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The World's 10 Weirdest Eats

From chicken knees to grub guts, someone considers them a delicacy

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(Newser) – In an adventurous mood? You might want to try one of the world’s top 10 culinary challenges, compiled by Eddie Lin for the Times of London:

  • Alligator cheesecake, New Orleans: Yes, real alligator, mixed with cheese and shrimp.
  • Blood tongue, Germany: Exactly what it sounds like: Cow tongue and blood.
  • Cow udder, Italy: Stewed or fried by the Tuscan poor, when prime cuts went to the rich.

  • Chicken knee, China and Japan: No bones, just crunchy cartilage in these delicacies.
  • Haggis, Scotland: Sheep’s heart, liver, and lung mixed with seasoning—then piped into a sheep’s stomach to be served.
  • Natto, Japan: Foul-smelling, fermented soybeans are said to offer serious health benefits.
  • Witchetty grub, Australia: Witchetty is a bush, and the wiggly, juicy grubs found under it are consumed raw or charred.
For the complete list, click the link at right.

Supposedly, grubs taste like chicken.
Supposedly, grubs taste like chicken.   (©davidseth)
X Factor winner Leon Jackson poses with haggis and 'Irn-Bru' during a portrait session at Boisdale restaurant, Belgravia on December 18, 2007 in London, England.
X Factor winner Leon Jackson poses with haggis and 'Irn-Bru' during a portrait session at Boisdale restaurant, Belgravia on December 18, 2007 in London, England.   (Getty Images)
A person dines on a dish of natto; a traditional Japanese dish made from steamed and fermented soybeans, served with white rice on January 16, 2007 in Mito, Japan.
A person dines on a dish of natto; a traditional Japanese dish made from steamed and fermented soybeans, served with white rice on January 16, 2007 in Mito, Japan.   (Getty Images)
A plump uudder is seen in the cow barn of the farm Baumhoegger-Wieden of farmer Klaus Wieden on November 6, 2008 in Imbach near Leverkusen, Germany.
A plump uudder is seen in the cow barn of the farm Baumhoegger-Wieden of farmer Klaus Wieden on November 6, 2008 in Imbach near Leverkusen, Germany.   (Getty Images)
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MarkMcJackoff
Nov 7, 09 6:11 AM CST
Dont forget the Filipino delicacy - Balut , a duck egg embryo served fresh from the shell, mind the feathers, Bull Penis Soup, a favourite in Singapore and KL's Chinatown, Barbecued Dog Liver, a real delicacy from Seoul's Top Dog Restaurant, Unborn Octopus Embryo served in a top Tokyo sushi joint and of course that old Scottish favourite - !5day hung grouse - literally crawling with maggots but extremely tasty when cooked properly. Mmmm nice! Reply
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BlueAyez
Nov 7, 09 11:46 AM CST
That Filipino delicacy is called Balout. How about Rocky Mountain oysters (calf testicles)? There's a penis restaurant in China where they also consume ground tiger bones. Gotta say though, the Chinese are the ultimate in thrifty. They waste nothing. Reply
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Observer
Nov 8, 09 2:26 PM CST
People will eat anything if they are hungry or drunk enough. Monkey Brains served from the skull. Pig knuckles, Ox tails, snakes killed at your table then served, insects and endless concoctions that appear fatal if consumed. I saw people eating some kind of stew in the Peru highlands that was frightening. But these people had nothing. It was the best they could do. Makes oatmeal seem like a delicacy. Reply
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coco-jin
Nov 8, 09 10:38 PM CST
Natto is absolutely delicious. It is an acquired taste for a Midwesterner like me...yet yum! But so is ice cold cow sweat, come to think of it. Reply
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bewilderbeast
Nov 9, 09 7:48 AM CST
And if none of these dishes takes ya fancy, we have udders . . . . Reply
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