]

>>9044157
>Exotic
Dude I'm from the south ga swamp and we shoot several a year on my family's land. Dress it down, marinate the meat, and have a big bbq. Good times! Goes perfectly with bourbon! My most exotic is hard to say. I've had fugu. Was incredible but the price was outrageous. A close second was chicken sashimi that we had on that same trip. Weirdest thing ever but it was great to be able to say I tried.

[Anonymous No.9044692]

>>9044228
Iguana is nowhere near endangered and in many places are actively hunted to keep populations low.
They are an invasive pest that eats crops.

There's a movement to make it more popular as a food item so they can start importing it from Puerto Rico right now.

[Anonymous No.9044693]

>>9044688
>fugu
how much did you have and how much did it cost?

[Anonymous No.9044695]

>>9044157
ostrich. It was good. Tasted like steak.

[Anonymous No.9044697]

>>9044157
I also had snapping turtle in Iowa. It was also good. Sticky and fatty like pork with a slight fish taste.

[Anonymous No.9044700]

>>9044692
Apparently the Green Iguana is doing fine, other types are threatened or endangered.
I'm going to assume dude ate Green/American Iguana and not some Galapagos/Fiji Striped one.

[Anonymous No.9044702]

>>9044216
I had it at a fancy restaurant too. The flavor and texture was a lot like beef.

[Anonymous No.9044708]

>>9044686
I had a buddy that got some kangaroo tail off the internet. How is it? Heard it was tough as hell

[Anonymous No.9044711]

>>9044702
>beef
>>9044227
>chicken/lamb
>>9044274
>venison

>>9044216
I think it's safe to say it depends on how it's prepared

[Anonymous No.9044713]

>>9044693
We each paid around $150 for the full meal. It included fugu in plain preparation served by itself and a soup flavored with it. There was also alcohol and other food involved.

[Anonymous No.9044718]

>>9044227
>my rents
I hope you mean tenants and not your parents.

[Anonymous No.9044719]

>>9044711
Yeah preparation is probably key. I said it tasted like beef above. It was in some sort of wine sauce in little medallions.

[Anonymous No.9044738]

Horse.

[Anonymous No.9044750]

>>9044738
What's that taste like compared to beef or elk?

[Anonymous No.9044783]

>>9044708
It wasn't tough, just a little chewy. Tasted much different than beef, I can't really think of anything like it. Definitely would eat again

[Anonymous No.9044801]

Jellyfish. Its maybe not what most people might think of as meat but seeing as its mostly collagen, other proteins, and fat, I don't know what else to call it.

I have had almost everything that swims that I have ever seen, though not shark, fugu, or geoduck yet. as for land and air animals I guess I haven't ventured beyond stuff that is commonly farmed or hunted in north america.

[Anonymous No.9044811]

>>9044801
what it taste like?

[Anonymous No.9044815]

>>9044801
its savory and mild, but it has kind of a clean simplicity that most other meat or "fish" don't really have. the way I had it, it was served cold in strips with something like a delicately pickled cucumber and some other vegetable. Its texture is sort of like shirataki noodles or a much firmer sauerkraut

[Anonymous No.9044830]

I have eaten frog legs. It tastes like chicken.

[Anonymous No.9044844]

Crocodile is honestly the best meat I have ever eaten, but I have only eaten it twice.

[Anonymous No.9044851]

deer heart and antelope burgers

deer heart was fucking amazing, and the antelope burgers were cut with baconfat I think, also good

[Anonymous No.9044856]

>>9044157
you have never had alligator. Texture is nothing like fish; it's one of the toughest meats on the planet and it is just OK. try again.

[Anonymous No.9044857]

I've had zebra once while on vacation in Africa, tasted delicious, like horse meat but much more tender and juicier

[Anonymous No.9044860]

>>9044856
its like fish
no no anon its tough as fuck

sounds like one of you overcooked it, or perhaps one of you slow cooked it to perfection?

[Anonymous No.9044861]

>>9044851
My dad made me take a bite of the heart of the first deer I killed, still hot and basically quivering, immediately after we got to it. Made my daughter do the same.

[Anonymous No.9044865]

>>9044856
yours was probably overcooked. umm try again sweety :)

[Anonymous No.9044866]

>>9044860
you didn't eat alligator. you were lied to.

