Just a PSA if anyone is curious to try it:
Like, I'll try anything once. I have a passion for culinary arts and food culture. But this was way over sold. I remember reading a description of it from Anthony Bordain where he basically said it would be his death row last meal. So my partner and I were out for a fine dining anniversary dinner at a celebrity chef's restaurant (it's hard to come by in the US, so I figure if I'm going to try it, do it right), and I ordered it. All that hype, all the abuse of the animals to produce it...
CW: gross animal product
It's like thick meaty snot.
The flavor was different from anything I've tried, but it was relatively bland. And that texture... Why would anyone want this?