18 January 2009

bizarre foods to try

Andrew Zimmern's list from Bizarre Foods.
Goa
Cow's Urine Tonic

Phuket
Fish Stomach Sauce

Ethiopia
Raw Camel Kidneys with Berbere and Lemon Juice

Tanzania
Fresh Goat's Blood

Uganda
Giant Flying Ants

Hawaii
Roy Yamaguchi's Homemade Natto Tofu Skin with Hana Snails and Salmon Roe

Samoa
Giant Clam Sashimi

Maine
Rob Evans' Honey Glazed Smoked Raw Lobster
Toasted Ears at Hugo's

Los Angeles
Wolfgang Puck's Hunan Style Rooster Balls
Nobu Matsuhisa's Uni Shooter

Chile
Piure
Niache (seasoned lamb's blood)

Iceland
Hakari (eight-week-old putrefied shark) in Slatur (blood pudding)

Russia
Pickled Lamprey

Bolivia
Chafaina (cow vein stew)
Chunos (freeze-dried rotten potatoes)

Minnesota
Lutefisk (dried cod rehydrated in lye)

China
Penis Soup
Donkey Skin
I would try anything, but draw the line at rotten shark. See also Pilot Guides (Intrepid Dishes: Mouldy Shark Meat).

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Today was a very lazy day.

2 comments:

liz888 said...

Another reason why God invented Vegemite sandwiches.

Liz

ACT said...

Vegemite, bizarre?