[Anonymous No.9044870]

>>9044860
>>9044865
you can both fug off, reptile is not fish, not even close.

[Anonymous No.9044872]

>>9044860
OP here, got my gator at a county fair for around 6 bucks. Highly doubt they slow cooked it

[Anonymous No.9044875]

>>9044870
gator sits in water all day long for most of it's life, it would make sense that it would have a soft texture. Not exactly fish, but the closest comparison

[Anonymous No.9044886]

>>9044856
>>9044860
>>9044865
>>9044866
>>9044870
>>9044875
OK guys listen up. I'm >>9044688
The texture of the meat varies greatly depending on where on the body it is from. There are sections of the tail that range from extremely soft and delicate texture almost like tuna if cooked right. The same tail has a section that has a texture closer to tender pork loin. The taste is hard to describe. Everyone goes to chicken or fish. It's neither. It's reptile. If you've eaten a lot of reptile like snake or turtle you know what I'm talking about. Frog is close but misses the mark. Just know that you're both probably right depending on what bit of the gator you got. For the record the best way to prepare is the tail dressed down and the meat marinated whole in a mix of teriyaki and jalapeño for 2 days and then grilled whole slow over low heat to perfection.

[Anonymous No.9044907]

>>9044886
OP here I need to come to your house because got damn

[Anonymous No.9044928]

>>9044886
swamp anon, have you had snake? Because I have and it was pretty fuckin tough. It was like jerky without being jerky.

[Anonymous No.9044933]

>>9044928
Yup eaten it plenty. It's great cooked over campfire. The key is not overcooking it. In my experience the meatier the snake is (bigger circumference) the softer it tends to be. Just don't be surprised what you find in it if it hasn't shit in a while.

[Anonymous No.9044936]

>>9044907
Lol well any time you're around Waycross, GA I'd love to have you over

[Anonymous No.9044937]

Puffin
Whale
Kangaroo

[Anonymous No.9044938]

>>9044157
I had a Gator poboy when I was in New Orleans, good sandwich, absolute shit city.

[Anonymous No.9044939]

>>9044875
>soft
are you aware that a gator has the thoughest skin on the planet next to a rhino?

[Anonymous No.9044949]

>>9044938
If you want all the fun of New Orleans Mardi Gras but in a city that's not a complete dump you should check out St Patrick's Day in Savannah, GA. Much better city and population.

[Anonymous No.9044960]

>>9044949
Eh, my fiancé was doing some sorta anthropology thing. I basically had to tag along. I felt so old while I was there. 10 years ago I would have loved the scene, bar hopping and looking at tits, smoking blunts. I don't want to say I grew out of it, I still drink and party with friends at home, I was just uncomfortable I guess.

I will keep your recommendation in mind the next time I have to go that far down south.

[Anonymous No.9044972]

>>9044157
One of these things. A little stringy, but basically like any other red meat.

[Anonymous No.9044978]

>>9044939
>thoughest skin
You don't eat the skin, it gets thrown away just like the bones and the lungs and the asshole.

[Anonymous No.9044996]

>>9044939
fish scales aren't exactly soft either, genius.

[Anonymous No.9045002]

>>9044595

>Lenny, lets just kill then nasty old lions, ground them up, and serve it at some silly price!

Eating apex carnivores is usually nasty anyways except for gator.

[Anonymous No.9045008]

>>9045002
I don't know dude I'd absolutely give it a try. Not a whole lot in this world I won't eat though. There's a restaurant in I think England where a dude has worked with a lab to come up with a blend of meats that, on a precise chemical level, mimic the smell and taste of human meat that he uses to make burgers. I'm absolutely dying to get over there and try it

[Anonymous No.9045010]

>>9044978
>>9044996
Please learn to read.

[Anonymous No.9045022]

>>9044937
>whale
aint that shit internationally illegal? Where did you get it?

[Anonymous No.9045024]

>>9045022
it's legal in a few countries

I have it in Iceland every time I go

[Anonymous No.9045025]

>>9045024
taste? texture?

[Anonymous No.9045032]

>>9045025
had it a few different ways, my favorite was probably served as you would a steak. It also helped that my starter was probably the best lobster bisque I'll ever have in my life

very tender, surprisingly lean, hard to describe the taste but I find it lovely

also had it raw which was also fantastic

[Anonymous No.9045036]

>>9044157
This feathered motherfucker. There's not much meat but it tastes better than any other meat I've tried, so far.

