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8 Exotic Edibles - Can You Eat Them Without The Destination?
divinecaroline.com — Without a few tequilas and the feeling of exploration, will we order these things online and try them at home? Will our cornflakes taste better with a few crickets? Will your sweetheart believe lizard wine will liven up your love life? You be the judge. Here are my favorite exotic edibles...
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- allaboutdatiki, on 02/29/2008, -1/+21On second thought, I've lost my appetite ...
- titlesaysitall, on 02/29/2008, -1/+3Was I the only one to read this as Erotic edibles instead of exotic edibles?
- LordVance, on 02/29/2008, -0/+1Coming straight from that cucumber vibrator commercial on digg, I wouldn't imagine so :-D
- titlesaysitall, on 02/29/2008, -1/+3Was I the only one to read this as Erotic edibles instead of exotic edibles?
- alexgeorge52, on 02/29/2008, -1/+14Extracting coffee beans from cat dung. I always felt bad for the hotel cleaning people but this is just unreal. That being said, some weird part of me wants a sip of that coffee.
- ritita, on 02/29/2008, -0/+4have you ever met the girl at the frat party who accidently drank the beer can ash tray?
- SeekaF, on 02/29/2008, -0/+5Good to meet you, now give me my ashtray back I'm still thirsty.
- ritita, on 02/29/2008, -0/+4have you ever met the girl at the frat party who accidently drank the beer can ash tray?
- Member148, on 02/29/2008, -0/+17I wonder if the local grocer will handle these, for lack of a better medical term; "Stimulants."
I can see it now. Walk up to the grocer and tell them to give you some crickets with a little lizard wine, and a couple of giant Japanese hornets, some vodka with scorpion imparts, topped off with (Paradoxurus Hermaphroditis) droppings for that nice rich blend of Palm Civet Cat coffee. And you know what? They's just as good the second day. :-) - watersfine, on 02/29/2008, -0/+4Hey the world eats what the world gots. Sometimes it's symbolic and sometimes it's just convenient. I was at a carnival in the very north of Thailand with the obligatory court of junk food. There ws a very long table heaped with braised grasshoppers, giant crickets, crunchy looking slug things and every other unappetizing thing you could imagine - all quick fried and salted from the looks of them. The carnival goers were three deep. Of course you could get a snow cone too!
- cdigioia, on 02/29/2008, -0/+0Yes, eating bugs is common in N. Thailand. Side note: It's those extremely poor northern areas also produce most of the prostitutes that work in Bangkok.
- socialdork, on 02/29/2008, -0/+13Lizard Wine is crazy. For 12 months lizards are soaking in a clay vat of rice wine. The bottle is cool, but this must taste horrible.
- kterrance, on 02/29/2008, -1/+6It looks like they pissed in it the whole time.
- PauliAnna, on 02/29/2008, -0/+5I can only hope the online store has 1-click ordering some day, for those times where you just can't wait another second for cat poo.
- chazizzle, on 02/29/2008, -0/+4It's picked out of the poo. Apparently no poo. Maybe it retains the poo flavor.
- Odopoddie, on 02/29/2008, -1/+6I'd have to kindly disagree. If it is eaten and expelled out of a cat's butt, I'd consider it poo too. Maybe its tasty and nutritious, but to me its still poo, wonderful poo.
- 1aaaa, on 02/29/2008, -0/+3you said poo three times dude.
- RSTaichi, on 02/29/2008, -1/+72 cats one cup (of joe)
Okay, bury me already! ;)- bejayel, on 02/29/2008, -1/+1Must ... bury ... RSTaichi wanted it ... dugg.
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- bejayel, on 02/29/2008, -1/+1Must ... bury ... RSTaichi wanted it ... dugg.
- sunyata76, on 02/29/2008, -0/+1I can point you to some crazy old lady's house for instant gratification...
- chazizzle, on 02/29/2008, -0/+4It's picked out of the poo. Apparently no poo. Maybe it retains the poo flavor.
- digghandyman, on 02/29/2008, -0/+28Yeah sure I'd buy it online. Not sure I'd try it. I could easily picture a visiting friend becoming interested in one of these delectables after a few drinks. I'd of course support their exploration of it...and film it.
- FarmPunk, on 02/29/2008, -0/+3Dugg for Giant Hornet. I really detest the little ones.
- homedaddy, on 02/29/2008, -0/+4that wasp freaks me out. there's no way I could handle having that thing in my house.
