If you are looking for a thrilling experience and you want some thrill in your meals, then these dishes are the perfect choices for you.
People say that creativity has no limits and this sentence has been proven to be correct. Many animals and animal body parts are considered as inedible to most people but some countries managed to turn them into delicacies. Today, together with Illume-eMag will introduce to you weird dishes that are made from ingredients that only exist in your weirdest dream.
Gaebul, South Korea
Gaebul in Korean means sea spoon worm, also known as penis fish because it looks very much like a male body part. For a long time, gaebul has become a favorite food of Koreans. Fish is washed with sea water to keep its natural sweetness, then cleaned the intestines, cut into small pieces, served with chogochujang sauce (a sauce indispensable when enjoying squid, grilled octopus or seafood) fresh in Korean cuisine, made with chili sauce, vinegar and sugar). If you are not brave enough to eat it raw, you can marinate the fish with salt and pepper, sesame oil and grill it. Many diners enjoying this dish for the first time have had to blush because of its shape, do you want to taste it?
White ant egg soup, Laos
You have heard of crab soup, chicken soup, shrimp soup, crab soup, abalone soup, … but have you ever heard of white ant egg soup? This is one of the strangest soups in the world appearing in Laos, this dish is called “Gaeng Kai Mot Daeng” in their . This soup is made from eggs and embryos of white ants, adding a few baby ants to increase the sour taste. Lao people think that this dish has the same taste as shrimp, quite delicious and delicate.
Huitlacoche, Mexico
Anthracnose is a fungus that causes normal corn kernels to grow into a tumour-like shape, covered in dark green spores. Most people would throw away these seemingly germ-carrying corns, but Mexicans see them as a culinary specialty. In fact, they are not toxic but delicious and they call it “Huitlacoche” (meaning corn anthrax).
Deep fried rattlesnake, USA
This is a favorite dish in the southwestern United States, It is said that it tastes a bit like frog legs. Rattlesnake meat is boiled, bones removed before dipping in a mixture of eggs, salt, spices and breadcrumbs. The final step is to deep fry and enjoy.
Muktuk, Greenland
Greenland is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark. Muktuk is their traditional dish consisting of frozen whale skin and blubber (whale fat). Muktuk contains a lot of vitamin C, which helps prevent diseases. However, today, this dish is not as popular as before because people’s tastes have changed and they are concerned that ocean wastes may infect sea creatures. It can be eaten raw or pickled. Muktuk looks a bit like licorice and consists of three layers: a skin layer (which tastes like hazelnuts), a tough fat layer, and an extra layer of protection in the middle that’s even tougher. Don’t eat this if you wear dentures.
Deep-fried Tarantula Spider, Cambodia
The tarantula is hairy and is one of the largest and most venomous spiders on the planet. They were first eaten by Cambodians under the Khmer Rouge regime. It sounds very scary, but today, Tarantula has become a popular snack in the land of temples. Tarantulas are deep-fried and are said to taste a bit like crab. This is indeed a dish only for those who are brave, just by looking at it, it is enough to put it in your mouth. How about you?