photo – wikimedia
Also known as “dead and alive” fish it originated in Taiwan where it is now illegal to prepare. It has recently become popular in China after chefs figured out how to keep the fish alive as it is deep fried. Why would anyone do this? Supposedly to prove how fresh the fish is.
photo – onesentenceoneword.blogspot.com
As far as brutality is concerned, this dish is hard to beat. Having been banned in several countries including Australia and Germany it consists of the customer picking out the animal they would like to eat from a tank. The chef will then fillet it before their eyes…without killing it. It is then served on a plate with its sliced flesh on top for decoration and its heart still beating. Alternatively, you can have the already filleted fish returned to the aquarium where it will swim around until you are ready for seconds.
photo – reuters.com
Someone was once quoted as saying “The Chinese eat anything with four legs, except tables. And everything that flies, except airplanes”. Apparently so. Also known as “Dragon in the Flame of Desire” this dish is famously served in the Guolizhuang Restaurant of Beijing. Although it may seem strange to Western minds, many Chinese believe that it is good for your health, kind of like spinach.
photo – wikimedia
Nothing more than a fertilized duck embryo, it is boiled alive and viola…the rest is up to you. Eaten in South East Asia, the filipino word balut means “wrapped”.
photo – national geographic
The puffin is a species of Auk that inhabits the northern hemisphere and its heart is considered a delicacy in Iceland. We spared you the picture but next time you see a cute little puffin on the side of the road just try to imagine yourself snapping its neck and ripping out its innards. Heartless.
Hm… I suppose there are no bbundagies after all. <<actually I LOVE them
Why do people hate these foods??
I'd love to try one of these:p lol
It’s been said that humans are among the top five omnivores on Earth, but after looking at this I can safely say We’re #1!
i have had all of these and they are the nicest things i have ever eaten
Being Scottish I always find it funny seeing haggis on these lists as its perfectly normal to me. The rest however, just seem horrid but like me it will just be normal.
Some of it gross me out but again it is part of a country’s culture and identity, i’m not sure if i’m gonna try all of it but, like what Andrew Zimmern says ” If it looks good eat it!”
It shows mankind would eat anything without concerning ecosystem , we being so cruel to animals. Shame on these ppls
i think i will just stick with spaghetti for dinner tonight lol
You can’t just swallow sannakji whole either, you have to chew it. Otherwise the suckers will stick to your throat, and they will NOT let go. So you can suffocate or choke to death if you don’t fully chew that stuff.
OMG i feel so sorry for the puffin. I love puffins. Hey there was’t Hawaiian boiled puppy. i haven’t tried it but i never will. The birds nest soup is actually healthy for you.
i have eaten something like khash in Romania , it`s called “Racituri” , it`s made from pigs feet and ears and with pig grease and jelly
Yak Penis? Sidistic foreigners. I understand that foods might be different in other countries but this is the most disgusting foods I’ve ever heard of.
Where are polish tripe?????
those who like strange food, you should come to Cambodia. i’m sure you will find all kind of food that you would say “You Eat that”….
#2 Balut – i don’t think it’s famous in Philippine, i went there and most of ppl scare it but you can find it everywhere in Cambodia, 99% of ppl in cambodia eat this one..it’s street food to us…Come and See
#21 How is this any stranger than eating oysters? In the U.S. is it quite common to eat “oysters on the half shell” which are live, raw oysters. You can’t eat them dead unless they are cooked.
#25 How is this stranger than eating liver, which is an organ that filters toxins in the body? Yes, that’s right, eating liver is like eating the the organic equivalent of a sewage treatment plant.
The rest of this list reeks of ethnocentrism and xenophobia.