- Ayb4btu, on 02/29/2008, -0/+3Here's a video of what they can do:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fTrSOFyfxs
Note: It's the 30 vs. 30,00 vid that has been on digg before - Hangly, on 02/29/2008, -0/+1In Japanese they're called suzume-bachi. "Sparrow bees." That's about how freaking big they are too.
- Ayb4btu, on 02/29/2008, -0/+3Here's a video of what they can do:
- TBorachio, on 02/29/2008, -0/+3They should have made it nine and put the magic mint lollipop from that site. The Shamans of Mexico are never wrong.
- borez, on 02/29/2008, -4/+1"Supposedly these baked worms taste similar to popcorn"
Which actually tastes of salty cardboard.- XxN3RDC0R3xX, on 02/29/2008, -0/+1And anybody who has ever been a kid could tell you that ants taste spicy.
- Thugacation, on 02/29/2008, -0/+1Actually, ants are kinda salty tasting. I once had some fried ants when I was a kid in a visit to West Africa.
- ozroy, on 02/29/2008, -0/+1I've eaten them. They actually taste like popcorn husks.
- XxN3RDC0R3xX, on 02/29/2008, -0/+1And anybody who has ever been a kid could tell you that ants taste spicy.
- cunorskbear, on 02/29/2008, -1/+1whatever you do don't oversalt your scorpion!
- badbadtmaru, on 02/29/2008, -1/+1Sorry, that coffee is justly famous and worms in tequila are common. I don't run out and eat things just to get grossed out, but we have to get past these ideas about which things are gross and which aren't. I mean, I used to think raw oysters and asparagus were totally barf-me gross. Until I realized that others thought they were delicacies, which made me question my own knee-jerk reaction. Now I like them.
- MiamiRox, on 02/29/2008, -0/+2Mental Note-
How to entrap man: Eat many Pearl Lollipops.
Check Mate. - misterhat, on 02/29/2008, -0/+2"This coffee is first eaten by weasels and then regurgitated—no one knows why they do this, but it is collected by locals in remote forest areas who then clean and roast it."
Now I don't know if this gem of writing was intentional or not, but it was hilarious. - acidwire90, on 02/29/2008, -0/+1I once went on a trip to Hershey Park and we made a stop at some store that sold lollipops with crickets in them. I bought one but didn't eat it, one of the other kids ate it. Cricket and all.
- thedaylights, on 02/29/2008, -0/+1Exotic edibles - can you eat them without the destination? = WTF?
- accessviolation, on 02/29/2008, -0/+1Bad title, but it's explained in the first sentence of the description: "Without a few tequilas and the feeling of exploration, will we order these things online and try them at home?"
- PayneC, on 02/29/2008, -1/+0On one hand, it's basically an advertisement... on Digg... LAME! But on the other hand, it's so weird, so consider it dugg.
- badnewshotel, on 02/29/2008, -2/+0Yuck
http://youtube.com/watch?v=E6sG9M1IIL4 - Ikulus, on 02/29/2008, -0/+1Looks like a giant ad for the site. The descriptions are copied directly.
That said, I might just place an order. - grodrigu, on 02/29/2008, -0/+1What about the chocolate covered grasshoppers or caramel caterpillars for Mr Belding?
- MasterRex, on 02/29/2008, -0/+1Can you eat them without the destination?
No. - detales, on 02/29/2008, -0/+1Well thank god for reurgitated coffee beans and baked worms... I was worrying that I might have to start donating my leftover money to starving children.
- aserer511, on 02/29/2008, -0/+1The scorpion is first put through a special detoxifying process and then infused in the vodka for three months before hitting the shelves. The scorpion imparts a pleasant, soft woody taste to the vodka; it also effectively smoothes the sharp edge of the vodka. Alcohol infused with a scorpion is said to possess many excellent health properties. It helps increase libido, lowers blood pressure, and helps remove toxins in the bloodstream. Best served cold.
Grey Scorp anyone? - derek20cali, on 02/29/2008, -0/+1mmmmm cat poop coffee
- dicknuts, on 02/29/2008, -0/+1The last one struck a chord with me. When I was a kid I left a can of soda sitting for a while and when I came back I just grabbed it & took a drink without paying attention. I immediately felt a bunch of ants in my mouth and on my hand - the can was ***** COVERED. I started spitting as hard as I could until I was almost blue. They tasted just like black pepper.
- bitterbug, on 02/29/2008, -0/+1That peppery taste was likely the formic acid produced by the ants.
It's funny how people are reacting to the idea of eating insects. More people in the world eat insects than those who don't. They produce more protein than livestock, pound for pound.
