16 replies to this topic

[K-Dog]

Does anyone know of a place in Phuket i can eat cobra? I heard you can and it kind of sounds exotic, I would love to be able to say i have eaten cobra before? Can you eat it in Phuket or is it a myth

[UncleSam]

Are you for real or what?

[Kingfish]

I havent heard of eating cobra in Phuket, but I am sure it is around in Thailand. Perhaps in Isaan

[Skippy]

Sounds like something I would try after a thousand beers. I have heard it actually tastes good

[MrPhuket]

K-Dog, on Jun 25 2009, 11:29 AM, said:

Does anyone know of a place in Phuket i can eat cobra? I heard you can and it kind of sounds exotic, I would love to be able to say i have eaten cobra before? Can you eat it in Phuket or is it a myth

Where did you hear this? If you find out, please tell me.

[Bulldog]

Sounds like a nice meal......................not.
Maybe just eat some eel, I am sure it would taste the same

[MrPhuket]

Bulldog, on Sep 13 2009, 02:14 PM, said:

Sounds like a nice meal......................not.
Maybe just eat some eel, I am sure it would taste the same

I think so too. But it is not the same, telling friends you have even a cobra sounds much more exciting.

[Diddles]

No thanks will pass on that one, would rather starve, just the thought makes me

[Bonki]

You could never pass an eel off as a cobra.
The texture is completely different.

Also the cobra should be killed in front of you.
The heart is eaten whilst still beating
The blood is drained and served with alcohol
The meat is cooked and is extremely chewy.

[Reaper]

Bonki, on 11 March 2010 - 12:34 PM, said:

You could never pass an eel off as a cobra.
The texture is completely different.

Also the cobra should be killed in front of you.
The heart is eaten whilst still beating
The blood is drained and served with alcohol
The meat is cooked and is extremely chewy.

You are a freak.

[Frank P. Schneidewind]

Reaper, on 12 March 2010 - 04:34 PM, said:

Bonki, on 11 March 2010 - 12:34 PM, said:

You could never pass an eel off as a cobra.
The texture is completely different.

Also the cobra should be killed in front of you.
The heart is eaten whilst still beating
The blood is drained and served with alcohol
The meat is cooked and is extremely chewy.

You are a freak.

Objection!

Bonki knows Thai reality and isn't just a holiday-dude that looks for longneck Karean in Pattaya or Pad Ngu Hau in Phuket

[MzPlaya]

I saw once in the movie The Beach that Leonardo drank some snake blood, does that really do anything?
I am an adventurous type and try anything once. Can it be purchased anywhere in Bangkok?

[Bonki]

Nice little blog here about eating cobra in Vietnam.
http://www.travelblo...log-234502.html

[Bonki]

MzPlaya, on 13 March 2010 - 02:50 PM, said:

Can it be purchased anywhere in Bangkok?

"At the corner Asok / Rama IV each afternoon at around 3pm the Snakeblood Bar opens.
Well, you hardly recognize it as the bar. It’s a shabby array of plastic chairs, flanked by smudgy bottles filled with snake blood and Thai liquor of the rather harder kind. Good for the virility! – or so they say."

Read more: http://absolutelyban.../#ixzz0i2n2WFyZ

[Skippy]

I am always in Asoke, I will have to try it too.
What does it taste like? With the mix of Thai alcohol, I am guessing it is just like drinking a shot.

[Bonki]

Skippy, on 13 March 2010 - 10:01 PM, said:

What does it taste like?

Not trying to be facetious but blood tastes like blood.
You must have cut your finger sometime and sucked it.
The taste is quite distinctive.
The texture is the same as yoghurt.
It has little or no smell so you can only smell the alcohol.

I would drink it again if I had the chance, it has a good kick to it.
The meat I wouldn't bother with, it is very tough and chewy.

[Frank P. Schneidewind]

Skippy, on 13 March 2010 - 10:01 PM, said:

I am always in Asoke, I will have to try it too.
What does it taste like? With the mix of Thai alcohol, I am guessing it is just like drinking a shot.

Bonki doesn't refer to Soi Cowboy