[Anonymous No.9045047]

>>9045036
yo thats a yard bird bro. YOU EATIN YARD BIRDS?

[Anonymous No.9045055]

>>9045047
I eat lots of things. (Australian) Possum is another good one.

[Anonymous No.9045060]

>>9045055
>possum
hows dat. I bet it's fatty

[Anonymous No.9045075]

>>9045060
Was actually pretty lean. Hard to describe the flavour though.

[Anonymous No.9045087]

I had whale in a sushi place in Hawaii that was pretty far off the beaten path. I accept that I *might* have been lied to, but it was off menu, and this guy's shop was rarely open and he gave it all to me for free with some baby clam.

He was giving my friend shit for playing it safe with California rolls and all while I was more adventurous. The color and flavor matched what I was expecting. Super dark, a little more irony than I expected, but more in the texture of a firm fish than liver or any offal would be.

[Anonymous No.9045095]

>>9045087
>>9045032
you guys are selling me on eating fucking whale. Maybe I oughta take a trip down to Iceland, fuck some nordic whores and have feast on some gentle giant of the deep.

Iceland anon, any recommendations on where to go specifically for prime time whale meat?

[Anonymous No.9045116]

>>9044686
They sell it in lidl

[Anonymous No.9045122]

>>9045010
I think you're the one who needs to spend some quality time in a remedial third-grade reading class, you stupid motherfucker.

[Anonymous No.9045125]

>>9045122
You seem upset?

[Anonymous No.9045136]

>>9045095
find a cheap downtown hostel in Reykjavik and just ask the desk what's good

note that the country has seen a huge boom in tourism in the past 5 years or so, and it can be somewhat attractive, but if you wanna just go there to eat for a few days and hit the hot springs it's not too bad

I was going to recommend you the last hostel I stayed at, but prices jumped from like 30 bucks a night to almost 100, it's fucking crazy

[Anonymous No.9045140]

>>9045136
>attractive

expensive I mean

[Anonymous No.9045175]

>>9044157
Shark.
Was dank as fuck.
Also had authentic biltong made with ostrich.

[Anonymous No.9045187]

>Depending on how it's prepared, it can taste like anything
Yeah that sure helps a lot dumb fucks

[Anonymous No.9045193]

>>9044157
Man I remember as soon as the gator was removed as an endangered species all the restaurants in my area started adding gator to the menu.

[Anonymous No.9045214]

>>9045193
>>9044688
Can you guys buy gator at the supermarket? Here in California eating gator is pretty much unheard of and no one except me has had it

[Anonymous No.9045217]

>>9044157
grew up on an ostrich farm, so yea alot of that.
kangaroo
emu
crocodile
antelope

[Anonymous No.9045313]

>frog legs, not bad but not worth doing again
>whale stew while in Norway. Very chewy.
>fermented shark. Disgusting
>deer heart. I think I have had this boiled and baked, don't really remember
>thanksgiving turkey giblets

[Anonymous No.9045331]

>>9045214
Nah not that I've ever seen. You can buy it on Amazon though for 13.99/lb for 5 lbs plus $20 shipping

[Anonymous No.9045334]

>>9045214
I've never seen it at a normal supermarket, but I have seen it at an Asian market.

[Anonymous No.9045420]

>>9045214
I can order it through a distributor for my establishment, but it's not "on the store shelf" kinda stuff, even in Florida.

Not sure why, it's pretty common.

[Anonymous No.9045664]

>>9044972
Quokka is illegal to hunt, so I'm pretty dubious of this. Where did you eat it anon?

[Anonymous No.9045691]

>>9044157
Aussie here;

Crocodile
Emu (meat and eggs)
Kangaroo
Ostrich
Variety of different snakes
Turtle (Malaysia)
Shark (if you've had fish and chips in Aus you've eaten shark - 'Flake')
Stingray (Sambal stingray is amazing)
Possum (found it similar to rabbit)
Deep fried crickets
Frogs legs

I'd be interested in trying Fugu.

All of the above are decent, turtle soup was good but not something I would eat again just due to the fact I probably ate an endangered turtle and it doesn't sit too well with me.

