Unusual Foods and Sports Around the World
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Although the above picture might look like
something out of a nightmare, these
crackers are very real and on sale in Nagano
Prefecture, Japan.
It’s a
senbei
, which is a Japanese style of
rice cracker, that in this instance, has had a
bunch of wasps added to it for flavor
or…health or something. We don’t know why
exactly but we recently had the pleasure of
sitting down with a bag of wasp crackers,
only to find that they actually weren’t
nearly as horrifying as you might expect.
They were only partially horrifying.
Frogs legs prepared with
butter, garlic and parsley
sauce and then served
with salad are a must.
3000 to 4000 tons of
cuisses de grenouilles are
consumed annually in
France, that represents
around 80 million
frogs.Frogs being a
protected species in
France, they are now
imported from Asia.
Shiokara is a food in
Japanese cuisine made
from various marine
animals that consists of
small pieces of meat in a
brown viscous paste of
the animal's heavily
salted, fermented
viscera. The raw viscera
are mixed with about 10%
salt, 30% malted rice,
packed in a closed
container, and fermented
for up to a month.
Shiokara is sold in glass or
plastic containers.
Chess boxing is a hybrid sport
that combines
chess
with
boxing in alternating rounds.
The sport was invented by
French artist and filmmaker
Enki Bilal in his comic book
Froid Équateur in 1992. The
first real event of chess-boxing
was organized by Dutch artist
Iepe Rubingh in 2003. Chess
boxing is a fast growing sport.
The sport alternates between
games of boxing and chess
after each round – waiting for
a checkmate or knockout to
decide the match. A Chess
Boxing match between two
individuals lasts up to eleven
rounds, starting with a four
minute chess round and
followed by two minutes of
boxing.
Wife carrying is a sport in
which male competitors race
while each carrying a female
teammate. It is held annually
in Finland in early July, and
requires a man to negotiate a
253.5 m course while carrying
their wife on their back. The
course includes various
surfaces and getting through
dry land and water based
obstacles. The prize to the
winner is a mobile phone, and
more importantly they also win
their wife’s weight in beer.
Extreme Ironing is an extreme but
dangerous sport
and a performance
art. People who play this unusual
sports go to a remote location and
iron clothes! They call themselves
‘ironists’, and get a thrill from taking
their ironing board, unplugged iron
and some of their wrinkly clothes to
some extreme places and photograph
themselves doing it. Such places that
they have reached include extreme
altitude, underwater, hanging from
cliffs, and on top of vehicles.
According to the official website,
extreme ironing is “the
latest danger
sport
that combines the thrills of an
extreme outdoor activity with the
satisfaction of a well-pressed shirt.”
What do you think of this
crazy
stone house
tucked
into the Fafe Mountains in
Portugal
? Constructed
between two giant stones
and linked with a concrete
mix, the house is rumored to
be inspired by the popular
American Flintstones
cartoon. Although quite
unusual, the prehistoric-
looking residence does
feature some traditional
components such as
windows, a front door, and
even a shingled roof. As you
might expect, the house’s
design attracts thousands of
tourists each year.
The
Cathedral of Brasília
(Portuguese:
Catedral
Metropolitana de Brasília
,
"Metropolitan Cathedral of
Brasília") is the Roman Catholic
cathedral serving Brasília,
Brazil, and serves as the seat of
the Archdiocese of Brasília. It
was designed by Brazilian
architect Oscar Niemeyer and
projected by Brazilian structural
engineer Joaquim Cardozo, and
was completed and dedicated
on May 31, 1970. The cathedral
is a hyperboloid structure
constructed from 16 concrete
columns, weighing 90 tons each.
The
Atomium
is a landmark building in Brussels
(Belgium), originally constructed for the 1958
Brussels World Expo (Expo 58). It is located on
the Heysel Plateau, where the exhibition took
place. It is now a museum.
Designed by the engineer André Waterkeyn and
architects André and Jean Polak, it stands
102 m (335 ft) tall. Its nine 18 m (60 ft)
diameter stainless steel clad spheres are
connected, so that the whole forms the shape
of a unit cell of an iron crystal magnified 165
billion times. Tubes of 3 m (10 ft) diameter
connect the spheres along the 12 edges of the
cube and all eight vertices to the centre. They
enclose stairs, escalators and a lift (in the
central, vertical tube) to allow access to the
five habitable spheres, which contain exhibit
halls and other public spaces. The top sphere
includes a restaurant which has a panoramic
view of Brussels.
