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Like I said, if Mr. Charles has actually consumed said substance, he wins - hands down and a prostrate "I am not worthy" to boot.

Yeah, I've eaten it. It's really not that bad, though the smell is fairly strong as compared to the more rancid cheeses. Though, I would never make it on my own, and I would never eat it unless other people are eating it. The first time I had it was at Grandpa Joe's house (not my grandpa, kind of everybody's grandpa, though not in the literal, quasi-illegal sense). I was just a kid, it was peer pressure, other kids were eating it. I haven't had any in at least 20 years. I'm pretty sure they still make it though.

Stinkhead is made from the whole head of a King salmon, which is somewhat larger than a football. The traditional method of preparation was to wrap the fish head in the long grasses which grow along rivers and streams, and then to bury it in a moss-lined pit in the ground for four to six weeks. Where it rots. And then dig it up and eat it. Yum. The bones soften up until the whole head has a mashable consistency. The dish gets its name from the smell, which is every bit as rancid as you might imagine. I can’t even be in the same room with it, much less consider putting it in my mouth.

There's also a variation, could be regional, where it gets buried on the beach, just below the high tide mark. But it's harder to find. "Standard" stinkhead is usually pretty easy to detect, once you're back to the area you buried it. On the beach there are a lot of interesting smells, and the tide can wash stuff around a bit, so you can get a little confused.

Also, while the bones often do soften up, sometimes there's still some crunch left. And no, it tastes absolutely nothing like chicken.

Charles, you are a liability... Well, that usually goes without saying...

-Charles