Trifter

i can’t say for the rest of the items posted; but, silkworm pupae is definitely not comparable to eating peanuts in korea. not everyone wants to eat them.

omg, i’m just craving for a canned cheeseburger..my favorite…

great idea for an article.

Jared, I think I’ll pass on all of those, even the cheesburger. I’m sure the bread must go soggy inside that can. As for scorpions, I’ve had run-ins with them in the past, and don’t think I’d like to eat them, yuk!

ABSOLUTELY NOT on any of them! I’ll stick to American food and snacks. Great article, Jared!
This is a problem when you travel abroad…the foods and seasonings are much different than our own.

Sheep tongues oooohh. Are you sure you didn’t photoshop this? I have never heard or seen it in a can or in our butcheries.

canned scorpion? that sounds gross!! and deadly at the same time and the canned cheesburger…hmm…something is off in some of these foods! Great article!

silk worms? Hmmm..I think I’ll pass…

Jared,
I found your article quite interesting. You just reminded me why I would not want to vacation in a foreign country. They put so much into cans these days, it doesn’t surprise me they can cheeseburgers. Great article! I love reading about this kind of stuff. It really picks my interest.
Randy

Another great article Jared!

Best wishes.

Sincerely,

-Liane Schmidt.

I had a bit of the duck fat when I lived in Paris. Fat across the board isn’t bad for you,contrary to popular beleif. Unsaturated fats as the one in duck/goose fat is proven to greatly improve your health. This is why the French people in the South West who actually use this fat to cook with, have been shown to have the lowest mortality, coronary problems and enjoy a better life.

I always have full-fat versions of every thing I eat, but in small quantities. You will find that the poisons put into food to get the fat out of it, are worse for your body than the actual fat is.

I love travelling and eating different foods. This is a large part of the way we share and accept other peoples and cultures.

Western nations may not can these things because there won’t be a market for them obviously, but a recent research has shown that a very large percentage of all the foods Americans eat are processed, genetically modified, or force fed/grown.

All the foods represented here, apart from the cheeseburger(though not to the taste of everyone)are healthy, natural and good for your health.

I’d rather have them than over processed,fattening food.

Very good and interesting article. It’s a lot to think about.

You are hysterical. Where do you come up with this stuff?

Amazing, you do come up with such interesting articles and pictures! Good job here! YUK! on the food.

The duck fat is usually used in place of butter for sauteeing, it adds flavour and has a higher smoke-point, so it can be used to sear foods quickly at a higher temperature. That, and it’s used to make duck confit, which is duck meat preserved in duck fat.

Jared, you’ve done an excellent job writing this article. I really like the interesting subject. Honestly, I have never ate any of these canned foods and probably would not now. I have eaten foods that was barely classified as food, but that was school food in the 70’s.

Keep up the good work and much success with this article, Jared.

Nelson Doyle

It’s interesting to see the types of food different cultures eat.Very well done. Best wishes, Ruby

Duck fat should not be on this list. Anyone will tell you that duck fat or goose fat is used for making fantastic roast potatoes. Most people I know have a can of duck/goose fat in their fridges. Try it, i promise you that you will never use oil for your potatoes again

rayrain. I 2nd your comment. It is for roasting potatoes. It is often used when cooking Christmas Dinner here in the UK. As for the $60 price tag try £3 ($6).

It is the fat released from the duck when you roast it. Lasts ages in the fridge. Equivelent of dripping from beef/pork.

I am not sure about canned tongue, but fresh tongue is actually quite good. If someone served it to you without your knowledge, you would most likely think it is nothing more than a pot roast, with a more smooth texture. I am from the mid west, and I get my tongue from an Asian grocery store (you could get it form a Mexican grocery, but it might be called lengua)

Why is there a scorpion image on the canned reindeer? Did anyone else see this?

There’s also a cobra to the left of it…

I’m from New Zealand - Wellington to be precise.

I can say with authority that you’re dead wrong about the tongues. They certainly are not a common addition to the dinner table - perhaps 40 years ago.

The only place I could envision them being eaten here is in the rural areas: way, way down south or way, way up north.

