Peculiar/ Strange dishes

[ayeshasadique]

Anyone come across peculiar or strange dishes?...could be from any where in the world... but edible ofcourse !!

I heard scots eat the offals /insides of animals raw in brine....is it true?

[Surya]

I came across "Thakaali Kesari" (Tomato Kesari) in one of those really boring Women Mags my mom reads, I think it was Mangayar Malar or something. :P

[ayeshasadique]

Has anyone tasted truffles?
Whats the taste like?....thumbs up or down?

[ayeshasadique]

Scorpions are eaten in the south of China. They are reared in ‘ranches’, mostly in people’s homes, then sold in the markets. Scorpions have a woody taste and should be eaten whole, except for the tip of the tail.

[ayeshasadique]

mopane worms/caterpillars are eaten by the venda people od south africa

[ayeshasadique]

The Mexican eat grass hoppers !!

[ayeshasadique]

Aborigines of Australia eat honeypot ants

[ayeshasadique]

Red ant stir fry....a favourite thai food

i think this is called "eesal " in tamil....i have seen some people eating fried eesal in tamilnadu too...those flying ants coming out during rainy season !!

[ayeshasadique]

The Bali people eat dragon flies ...

[ayeshasadique]

chinese eat rattlesnakes too