In my days I have traveled a wee bit and have sampled local quinine from around the world. Some of more notable pallet choices I've made (endured):
Snake
Catfish
Lobster
Crawdads
Slime Eels
River Eels
Shark
Swordfish
Squid Eyeballs
Dog
Iguanna
Dandylion
Alligator
Venison
Buffalo
Antelope
Monkey Brains (yuck!)
Grasshopper
Sounds yummy, huh?
Believe it or not, grasshoppers (locusts) are Kosher; that's what John the Baptist ate with honey. So is buffalo and venison (deer), they graze. Dandylions are a plant, most likely OK (depends on what they're with).
If an animal doesn't part the hoof, and eats grains of the earth, then it's good for us. The reason why we are to eat only fish with scales is because other seafood that doesn't are usually scavengers.
In Germany a friend I went TDY with got me to sample a couple of things before he'd tell what they were. Wound up being blood sausage and horse sausage. Blood sausage (dried cow's blood) is a big no, no. Horses graze, and don't part the hoof, so they're OK to eat believe it or not (but I can't stand to eat it). Lot of German's love horse meat though (Yuch!).
I'm sure I've probably eaten a bit a rat meat on a stick in southeast Asia (haunts me).
