Weirdest Foods from Around the World
Weirdest Foods From Around the
World
Kh
α
sh
•
A pretty gruesome little
dish made up of stewed
cows feet and head. It
was once a winter
comfort food but is now
considered a delicacy. I’m
sure it’s fine, so long as
you don’t mind that
grinning skull staring at
you through its cold dead
eyes.
Hákarl
•
The rotting carcass of a
Greenland or basking
(Somniosidae) shark. It’s buried
underground in a shallow pit and
pressed with stones so the
poisonous internal fluids that
allow it to live in such cold
waters can be drained out
making the meat safe to eat.
After this it’s hung out to dry
before being cut into strips and
served. With a smell that’s
described as ammonia-rich and a
strong ‘fishy-flavour’, it was
described by Anthony Bourdain
as “the single worst, most
disgusting and terrible tasting
thing” he’d tried.
Century Egg
•
it’s neither a century nor a
millennium old, but this egg is
pretty rotten. After being
preserved in a mixture of clay,
ash and quicklime for a few
months, the yolk turns a dark
green or even black and slimy
while the white has turns to a
dark brown translucent jelly.
Apparently it smells of
strongly of sulphur and
ammonia, but tastes like a
hardboiled egg… until you
breathe out that is.
Jing Leed (Grasshoppers)
•
This is a big old
grasshopper seasoned
with salt, pepper
power and chilli and
fried in a big wok.
Tastes a little like
hollow popcorn skin…
except a little juice
squirts out when you
bite into it… nice
.
Witchetty Grub
•
Part of the Australian
‘bushmeat’ family, this
was another staple of
Indigenous Australians in
the desert. These can
either be eaten raw,
when it tastes like
almonds, or lightly
cooked, where its skin
crisps like roast chicken
and its insides take on
the look and consistency
of scrambled egg.
Mopane Worms
•
A big fat, juicy worm that’s
said to be full of meat.
Although traditionally
dried or smoked to
preserve, they are usually
re-hydrated and cooked
with tomato or chilli sauce
to flavour. According to an
American couple who tried
the dish on the Food
Network, it tastes like
honey barbequed chicken.
One to give a go, I’d say.
Crocodile
•
Not only harvested for
shoes (one for all you
Jimmy Nail fans out there),
crocodile meat is
considered a delicacy in
many places around the
world, supposedly tasting
like a cross between
chicken and crab. Although
crocodiles are protected in
many parts of the world,
crocodile meat is usually
farmed, so is sustainable if
not particularly kind or
natural.
Balut
•
A developing duck
embryo that’s boiled
alive in its shell. As well
as sounding incredibly
harsh, it looks
incredibly
unappetising. Still, it’s a
common street food
and is usually served
with beers. Can’t say I
have the stomach for it.
Tequila Worm
•
Not actually found in
tequila but rather it’s
cheaper cousin, mescal,
it’s said that the
legendary
hallucinogenic
properties of the worm
are pretty much non-
existent. All a
marketing gimmick,
you fools.
Turtle Soup
•
Made using the meat, skin
and innards of the soft-
shell turtle in East Asia or
the snapping turtle in the
United States, this is
considered something of a
Chinese delicacy. However,
after seeing turtles
slaughtered in the Hong
Kong wet markets I vowed
I’d never eat this dish. That
and the fact Shredder
always threatened to turn
the Teenage Mutant Ninja
Turtles into turtle soup
Explore the bizarre world of unusual foods, from Khsh made of stewed cows feet and head, to Hkarl - the rotting shark carcass, Century Egg, Jing Leed grasshoppers, Witchetty Grub, and Mopane Worms. These unique dishes vary from being considered delicacies to being described as the worst tasting by some. Venture into the eccentric culinary world with these peculiar food choices!
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Khsh A pretty gruesome little dish made up of stewed cows feet and head. It was once a winter comfort food but is now considered a delicacy. I m sure it s fine, so long as you don t mind that grinning skull staring at you through its cold dead eyes.
Hkarl The rotting carcass of a Greenland or basking (Somniosidae) shark. It s buried underground in a shallow pit and pressed with stones so the poisonous internal fluids that allow it to live in such cold waters can be drained out making the meat safe to eat. After this it s hung out to dry before being cut into strips and served. With a smell that s described as ammonia-rich and a strong fishy-flavour , it was described by Anthony Bourdain as the single worst, most disgusting and terrible tasting thing he d tried.
Century Egg it s neither a century nor a millennium old, but this egg is pretty rotten. After being preserved in a mixture of clay, ash and quicklime for a few months, the yolk turns a dark green or even black and slimy while the white has turns to a dark brown translucent jelly. Apparently it smells of strongly of sulphur and ammonia, but tastes like a hardboiled egg until you breathe out that is.
Jing Leed (Grasshoppers) This is a big old grasshopper seasoned with salt, pepper power and chilli and fried in a big wok. Tastes a little like hollow popcorn skin except a little juice squirts out when you bite into it nice.
Witchetty Grub Part of the Australian bushmeat family, this was another staple of Indigenous Australians in the desert. These can either be eaten raw, when it tastes like almonds, or lightly cooked, where its skin crisps like roast chicken and its insides take on the look and consistency of scrambled egg.
Mopane Worms A big fat, juicy worm that s said to be full of meat. Although traditionally dried or smoked to preserve, they are usually re-hydrated and cooked with tomato or chilli sauce to flavour. According to an American couple who tried the dish on the Food Network, it tastes like honey barbequed chicken. One to give a go, I d say.
Crocodile Not only harvested for shoes (one for all you Jimmy Nail fans out there), crocodile meat is considered a delicacy in many places around the world, supposedly tasting like a cross between chicken and crab. Although crocodiles are protected in many parts of the world, crocodile meat is usually farmed, so is sustainable if not particularly kind or natural.
Balut A developing duck embryo that s boiled alive in its shell. As well as sounding incredibly harsh, it looks incredibly unappetising. Still, it s a common street food and is usually served with beers. Can t say I have the stomach for it.
Tequila Worm Not actually found in tequila but rather it s cheaper cousin, mescal, it s said that the legendary hallucinogenic properties of the worm are pretty much non- existent. All a marketing gimmick, you fools.
Turtle Soup Made using the meat, skin and innards of the soft- shell turtle in East Asia or the snapping turtle in the United States, this is considered something of a Chinese delicacy. However, after seeing turtles slaughtered in the Hong Kong wet markets I vowed I d never eat this dish. That and the fact Shredder always threatened to turn the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles into turtle soup
