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No food says Osaka, Japan more than these hot octopus-stuffed balls of deliciousness. Takoyaki, which translates to fried octopus, is said to have been invented in 1935 by a street vendor named Tomekichi Endo, and has become the definitive Osaka snack. … Continue reading “Takoyaki, Weird Regional Food”
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For all you flat-landers out there, Rocky Mountain oysters, also known as prairie oysters or cowboy caviar, are considered a delicacy by many mountain folk and are made by slicing and frying — you got it — bull testicles.
Did we eat some? More on … Continue reading “Rocky Mountain Oysters, Weird Regional Food”
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A true delicacy of the Newfoundland, cod tongues. Fried tidbits straight from the fish’s mouth, served with scrunchions, deep fried pork fat bits. The tongues just tasted like cod, with a very slight gelled consistency. And everything’s good with a little pig fat … Continue reading “Cod Tongues, Weird Regional Food”
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The incredibly unpleasant aroma led me to trying the garnish first, asking every member of the staff how to go about ingesting the worms, bringing one right up to my lips and chickening out (by the way, they most decidedly do not taste like chicken), … Continue reading “Silkworms, Weird Regional Food”
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One of the weirdest foods ever. Fancy schmancy Bazaar by José Andrés in Beverly Hills serves up these squishy, yet oddly tasty numbers. These “olives” are achieved by mixing olive juice and sodium gluconate (?!) and then squirted into water with a syringe.
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Sweet and salty deliciousness? Crunchy, chocolatey culinary delight? Uh. No. Watch the video below and PLEASE tell us that this is simply a food adventure that went terribly, terribly awry!
Here’s the festival where we found this culinary gem: https://www.gypsynester.com/broom-corn-festival.htm
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Cuy is Guinea Pig – yes just like the pets – and is traditionally eaten in the highlands of Peru on special occasions. We decide an occasion couldn’t get much more special than celebrating our visit to Machu Picchu so when we see a place … Continue reading “Cuy (Guinea Pig), Weird Regional Food”