About Food & Drink: Exotic Recipes With Weird Foods

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Food & Drink The inspiration for this week's newsletter came from Food Network's hit show Chopped (if you haven't seen it, DVR pronto!). You may scratch your head at these ingredients at first, but they'll turn out dishes that will make your taste buds sing. Follow @AboutFood on Twitter See our awesome Facebook page Jackfruit In its unripened form, the jackfruit's texture is similar to chicken and is often used as a meat replacement in vegetarian dishes. This Asian fruit is large and prickly, and it has a bitter taste, making it perfect to balance out heavy Thai curries. Recipe: Jackfruit Curry See More About:  thai fruit  fruit salads  thai desserts Quail Eggs Speckled and smaller than hen's eggs, quail eggs contain a higher percentage of protein, Vitamin A and certain B vitamins. But be careful with these little guys: they are very delicate and cook quickly on the skillet. Recipe: Fried Quail Eggs with Chorizo or Morcilla See More About:  tapas recipes  egg recipes  Rattlesnakes Don't be scared of rattlesnake meat. Word on the street is that it really does taste like chicken. It's great fried, which makes it ideal in Southern cuisine. And props to you if you go out and wrangle your own snake. Recipe: Fried Diamondback Rattlesnake Pink Peppercorn Despite its name, pink peppercorn is totally unrelated to black peppercorn. Imported from Madagascar, the pink peppercorn is a berry that comes from the Baies rose plant. Pungent and slightly sweet, it can really light up a spicy dish. Recipe: Chilean Sea Bass with Pink Peppercorn Sauce See More About:  peppercorn recipes  spice recipes  cooking with spices Food & Drink Ads Food Network Recipes Recipes Food Food Recipes Chicken Recipes Spanish Food Recipes Featured Articles Chocolate Truffles Made With Violets Thai-style Mangosteen Clafouti Recipe for Candied Flowers Colcannon Potatoes and Cabbage Green Plantain Empanadas Polish Jellied Pigs Feet   More from About.com Financial Emergencies An unexpected change in your financial situation can be incredibly stressful. Here's how to cope. More> Retirement Planning Learn the top five things you need to do in order to start building a retirement nest egg. More>   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Food & Drink newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2012 About.com   Electronic Kitchen Thermometers Taylor Digital Oven Thermometer/Timer Polder Cooking Thermometer with Timer & Clock Acu-Rite Meat Thermometer Advertisement