Back to exotic foods ...
Way the heck back when I was still working, our general manager would treat us to dinner, or an approximation of same, around Christmas. There were only about 6 of us, so it wasn't a major burden for him. Our favorite was the all-you-can-eat buffet at Bingemann's (local family-run trailer park plus recreation areas plus a couple of good restaurants) until that was, alas, discontinued sometime in the late 80's or early 90's.
We tried other places for a couple of years after that, but couldn't find a good substitute, so he switched to bringing in things from home. One year it was assorted sliced cold cuts, cheeses and salads, and there was one kind of sausage I found so tasty that I gobbled nearly all of it down myself. When I asked him afterwards what it was, he said it was moose.
And once, combining curiosity with a sort of self-dare, I picked up a small tin of octopus to give it a try. Unfortunately, it was packed in a very heavy and oily tomato sauce, so to this day I haven't a clue what the octopus itself tasted like, only that it was somewhat rubbery in texture.