I haven’t met a single person who’s eaten tongue, and I’ve never seen them at any supermarket.

The goose fat is used for roasting potatoes. Par boil potatoes for 5 mins, drain and shake the pot to scuff the potatoes. Heat the goose fat at a high temp in oven and put in potatoes. Roast for about 40 minutes. DELICIOUS!!

Jared, I think I learned as much from the comments as from the article. Good job. I have had duck for Christmas, and it was quite tasty. We eat some strange things here in the states, that I want no part of, like frog legs. It’s a matter of culture and taste.

In Iran we have Kalle-Paacheh which made by sheep’s Head!! and foots !!! & Seeraabi which made by sheep’s belly !!!!
In this times, companies made it conserved !!!!!

Im always hungry lol

good article I love food

These foods are definitely better than the McDonalds and Burger Kings we like. At least there’s no high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and obesity on the plate…they really kill the brain cells.

Re an Iranian. In Jamaica we have a similar dish called Mannish water (Goatshead soup) In jamaica it is considered a delicacy

Sorry I forgot Mannish water is also considered to be an aphrodisiac

Lambs tongue and beef and pork tongue are not even considered delicacies in the uk. They are on sale in virtually every single supermarket.

those tongues are good!

Good article, but just a little gross

The cheeseburger can is on a different language than swedish… FAIL!

The cheeseburger must come from Germany or something, it’s definitly not swedish.

You’re certainly wrong about the lambs tongues, probably something that was eaten during the depression along with other offal? I have never seen it for sale in the supermarket or the butcher and don’t know anyone who has ever eaten it. Not a common addition at all.

the french dont EAT the duck fat, they use it to cook with, instead of oil for saute, or to confit which is to place maybe a whole duck, pork cut, or chicken or vegatables in a large vat of duck fat, heat and then keep in the oven for a few hours on a low heat!
plus stop slaggin off haggis theres nothing weird about it!

anyone with a bit of a language sense would know that the labels on the canned burger is in german, and not in swedish. there are several other posts on line about the canned hamburger, and they all say it’s german, so where the fuck does sweden come into the picture? good source…

I don’t know where you heard that canned tongue is common in New zealand, I havnt seen it ever in any shops or butchries and know noone who woukld ever dream of eating it. I know you can by whole cow tongues but these are sold for dog food

Sorry to say but the canned cheeseburger is Swiss..not Swedish

http://www.gizmag.com/the-canned-cheeseburger–fast-food-in-the-wilderness/8713/

I smell photoshop..

I can vouch for the lamb tongue not being something on your average New Zealanders plate. I suspect that if that exists it would be for export. A Kiwi that wants tongue would get it fresh, not canned and it would probably end up as pet food.
Im from New Zealand and have never eaten tongue of any animal, and would definatly not eat it canned.

Also, that reindeer pate looks a lot like a university packaging design project..

Actually the duck fat is used to fry or saute meats. It’s delicious and even better than olive oil. Instead of paying for it, just cook up some duck and keep the excess drippin fat. It gives a light salty flavour. I recommend it to you all.

Dominique,Mtl, canada

why is the reindeer pate label in English? Looks fake

Yeah, confusing Sweden with Switzerland is OLD!!! Get over it and for God’s sake pay attention in geography class!!!

Canned duck fat is not eaten but used for cooking as a very fine replacement of butter. You use very little quantities to cook.

Canned duck fat is popular in Australia, you haven’t eaten sauteed potatoes till you’ve had them fried in the fat. Also in the UK as a kid we used to have tongue sandwiches, ham and tripe as a Sunday treat. I’d pass on the scorpions though!!
Tongue tastes very much like corned beef. In Australia we also eat fried lambs brains. Yum.

Cultural foods can turn into a pretty sensitive topic and if you’re going to prepare an article such as this, I suggest you get your facts straight first. Get your nation of origins right and get the purposes of the food right.
And I speak for other Koreans when I say that silkworms aren’t comparable to peanuts in America. The vast majority of Koreans prefer peanuts over silkworms, hands down (although of course there wouldn’t be as much of a taboo).