Bizarre Cuisines People Actually Enjoy Eating

1. This popular Filipino food is a developed duck embryo boiled alive and eaten in its egg. The eighteen day old fertilized duck egg has revolted even the most daring foodies with its carnal textures, earning it lofty rankings on many a most disgusting or strange food list. .....

Beondegi

2. Beondegi are steamed or boiled silkworm pupae, which are then seasoned and eaten as a snack. Strangely, it .....

Birds Nest Soup

3. This Asian delicacy is made from the nest of the swiftlet bird which builds its nest out of its own gummy saliva. In other words, you are, in essence, eating bird saliva. .....

Blodpl

4. Blodplttar is an interesting version of Swedish pancakes (called veriohukainen in Finland) made of pork blood, milk, rye flour, dark molasses, onion, and butter. Whats there not to love, right? .....

Bushmeat

5. The term bushmeat refers to meat that comes from wild animals captured in developing regions of the world such as West Africa. This truly bizarre dish comes from a variety of wild animals including bats, rats, and monkeys among others, which are then smoked, dried, or salted. .....

Casu Marzu

6. Casu marzu (rotten cheese) is a traditional sheeps milk cheese the locals make in Sardinia, Italy. The cheese makers set the cheese outside and allow cheese flies to lay eggs inside it. The larvae break down the cheeses fats and ferment it. Needless to say, its unnecessary to clear those white worms from the cheese before consuming it since this cheese is literally full of them. .....

Cobra Heart

7. Definitely not for the faint hearted, the Cobra heart is a wild dish from the north part of Vietnam that involves the blood and still beating heart of a cobra (you read that rightthe live heart of a cobra). The full meal involves the cobra heart dropped in a glass of blood and venom liquor, followed by a multi course meal made from the remains of the heart less cobra. .....

Crocodile

8. We all know crocodiles make great shoes and purses but in certain parts of the world such as Australia and Africa they also make a great dishso they say. According to rumors they taste like a cross between chicken and crab. .....

Dragon in the Flame of Desire

9. It might sound somewhat impressive and maybe even exotic, but the fancy name disguises this dishs true odd nature. The most infamous dish on the menu at Guolizhuang Restaurant in Beijing; the Dragon in the Flame of Desire is a roasted yaks penis elaborately served on a large platter. .....

Durian

10. Native to Malaysia and Indonesia, the durian is probably the most divisive fruit in the world. Some people either really like it or really dont. Those who dont like it have described the fruits taste as completely rotten, mushy onions. And then theres the smell which has been described as pig s#$%, turpentine and onions, garnished with a gym sock. The odor is so potent that many hotels and public establishments in Southeast Asia have permanently .....

Escamoles

11. Escamoles are the edible ant larvae from the roots of the Agave tequilana or mescal plant in Mexico and have been a popular dish in the region since the Aztecs. Despite being popular with locals they remain unpopular with the tourists. .....

Fried tarantulas

12. In most parts of the world the vast majority of people are either afraid of or disgusted by tarantulas; in Cambodia, however, they are a well known specialty dish. They literally burn them with fireand oil in this case. .....

Frog legs

13. Those who have had them claim they have the texture of chicken but taste like fish. .....

Fugu

14. This is not exactly disgusting or repulsing but it is one of the deadliest foods (and yet people continue to eat itWHATS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE!). The intestines, ovaries, and liver of fugu, or blowfish as we call it in the United States, contain a poison called tetrodotoxin that is 1,200 times deadlier than cyanide. The toxin is so powerful that a lethal dose is smaller than the head of a pin, and a single fish has enough poison to kill thirty pe .....

Jing Leed

15. Jing leed is one of the most common insects for snacking in Thailand. They are 1.5 inch long deep fried crickets seasoned in Golden Mountain sauce and pepper. Those who have tried these snacks say theyre delicious! Would you try one? .....

Kiviak

16. Kiviak is a traditional wintertime Inuit food from Greenland that is made of auks (a type of bird) preserved in the hollowed out body of a seal for seven months. The bird ferments during this time, after which they are eaten for birthdays and weddings. .....

Millennium Egg

17. The entry title might be misleading as these eggs are not that old. Nevertheless, the so called thousand year old egg from China is still made by preserving eggs in a mixture of ash, salt, quicklime, rice husks, and clay for several weeks or even months. As you can probably imagine, the dishs stench is quite potent. .....

Mongolian Boodog

18. This bizarre Mongolian dish is made with either a marmot or a goat, cooked in its own skin with hot stones in its stomach. .....

Pigs Blood

19. In Hungary, when a pig is slaughtered the blood is fried with onions and served for breakfast on warm fresh bread. .....

Sannakji

20. Sannakji is the ultimate food dare for risk takers wandering through Korea. This delicacy consists of wriggling pieces of live baby octopus drizzled with sesame oil. After minimal preparation, it is served immediately and yep, in case youve wondered, there have been people who have choked to death from it. .....

Shirako

21. Shirako is a Japanese delicacy that we are pretty sure will never become popular in the West. Why you may ask? Because Shirako is the sperm sack of a blowfish or cod (and the crowd goes EEEEEW). Its reportedly very rich, buttery, and creamy .....

Southern fried Rattlesnake

22. A favorite in the Southwest United States, Southern fried rattlesnake is said to taste a little like frog legs. Experts advise that before cooking the meat, you boil it off the bones. Then dip it in egg and cover it in seasoned salt mix, flour, and breadcrumbs. .....

Tuna Eyeball

23. They say that tuna eyeballs taste like squid and is considered quite tasty in Japan. The eyeballs also have Dha, a polyunsaturated omega 3 fatty acid which is a major structural fat in the brain. So if you can get over the fact that your food is literally staring at you as it goes into your mouth and down your throat, tuna eyeballs are quite healthy for you. .....

Witchetty Grub

24. One of the best known bush foods is also one of the more elusive. The grub is the larva of a moth and generally only found in central Australia. .....

Yin Yang fish

25. The Ying Yang fish is a sea food dish in which the fish is deep fried but remains alive after cooking. The dish is particularly popular in Taiwan and China. However, this dish has received condemnation and much criticism for its cruelty. .....