With cannibalism being illegal (thank goodness) all we have are these shady, yet nerve-wrecking descriptions:
Here are some notable human-eaters' tasting notes:
"Man's flesh is delicious; it tastes far better than fish or pork."
- Alexander Pearce, an Irish convict notorious for cannibalizing his fellow prison escapees. He reportedly made these comments shortly before being hanged.
"It melted in my mouth like raw tuna in a sushi restaurant." - Murderer Issei Sagawa, on taking a bite out of his victim.
"It was like good, fully developed veal, not young, but not yet beef. It was very definitely like that, and it was not like any other meat I had ever tasted... It was mild, good meat with no other sharply defined or highly characteristic taste such as for instance, goat, high game, and pork have." - William Seabrook, an explorer who ate a human rump steak on a trip to West Africa.
"It's so sweet." - Egyptian model Omaima Nelson on her husband's ribs.
"The breasts of man...are the sweetest meat I ever tasted." - American prospector Alferd Packer, who was accused of cannibalism during the winter of 1873-1874.
Apparently the taste is somewhere between veal and pork steaks but we're not ones to try!