I was reading the blog of H.E. Tsem Tulku Rinpoche and I found an article regarding 20 of the weirdest dishes from around the world. I will only be writing about 10 of them.
http://blog.tsemtulku.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/animals-vegetarianism/20-things-you-dont-wanna-eat-or-do-you.html
I will be writing about my take on the various foods mentioned in the post. Why? It is because I am a food lover hehe..
1. Cambodia: Itsy Bitsy Spider
Yikes! I have arachnophobia and that sense of fear is coming. Spiders are extremely scary little bugs (or arachnids). I find it very odd that people are willing to eat them. I know, I know, Cambodia was once a poverty-filled country and it still is. But eating spiders is going a bit to far. But I must say, the presentation for the dish is not half bad if it weren't for the spiders.
Weird factor: 6/10
2. Philippines : Balut
This is a snack that is made from half-fertilized duck or chicken egg. Yucks! I guess PETA was right this time with eggs having the life of a animal (or not really as the ones we eat are unfertilized). It is served with a little bit of salt (hopefully while it is not alive) after being boiled (Ok...It most probably died while being boiled which is still bad). It apparently as popular as hotdogs in the US in the countries that do sell them. Yikes.
Weird factor: 8/10
3. Snake and Scorpion Wine
After a few days of fermentation, the venom is dissolved and it is ready to drink. I wouldn't drink that! One, I am creeped out by scorpions (even though they are a bit cool) and I wouldn't want them in my drink. And it seems that they drowned them in the wine. Disgusting!
Weird factor: 4/10
4. Cobra heart
This takes being bloodthirsty to a whole new level. It is like being a vampire except you are not glittered up and it is cobra blood instead of human blood. I would accept that I could be something that natives drink to prove their manliness but I would not have expected that people sell this commercially.
Weird Factor: 5/10
5. China : Birds Nest Soup
I actually do not know why this is on the list but it is still a bit weird as a lot of people spend a lot of good money on this! It is one of the most expensive dishes that people buy due to the difficulty in obtaining it.
Weird Factor: 1/10
6. Baby Mice Wine
Traditional in China and Korea, this type of wine is said to be a "health tonic". People say that it tastes like raw gasoline. Yucks. The baby mice are drowned in the rice wine and left to ferment. Disgusting!
Weird Factor: 5/10
7. Casu Marzu, Sardinia
This is maggot cheese. You know, when I first saw the word "Sardinia" I thought it would be infected Sardines but it was cheese. I am a cheese lover but I would never eat this cheese. If the larvae died, the cheese would be toxic. It is like eating a poisoned apple. Just, yuck.
Weird factor: 7/10
8. Indonesia: Kopi Luwak
This takes the term "This coffee tastes like shit" to a whole new level. This coffee is made by a cat-like animal called the luwak. It is found in its shit. Yuck. It is also one of the most expensive and rarest coffees ever. So, now you can really tell people to eat shit!
Weird Factor: 6/10
9. Tuna's eyeball
According to many people, it tastes better than it looks. I just find it odd to have a meal that looks back at me. Instant guilt trip!
Weird Factor: 9/10
10. Rocky Mountain Oysters
Yummy oysters! Oysters were once my favorite seafood. Well... These are not oysters. They are bull testicles. I can guess why they decided to call the dish "oysters". I guess people will feel uncomfortable when the waiter says, "Wanna have some testicles on a plate?" People might be weirded out!
Weird factor: OVER 9000!
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