25 disturbing foods people actually eat
Nathan Johnson
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06/15/2017
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Witchetty Grub. Most common to the Australian aboriginal diet, these massive slug-like worms can be cooked, or eaten raw. They've got a ton of protein to offer with a sweet caramel center. Actually, it's just the juicy guts. -
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Chicken's Feet. More commonly found in Europe and Asia, these extremities offer little to no meat, so most people just chew on them. -
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Black Pudding. This delicacy consists of pigs blood mixed with fat and oatmeal then fried or grilled. I'll take two orders, please. -
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Guinea Pigs. These are the same animals many people keep as pets here in the states. But in South America, people use them for food. I've heard they taste like a combination of pork and rabbit. -
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Tripe. For a second there, I thought this was a bowl of pasta. This is actually the inner lining of a cow's stomach. No matter how much parmesan you pour on it, it will always consist of a chewy consistency. -
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Fried Rattlesnake. The snake is battered and fried, and the meat is known to be quite chewy. -
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Frog Legs. This amphibian taste like chicken and is usually served, deep friend. They're also known to be rich in omega-3 fatty acids, proteins, and other vitamins and minerals. You can find them pretty easily in France and China, a popular delicacy in those countries. -
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Century Eggs. As much as we'd like to believe the name, these eggs are not one-hundred years old. They are, in fact, eggs that are preserved using a saline solution. I wonder what they smell like? -
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Escargot. French for a snail, it's difficult to fathom anyone actually enjoying these. -
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Sago Delight. Here we have a bowl of sago, which is a starch from palm trees, mixed with an unhealthy amount of condensed milk, and fruit, creating a soupy fruit salad type of dish. -
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Sharkfin Soup. The expensive soup is usually found at weddings, business banquets, and social events. As much as I fear sharks in the ocean, eating them in a stew really rubs me the wrong way. -
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Starfish. When you go to the beach and stumble upon a starfish it's the perfect picture opportunity, but we would never think about eating it. In Japan, however, they deep fry it and serve it kabob style. Looks like Scorpion is the preferred kabob as well. -
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Turtle Soup. Turtle flesh soup was once a popular dish in America, that is until people decided it was not the most desired meat, meaning it was kind of gross. -
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Muktuk. Looks kind of a like a carved mushroom. Consumed in Alaska and Northern Canada, muktuk is actually whale skin and blubber. No need to cook, just add a little salt, and pretend you're eating a hard-boiled. -
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Steak Tartare. I think it's safe to say we're all familiar with steak tartare. Just your basic run of the mill raw cow meat appetizer. -
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Pickled Egg. Just a hard-boiled egg preserved in brine or vinegar. Most of the time eggs are left to marinate for months before serving. -
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Shiokara. The gag levels are starting to rise. Shiokara is a Japanese dish that even native Japanese struggle eating. The soup-like dish is filled with various marine animal meat (think squid, urchin) as well as sliced up fermented organs. -
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Huitlacoche. Huitlacoche is pretty much corn smut which is a fungus that grows on corn. It looks like old white stones and is used in a variety of meals including enchiladas and soups. -
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Bats. Ace Ventura Pet Detective comes to mind when imagining people eating bats. But in the Pacific Islands and some countries in Asia prepare bats many different ways as they're considered the chicken of the caves. Hot tip: There are dangers to eating bats because most have rabies, and eating the consuming the nocturnal creature is tied to neurological disease. -
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Beondegi. In Korea, they snack on deep fried silkworm pupae, similar to how we snack on chips or trail mix. -
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Basashi. Here we have thinly slice horse meat. Those native to Japan enjoy this treat which leads me to wonder how fast it would take us to eat aliens if we ever were to discover them? -
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Shirako. To be perfectly clear, Shirako means "white children." But technically it's a male cod sperm sac, guess you have to have an acquired taste for this one. -
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Blood Clams. These clams are known to potentially give someone hepatitis, typhoid, and dysentery, thus being currently banned in China. -
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Wasp Crackers. You know those wasp nests that form on the overhang of your place? Well, that's exactly what we have here, except the Japanese have formed it into a round cookie with wasps baked into it -
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Cobra Heart. So in Vietnam eating cobra hearts is a brutal sport that is nationally televised, where a brave soul goes head to head with a cobra and tries to rip out the beating heart and start to eat it. Some even drink the blood afterward.
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