This site is served by Heysel/Heizel metro
station on line 6 of the Brussels metro
Explore strange foods like wasp crackers from Japan, frog legs from France, and shiokara from Japan. Dive into unique sports such as chess boxing and wife carrying competitions, along with extreme ironing, a thrilling performance art. Experience the diverse and intriguing culinary delights and offbeat sports activities across different cultures.
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WASP CRACKERS JAPAN Although the above picture might look like something out of a nightmare, these crackers are very real and on sale in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It s a senbei, which is a Japanese style of rice cracker, that in this instance, has had a bunch of wasps added to it for flavor or health or something. We don t know why exactly but we recently had the pleasure of sitting down with a bag of wasp crackers, only to find that they actually weren t nearly as horrifying as you might expect. They were only partially horrifying.
FROG LEGS FRANCE Frogs legs prepared with butter, garlic and parsley sauce and then served with salad are a must. 3000 to 4000 tons of cuisses de grenouilles are consumed annually in France, that represents around 80 million frogs.Frogs being a protected species in France, they are now imported from Asia.
SHIOKARA JAPAN Shiokara is a food in Japanese cuisine made from various marine animals that consists of small pieces of meat in a brown viscous paste of the animal's heavily salted, fermented viscera. The raw viscera are mixed with about 10% salt, 30% malted rice, packed in a closed container, and fermented for up to a month. Shiokara is sold in glass or plastic containers.
CHESS BOXING Chess boxing is a hybrid sport that combines chess with boxing in alternating rounds. The sport was invented by French artist and filmmaker Enki Bilal in his comic book Froid quateur in 1992. The first real event of chess-boxing was organized by Dutch artist Iepe Rubingh in 2003. Chess boxing is a fast growing sport. The sport alternates between games of boxing and chess after each round waiting for a checkmate or knockout to decide the match. A Chess Boxing match between two individuals lasts up to eleven rounds, starting with a four minute chess round and followed by two minutes of boxing.
WIFE CARRYING COMPETITION Wife carrying is a sport in which male competitors race while each carrying a female teammate. It is held annually in Finland in early July, and requires a man to negotiate a 253.5 m course while carrying their wife on their back. The course includes various surfaces and getting through dry land and water based obstacles. The prize to the winner is a mobile phone, and more importantly they also win their wife s weight in beer.
EXTREME IRONING Extreme Ironing is an extreme but dangerous sport and a performance art. People who play this unusual sports go to a remote location and iron clothes! They call themselves ironists , and get a thrill from taking their ironing board, unplugged iron and some of their wrinkly clothes to some extreme places and photograph themselves doing it. Such places that they have reached include extreme altitude, underwater, hanging from cliffs, and on top of vehicles. According to the official website, extreme ironing is the latest danger sport that combines the thrills of an extreme outdoor activity with the satisfaction of a well-pressed shirt.
STONE HOUSE (GUIMARES,PORTUGAL) What do you think of this crazy stone house tucked into the Fafe Mountains in Portugal? Constructed between two giant stones and linked with a concrete mix, the house is rumored to be inspired by the popular American Flintstones cartoon. Although quite unusual, the prehistoric- looking residence does feature some traditional components such as windows, a front door, and even a shingled roof. As you might expect, the house s design attracts thousands of tourists each year.
CATHEDRAL OF BRASILIA (BRAZIL) The Cathedral of Bras lia (Portuguese: Catedral Metropolitana de Bras lia, "Metropolitan Cathedral of Bras lia") is the Roman Catholic cathedral serving Bras lia, Brazil, and serves as the seat of the Archdiocese of Bras lia. It was designed by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer and projected by Brazilian structural engineer Joaquim Cardozo, and was completed and dedicated on May 31, 1970. The cathedral is a hyperboloid structure constructed from 16 concrete columns, weighing 90 tons each.
ATOMIUM (BRUSSELS, BELGIUM) The Atomium is a landmark building in Brussels (Belgium), originally constructed for the 1958 Brussels World Expo (Expo 58). It is located on the Heysel Plateau, where the exhibition took place. It is now a museum. Designed by the engineer Andr Waterkeyn and architects Andr and Jean Polak, it stands 102 m (335 ft) tall. Its nine 18 m (60 ft) diameter stainless steel clad spheres are connected, so that the whole forms the shape of a unit cell of an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times. Tubes of 3 m (10 ft) diameter connect the spheres along the 12 edges of the cube and all eight vertices to the centre. They enclose stairs, escalators and a lift (in the central, vertical tube) to allow access to the five habitable spheres, which contain exhibit halls and other public spaces. The top sphere includes a restaurant which has a panoramic view of Brussels. This site is served by Heysel/Heizel metro station on line 6 of the Brussels metro
