Adventures of the taste buds

From eating only chicken, eggs and very select types of seafood I have expanded the repertoire of foods that I ventured to try in the recent years, to the following.
Duck, Quail, Lamb, Goat, Bacon, various types of Fish, Octopus, Clams, Mussels, Squid, Scallops, Crab, Lobster, Craw-fish, Turkey, Beef(cow, buffalo), Rabbit, Deer, Chicken feet, Brain(mutton, fish), Eye(fish), Roe(fish eggs) from several varieties of fish/seafood including that of squid, Heart(goat), bone marrow(goat), Liver(chicken, goat), Lengue(cow's tongue) - its a popular Mexican delicacy, Sushi, Snail, Emu, Frogs and my latest - Goat Testicles! No kidding! Even as I write it I cant believe myself! Seriously, goat balls! And to answer the imperative question, although I may never have them again, they tasted good. More like a denser, smoother variant of roe(fish eggs)

It seems to me that this is quite commendable. I think I can be proud of myself for trying these new and some times even bizarre foods. One needs courage and a bit of adventure to do this. I am no Andrew Zimmern but I am game to try out some thing different, that falls within my notion of 'not gross'.

There is plenty more out there for me to try. After all we have only one life to do all the things that we want to do and eat all the things we want to eat. Next on my list is Oyster! Hopefully soon! :)

Comments

Geetha Narayanan said…
Oh no Doly! it was hard even for me to read the list... u definitely need more courage to eat the ones in the list you have given... and im not the one of that kind. Im glad i have a friend who is totally different than me :D
14 January 2015 at 11:28
dvish said…
And I am glad you are not running for your life! :D
Credit goes to my hubby. He made me try all these. I really liked some of them and I am glad i tried. Will surely eat them again. While some others I ate only for the sake of adventure.
13 April 2015 at 14:06
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