- bitterbug, on 02/29/2008, -0/+1That peppery taste was likely the formic acid produced by the ants.
- discodave12, on 02/29/2008, -0/+1I would wager that Andrew Zimmern is either secretly behind this or a top customer, that guy apparently has zero qualms about eating just about anything that I have seen on his show. I'm all about location, frankly, UPS and DHL have nothing on indigenous peoples bringing me local fare in a native environment. The cat poop coffee, however, does not resonate here or there, it does not resonate anywhere, truth be told.
- nonsequitur666, on 02/29/2008, -2/+0yay us! more web pollution ala BLOG! *barf*
- karel747, on 02/29/2008, -0/+1Am I really the only one who's interested in trying any of the samples from edible.com? The toasted Leaf cutter ants sounds delicious: "Hormigas Culonas taste similar to crisply fried bacon with an earthy taste...". The chocolate covered ants sounds great too.
And the scorpion vodka sounds delicious also- not to mention, the presentation is very impressive and is sure to spark conversation.
The Magic Mint Lollipop is a hallucinogen... A legal one... - noeyesface, on 02/29/2008, -0/+3I can proudly say I've sampled the famous civet coffee, which has been passed through the belly of the Kopi Luwak, collected and sold at the unbelievable price of $160 a pound, and given to me by a real live rich uncle, and it was... it was ok.
It's not really feces, it's undigested beans surrounded by... feces like stuff. I got to handle a turd. They send one to you with the coffee... hahaha.
In other news, a civet is not a cat.- athenax311, on 02/29/2008, -0/+0they send you a bonus turd? ew! for $160 I can live wothout the surprise nug inside.
- thydzik, on 02/29/2008, -0/+1i would love to try everything weird and wonderful from that store.
- Ellipsys, on 02/29/2008, -0/+1I'd like to add two of my own that I hope they'd mention - both are fruit and relatively safe to eat. One that I've had is called the Monstera fruit. You might be able to get it at an exotic food store. Whole foods carries them infrequently around where I live, and I've never seen them anywhere else. Here's more information about them - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monstera_deliciosa - It really does taste a little like a pineapple+mango+banana, however you DO need to be sure its completely ripe before you eat. It will burn your throat pretty badly if eaten before ripe.
The second fruit I've heard great things about from my friends living in Asia, but as I've not been, I've not had one yet - the "King of all fruits" Durian! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durian Apparently if you eat it when ripe, it smells and tastes like heaven but the scent, not the fruit itself, "rots". It has a large place in being fruit from the treat of knowledge/heaven/life in many Asian legends, because it makes the body feel warm and energized (yes, this does present as horny, I hear) when eaten. Its probably not something that you can import well, but if you get the chance to eat a properly ripened one, take it! - meandnips, on 02/29/2008, -0/+2The pearl pops I would try, lizard wine kinda freaks me out. As for civet coffee, ewwwww, cat poop. Never. I have two cats and cat poop stinks. I repeat, ewwww.
- kd5owo, on 02/29/2008, -0/+2I have to say, while I certainly respect the different cultures around the world and what they want to consume; however, I do not want to consume any of those things. I don't think I could handle it. I would be the first one to leave fear factor. Sorry, there are just some things that I don't want to do with my life.
- Hangly, on 02/29/2008, -0/+1Needs more frozen-duck-blood-on-a-stick, Taiwan style.
- bitterbug, on 02/29/2008, -0/+1I've eaten the second last item, mealworms. They're quite tasteless, really. You can get them in boxes of various flavors as well, but the powder doesn't cling to them very well and they're still quite tasteless.
- bloggerjul, on 02/29/2008, -0/+0they forgot about balut...
http://overheard.loveneverfails.ca/blog/wp-content ... (shocking pic)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balut - piesforyou, on 02/29/2008, -0/+1This is an advert.
- Gisgis, on 02/29/2008, -0/+0Lizard Wine = SOBE + Alcohol ? maybe
I would drink it all i unno about eating anything though - athenax311, on 02/29/2008, -0/+0scorpion vodak! sign me up.
- ytsrc, on 03/01/2008, -0/+0if you really want some exotic edibles please come visit us when we perform are annual hog-killing ritual at the home of jay whitlow's grandpa outside of hoisington (kansas). sammie's part is catching the blood as it gushes from the pig which we later use for sausage. jay whitlow says brains and scrambled eggs can't be beat but whitlow is sad to have to report that after sinclair's visit with us last fall he became a raving vegan.
- hartpekaka, on 03/16/2008, -0/+0Never try before. I think its delicious if we add some salt and pepper...
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