SLC’s PETA (People Eating Tasty Animals) once served up a delicious Kangaroo–very spicy and enjoyable.

Also, I never ate them, but I had to dissect Rocky Mountain Oysters in 8th Grade–pretty gross, but I wouldn’t be averse to cooking one up.

PS> Congrats on joining the company of the Simpsons, Mickey Mouse, and the Rolling Stones by getting banned in China.

To that end, things I have eaten and/or really like that more pedestrian eaters may find strange include:

Pork shank – this is my new favorite part of the pig, especially the little bits of meat in between the tendons.

Squirrel – I ate this a few times as a child. Sadly, I have no recollection of it.

Durian – not exactly unusual, except for us Americanos. I fell into the camp who hate it. It tasted (and smelled) like chicken that’s gone a day or two too long. It also proceeded to give me gas for the rest of the night, and I couldn’t stop burping dead, rotting chicken for the next 6 hours. Every time I would, my brother, not realizing what was happening, would turn to the potted plant next to him and say, “I swear a cat peed in this plant.” I could not make this up if I tried.

Blood – unpleasantly strong tasting.

Snails – I was extremely nervous to eat these, in spite of the fact that the majority of people in the world enjoy them regularly, so I was very pleased to discover they are quite delicious.

Alligator, frog legs – more common childhood dishes. I had these quite a few times growing up in Texas. And, yes, they really do taste like chicken.

Turtle – I was a little sad when I was presented with turtle at a wedding dinner, given that whole “endangered” thing, but since I had not ordered it I could hardly bear to see it go to waste. On top of that, everyone else at the table was too weirded out to eat it, which immediately made it a challenge for me. Unfortunately, I cannot give you a summary of its flavors, because the ginger in the dish was so strong it was the only thing I could taste. Today, in my mind, turtle tastes like ginger.