The Six Most Terrifying Foods in the World!

[SoulOnIce]

Read it and barf!

http://www.cracked.com/article_14979_6-most-terrifying-foods-in-world.html

[mgs]

very funny, slightly disturbing (seen worse).

[LewisH]

the article accompanying it had me rofl.

[Sanagi]

Mmmmm, dead baby mice wine.

[thespianphryne]

The only truly terrifying thing on that list is Casu Marzu. The mouse wine is merely squicky. The rest of the stuff is purely a question of taste. If eating duck doesn't bother you, eating Balut shouldn't either. A dead bird is a dead bird.


-Das

[titanfan]

I've had balut, and while I don't really see the appeal, I'd still take it over liver, gizzards, frog legs, and tongue. (frog legs do taste better, but it's a freakin frog)

[Flamebird]

Wow, Vegemite didn't even make the list???


I think the list was rigged. :rolleyes:

[mgs]

If eating duck doesn't bother you, eating Balut shouldn't either. A dead bird is a dead bird.

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the link won't work anymore, but I think the sick thing about that was not what you were eating, but that you still have to kill it (the baby duck) before eating it. From what i remember, the article said that vendors keep the eggs in warm sand. Possibly implying that they are still being incubated and grown in their shells, like taking a working uterus home, then eating the fetus, if not cooked. eww..

[Hybrid2]

And i was so hungry before clicking that link...
Thanks a lot!

[titanfan]

From what i remember, the article said that vendors keep the eggs in warm sand. Possibly implying that they are still being incubated and grown in their shells, like taking a working uterus home, then eating the fetus, if not cooked. eww..

The balut is cooked so, the uterus is dead by the time you eat it.

[Aggie]

i will never say anything bad about the hotdog ever again...

[thespianphryne]

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the link won't work anymore, but I think the sick thing about that was not what you were eating, but that you still have to kill it (the baby duck) before eating it. From what i remember, the article said that vendors keep the eggs in warm sand. Possibly implying that they are still being incubated and grown in their shells, like taking a working uterus home, then eating the fetus, if not cooked. eww..

Yeah, it's disturbing when you think about it like that, but I eat lobster and I eat oysters and clam - that are still alive when I run my knife through the adductor muscles rip 'em open and eat them.

I find it disingenuous to be overly nice about things when one already eats other living animals.


-Das

[Flamebird]

Yeah, it's disturbing when you think about it like that, but I eat lobster and I eat oysters and clam - that are still alive when I run my knife through the adductor muscles rip 'em open and eat them.

I find it disingenuous to be overly nice about things when one already eats other living animals.


-Das

You eat live lobster?? Doesn't it fight back?:rolleyes:

[mgs]

The balut is cooked so, the uterus is dead by the time you eat it.

oh, thank God. *sweat beginning to form stops*
I find it disingenuous to be overly nice about things when one already eats other living animals.
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yes, this is true, but the eating of still living, multiple celled beings (like the whole monkey brain thing) still manages to make me a bit queasy. :)
You eat live lobster?? Doesn't it fight back?:rolleyes:

ha! Well, the only thing stopping me from eating too much lobster is the thought that it is in the same class (not sure if that's scientifically the correct distinction) as our common land roaches. It's an underwater bug! :)

[Grazzt]

They forgot to include "100 Year Old Eggs" (a Chinese delicacy), and honeypot ants that're eaten alive (the bottoms of the ant fill up with liquid sugar, so they're really sweet).

[will_butler]

I was going to mention the Thousand Year Eggs. The best friend I've ever had in my life was half Chinese and half Laotian, and between his descriptions of thousand year eggs, balak (Chinese lutefisk), and swallowing a still-beating snake heart from a shot glass... well, it made total sense that he became such a fan of fried chicken and mashed potatoes. God bless Southern cooking.

Will

[ninjapeps]

I thought this would be a thread about Philppine food. Not surprised balut made the list. We eat anything edible in this country. :D

[BnL]

What exactly IS a 1,000 year old egg?

[will_butler]

What exactly IS a 1,000 year old egg?

Heh.

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Century_egg :

Century egg, also known as preserved egg, hundred-year egg, thousand-year egg and thousand-year-old egg is a Chinese cuisine ingredient made by preserving duck, chicken or quail eggs in a mixture of clay, ash, salt, lime, and rice straw for several weeks to several months, depending on the method of processing. The yolk of the egg is concentrically variegated in pale and dark green colors while the egg white is dark brown and transparent, like cola. The yolk is creamy with a strong aroma and an almost cheese-like flavor. The egg white has a gelatinous texture similar to cooked egg white, but has very little taste. Some eggs have patterns near the surface of the egg white which are likened to pine branches. The egg is considered a delicacy in the west, but is quite common in the Far East.

