Jay Eats Worldwide

Photo Courtesy of Val of Trippy Food "A Walk on the Wild Side" begins... Before we get to the exotic stuff, just some background on how all of this came about. I've been fortunate to meet some really interesting and passionate food people along my food journey. While attending a restaurant tasting with food  adventurer,  @KristieHang , we happened to sit next to   @trippyfood and  @cuethecritic .   A conversation began,  funny thing,  we've been following  each other on  social media and a true pleasure meeting both of them IRL. Next thing I know, exotic meats are mentioned and weeks later @trippyfood sets up a tasting at  Exotic Meat Market in Perris. I love Extreme Cuisine, so I was thumbs-up for joining in. Now you're caught up... Our host, Anshu , of Exotic Meat Market . No one mentioned Thanksgiv..., I mean, the "T" word. Of course this ranch had some lambs. ...

Whales have been in the news lately, a Killer Whale trainer dies at Sea World in Orlando and a trendy sushi restaurant in LA is caught serving whale meat. The Hump in Santa Monica is being investigated for illegally serving Sei whale, which is endangered. A few people have asked me what I thought about serving whale meat? Besides being illegal in many places in the world, the taste in my opinion is HORRIBLE ; I did try piece of whale meat while visiting Japan in 2001. The taste was very gamey, after all it’s a huge wild animal. I didn’t like it at all and even said I would donate money to save the whales when I got home, I did by the way make a donation. I remember it was on the expensive side too, 6 slices for about $15 (retail), I can imagine it would be doubled or tripled in a restaurant. In my opinion, there’s so much legal exotic seafood out there, it depends on a chef’s skill and experience. The term “sushi chef” is used too often in my opinion. A chef is someone who can create i...