Deep-fried tarantula, anyone?
Excerpt:
Imagine swallowing a beating cobra’s heart. Or tucking into deep-fried bull’s testicles, or a bowl of stir-fried dog. Maybe the thought of grilled mice on rice turns your stomach? Not so Jerry Hopkins, who for the past 25 years has rejected his "meat and potatoes" upbringing in the United States to try out a range of regional specialities in a number of far-flung countries. From a shot glass of warm bat’s blood in a Saigon bar, to roasted water beetle washed down with beer on a Bangkok street, Hopkins has sampled things that most of us would shudder to think about, let alone put in our mouths. It’s all done in the name of adventure, but he does admit that sometimes, "I just have to shut my eyes and swallow quickly.
Putting the dictum "I'll try anything once" to a hard test!
Still, I've tried rattlesnake before and that actually tasted quite good. But any meal consisting of testicles and yak-urin... Not my cup of tea!!!
