The most extreme food from around the world

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Snake meat, blood sausage, roasted ants and baby mice wine. As cuisines start becoming weirder by the minute, we bring to you pictures from around the world

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Balut (තාරා බිත්තර)
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A popular Asian dish considered as an aphrodisiac but one that a normal person might think twice before eating is the dish of Balut that is a part of the local cuisine in the Philippines Balut is a duck egg that contains a fetus, with the egg boiled before being served. Once the embryo is consumed the stimulation is thought to begin.
Often served nestled within its broken outer shell, this dish is a weird aphrodisiac and because ducks are not on the endangered species list, an adventurous person might actually develop a taste for this dish


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Bird's Nest Soup

Strange as it may seem, Bird's nest soup is another Asian delicacy that people actually pay top dollars to procure and enjoy. This dish is, surprisingly edible having been made from the saliva of the cave-dwelling swift bird. The nests are formed along cave walls and are actually difficult to obtain

Renowned for their ability to stimulate the libido, this soup is one of the most expensive animal-based dishes in the world.​

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Cobra (නයි)

One of the most poisonous snakes feared in the world, the cobra meat is considered a delicacy in many places. In some concoctions cobra blood is mixed with a beverage containing alcohol​

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Criadillas

A delicacy in Spain, renowned for its bull fighting sport is a dish called "Criadillas", which is basically a bull testicle. Also known in Canada as Prairie Oysters, the dish is sliced first and then cooked with garlic and parsley, better if they are barbecued.​

 

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(වවූල්ලු)

Smoked bats are sold in the covered market in Jogiakarta. From far these smoked bats which are only about three inches long resemble skeletal brown mice​

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Blood Sausage

Called Boudin in France, Blutwurst in Germany and blood pudding in the UK, blood sausage is typically made from pig, sheep, goat or cattle blood, along with seasonings, suet or other fat and often grains such as barley, oatmeal, buckwheat kasha or rice​

 

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P'tcha

P'tcha also known as calves foot jelly is a traditional Jewish dish made from calves feet. Served mostly as an appetizer at Jewish weddings, P'tcha is a delicacy made from one of the least expensive parts of the animal​

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Fugu

Notwithstanding the fact that this dangerous dish kills about 300 people in Japan every year, Fugu, a dish which has as its prime ingredient the very poisonous blowfish draws customers for the delicious flavour. Studies have shown that the toxin present in this fish is more lethal than cyanide​

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Belachan

Belachan is a dried shrimp paste sold in a rectangular brick in the streets of Malaysia. It has such a strong smell that might just put off the appetite. It is not intended, nor customarily used, for immediate consumption and has to be fully cooked since it is raw. It is often an ingredient in dipping sauce for fish or vegetables.​

 

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Alligator(කිඹුල් මස්)

A popular dish of the southern part of the United States of America is alligator on a stick which is chunks of deep fried alligator that includes a majority of the meat from the tail part which is then battered in corn meal and served on a 10 inch wooden skewer​

 

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Mopane

A popular African dish goes by the name of Mopane which is a dish made entirely of Mopane worms, the green and blue spiky caterpillar of the nocturnal Emperor moth. Once killed for eating the innards are are squeezed out and boiled and sun-dried.​

 

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Iguana, a species of lizard is commonly eaten in many countries including Mexico,Honduras, Belize and the Panama. Also called the "Bamboo Chicken" iguanas are hunted in large numbers for their meat, which is considered to be a great delicacy.​

 

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(ගෙඹි කකුල්)

In Southern part of the United States, frog legs are a delicacy where the people swear the taste of the back legs to be like that of chicken​

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(කැරපොත්තෝ)
Fried crickets are a great delicacy in Philippines.​

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(බැදපු කුරුමිණියෝ)

Roasted Ants are consumed on an everyday basis in Colombia. These large ants are fried or roasted and have a smoky taste.​

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(බුවල්ලෝ)

In Korea, Sannakji is a live dish consisting of live octopus, where the octopus is cut into pieces while still alive, seasoned with sesame oil and served immediately while the tentacles can still be seen squirming on the plate​

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(මී පැටවූ)

Baby mice wine is considered a traditional Korean and Chinese "health tonic". Little mice, eyes still closed, are stuffed while still alive in a bottle of rice wine. Then they are left to ferment​

 

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අප්පෝ බන්, අපේ කසියා ගහන එකාවත් මේවා කන්නේ නම් නෑ. ඒකනම් මට sure