A little bird once told me...

Quails are cute little creatures. Chirpy little critters they are. 

Look at them soooooo cute and fuzzy :D

Andddd....

These are quails when they are cooked with soy sauce and garlic. Delicious.

Contrary to popular belief, they DO NOT taste like chicken. Not everything do.

Quail have a game-ier taste to it, with small little bones which can be a huge annoyance at times.

 The bones don't really bother me though, I just chew on them and swallow, probably I'm too lazy to pick every tiny little morsel off the bones.

It is really good eating if you know how to prepare it. I honestly prefer it to be cooked with soy sauce and garlic compared to it being fried, because frying causes the meat to dry out and you cannot really taste the flesh.

Delish.

Pardon My French

Foie Gras. Finally. 

This particular dish, Poele De Foie Gras Al'Orange ( Pan Seared Goose Liver With Orange Confit ) is a perfect marriage between the foie gras and the orange rinds and for
 SGD35 (USD 28), it was worth every cent.

It was quite a pleasant surprise for me that the creamy and melt-in-your mouth soft foie gras that was accompanied by the zest of the orange essence, complemented each other. That is the beauty of French cuisine.

What a beauty.

Escargot

Most of my Malay readers will recognise this straight away. Siput sedut or "suck snail" if loosely translated where siput is snail in Malay and sedut is suck.

The name is derived from the action of consuming this delicacy, which is sucking the snails out from its shell.

These Obtuse Horn Shell Snails are cooked in a gravy containing coconut milk, chillies and other spices and can be served with rice or on its own.

It might be too much for someone who is squeamish to the thought of eating these mud dwelling creatures, but to many South East Asians, this dish is a delicacy.

Penis. Mutton Penis.

It's kinda bad way to start off trying to convince people to try out exotic foods with such a title ain't it, but that is as "simple" as it gets.

So yesterday, Taufik and I went off on our usual monthly trip to Johor Bahru to unwind. Much to our disappoinment, our usual hangout spot was under renovation ( they sell one of the best cow's stomach satays*).

*To my non-Malay speaking readers, satay is pieces of meat marinated with spices skewered on a stick and barbecued on a charcoal grill, usually served with a side of chopped cucumber and onions or rice cake with a spiced peanut sauce for dipping. The types of meat usually served are chicken, beef and mutton and beef tripe. The unconventional ones include duck, gizzards, beef hearts and stomach linings.

So Taufik and I went off in search of an alternative place to satisfy our ever-hungry stomachs. We ventured into this shady looking alley where we found an array of stalls selling different kinds of foods.

As we entered, different kinds of amazing smells assaulted us, in a good way.

I found a few stalls selling mutton soup, and I am fully aware that these kinda soup stalls usually sell different cuts of meat, some of them exotic, so I browsed through the different cuts of meats placed in small bowls on the push cart stalls.

There were ribs, legs, meat (boring).

Then there were tongue, brains and tripe. ( I've tried them all before. Love the brains, I will get to that later in a post)

Then I bright white light appeared from the sky and shined on a bowl of suggestive looking meat. It was a sign. I had to. Flaccid and phallic looking, I knew immediately that was the one for me to try. It was the penis of a goat.

For Rm 8(USD $2.50)(SGD $3.10), it was quite a steal.

To be honest, this isn't my first time trying it. I've tried once at Geylang Market. It was quite small, and for $9 (USD $7.20) a bowl, it was not worth it.

To cut the story short, the shop keeper served me the chopped up penis in a spiced broth garnished with parsley and shallots.

Aside from the skin of the penis, the inner part of the meat has no taste at all. The texture is similar to the tendons we can find on the usual cuts of meat. There's nothing barnyard-ish or gamey about this particular cut of meat. It is slightly slippery in your mouth though. The soup is light on the spices, not too much black pepper and has a tinge of mutton essence, probably due to the mutton stock that was added by boiling the bones in the soup. Taufik refused to get a bite of this amazing piece of meat, but he agreed the soup was quite tasty. 

I wish I had more photos to share, but unfortunately I was too engrossed with my meal. I will make it a habit to snap a few more photos of my food escapades for my future posts though. I hope you guys enjoyed my first post. Cheers!

Firdaus Adam

Introduction

Hi.

I love food. Well who doesn't right?

I'm an adventurous eater, I'll eat practically anything(halal) deemed weird, bizarre or to some "disgusting". I was inspired by Andrew Zimmern who hosted several seasons of Bizarre Foods & Bizarre Foods America. (It's a good show by the way)

I created this blog in hopes to create awareness towards an alternative to the conventional fish and chips or Nasi Lemak. As the saying goes, " One man's meat is another man's poison" applies in this context of food. What is considered a norm to some, is deemed weird to others.

So, I hope you'll enjoy reading as much as I enjoy sharing my escapades and adventures on my blog!

Firdaus Adam.