What weird foods have you eaten on your travels? (hamburger, bread, soup)

[slackjaw]

Originally Posted by Trimac20

I always thought it was harmful to eat any pig product that wasn't properly cooked.

We had a thread about this awhile back, apparently the rules have changed since many of us were kids being admonished that eating pork that wasn't well done could lead to trichinosis parasitic infection.

From CDC:
"During 1997-2001, an average of 12 cases per year were reported. The number of cases has decreased because of legislation prohibiting the feeding of raw-meat garbage to hogs, commercial and home freezing of pork, and the public awareness of the danger of eating raw or undercooked pork products. Cases are less commonly associated with pork products and more often associated with eating raw or undercooked wild game meats."


As much pork is consumed in the United States, with that few cases annually (and most of those being from wild game meats) you'll probably win the lottery before you catch trich from pork you buy at the supermarket. Then again that data is for the United States and this thread is for exotic food consumed on travels, I sure wouldn't take the risk in a developing country.

[Fontucky]

These items come to mind:

Mexico: Tripas (braised small intestine of pig... delicious); Chapulines (salty fried grasshoppers... not bad); sesos (beef brains... did NOT like, probably textural); Tripe stew (just nasty)

Japan: Fugu (delicious but costly, would eat again) There's a lot I didn't try here because the mere thought induced vomiting

Guam: Chicken feet (SOOOOO good); Something like balut ( nightmare-inducing horribleness)

Southern US: Chitterlins (not bad, as long as I'm not around while they're cooking); Gizzards and rice with onion gravy (some of the best comfort food I've had)

[JustJulia]

Originally Posted by Mooseketeer

See I knew you were a brave soul.

I have never had silkworms ("normal" earthworms were chewy and gritty so not something I would be keen to try again) but grubs I have had a few times and I genuinely thought they were quite tasty.

BTW, I noticed the again.

[Chatteress]

Originally Posted by Fontucky

These items come to mind:

Mexico: Tripas (braised small intestine of pig... delicious); Chapulines (salty fried grasshoppers... not bad); sesos (beef brains... did NOT like, probably textural); Tripe stew (just nasty)

Japan: Fugu (delicious but costly, would eat again) There's a lot I didn't try here because the mere thought induced vomiting

Guam: Chicken feet (SOOOOO good); Something like balut ( nightmare-inducing horribleness)

Southern US: Chitterlins (not bad, as long as I'm not around while they're cooking); Gizzards and rice with onion gravy (some of the best comfort food I've had)

Uh ... I'll pass on the Fugu ... What is it about this fish that people want to eat it despite the risk of death????

I've had chitterlings and chicken gizzards ... Those are yummy

[choroneko]

Philippines:
Pig's guts and liver cooked in it's blood called Dinuguan. Surprisingly delicious.

Japan:
Raw horse meat (sashimi). The texture was rather weird.

South Korea:
Live octopus called Sannakji. This one really scared me, coz they were moving. I felt like my mouth was being violated.

[Trimac20]

Originally Posted by choroneko

Philippines:
Pig's guts and liver cooked in it's blood called Dinuguan. Surprisingly delicious.

Japan:
Raw horse meat (sashimi). The texture was rather weird.

South Korea:
Live octopus called Sannakji. This one really scared me, coz they were moving. I felt like my mouth was being violated.

I've seen videos of live squid and octopus on YouTube. Not for me, under any circumstances.

[choroneko]

Originally Posted by Trimac20

I've seen videos of live squid and octopus on YouTube. Not for me, under any circumstances.

The really small ones, I ate it whole. As I'm used to many seafoods. But the larger ones, terrified me. It won't even fit in my mouth from my assessment.

In Japan, there's the ugliest fish I have ever seen. They call it Okoze, stone fish in English. It's their delicacy. I haven't tasted it tho. It looks scary. And not safe.

In the Philippines, they have Buriring, similar to fugu or puffer fish. But cooked differently. They eat it as whole, I'm not sure how they safely prepare it exactly.

[Fontucky]

Very poisonous, in fact.

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[Ruth4Truth]

Stir-fried baby eels, in a delicious sauce. It's a very tasty dish, as long as you don't look at the eels.