Do you dare? Bull City offers 'tarantula burger' for Exotic Meat Month

The promotion is part of their sixth annual Exotic Meat Month, which celebrates the restaurant and brewery's anniversary by serving burgers made from meats eaten around the globe each March and April.

The burgers offered on the menu during the promotion include alligator, iguana, python, bison, turtle, bugs, among others, but this is only the second year that Bull City Burger has offered the tarantula challenge. Brave customers who clean their plates get a tarantula challenge T-shirt -- and bragging rights.

According to the restaurant, the tarantula burger is $30 and is a 100 percent North Carolina pasture-raised beef burger with gruyere cheese, oven-roasted tarantula, and spicy chili sauce served on a fresh-house baked bun with a side of dirty fries. The burger can be cooked to the customer's preference, and Bull City Burger describes the tarantula as "lightly salted and oven-baked."

Out & About Editor Kathy Hanrahan agreed to participate in the challenge. She documented her experience via Facebook Live and has shared it with us here. She describes the flavor as "bitter" and smokey. Although it was quite crunchy, she was able to eat the entire tarantula using ketchup.