no reservations
August 5, 2008 by cornsncallouses
"here’s why everyone else eats better than we (americans) do", Anthony Bourdain says as he digs into the exotic dishes he finds in the ethnic neighborhoods of new york:
1. fried cowbrain
2. grilled bone marrow
3. yakitori (grilled chicken skin)
4. cow balls
5. grilled yellow fin tuna
and some other jelly-ish delicacy, a texture americans don’t particularly like
if it was only about exotic, unusual and weird food, i can add hundreds more to his list. to name a few, think about chicharon (pig rind or intestines), balut (one-day old chicken embryo), grilled chicken ass and so on and so forth. and these are only some of those found in the Philippines. 
the thing is, every culture has its own to boast of. how else to know, experience and try but to travel (unless one prefers to sit on the couch and watch travel channel)
traveling is stepping out of your boundaries and comfort zone. traveling is immersing in someone’s else’s culture and traditions, and culture is best embodied in their food.
Hi Rita. You forgot to mention “Durian”!
Bourdain loves Durian but A-Zimmerman (?)could not eat Durian! It’s so ironic because the latter eats the weirdest food on earth and I thought he can stomach the Durian. 
Like AZ, I don’t eat durian. I’m one of those folks that if the foul/bad smell gets into my nose first, then it’s not going to my mouth at all. 
Yet, the enticing smell of butter, garlic and other herbs found in “Escargot” makes me forget that this delicacy are actually SNAILS!
Here’s to your travel and all the great and unusual food you’ve eaten along the way!
Bon Appetit! Kainan na! ¡Buen apetito! Guten Appetit!