Exotic foods: what have you tried and where?

[mamapeew]

I am very adventurous when it comes to food mostly because I have 5 kuyas who dared me to try anything. I have tried sawa, bayawak and crickets when i was young pero hindi na ata nagse-serve ng ganitong klaseng food ngayon. Anybody here who have tasted exotic foods? Can you share your experiences here?

[loball]

Considered ba na exotic food ang ox brain? Sa Behrouz Shawarma kinakain ko yan. Masarap

[FOURever]

considered ba ang palaka? Yun pa lang natatry ko eh. Sa binondo..

Then pati ba brains? Kasi kumakain din ako ng brains. Yuck parang zombie lang. Haha pero yung luto!

Sa school, nagdadala ako ng itik. Gulat sila. Exotic daw yun pero di naman yata. Sadyang ordinary lang samin yung itik eh..

Saan ba merong iba pang exotic foods within luzon? Or need na talaga dumayo by plane para makakain ng exotic foods?

[mamapeew]

I think ox brain is exotic for some people kasi hindi sya normal na kinakain just like balut. Exotic in other countries pero sa atin nabibili lang sya sa kanto.

Palaka is exotic too. I've tried this na rin. It tastes like chicken. Even tha sawa and bayawak tastes like chicken. The only difference is mas maraming buto and buto nila parang tinik sa liit. Dati natikman ko to in a restaurant somewhere in Pasay but according to my brothers matagal nang ipinagbawal mag serve ng ganitong pagkain.

When I was young din we went to Cebu sa Mactan beach, natikman ko yung giant clam, yung diver pumunta sa dagat pag ahon may dala nang malaking shell, binuksan, buhay pa pala tapos nilagyan lang ng vinegar, maraming sibuyas & bawang, yun na. Kinilaw.

Ako naman tinitkman ko lang. Para lang masabi ko na naexperience ko. Hehe... Di ko lang talaga type yung crickets. Ugh! Hehe...

[FOURever]

^when i ate frog, juicier sya than chicken. At medyo chewy.. Di naman parang chewing gum pero mas makunat sya than chicken meat. Or baka di masyadong luto kasi deep fried :x

Balut din i love! Pag may suka or salt, heaven! Katabi lang kasi namin ang Pateros. Hahaha!

[mamapeew]

Eto mga exotic foods from the Phils:
http://monk3ybidzness.hubpages.com/hub/Exotic-Foods-From-The-Philippines
 
I've tried balut, kamaro (ito yung crickets na di ko type), sinarapan & betute. I think my hubby tried the ant eggs from Ilocos and nagka allergic reaction sya.

How about these? Are you willing to try these candies??

http://foododdity.com/chocolate-scorpions-worm-lollipops-and-maggot-toffee-apples-hotlix/

[scents01]

Crocodile steak in Davao, yummy!

Crikets in Cambodia, napilitan lang ako kasi lahat ng kasama ko kumain..parang eeeew kasi pagkagat, may juice juice na lumalabas..

[chiqmom]

Tried sinarapan, in fact very common ito dito. I also like ox brain. Also, my favorite are snipes!

[silverlilac]

Bayawak - pinakain sa amin when we visited a seminary (the priest there was a friend of my barkada). hindi namin alam what we were eating, basta masarap but kinda weird kasi yung bones e parang fishbones but much bigger. adobo yung luto and really masarap! after we ate, saka lang sinabi ni Father na bayawak pala yun

Kangaroo - i guess this can be considered exotic na din... tried kangaroo meat in a food expo years ago, it was very chewy but the taste is parang malapit sa beef din lang.

[mamapeew]

Tried sinarapan, in fact very common ito dito. I also like ox brain. Also, my favorite are snipes!

Sorry sis for sounding ignorant, but what are snipes?

Tapang usa can be considered exotic din di ba? I'm not sure but I think I've tasted kambing na rin.

^Hay mga kuya ko, ganyan din ginagawa sa akin noon. Ipapatikim muna sa akin bago sabihin kung ano yung kinakain ko. As long as they don't make me eat roaches, then it's fine. hehe....

[aranses]

Tausi Turtle - sa 999Mall (Binondo) may resto ngaseserve ng exotic food. Nung una di ko makain kasi parang di yummy, eh nakita ko asawa ko sarap na sarap kaya nag-try din ako. Ok naman.

[silverlilac]

Meron pa pala from one of my Titos, don't know if saan nya napagkukuha mga niluluto nya - tapang usa, tapang kabayo, and kinunot na pagi!

[chiqmom]

Sorry sis for sounding ignorant, but what are snipes?

a kind of bird sis.

you could check this out for reference: http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/p/m/1c1130/

[brattinella]

tapang kabayo sa cavite

[evilwoman]

tapang usa - walang challenge kainin kasi lasang normal na karne lang na binabad sa toyo + kalamansi then pinatuyo. nasasarapan ako dito. may nagtitinda sa salcedo weekend market. may tinda din silang tapang baboy ramo pero medyo maanggo. mas gusto ko ang usa.

frog legs - meron resto sa greenbelt (island something, may buffet sila na nagsserve ng iba-iba filipino dishes). fried tapos may chipotle sauce. masarap sya. ilang beses namin binalikan yan sa resto na yun pero discontinued na yata.

crickets - everybody's cafe, sa stall nila sa salcedo market. di naman masama ang lasa pero di rin para ulamin ko. tama nang natikman ko.

ostrich - sa tanda ko sa crocodile grill ako nakatikim nito. lasang beef na matigas.

naaalala ko nung bata pa kami, nanghuhuli ng maya ang mga pinsan ko then piniprito namin. pag naiisip ko ngayon, naaawa ako sa ibon. ewan ba bakit PG mode kami dati.

[mamapeew]

a kind of bird sis.

you could check this out for reference: http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/p/m/1c1130/

Oh, i see. Thanks sis. It looks yummy.

^@evilwoman: nung sinabi mong meron sa greenbelt ng frogs legs, balak ko na sanang puntahan kaso nabasa ko discontinued na pala. Parang ang sarap pa naman ng sauce

Pigeons pala served in some chinese restos. Parang nakakaawa naman (oh well, nakakaawa rin naman yung mga palakang wala nang paa... hehe)

[riandrew]

bibingkang abnoy - bumaliktad sikmura ko sa baho.

* bibingka na ginamitan ng bugok na itlog. di ko gets panong favorite ito ng iba.. for sale at Balaw Balaw resto in Rizal

[FOURever]

^exotic pala yan sis? Depende sa nagluto yan sis. Kumakain ako niyan kapag yung mga tito ko may gawa kasi hindi mabawa pag luto na. Mabaho lang pag ginagawa. Haha! Nakakabobo daw yan kaya scared mga tao na kumain dito hanggat di pa daw 18 yrs old. Hahaha

[pinkberries]

i tried crocodile sisig and tamilok in puerto princesa,  nagustuhan ko naman ang lasa.
years ago, i tried buro at mustasa,  ito yung ayoko ng tikman ulit.   

[Prunella]

Does blue cheese count?  I'm not really adventurous when it comes to food.

The most exotic I had was a grilled stingray.