I'm surprised to see so many people putting shark down as an exotic meat, here it's served in fish and chip shops or you can literally just go fishing for them. The most common type of shark targeted is gummy sharks and you can catch them off most beaches / piers around Melbourne.

[Anonymous No.9045710]

>>9044157
Amerifag here:
rabbit
squirrel
bobcat
gator
pheasant
partridge
wild dove
frog
bison
reindeer
turtle
shark
marlin
rattlesnake

[Anonymous No.9045723]

>>9044157
Expired milk
It was gross

[Anonymous No.9045754]

Haven't seen anyone say dog or cat lol.
I guess that's pretty exotic

[Anonymous No.9045782]

Had Eel at a japanese restaurant once. Texture like steak fat. It tasted pretty good though.
Had horse once. It was shit.

[Anonymous No.9045809]

Pic related.

Stopped eating it when I read that I can give you fucking leprosy

[Anonymous No.9045825]

>>9044307
Pretty similar to human

[Anonymous No.9045827]

Sea cucumber
Fermented duck
Gator

[Anonymous No.9045834]

>>9045825
doubt it. diet is completely different and muscle density/fat content is completely different

[Anonymous No.9045973]

>>9045125
>An anon talks about gator meat on a thread about exotic meat
>bring up skin which has little to do with meat
Yeah nah, you're the idiot here. Trying to deflect is doing you no favors.

[Anonymous No.9046338]

Crocodile
Dunno how it was prepared, but was fucking disgusting, extremely gelatinous. The alligator I've had is scores better.
Aside from that, antelope, elk (gross), sea cucumber (gross), jellyfish, pheasant, wild dove, wild boar, snapper turtle, rabbit, ostrich, crickets, mealworm, shark steak, shark fin soup, moose, venison, rocky mountain oysters

>>9045710
What did bobcat taste like?

[Anonymous No.9047040]

>>9044157
>Jellyfish.
Texture like snot, flavour like nothing.

>Raw, sliced chicken lungs
Texture was satisfyingly crunchy. Flavour was pretty good too.

[Anonymous No.9047107]

>>9045834
That probably just means it's of a different texture and harder to cook because of higher muscle density desu
Diet is not completely different at all

[Anonymous No.9047117]

>>9044157
Minke whale in Norway
Sea turtle on Grand Cayman

Neither were anything special

[Anonymous No.9047124]

>>9045782
Eel barely classifies as exotic really. Britbongs near rivers(most of them) eat eels pretty often, and they're very commonly served in Japanese restaurants across the USA.

[Anonymous No.9047611]

>>9044157
human

[Anonymous No.9047624]

>>9044157
for me, alpaca and llama. Surprisingly good desu.

[Anonymous No.9047659]

Mountain lion/cougar/puma

[Anonymous No.9047721]

>>9047124
>catch eel
>put on newspaper so i don't move much
>kill
>remove intestines
rub inside
>salt
>pepper
>lemonjuice
>fry at high heat and watch how it looks still alive squirming around and such
>enjoy
damn that is something

[Anonymous No.9047724]

>>9044157
bull penis
Very tough and chewy
Would not eat again

[Anonymous No.9047881]

>frog legs
>escargot
>gator
>shark
>pigeon
>pheasant
>eel
>deer (white tail)
>bison
>marlin
>turtle

[Anonymous No.9047891]

Ive eaten elk, blue mussel and reindeer but thats common in my country.

[Anonymous No.9047910]

>>9044157
Lynx, it's horrible like most predators.

[Anonymous No.9048039]

>>9044216
It tastes closer to wild turkey than anything else you would get in the states. It is "very dark" meat in the poultry sense. Ostrich eggs taste somewhat like a cross between duck eggs and goose eggs.

[Anonymous No.9048272]

>>9047611
We call it long pig where im from. tastes like pork but greasy.

[Anonymous No.9049311]

>>9044220
huehuehue

[Anonymous No.9049333]

ratmeat in china

It was surprisinly like bacon with tiny soft bones. Pretty great actually.

[Anonymous No.9050596]

>>9044157
If ant eggs count then ant eggs

If not then probably frog legs

[Anonymous No.9051230]

I'm pretty poor, so the most "exotic" meats i've had were shark, lobster, and octopus. Want to move to the US when i finish uni and try gator, deer, and ostrich.