Comments on: Adventurous Eating: Weird Menus From Around the World

By: olessia

olessia — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 02:20:04 +0000

Cancerous neeks.. is actually translated wrong.. the actual name should be “craw fish neeks”

By: Milligan

Milligan — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 01:12:58 +0000

“Strange flavor” or “strange taste” is a flavouring use in the Szechuan province of China. Guai-wei ji is the name for “chicken with strange taste” and it is a literal translation. It has all five flavours (sweet, salty, sour, bitter and “umami”). The umami flavor is provided by Szechuan peppercorns, which are really the seeds of the prickly ash tree and until a couple of years ago were banned in the U.S. (they potentially carried a plant disease that could not be sterilized until recently). Guai-wei ji certainly tastes strange, the first time I tried it I couldn’t decide if I liked it or not, and kept tasting small pieces until the entire order was gone. Then I ordered more for takeout. If you run across it on a menu, try some.

By: Trygeania

Trygeania — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 03:07:04 +0000

How interesting. This article is going to make me take a second look at menus when I go out to eat.

By: Terran

Terran — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 01:53:04 +0000

Yeah the first one isn’t really that strange, there’s a Chinese restaurant i frequent that reads just like that and it’s all tofu/tvp flavored/cut like whatever it’s supposed to represent.

By: Dani

Dani — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 02:47:34 +0000

Since when is a different culture’s food weird? I don’t really find it that funny

By: Rana Sinha

Rana Sinha — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 18:11:42 +0000

Some weird stuff. Is “Rocket” the British english version of Rucola or Arugula?

By: Lost in Arizona

Lost in Arizona — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 05:20:49 +0000

Lol, I’m laughing about the spam menu. They have a restaurant in Maui that actually specializes in an upside down cake with spam in it. It’s considered a delicacy, and the people love it there. But quite frankly, it’s difficult to get that stuff down..lol! Although, interestingly enough, the spam a la’ California roll, isn’t too bad, lol! Take care.

By: Anna Ski

Anna Ski — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:11:24 +0000

Great article, weird menus!

By: Iskandar Dzulkarnain

Iskandar Dzulkarnain — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:12:13 +0000

Liked it. Great menus too. I wonder how rocket tastes like.

By: Ruby Hawk

Ruby Hawk — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:30:01 +0000

Some weird food you have here. The veggie chicken is made from soy. We are vegeterian and eat it often. It doesn’t taste like chicken but it is good and full of protein. an interesting article. Take care,Ruby