When I travel, I try to taste the local cuisine and love to try things that I’ve never had before. Recently I tried haggis, which was outstanding. I’ve also had hakarl (fermented shark - not really my cup of tea, but glad I tried it) and balut (surprisingly tasty).
What have you tried? Anything that caught you off guard by how tasty (or not) it was?
The Corsican version of Casu Marzu, sheeps milk cheese with fly larvae. It’s delicious.
Maple sap, direct from the bucket. The flavor is quite complex compared to syrup since the volatiles haven’t been boiled off.
Prahok, fermented fish paste. Used as an ingredient, condiment, and main. It isn’t terrible, it’s just not very good. I expected I would love it, but meh.