First, things I've eaten (in no particular order):
squid
octopus
conch (plus many other sea creatures like this whose names I don't know)
manatee
bear, deer, elk, moose
cougar
rattlesnake
bison
goat
horse
beaver (4 legged variety. I'll let you guess about the 2 legged variety)
muskrat
dove
quail
pheasant
duck, goose (both wild & domestic)
escargot (love these little creepie-crawlies)
lobster
crawdads
snapping shrimp
garlic ice cream
woodchuck
squirrel
rabbit (wild & domestic)
squab

Now for the TMI section where I'll tell you WAY more than you ever wanted to know:

Conch is like a large, ocean-going escargot. Usually served in conch chowder or conch fritters. The other unknown sea creatures were mostly eaten when we visited my cousins in Italy and went to Sardinia, a large island, where many, many unknown (to me) sea creatures (mostly in shells of one kind or another) are included in the daily fare.

Manatee is also called a sea-cow or dugong. When I lived in Florida a friend of mine once had an opportunity to kill a manatee calf. My friend was a 'Cracker' and proud of it, and sea-cow is a favorite on their list of things to eat. I got a piece of the tenderloin which was delicious. A lot like pork but a little drier and sweeter.

Cougar is just a mountain lion. Tough, gamey, stringy. All in all not one of my favorites. A friend of my dad's killed a big tom and gave us a himd quarter. Needless to say, we had to try it out.

We ate a lot of goat and horse during WWII when our meat-ration coupons ran out before the end of the month when we could get some more. I grew up in Detroit and there were butcher shops that specialized in goat, horse, and other things for just that reason.

Beaver, muskrat and woodchuck are all herbivores and are all good to eat.

Bear is an omnivore and a lot of how it tastes is dependent on what he's been eating and how the meat is cared for after the kill.

I tasted garlic ice cream in Gilroy, CA, home of the annual Garlic Festival. I love garlic but... 'Nuff said.

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Some expensive sour mash bourbon, an excellent handmade cigar, an exceptional woman....Life is good!
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