When I was a kid in Japan we ate a lot of whale meat (very much like beef bottom round, only cheaper, which given Japanese beef prices made it highly desirable). Can't find whale hereabouts in the markets, though I suppose if I went out and hung around in Neah Bay I might score some.

A sushi variety that I am not particularly fond of (though many swear by it, and if the guy behind the counter brags about it I'll try one to be polite) is uni, i.e. sea urchin. Raw scallop temaki (handroll sushi) on the other hand, while slippery-slimy, is good (if the scallop's fresh and cold and it's artfully wrapped).

Somebody mentioned raw eggs. In Japan a favorite breakfast was a steaming bowl of rice with a raw egg cracked over it and stirred in, then eaten in an ad hoc makizushi style with nori (seaweed sheets) dipped in soy sauce. MMMMM!!

Liland aka haruo