Piranha Soup

Right up there with fine catches, camaraderie and scenery, something that often stands out about my travels is the food I get to sample. Like the weather, being memorable can be a good thing or a bad thing; however, it's usually good, and it could be anything from a shore-lunch sidedish to an especially tender steak.

One of my very favorite foods from all my travels has been piranha soup, which I've had the pleasure of eating both times I've been peacock bass fishing in Brazil (both several years ago). The soup's flavor is delightful, and I suppose the same basic soup would still be very good with a different type of fish providing the meat. However, there's a novel appeal in eating piranha. I suppose I'm not unlike my boys, who become especially fond of eating fish every time we bring home shark from the farmers market.

I also like Cajun-spiced gator and bear jerky. Given the choice, though, I'll take a hot bowl of piranha soup.