The world is a pretty big place with several unique cultures and beautiful traditions. But these foods really just seem bizarre to me!
I've always wondered if the food I pick up from street vendors is actually what they say it is — the grayish, chewy mass of "food" placed on a Kebab. But I've never worried about it being any of the food choices they have below. While I'm not a great cook, I do know my away around a grill and my kitchen. I've been learning about the importance of olive oil, but these foods will certainly need a lot more than that in order to taste good!
While the world has had some bizarre practices since medieval times, I can't ever imagine walking up to someone and actually asking for #13. Seriously, how can people actually like any of these foods? I guess it just goes to show you what's "normal" for one person is absolutely insane to someone else. Maybe the people who eat #9 think eating a hamburger is repulsive? To each his own!
While I've actually seen #6 for sale in my local organic grocery store, I would never imagine to see it for sale on a street corner. Even though some of these foods might seem gross at first, it's inspiring me to get onto Travelocity or Orbitz and book a one-way plane ticket to travel this huge globe of ours. While I hate airplane travel, I definitely love to explore new places and experience new things.
With all these foods I know I'd definitely have some crazy stories to tell. But the real question is, while playing the jet-setter, should I book a fancy hotel like Hilton or the Marriott, or should I backpack from country to country, hostel to hostel?
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1. Deer placenta soup
If you can manage to slurp down a dish containing a female deer's placenta mixed with in a broth with some mushrooms and chicken meat on the side, the Chinese say it will help increase your sexual performance.
2. Rat on a stick
For many living in Asia, rats have been a popular staple diet for centuries now, their meat is high in protein and very affordable to those who are low on funds.
3. Balut
Considered a delicacy in Vietnam, these eggs contain partially developed baby ducks or chickens still in their egg. Once the egg is opened, this "fast food" is sucked out of the shell.
4. Fried Spiders
Fried on the pan with some salt, sugar, and garlic added, these spiders are bred underground by the villagers who eat them.
5. Chicken's feet
Most popular in China, this dish is actually eaten all around the world. With some proper salts and spices, many people claim that this dish simply "tastes like chicken!"
6. Bugs on a stick
Some cultures just can’t get enough of chowing down on bugs! From Africa to Asia, these popular meals are rich in protein and other nutrients. Further, the idea of eating bugs is slowly making its way to the West!
7. Deep-fried Scorpions
Their poison is made harmless once these deadly little creatures are cooked in the frying pan. In fact, their poison bulbs are considered a delicacy with pain-killing properties.
8. Ant lollipop
The Antlix is a peppermint-flavored lollipop that contains real, farm-raised ants. The ants have a spicy, peppery taste to them and are said to give you an energy boost!
9. Guinea pig
While most of us consider these guys as pets, in the Andes region these lovable rodents are eaten! They contain a lot of healthy protein and minimal fat, such as the darker types of chicken meat.
10. Dried-out lizard soup
The denizens of Honk Kong love this dish. It can take years to prep these lizards that are then put into a liquid where their "essence" is leaked into a soup. Known for its medicinal properties, one must sip down a soup that has both a male lizard and female lizard's "essence."
11. Jellied moose nose
Made from the upper jawbone of these huge beasts, this Canadian dish is growing in popularity. It cannot contain any moose nose hairs, so it needs to be boiled for quite some time!
12. Bat soup
The flavor of fruit bats is similar to that of chicken. They're prepared in several manners, such as grilled, barbecued, deep-fried, soups, stews, and stir fried! Apparently they go fantastically with some chili pepper and a cool beer.
13. Shirako
This white dish contains sacs of sperms from various species of fish… The fish semen is initially liquid, but then firms up once cooked.
14. Spam musubi
This popular Hawaiian snack is composed of a slice of grilled Spam on top of a block of rice, all wrapped together with nori dried seaweed. Just like your usual sushi, sashimi, or omusubi meal! Inexpensive and portable, this food is perfect for anyone on the go.
15. Whole sheep’s head
Traditionally a delicacy served in a number of world regions, this snack is actually pretty risky to consume, since it entails eating the head whole and intact (brains and eyes included).
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