Spain, Poland, Russia, EUROPE
What about lotus in a standing pool? No, I am talking not going to explain this to you, but I would really elaborate on why I got amazed at the very fact that in Eastern Europe, cow’s intestines are filled with good stuff,.
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Germany, EUROPE
Schmaltz spread is the answer to butter and cheese. Schmaltz is derived from the German word schmelzen, which means to melt. Here we are melting lard and tallow. This has been brought to the American English by the Yiddish speaking…
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Ireland, EUROPE
Enough of blood-black puddings and red morcillas, it is time for something more colorless, more solid and more like a pudding…without blood or any such thing that you would call as Yuck! Then why am I happy celebrating my Weird food in
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Peru, SOUTH AMERICA
Thanks Melissa. Although as per my schedule, I am over with South American weird food, I decided to tell the readers about the Peruvian delicacy suggested by you:
Deep Fried, Brined Guinea Pig with Parsley Sauce and Guacamole…
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Brazil, SOUTH AMERICA
The cassava root are poisonous when eaten raw, well it is not eaten by the Brazilians in the raw form. The manioc or cassava is made edible by pulverizing the root and by pressing it under a weight to extract the poisonous juice…
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Argentina, SOUTH AMERICA
If you remember my previous post on blood pudding, you will be able to correlate with it better. Morcilla of Argentina is the chorizo version of blood pudding, where the blood of pig is coagulated, seasoned with salt, pepper,…
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Peru, SOUTH AMERICA
Dogs, snakes, lizards…and even the cute looking guinea pigs. Yes foodies, the cute looking guinea pigs is slaughtered and grilled to honor the guests in Peru…this practice has been taken from the Andean household. Guinea pigs ar
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Columbia, SOUTH AMERICA
Ants are also edible. If you have any doubts about this read this…In Columbia ants are roasted and fried for snacks. The queen ants are relished at royal banquets in Columbia, I am not joking. These species are quite crunchy…
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Mexico,U.S, NORTH AMERICA
Chitterlings or chichirrones in the Southern part of the United States is the weirdest food that I have come across in the North American continent. Why call the Japanese cuisine the weirdest, even in Latin America they eat…
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New Brunswick,Quebec,Canada, NORTH AMERICA
I am going to tell you a little story…of a weird food. It originated from the very feeling called ‘weird’. It happened in the restaurant of Fernand Lachance at Warwick, Quebec, when a customer wanted to…
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