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Asia is well known for having some of the (to western tastebuds) weirdest/most extreme foods on the planet, from tarantulas in Cambodia, cockroaches in Thailand, snake blood wine in Vietnam, balut in the Philippines, dog meat in China (and Korea and Vietnam), live squid in Korea and whale meat in Japan.
I'm not that adventurous but I nearly had a fried cricket in Thailand. I won't eat anything endangered, or that is killed inhumanely (or still alive, like the shocking live fish dish served in Japan). What are some weird foods you've eaten in Asia and where did you eat it?
I was in a "after business" dinner with some S. Korean colleagues and was served live squid. I could not even bare to look at it. In Japan, I was served "blowfish sashimi".
I've tried fugu (pufferfish) in Japan, balut in the Philippines and snake meat in Taiwan. Do frog legs, ostrich, crocodile meat, kangaroo jerky qualify as weird? I've seen roasted cocoons in Seoul, but did not try them.
I've tried fugu (pufferfish) in Japan, balut in the Philippines and snake meat in Taiwan. Do frog legs, ostrich, crocodile meat, kangaroo jerky qualify as weird? I've seen roasted cocoons in Seoul, but did not try them.
With the exception of fugu and balut, I've tried most of the things you listed here in the US. I've seen balut at my local 99 Ranch. I guess instead of going to asia for odd delicaticies, raid your Asian supermarket?
The article pretty much says the reasons why. I don't see pangolins being weirder than armadillos which are also eaten in parts of the Americas.
An often quoted saying:
"If it has got four legs and it is not a chair, if it has two wings and it flies but is not an aeroplane, and if it swims and is not a submarine, the Cantonese will eat it."
I ate kangaroo steak in Sydney also, quite tasty and beautifully prepared.
Yeah, not bad at all. I had some in Melbourne years ago.
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Originally Posted by GoldenTiger
The article pretty much says the reasons why. I don't see pangolins being weirder than armadillos which are also eaten in parts of the Americas.
An often quoted saying:
"If it has got four legs and it is not a chair, if it has two wings and it flies but is not an aeroplane, and if it swims and is not a submarine, the Cantonese will eat it."
lol...i heard this quote a long time ago too...good to hear it again
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