Sarisin Posted February 20, 2003 Report Share Posted February 20, 2003 I spent five years living and working in Sub-Sahara Africa. If you will permit me to substitute the word 'exotic' for 'extravagant' (and it clearly looks like some posters are - monkey balls, extravagant only to the monkey I guess!), then how about: Hippopotamus (love the way Thais say this ) Stew Boiled Warthog Fried Baboon (the whole thing on a spit) Python Brochettes (a lovely French restaurant in Bangui) Chimpanzee Parts (no, I didn't ask which parts, and, no, my middle name is not Ebola) Lots of Game Meat - yes, if you have ever been in Africa you know there are many places that just kill a critter, cook him, hang him up on a hook, and slice chunks off him to serve until he is gone. Yum! Moving on to N. Africa....Camel Hump. Actually quite tasty, and I wasn't thirsty for several years. Oh those were the days best forgotten in the Dark Continent. :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brink15 Posted February 20, 2003 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2003 Nothing like a good case of seafood poisoning when stranded far from home. Kind of a wish you could die but afraid you won't situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brink15 Posted February 20, 2003 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2003 I was going to post a similar response but you beat me to it. Another fact not well known outside the dive industry is that the method of harvesting shark fins is exceptionally cruel. The fish is caught and the fin cutoff and the remainder is then thrown back into the sea to die a fairly miserable death. The price of the fin so greatly outweighs any use for the rest of the carcass. Really something to boycott. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brink15 Posted February 20, 2003 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2003 That kaiseki meal sounds outrageous, as in yum with a capital y. I wonder if that is the same thing I saw on Food TV here. There is a restaurant in Beverly Hills owned by a Japanese chef. He opens when he wants and you have to check daily to see if you can get in. You sit at what almost looks like a sushi bar but is bigger and lacks the glass case. He serves a number of courses and makes up the menu according to the spectacular ingredients he has found that day. All the items are his own creations and range from shabu shabu grilled on a rock to various soups and sushi and sashimi. The bill ranges from $500 to $2,500 per person depending on what he serves that day. It's on my "when I win the lottery" wish list. Fugu is still on my to do list, although I've heard the same response from other people. I guess it's just something that makes me curious. I'll probably have it some day and say "so what." But I still want to try it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brink15 Posted February 20, 2003 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2003 Wow, that is an impressive assortment sure to put you on the PETA hit list. But given my feeling that if God didn't want us to eat animals he wouldn't have made them out of meat, I think it's great. There used to be a restaurant in Tampa that had all kinds of Game on the menu. Unfortunately the pedestrian tastes of the locals here caused it to go out of business. When ever I'm in a restaurant and they have game on the menu I'm in heaven. Although usually it's pretty mundane stuff like venison (although still one of my favorites). Were these meals prepared in homes, restaurants, or in the wild? What did the items taste like? (I'm hopping for something more descriptive than chicken ) The chimp and the baboon are the only two I'd probably pass on, and that's mostly due to relationship with disease. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaad Posted February 20, 2003 Report Share Posted February 20, 2003 Thanks for the info on Shark fin soup. No more for me. Can't get it through my throat anymore after your comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limbo Posted February 21, 2003 Report Share Posted February 21, 2003 Hi Brink, extravagant as in best ever? I'ld read it as strangest. In the latter case, how about Turkish Flek soup with goats eyeballs. Cheers, Limbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp1 Posted February 21, 2003 Report Share Posted February 21, 2003 Had Fugu twice in Fukuoka. Taste is neutral, nothing special, actually it's only the thrill of eating it. :: Kobe beef, yes grilled several times, but the most excellent food for me is Shabu Shabu, offered at 'Zakuro' restaurants in Tokyo (I believe they've 5 of them). Excellent Kobe beef, thinly sliced and boiled in water with vegetables, Tofu, Mushrooms etc. Then dipped into a spicy sauce. The sauce is the trick. Shabu shabu you can find in many places all over Japan, but nowhere is the taste of the sauce so perfect as in the ZAKURO restaurants. But this comes with a price. Average price incl. 1 bottle of beer about JPY 12-14,000, i.e. 100-120 US$ p.P. But it's realllllly good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samak Posted February 21, 2003 Report Share Posted February 21, 2003 living octopus and dog in korea bird's nest, shark fin and some insects in china crocodile, squirrel, maengda eggs etc.etc.etc. in thailand on the other side 18 course dinner at a wedding in italy with about 6 pasta and 3 risotto dishes. the dinner started at 8pm and the main course manzo brasato was served at around 2am several nouvell cuisine meals all over europe; i remember a ravioli dish, containing 4 pieces of ravioli (!) for 40usd and an armagnac from early 20 century close to 100usd a glass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limbo Posted February 21, 2003 Report Share Posted February 21, 2003 Snake in Indonesia and Thailand (Hat Yai) and various bug lookalikes, scorpions, grass hoppers etc also in Thailand. Cheers, Limbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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