Oct 4, 2024
By: Kapil Yadav
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A regular food in the Iceland supermarkets, Harkal is essentially a Greenland shark that has been allowed to ferment by hanging it in huge wooden huts. Greenland sharks are poisonous, however, this fermentation process makes them edible.
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These large, hairy venomous spiders can send a chill down your spine if you encounter them in the wild. But what would be your reaction if you saw someone beside you devouring crispy tarantulas? It is an extremely popular Cambodian delicacy.
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One of the weirdest foods on this list is the southern fried rattlesnake, which is a delicacy in the Southwestern United States. It’s basically small pieces of rattlesnakes coated in breadcrumbs and deep-fried. People say that it tastes like a mix of frog and chicken meat.
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South Korea is famous for its culture and its street food, but did you know that there is a snack that is made using silkworm larvae. It’s a popular snack in South Korea, sold by street food vendors and is also available canned.
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It looks and feels like your regular tasty green salad with a lot of seasoning and healthy grains, but take a closer look and you’ll see it contains ant larvae. People who have tried it say the taste is pleasant and nutty.
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Is there anything better than a deep fried crispy snack? Maybe a bowl of crispy fried grasshoppers. It is a delicacy in Uganda and people have it as a snack, side or even meal.
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This might sound like a regular seafood dish, but don’t be fooled by the name. A delicacy in Canada, prairie oysters are specially prepared bull testicles. Love for them can be confirmed by the fact that Canada has an annual testicle festival.
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Also known as preserved or alkalised eggs, these eggs are made by preserving eggs in a mixture of clay, ash, salt, quicklime and rice hulls. The interesting part is that this preservation process lasts for weeks or even months.
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How about a delicacy that can potentially be deadly? Fugu is a type of Japanese pufferfish that contains nerve-paralysing toxins. Even a single drop of this toxin is enough to do considerable harm. But, in Japan it is a delicacy that is eaten in a stew, grilled or as sashimi.
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Minced sheep's heart, liver, and lungs, suet, oatmeal, onions, spices, and salt, these are the ingredients used in the making of Haggis. It also happens to be the iconic national dish of Scotland.
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