# What's the most exotic thing you've eaten?

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**Created:** [August 18, 1999, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-exotic-thing-youve-eaten/6991 "1999-08-18T13:30:00Z")\
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> I tried haggis - all I can say is “Blech”.  
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Aaah… Haggis didn’t really taste all that bad. The boiled turnips were worse, IMHO.

Let’s see… what weird foods have I had?

Alligator: Had fried 'gator at several Cajun restaraunts. Lot like fish.

Shark: Much like fish with turkey’s texture. Good stuff.

Squid: At Italian places & in some Chinese dishes(at least I think it was squid- the waitress said “squeek”). Not bad- really rubbery.

Octopus: Had some at a Chinese restaraunt. Rubbery like squid, except that these were small enough to eat whole.

Buffalo, Ostrich: I’ve had buffalo & ostrich burgers. Nothing particularly remarkable- tasted just like a plain old hamburger without so much grease.

What exactly counts as exotic anyway? To some people, stuff like tabouleh & couscous are probably pretty strange. Kippers are pretty weird for breakfast to me…

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