What else is a delicacy? (restaurant, mushrooms, shrimp, russian)

[Rubi3]

Tripe, mountain oysters and chitterlings are considered delicacies. I always thought a delicacy is a food most people won't eat. I don't know if that's true. Just now I looked up chitterlings and learned the pronunciation is chit-lunz, which proves it pays to look up a word. Mountain oysters are testicles, as most of us probably know. I've tried them, but have no interest in trying them again. The texture is unpleasant. Of the three, I do like tripe, which is stomach. It requires lots of salt, but with crackers is rather tasty.

My daughter won't try any of them, but my son will and he also likes tripe. He even cooked one once, maybe more than that. I know chitterlings were mentioned in another post, but I don't think I've talked about the three together. What else is a delicacy?

[apexgds]

I don't consider a delicacy to be a food most people won't eat. I consider a delicacy to be a food which is relatively rare, often expensive or luxurious, and often limited to certain cultures and/or geographic regions.

[Lodestar]

We consider the spring ephemerals delicacies because the season for them is so short. They are free and priceless at the same time! Morel mushrooms, ramps.

Living inland as I do, good fresh shellfish is a delicacy to me. Lobster, Alaskan king crab legs, ocean and bay scallops, razor clams.

I was surprised to learn that in Old New England lobster was considered poor people's food because it was abundant.

I suppose my definition of "delicacy" is something that is in short supply or rare, difficult to get and/or expensive.

[Dirt Grinder]

Chapulines
Lamb kidneys
Fried shrimp heads

Three of my favorites

[apexgds]

Also, it's true that many delicacies are foods that most people won't eat, but that's mainly because a lot of people turn their noses up at foods that they aren't familiar with. But that's not what makes those foods delicacies.

[randomparent]

At one time, asparagus was considered a delicacy. I still think of it as something special even now that it's widely available.

[Dirt Grinder]

Originally Posted by randomparent

At one time, asparagus was considered a delicacy. I still think of it as something special even now that it's widely available.

Purple asparagus is a delicacy - it's much sweeter and more tender than green or white asparagus.

[mainebrokerman]

I never considered innards, offals, and testicles delicacy's

although I do think it would be amusing to see the delicacy list at a fine dining restaurant include these items

a delicacy to me is a rare or exotic treat ...

for me it would be

lobsters, lamb chops, scallops, fried whole belly clams in batter , not crumbs,,,this seems extinct nowadays

kobe beef would be a delicacy....

and a mans greatest delicacy of all.......paradise by the dashboard lights

[ciceropolo]

Originally Posted by mainebrokerman

I never considered innards, offals, and testicles delicacy's

although I do think it would be amusing to see the delicacy list at a fine dining restaurant include these items

a delicacy to me is a rare or exotic treat ...

for me it would be

lobsters, lamb chops, scallops, fried whole belly clams in batter , not crumbs,,,this seems extinct nowadays

kobe beef would be a delicacy....

and a mans greatest delicacy of all.......paradise by the dashboard lights

Meatloaf also sang, "I would do anything for love but I won't do that".

OP when I think of delicacy I think of things like Russian Caviar, Japanese Beef or certain fish, etc... apexgds nailed it in post 2

[cb at sea]

A delicacy...for whom? Not me!