What It Tastes Like
Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 5:19 am
What it is: Grasshoppers
What it tastes like: Crunchy on the outside, slimy on the inside, bitter all around.
Where to get it: A low meadow near you
What to pair it with: Horchata
What it is: Egg-and-bacon ice cream
What it tastes like: Very cold French toast, with a bit of honey thrown in.
Where to get it: The Fat Duck restaurant in Bray, England
What to pair it with: OJ, obviously
What it is: Whale meat
What it tastes like: Chews like sirloin. Tastes like liver. (Tip: Sauté with butter, parsley, and onions.)
Where to get it: Japan or Norway
What to pair it with: Aquavit
What it is: Sparrow's-nest soup (made from the saliva of sparrows in their nests)
What it tastes like: Salty and thick because, well, it's spit. No woody taste, despite its origin in the nest.
Where to get it: Double Eight Palace in New York's Chinatown, or Chow Chung restaurant in Hong Kong
What to pair it with: Tsingtao
What it is: $2,200 cocktail (Cristal rosé champagne, Hardy Perfection cognac, Grand Marnier Cuvée du Cent Cinquantenaire, and raspberries)
What it tastes like: Complex, nose-stinging, and strong as hell. The cognac overpowers at first, then gives way to the GM and fruit.
Where to get it: Teatro Euro Bar at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, next to the lingerie-clad go-go dancer
What to pair it with: A Schlitz chaser
What it is: Crocodile
What it tastes like: The old standby: chicken. Partly because the crocs are fed chickens every day.
Where to get it: Go to the source—Koorana Crocodile Farm in Queensland, Australia
What to pair it with: Bundaberg Australian rum
What it is: Raw habanero peppers (among the hottest variety of peppers)
What it tastes like: A volcanic eruption. Some claim there's an apricot flavor, but we were too busy sweating to notice.
Where to get it: Specialty food stores
What to pair it with: Lots of vanilla yogurt or milk
What it is: Rattlesnake
What it tastes like: Mild and a little oily, like duck, with a stringy texture.
Where to get it: Hudson's on the Bend in Austin
What to pair it with: Patrón Silver tequila
by Ashley Phillips
What it tastes like: Crunchy on the outside, slimy on the inside, bitter all around.
Where to get it: A low meadow near you
What to pair it with: Horchata
What it is: Egg-and-bacon ice cream
What it tastes like: Very cold French toast, with a bit of honey thrown in.
Where to get it: The Fat Duck restaurant in Bray, England
What to pair it with: OJ, obviously
What it is: Whale meat
What it tastes like: Chews like sirloin. Tastes like liver. (Tip: Sauté with butter, parsley, and onions.)
Where to get it: Japan or Norway
What to pair it with: Aquavit
What it is: Sparrow's-nest soup (made from the saliva of sparrows in their nests)
What it tastes like: Salty and thick because, well, it's spit. No woody taste, despite its origin in the nest.
Where to get it: Double Eight Palace in New York's Chinatown, or Chow Chung restaurant in Hong Kong
What to pair it with: Tsingtao
What it is: $2,200 cocktail (Cristal rosé champagne, Hardy Perfection cognac, Grand Marnier Cuvée du Cent Cinquantenaire, and raspberries)
What it tastes like: Complex, nose-stinging, and strong as hell. The cognac overpowers at first, then gives way to the GM and fruit.
Where to get it: Teatro Euro Bar at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, next to the lingerie-clad go-go dancer
What to pair it with: A Schlitz chaser
What it is: Crocodile
What it tastes like: The old standby: chicken. Partly because the crocs are fed chickens every day.
Where to get it: Go to the source—Koorana Crocodile Farm in Queensland, Australia
What to pair it with: Bundaberg Australian rum
What it is: Raw habanero peppers (among the hottest variety of peppers)
What it tastes like: A volcanic eruption. Some claim there's an apricot flavor, but we were too busy sweating to notice.
Where to get it: Specialty food stores
What to pair it with: Lots of vanilla yogurt or milk
What it is: Rattlesnake
What it tastes like: Mild and a little oily, like duck, with a stringy texture.
Where to get it: Hudson's on the Bend in Austin
What to pair it with: Patrón Silver tequila
by Ashley Phillips
