KAVA - A drink made from manioc.  Non-alcohol but has an odd numbing effect, possibly hallucinatory if you drink enough.  Originally made by virgins who would chew the manioc and spit the juices into a bowl.  Thankfully ours was not made this way.  Tastes like dirty sock water.  The locals love it.  FIJI

WHITEHEAD FISH OMELET - The fish are very small and served whole in the omelet.  There are probably a couple dozen of them which makes for several dozen eyeballs staring at you when cutting into it.  NEW ZEALAND

 

ANTS - Yes, the insect.  While trekking in the Amazon, our guide split open a tree branch which was full of small living ants.  He explained how the Achuar eat the ants and that they have a lemony taste.  We each took a lick and yes they were very lemony.  Hours later Lisa was still picking them out of her teeth.  ECUADOR

 

CHICHA - A native drink of the Achuar.  Similar to the Kava of Fiji, Chicha is made by the women of the village who chew manioc and spit the juices into a bowl.  The fluid is heated and given time to ferment.  Unlike the Kava, Chicha is still made this way and when a bowl was handed to us the floating loogies were plain to see.  I have to admit we simply held the bowl but did not sample the Chicha.  Despite my brave talk, I simply could not get it anywhere near my mouth without fear of retching.  ECUADOR

 

ALPACA - Similar to a lama, both alpaca and lama are all over much of South America.  The alpaca I had was barbequed on a skewer and was delicious.  Even Lisa thought it was pretty good.  CHILE

 

I don't know what to call it, but it is a colorless, odorless, gelatinous substance encasing an unknown meat resembling Alpo.  Commonly served on latin american airlines.  One bite was enough.  LATIN AMERICA

 

YAK - We had yak milk, yak butter, yak cheese and yak steak.  The steak was tough but not bad.  The milk, cheese and butter varied from edible to downright disgusting.  TIBET

 

YAK BUTTER TEA - I decided to put this in it's own category as it was particularly nasty.  Actually, it wasn't so much nasty as it was extremely rich.  It is basically the same as drinking warmed butter, except this butter comes from a yak.  Likely one of the yaks we saw on the property.  Like all yak products, there is some similarity to what we are used to but with an added funk.  TIBET

 

WATER BUFFALO - Pretty good, but at this point my taste buds are shot.  NEPAL