Comments on: Extremely Controversial, Bizarre, and Unusual Delicacies Around the World

By: proud2bnative

proud2bnative — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:01:34 +0000

i am aboriginal and we hunt and eat moose meat, rabbit, duck, and other animals. we remove the skin and make it into moccasins and other crafts. i am accepting of other peoples cultures and i love individuality in different cultures. imagine if we were all the same, it jus wouldnt be interesting.

By: Kraojone

Kraojone — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 05:58:15 +0000

“Eating a live frog or a live beating frog’s heart has appeared to be a delicious cuisine in Japan as well as in Thailand and China.”

I find this fact inaccurate. I’m from Thailand and been traveling all over, but I never heard such delicacy as live frog heart. I have to admit, though, that we do eat frog meat – and in some northern villages, to gross you out, tadpoles. However, it has never occur to me that we eat live amphibians.

Perhaps the only live animal we have as a delicacy is tiny river shrimps. It is called Koong-Ten, literally means “dancing shrimps.” To prepare, you need a handful of live shrimps, lime juice, chili, garlic, and other ingredients depending on one’s preference/recipe, put them all in a bowl with cover and shake.

By: Sol Accursio

Sol Accursio — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 08:56:18 +0000

I tasted fried silkworm and it tastes not so different from fried onion…. geese tongues looked \”difficult\” to taste, but after savoring the first one I quickly emptied the plate! I\’m italian. and here is \”normal\” to eat horse and donkey (they are a quite festive and not an \”everyday\” food, but no one finds anything strange in consuming them) while english friends tell me that the thought of eating horse or donkey is utterly disgusting to them— cultures are different, and there\’s no disgust in this. I probably wouldn\’t eat cockroaches, but the only reason is that I\’ve been bought up considering them disgusting, but their taste is probably good…

By: John Mancho

John Mancho — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 03:43:50 +0000

That is soo cool! I eat frog hearts everyday lol

By: Ron Chin

Ron Chin — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:27:12 +0000

Nice site and pictures. I m surprised you find so many foods “disgusting” though. Especially since you must be Chinese. I found that since my mother served all sorts of foods, (Chinese cuisine is quite diverse) I have had no problem in trying and enjoying all types of food from all around the world (including most of the foods shown here).

By: Byron

Byron — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:36:17 +0000

I think it would have such an interesting site if it wasn’t for accompanying commentary on how “disgusting” local cuisine is. Take Lobster in the past it was said to be “only fit for dogs and Indians” yet today it is an delicacy that few can afford. Shrimp looks pretty close to water borne insects and blood pudding, blood sausage is in fact made from animal blood. Every time you bite into sausage you’re more then likely biting into animal intestine. How about wieners and other processed meats “animal by-products” if its not the flesh of animals its everything in between snout, nose,ears skin etc. Perhaps we should put all this in a pile and take a picture.

We should always keep an out mind and be not so judgmental to “foreign cultures”. I those with an open live such satisfying lives over those who are closed only to ‘what is familiar”.

By: Deep Blue

Deep Blue — Tue, 19 May 2009 10:49:36 +0000

Nice delicasies my friend. That’s more salivating than canned goods if your stomach won’t hesitate.

By: Jakie

Jakie — Mon, 11 May 2009 14:08:26 +0000

Yummm! all of this looks amazing. Especially the the Taco.

By: Mr Ghaz

Mr Ghaz — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 07:41:11 +0000

Very informative article..but, the foods looks very strange for me. Thanx for sharing

By: jenny

jenny — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 04:39:28 +0000

I would just like to say this to the writer “WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM?” you’re whole blog is about unusual foods and then you bash every single one. Why don’t you ask yourself why they eat what they are eating? Most of these countries are not as rich as the western countries, so they eat what they can.WHAT IS AVAILABLE. You are a spoiled brat. Might have been a different view, if you were born in China or Peru or Cambodia.
People in India probably think we’re disgusting people for eating cows. But we think it’s normal and it tastes good. So if you are going promote “weird foods” then don’t knock it down.
Cheese Puff is right- muslims don’t eat pork because it’s just like eating garbage.
Jews- don’t eat pork or shellfish.
do you think pork and shellfish are so disgusting it can make your stomach churn and barf? cause if you don’t, your just an ignorant outsider.