facts verse presents 12 disgusting
things that people actually eat number
12
sea urchin gonads it looks like a
baseball sized wad of thorns and is
basically about as edible as it looks
except two sea otters some folks eat
them for what are described as their
delicious sweet chunks the sea urchins
gonads if you're in the mood for this
delicacy you don't even have to wait for
it to be cooked some restaurants and San
Diego and Los Angeles serve live sea
urchins just crack the shell open as it
is held in a vise and dig in restaurants
assure guests that because the urchins
have neither nervous systems nor brains
they don't feel anything as you eat them
number eleven kumis
it is actually a drink but it is
nutritious and definitely disgusting
enough to make this list kumis is a
dairy product made from fermented milk
it is not made from cows milk however
but from the fermented milk of female
horses this mares milk is fermented for
several hours or even days often while
it is being churned or stirred because a
Mayor's milk contains 40% more lactose
sugars than a cow's milk before
fermenting occurs kumis has a higher
resulting alcohol content mild at only
0.7 to 2.5 percent alcohol during the
fermenting process lactobacillus
bacteria acidifies the milk in yeast
turns it into an alcoholic carbonated
drink think of it as a fizzy glass of
moldy horse milk it also has another
interesting property it is a mild
laxative it is a usual alcoholic
beverage for Mongolians number ten hasma
in China many people consider hasma as
the perfect ending to a delicious meal
asthma is made of the fallopian tubes of
frogs
these reproductive organs may be
purchased in a
and shrunken state and prepared by
boiling with water this allows them to
swell up to ten or fifteen times their
size when dehydrated the only thing that
is added to the dish besides water is
sugar for a sweetener hasma is then
served as a dessert
number nine jellied moose nose
this food is enjoyed in Alaska and
northernmost North America preparation
of the dish is fairly simple
the mooses nose is removed and boiled in
water long enough to loosen its hairs
which are then plucked off the nose is
returned to the water to be boiled even
longer and some spices are added to
enhance its broth when it has
disintegrated into a gelatinous mass it
is chilled and served in slices number
eight witchetty grubs the Australian
Aborigines have relied on natural foods
for thousands of years one of these
foods is the protein rich witchetty grub
these Whitewood eating larvae are about
four inches long and are from qasida
moths their cocoons are dug out of the
ground under witchetty shrubs
Australians open the cocoons and eat the
grubs raw the witchetty grub is now
regarded like some national signature
dish and may be found on a few
restaurant menus
they've been described by those who eat
them as chewy with a soft centre that
tastes like eggs they may also be cooked
by roasting them and campfire ashes
they're reportedly very easy for young
children to digest number seven fruit
bat soup this soup is enjoyed in Guam
and Micronesia as well as parts of
Thailand it's preparation is simple when
you follow this authentic Micronesian
recipe take three well washed fruit bats
that have neither been skinned nor
eviscerated place them in boiling water
with a teaspoon of fresh ginger and a
large onion that has been quartered fur
is eaten along with everything but the
bones the soup is dangerous as
justing it can damage your brain fruit
bats live on a diet of plants that are
known to cause neurological diseases in
humans cooking and eating a fruit bat
with a stomach full of poisons can cause
a person to develop up to three cerebral
malfunctions that are scientifically
known as am atrophic lateral sclerosis
Parkinson's dementia complex ALS PDC
number six stink heads it has always
been a staple of the Native Alaskan diet
and they always use all the parts of the
fish fermented salmon heads are distinct
ethnic cuisine in North America and are
referred to colloquially as stink heads
the natives take their salmon catch cut
off the heads and bury those heads in
the ground in fermentation pits wooden
barrels or even plastic food storage
bags for a few weeks or more during this
time nature takes its course and the
heads begin to rot before they can
disintegrate completely the salmon heads
are harvested mashed into a sort of
putty or pudding and served cold
the tradition of consuming stink heads
poses some real health issues however as
regional health care professionals
frequently deal with totally avoidable
and sometimes serious cases of botulism
number five caterpillar fungus the
caterpillar fungus grows as a parasitic
fungus on insect larvae it invades the
bodies of fighter Rhodes caterpillars
killing them and causing them to mummify
in the spring or early summer the
funguses fruiting emerges out of the
caterpillars forehead once harvested
this fungus is used in a soup by the
Tibetans and Chinese caterpillar fungus
is also commonly used in their cultures
as medicine to treat a variety of
ailments from fatigue to cancer it is
also considered an aphrodisiac
number four lutefisk lutefisk is a name
that literally means lye fish it is a
traditional holiday dish in Nordic
country's made from stock fish white
fish that is air dried or white fish
cliff Fisk that has been dried and
salted this fish is reconstituted by
soaking it in water for several days and
then soaked with soda lye Lots derived
from potash minerals caution must be
taken not to overcook lutefisk or it may
turn to soap when lutefisk has been
prepared and eaten cleanup of all pans
and dishes occurs immediately no
lutefisk or it's residue may remain on
dishes and utensils or overnight it
becomes almost impossible to remove
gelatinous lutefisk is traditionally
served with a variety of side dishes
which may include green peas potatoes
gravy mashed rutabagas chopped bacon and
melted butter white sauce and goat
cheese number 3 corn smut corn smut is a
disease that strikes corn and can infect
any part of the plant it usually enters
through the plants ovaries and once
inside it replaces the cobs normal
kernels with large tumors that in their
distortion resemble mushrooms in the
United States corn smut is considered a
pest in Mexico it is called HeLa kosh
grown and harvested for many years it is
considered a delicacy
since the fully mature galls created by
the disease are dry and almost entirely
filled with spores the galls that are
cooked are harvested while still
immature and moist
these are harvested two to three weeks
after the corn is infected when they are
not yet fully ripe their flavor is said
to be similar to mushrooms and is savory
earthy sweet and woody number two raw
blood soup raw blood soup known in
Vietnamese as a con is an ethnic dish
made with the raw blood of geese or
ducks sometimes garnished with herbs and
peanuts on top though it is a typical
and protein-rich breakfast of northern
vietnam country people it can be risky
to consume you
danger of contracting the h5n1 bird flu
virus the soup is made by taking fresh
blood from a foul and refrigerating it
so that it gently congeals served cold
it has a slightly sweet but coppery and
metallic taste with an interesting
texture number one human placenta many
mammals eat the placenta of their young
after childbirth as it is a
nutrient-rich antibody packed food there
are a variety of countries where people
do also engage in the practice of
placenta Phase II the eating of human
placenta these people believe that
ingesting placenta prevents postpartum
depression and increases milk production
the placenta is considered by some
proponents to be excluded from the
classification needed to be considered
cannibalism because it is only a
temporary organ recipes are available
online for its preparation and serving
the Chinese also used dried placenta in
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