Snake venom!
Can you die from it?
Let's find out!
What's up guys!
Welcome back to another episode of the Reformat Show.
My name is Matt,
and in today's episode I will be ingesting myself with
snake venom, snake blood and a delicious snake skin salad.
Welcome to the Huaxi night market!
The Huaxi night market on the west-end of Taipei
is loaded with a craziest street food you'll ever encounter
but I came here specifically to try snake venom
and snake skin salad
at the famous snake alleyway
where you can even find some turtle soup.
Nooooo!!
Wow, it is quite busy today at the snake restaurant.
Ordering snake is considered quite normal here
like ordering a lobster in the West.
That's a huge snake, my god!
Snake venom shots are supposed to provide many health benefits,
so what exactly are these shots you may ask.
This looks crazy!
Well here goes!
Snake bile,
snake penis wine,
snake venom,
a Chinese medicine,
ginseng,
and snake capsules.
Oh, and let's not forget snake blood.
Ah, it just smells terrible.
You're right!! [Jafar from Aladdin]
Supposedly there's a lot of health benefits to this,
I got a little cough lately,
so hopefully this will set me straight.
So, I drink a little bit right?
YES! Half!
You mix it all.
You put all! Mix this one!
I was quite confused about the special drinking process,
so I asked for some assistance.
Wow, so I'm taking in all the venom right now.
Wrong! After this one...
than you should this one next...
All, you eat all!
Oh god!
two of them?
Wow, snake oil
and snake venom.
Snake venom tasted a little bit like the Greek alcohol Ouzo.
Wow, that is strong!
I hope not going into cardiac arrest.
That was like a really strong alcohol
but venom, VENOM!
So basically, the snake wine,
you drink have of it and than you keep mixing shots.
Drink half, shot! (mix) Half, shot!
Than you (swallow) down the capsules of snake oil.
You may wonder;
How can you drink snake poison and not die?
Well, this snake venom is non-lethal.
Drinking snake wine is essentially harmless,
since snake venom is made up of proteins,
these proteins are unfolded and made inactive by the alcohol.
Although, some people can experience a temporary low level of paralysis
but it made me slightly dizzy, like I was briefly on heavy drugs.
Now in some parts of Southeast Asia,
Cobras soaked in rice wine are often used as a medicine.
Or to kick off a particularly bizarre weekend.
So let's try out to snake soup, this was 250 NT.
Probably $10 bucks, 10 bucks for this meal.
Snake, snake soup!
Smells like chicken!
A little bit like chicken and turkey, but there's more flavor to.
There isn't much meat.
So you really have to chew the meat off the bone.
It is a good texture, it's a very nice texture.
It is delicate and soft.
Quite delicious actually.
It is a good broth.
Now let's top it off with a snake skin salad.
A little rubbery.
Quite enjoyable, not bad.
Good texture, a bit rubbery.
I cannot believe I'm eating snake skin.
It is a bit much...
I don't think I can eat a whole rubbery salad.
It basically is one big plate of rubbery snake skin
and a huge amount of dressing.
Just drenched!
It is a warm salad too, warm rubber, more like a soup base.
Soup salad!
Guys, that was actually very interesting.
The shots, the shots is definitely something you gotta try.
That was quite the rush!
The snake salad, was a little bit on the rubbery side for my taste,
but give it a shot.
I felt a little drowsy prior to walking in here,
but those venom shots really set me straight!
Trying snake venom has been on my bucket list for quite a while.
Now I have another question for you guys;
Would you ever try snake venom?
Would you?
Click right here, and give me your vote!
Yes or no.
And also guys please leave a comment in the comment section below;
with the most craziest meal you have ever eaten.
Thanks again for watching guys make sure to LIKE this video
and make the following selection.