And here's a pic:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/63/Century_egg_sliced_open.jpeg

Mmmmm-boy!

Will

[BnL]

Hmm, not as bad as I thought it would be. Still probably wouldn't eat it.

[Cam63]

Wow, Vegemite didn't even make the list???


I think the list was rigged. :rolleyes:

You leave our tarry concentrated yeast extract alone !

[the4thpip]

I found most of the article pretty ignorant. For example, the lye that they try to make sound like a chemical weapon of some kind is commonly used as a kind of baking soda, I have it in my own kitchen.
And what's the big deal about ant eggs? I mean, is that any weirder than caviar or honey?

I'll give 'em the dead mice and the illegal cheese, though. That is at least as gross as having grapes rot and drinking the resulting juice after leaving it on a shelf for years.

[Lunar Daydreamer]

What was that uber vile looking German dish you've put here a few times, Pip?

[the4thpip]

What was that uber vile looking German dish you've put here a few times, Pip?

Labskaus! But when you actually read up what is in it, it's very harmless (meat, beets, potatoes).


However, Americans do enjoy their Prairie Oysters. They even have a Festival in Montana:
http://www.testyfesty.com/
(http://www.testyfesty.com/)

[Lunar Daydreamer]

Labskaus! But when you actually read up what is in it, it's very harmless (meat, beets, potatoes).

I'll bet MacGiver could blow the doors off a prison with it.

McGiver rules.

[hichaec]

I've had pacha, and I don't really get why it's gross? I mean, it's just cooked sheep meat.

When I had it, the guy serving it thought it'd be cute to put sparklers in the eye sockets. That was a little disturbing, but the dish itself wasn't bad at all.

[Red Berens]

And lets not forget Fosters Beer. What kind of dead kangaroo do you suppose they squeeze that stuff out of?

[Cam63]

I've mentioned before, an Indonesian delicacy where heavily salted pork is placed in bamboo shoots and buried underground for months, resulting in a lovely mess of putrified goo.

It's an iniciation rite of visitors to eat some and keep a straight face, while washing it down with the local version of saki that tastes like metho.

...then ask for seconds.

[Cam63]

And lets not forget Fosters Beer. What kind of dead kangaroo do you suppose they squeeze that stuff out of?

The public health people said we gotta stop doin' that.

[Christopher Cross Is God]

I've had pacha, and I don't really get why it's gross? I mean, it's just cooked sheep meat.

When I had it, the guy serving it thought it'd be cute to put sparklers in the eye sockets. That was a little disturbing, but the dish itself wasn't bad at all.


Ugh, in Iran they call it "kale pacha." Kind of an odd name, because "kale" means "head", while "pacha" means "thigh" (If I remember correctly).....Anyway, I can't stand that shit.

I'd always know my mom was cooking the stuff if I'd wake up to a funky smell in the house. They put the sheep head in a pot and simmer it overnight, that was always a pleasant surprise.

Best thing was, it would take about an hour of me being out of the house until the smell cleared away from my nose.

I've heard about Mexicans having a similar dish, but I can't remember what it's called.

And on the topic of balut, it's not just in the Philippines. The Vietnamese eat that a lot, as well. What I consider gross about it is the feathers and everything are still intact, you're eating the entire developed embryo......I asked a Vietnamese guy about it, he said it tastes real good, but anytime he'd eat it he'd have to clear his mind of the fact of what he's actually eating. Otherwise, it would gross him out.

He did say the feathers & beak aren't hard, due to the liquid inside the egg keeping it soft.

You can find balut at quite a few Asian markets. Same with durian, that fruit that's supposed to taste real good but has one of the most repulsive odors in the world.

On the topic of lutefisk, I'm wondering if that's similar to what Swedes eat. There's a dish, translated to English as "sour herring," which is herring fermented/rotting in the ground for weeks, then it's brought out and prepared. It's supposed to smell nasty as hell (far worse than any normal fish smell you've endured), and the way they seem to usually buy it is in cans.

They say the can is originally square shaped, and they're not supposed to open it until the fermenting fish eventually causes the can to round out so there are no longer any corners on the can. Otherwise, it's not ready yet.

