25 Surprisingly Delicious Foods That Look Disgusting

Baba Ganoush might look like a vomit, but in fact, it is a delicious Arabic dish of cooked eggplant mixed with onions, tomatoes, olive oil, and various seasonings.

A traditional Canadian dish, poutine never looks good in a photo, but it is a very tasty meal made from French fries, cheese curds, and brown gravy.

Native to South America, passion fruit might look slimy, but it is a delicious fruit rich in vitamins, dietary fibers, and iron.

One of the ugliest foods on the list, sea urchin is considered a culinary delicacy in many parts of the world. In the Mediterranean, sea urchins are often eaten raw.

This disgusting but very tasty dish consists of diced meat, potatoes, and spices that are mixed together and then cooked.

It is the bluish mold created by the ageing process that makes the cheese extremely unappetizing and delicious at the same time.

Found in tropical South East Asia, rambutan is known for its bizarre appearance and sweet, mildly acidic flavor very reminiscent of grapes.

This unattractive green mush is an avocado-based dip popular in Mexico, but it has also become part of American cuisine as a dip, condiment, and salad ingredient.

Tapioca pudding doesn’t look very appetizing, but it contains only good stuff – tapioca, milk or cream, and sometimes coconut milk. It is a sweet delicacy.

Another meal that resembles a vomit, hummus is a dip or spread made from cooked, mashed chickpeas or other beans, blended with tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, salt, and garlic.

Truffles might look like goat droppings, but this fungus is sometimes referred to as “the diamond of the kitchen.” In fact, truffles are among the most expensive meals in the world.

If you have ever eaten vegetable casserole, you know how delicious it is. From the visual perspective, it is a different story though.

Resembling gnarled hands of a witch, ginger is a hot, fragrant kitchen spice that turns anything from meat dishes to homemade lemonades into delicacies.

Callaloo might look terrible on the plate, but this popular Caribbean dish made from a leafy vegetable called amaranth and taro root is actually very good.

Morels are edible mushrooms that are high in Vitamin D and iron, and they taste similar to truffles. Their visual appearance rather resembles dried brains though.

Cottage cheese is an essential part of many delicacies, but plain cottage cheese is white and lumpy stuff that never looks appetizing.

Mussels might look like the inside of an alien, but they are undoubtedly one of the most popular and delicious sea foods ever.

Figs are usually sold dried as the ripe fruit does not transport well. They might look disgusting, but figs are a sweet delicacy, and they make great fruit jam.

This nightmarish meal is a traditional Icelandic dish. Basically a boiled liver sausage, lifrarpilsa is a pudding made from liver and suet of sheep kneaded with rye flour and oats.

Also known as the fingered citron, Buddha´s hand is an unusually shaped citron variety known for its exquisite aroma and taste.

Obviously, pea soup is not the most visually-attractive soup, but it definitely is a great meal. In fact, pea soup is popular in many parts of the world.

An alternative to soybean-based foods such as tofu, wheat gluten is a food made from gluten, the main protein of wheat. The pictured dish is known as “vegetarian mock duck.”

Meatloaf might not always look appetizing, but there are no doubts that this food is one of the most popular dishes of every meat eater.

Some pumpkins look more like something out of a horror movie than food, but the variety of delicious dishes made from them is truly outstanding.

Unappetizing beige mush, oatmeal will never make it among the food porn dishes, but if you add some brown sugar in it, it makes a hardy, healthy, and tasty breakfast.