#1 Rocky Mountain Oyster

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Don’t be fooled by the name, they are actually bull-calf testicles and they are eaten by deep-frying it like your regular fried chicken. Considered a novelty dish in some parts of North America.

#2 Tong Zi Tan

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Or in English known as Virgin Boys Egg. It’s a delicacy in Dongyang, China where they boil eggs with young boys’ urine collected from primary schools around the town. They say is good for health.

#3 Tuna Eyeballs

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If you close you eyes and taste this, it supposed to taste a little bit like squid. The best part of all, you can find them easily at any store in China or Japan. Just boil and season to taste.

#4 A-ping

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Of course, why not fry a tarantula just like other fried insect. It’s famous in Cambodia during the food shortage under the brutal Khmer Rouge regime but now we eat them like candies.

#5 Fugu

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Unlike most weird foods, pufferfish is not exactly disgusting, it’s just dangerous to consume if toxic parts are not being removed properly. Are you willing to risk your life to try this Japan delicacy?

#6 Puffin Heart

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Just because they are cute, doesn’t mean they are no good as food. Puffin is a species of Auk and the heart is considered a delicacy in Iceland. Gordon Ramsay has a whole video showing how to sky-fish and de-bird a Puffin. Literally just snap the neck like a twig, pull and eat the heart raw.

#7 Casu Marzu

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No, it’s not special power from Dragon Ball. It’s a scrumptious traditional Sardinian, Italy delicacy, the maggot cheese. With sheep’s milk producing Pecorino cheese, then the whole good cheese is left with top sliced opened for flies to lay their eggs. Once the eggs hatch, the larvae will start to eat through the cheese. Apparently, these thousands of maggots help break down the cheese fats, making them soft for consumption but be careful, it may just turn your stomach upside-down. 

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