Another tidbit on sour herring is you're supposed to open & eat it outdoors, otherwise your house or apt will smell for at least a week.

[Gladiaria_Alata]

I've mentioned before, an Indonesian delicacy where heavily salted pork is placed in bamboo shoots and buried underground for months, resulting in a lovely mess of putrified goo.

It's an iniciation rite of visitors to eat some and keep a straight face, while washing it down with the local version of saki that tastes like metho.

...then ask for seconds.

....And acutally live after eating it? o_o

[Christopher Cross Is God]

I've mentioned before, an Indonesian delicacy where heavily salted pork is placed in bamboo shoots and buried underground for months, resulting in a lovely mess of putrified goo.

It's an iniciation rite of visitors to eat some and keep a straight face, while washing it down with the local version of saki that tastes like metho.

...then ask for seconds.

Can't believe that didn't make the list.

Methinks the guy who does that site should've done more research.

[Cam63]

Can't believe that didn't make the list.

Methinks the guy who does that site should've done more research.

Maybe those who survived were too traumatised to speak of it ?

[Red Berens]

We here in the west have something just as bad. Rocky Mountain Oysters.

[the4thpip]

We here in the west have something just as bad. Rocky Mountain Oysters.

I already posted the link a page or two back:

http://www.testyfesty.com/
(http://www.testyfesty.com/)

[Cam63]

'End of the day, it's still meat.

[Red Berens]

'End of the day, it's still meat.

So is kangaroo a dark meat or a white meat? And do you play with them before you kill 'em and skin em' ?

[Hybrid2]

I'll bet MacGiver could blow the doors off a prison with it.

McGiver rules.

Bah!
He cant even get out of a glacier
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=7PdY3L-JYzk

[beetlebum]

I was going to mention the Thousand Year Eggs. The best friend I've ever had in my life was half Chinese and half Laotian, and between his descriptions of thousand year eggs, balak (Chinese lutefisk), and swallowing a still-beating snake heart from a shot glass... well, it made total sense that he became such a fan of fried chicken and mashed potatoes. God bless Southern cooking.

Will


Ha,ha you're my new best friend! I'm Laotian with a bit of Chinese in me. Dad is from a tribe that emigrated from China to Laos, a long time ago. I would never eat 1,000 year egg. Sounds gross. But ant eggs are eaten not only in Mexico, but S.E Asia. So the article was ignorant in that regard. And if you read the comments made by the Koreans about mice wine, you will find it is non existent in their country. They need to proof read before publishing. I would never eat that cheese though. You should only feed that to terrorists as a way of extrapolating information from them.:p :D

[will_butler]

Ha,ha you're my new best friend! I'm Laotian with a bit of Chinese in me. Dad is from a tribe that emigrated from China to Laos, a long time ago. I would never eat 1,000 year egg. Sounds gross. But ant eggs are eaten not only in Mexico, but S.E Asia. So the article was ignorant in that regard. And if you read the comments made by the Koreans about mice wine, you will find it is non existent in their country. They need to proof read before publishing. I would never eat that cheese though. You should only feed that to terrorists as a way of extrapolating information from them.:p :D

Awesomeness. All Asians love the Will. ;)

And yeah, there were certainly some inaccuracies in the article, but we are talking about Cracked, here. And I must say, they've improved immensely from their days of being a third-rate Mad clone. They're actually pretty funny, now.

I have to say, though, that I'm a bit torn. The Anthony Bourdain fan in me wants to try at least some of this kind of extreme cuisine, but at the same time... generally I avoid rotten food. C'est la vie, I suppose.

Will

[Infra-Man]

Never had balut, but my folks have at family gatherings and my brother did once, I think. That stuff just looks nasty. Give me some extra chicken adobo and pansit, thank you very much. Get that partially formed baby duck away from me.

I've never had it, but based on its appearance before being cooked, I'm surprised geoducks didn't make the list:
http://www.antiquark.com/img/geoduck_clam_2.jpg

Who in the hell saw that and thought, "You know, that looks tasty"?

[The Mutt]

McRibs are back!

http://img.slate.com/media/1/123125/123051/2155869/2160972/070320_$B_mcRibTN.jpg

[Cam63]

So is kangaroo a dark meat or a white meat? And do you play with them before you kill 'em and skin em' ?

Kangaroo is green and gold.

...and the Kiwis, Poms and other rugby league playing nations play with 'em before they get eaten by the 'Roos.