Geoduc is probably the most revolting-looking thing I have tried but I had to do it. Cannot say I love it, though.

Durian (smelliest fruit on the planet) tastes lovely but the smell is so bad the fruit is not allowed on public transport.

Have had foie gras several times but have not eaten it for awhile as I do not agree with the process.

Oh, I love Geoduck too! We watched an episode of Dirty Jobs where the host went to a geoduck farm, and I was salivating the whole episode. DH never had it, so when we were in Hong Kong for vacation, we had some.

I do admit I'm not a fan of durian. DH was brave enough to try durian ice cream while we were in Macau. I tried one small spoonful - tasted salty. Very strange.

Hi Katie, I guess I like food that some would consider "strange".

Oxtail
Bone Marrow
Rabbit
Snails
Frog Legs
Venison
Raw Oysters
Raw Mussels
Buffalo Meat

That is all I can think of right now.

Budapest held the strangest food items I've tried/eaten. The fried pork marrow at Mensa (very nice restarurant by the way) and in a keller whose name I don't recall the house specialty was - cocks testicles. I tried one - my partner had the plate full - I have the picture.

Locally we have fish and brewis (salt cod with hard tack - really hard bisquit soaked in water), figgy duff (sort of a boiled dessert), jiggs dinner (like corned beef and cabbage but much fattier and saltier or heart attack on a plate as I call it) and last but not least seal flipper pie (tried once awful but a favourite here in Newfoundland).

I've had deer and moose meat chili my husband made, and it was delicious!

My husband is big on game meats, venison, elk, boar, you get the picture.but me..now that's another story..I'd be SOL if I had to eat anything on your lists above...man, if it looks weird, sounds weird or I know it's gross, fuhgedaboudit!

"anybody else eat dripping?"

Oh, Ann, that brings back childhood memories. Nice Sunday roast, then in the evening, supper of bread and dripping. Yum. I wonder if I could get my mouth around it now. Maybe--if we could get decent bread here.

Guinea pig in Peru - actually quite tasty but the presentation left something to be desired. It is served whole, head and all, then splayed and deep-fried.

Here in North Carolina we don't get much stranger than grits and collard greens.

thanks for reviving this thread, kfoster.

may I add something i attempted to eat in rome last week?

it's called carciofi alla guida, and is simply deep-fried artichoke.

it looks like a pixy-hat up-ended on the plate.

I didn't really get the point!

Bison, venison and wild pig are all part of our regular diet. I didn't much care for the alligator I've tasted but I find that rattlesnake tastes like chicken.

I had camel about 20 minutes after getting off of a camel ride. I don't remember how it tasted so much as remembering that it was an awkward situation. The servers didn't tell my group what the appetizers were until after we had eaten.

I apparently ate mutton thinking it was beef at a buffet line. It was really pretty good!

Haggis wasn't bad at all, a bit like hash.

Seal flipper pie in Newfoundland- delicious!

Llama stew in Peru. I felt terrible because my mother loves llamas. But then I returned to the restaurant and had it again because it was really good, so I guess I got over it!

Geoduck (pronounced "gooey duck".)The extremely long siphons or the "neck" can be 1 metre (3.3 ft) in length. I ate them cut in small marinated strips and fried on a grill at a dim sum place in Vancouver. This dish was so delicious that I have since, made it at home. (My husband harvested some Geoduck when he was harvesting regular clams.

Sea Asparagus is also, a wonderful green "vegetable" from the sea. I have prepared it in salads, fresh pickled, and stir fried.

fried pickles with jicama ketchup in Nashville....it took me a while to convince my daughter to eat them, but we both loved them!

oh, and maybe it's not terribly exotic, but a deep-fried softshell crab in New Orleans........it looked like a tarantula on my plate, but it was so tasty.

Condu, what is the texture of the geoduc? Rubbery like calamari? I've seen them laying on the beach in Puget Sound, but they are not something I'd think about eating!

tenthumbs: Geoduck prepared with a Chinese marinade and quickly stir fried is tender & delicious! It tastes like clams.

Squid cooked very quickly is also, tender and delicious. I make a Thai squid salad. I cook the squid rings and leg for 20 SECONDS in boiling water to prepare it for the salad.

tenthumbs: I would love to try soft shell crab! We eat a lot of dungeness crab from my kitchen. My husband goes down to the bay and catches them. I love to make Singapore crab with them. YUM!

I've eaten some interesting stuff, but "live" octopus stands out. Tasty, but the suckers feel funny in the mouth.

Tried durian and almost threw up in my mouth. Absolutely vile. Beyond grotesque.

Didn't particularly care for shark's fin soup. Not bad, per se, but just not interesting enough.

I've eaten all manner of game and variety meats. Quite liked lamb fritters (lamb testicles). Love bone marrow. Chicken feet is good with hot sauce. Ditto for duck tongue. Plenty of organ meats, too. Agree with others that haggis is quite good.

Still deciding if I like sea urchin. Great flavor, but the texture is a bit...

travelgourmet,

we had pickled sea urchin in spain once.

it may be an acquired taste; it's one I'm destined not to acquire.

Yuck.