Today, I am going to post about the strangest food I have found online. When I first saw them I was freaked out. They look really weird and a little bit disgusting. Let me show you guys the photos and give a brief explanation about the foods.
What did you guys think it is when you guys saw the photo?? I thought it looks like an eye. Yes! That's right. This is a tuna eyeball. This can be found in most Japanese grocery store for about 1 USD. I heard it tastes like squid and it must be boiled before eating(I don't know the reason. But it will be impossible to eat it raw. )
The second weird food I want to introduce is stinkbug. I have never seen anyone eating insects. In addition, I am pretty sure a majority of us will be so scared of insects when they see it. However in Indonesia they love eating stinkbugs. They taste like bitter sunflower seed without the salt. I know there is a cultural difference and I understand it is not disgusting to eat those bugs however I would never be able to eat it.. really..
The next food is Sannakji. I am familiar with this food because a lot of Koreans love to eat this food. However I am pretty sure you guys would be unfamiliar with it. You guys can think it as a raw octopus. We don't cook it at all and just eat it raw with a soy sauce. They still move on the the plate as you reach for your chopstick. This is an interesting but sad story about this food. There are a lot of Koreans who eat the whole raw octopus without slicing it. However it is really risky. There was a guy who ate the whole octopus and it was moving in his body and blocked the lung. He wasn't able to breathe and he was suffocated by Sannakji inside his body. So please be sure to slice it into small pieces before you eat.
The last food I want to introduce today is a Philippines food called Balut. Balut is a developing duck embryo that is boiled alive and eaten in the shell. I heard that they boil the eggs which is about to hatch. This was most freaking food I have ever seen. However I heard that it is really a healthy food including so much nutrition. However, I will never try this food in my life. I promise.(Look at the photo... How poor.)
Today's post was about the strangest food in the world. The world is really broad. Thus there are a lot of things which we have never seen in life and never expected like those foods. I heard most of them are really healthy food. However I wonder how many of us would be able to eat without nausea. I hope you guys enjoyed the post!!
First of all raw octopus is the bomb, but I've never seen it in that color because most of the raw octopuses I have rate have the red outer epidermal layer. But I would love to try it. I think for me the food that turns me off the most is the balut. This is not the first time I have heard of this dish, but it still kinda grosses me out seeing it again. I mean I'm sure it doesn't taste bad, but it's like eating a fetus. However, I would like to keep an open mind and try as many foods before I die, so maybe one day I will eat a balut. who knows?
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