1. Snail noodles

This is now a special delicacy all over the country. The snail noodles originating from Guangxi have conquered the taste buds of many people with its unique sour and refreshing taste. , but there are also people who feel sick all over as soon as they smell this smell, let alone eat it.

2. Cattle stew

In ethnic minority areas such as Yunnan and Guizhou, cattle are often slaughtered, the undigested forage in the stomach of the cattle is taken out, the juice is squeezed out, and then mixed with Chinese herbal medicine , spices, etc. are put into the pot and simmered slowly to make the authentic beef hot pot soup base. The soup base made this way has a rotten smell! If you put it in a pot and cook it, the smell will immediately spread to a radius of ten miles, which can be described as a stink.

3. Baby eggs

Looking like tea eggs, they are actually cooked with children’s urine and are a traditional snack in Dongyang, Zhejiang. Baby eggs are twice as expensive as tea eggs, and demand often exceeds supply. Some people in Dongyang buy dozens of pills for their whole family to eat at one go, and some elderly people insist on eating two pills a day. As for the taste, you can experience it yourself. I won’t eat it anyway.

4. Houttuynia cordata

Also called Zheergen, it has an indescribable strange smell that really makes many people intolerable, but there are also many friends around me who love to eat it. This is a relatively polarizing delicacy. Many people like to eat cold Houttuynia cordata, and many roadside shops in Sichuan also serve this dish.

5. Golden Cicada

I remember the first time I went to a friend’s house in Shandong and saw this special delicacy, I was completely shocked and didn’t dare to move my chopsticks at all. This kind of cicada larvae in the developmental stage is a local delicacy and is expensive. Many locals like to eat it. But the appearance of the bug is still very psychologically stressful.

6. Drunken yellow mud snails

This kind of delicacy that is relatively common in seaside cities is really scary to inland friends. Like a shelled snail with mucus, there will be broken shells and sand in your mouth, which is salty and fishy. But those who like it find it extremely delicious and appetizing.

7. Blood clams

This is very popular in the southeastern coastal areas. The bloody appearance can indeed scare many friends who eat it for the first time, and it can be eaten after soaking in boiling water for a few seconds. The aggressive approach is also daunting. Blood cockles have thick, tender meat and a moist flavor. They are actually very delicious.

8. Northeastern Doenjang

This kind of soybean paste made from moldy fermentation of soybeans is an important part of Northeastern cuisine. Northeastern people especially like doenjang, but for the third For out-of-town friends who ate it once, the special fermented taste of doenjang was really unacceptable. Moreover, the saltiness of doenjang is very high, and those who are used to bland taste may not be able to eat it.

9. Beijing Bean Juice

It looks a bit like soy milk, but when you drink it in your mouth, it really smells like rancid swill. This Beijing specialty snack made of mung beans is a classic delicacy that Beijingers love very much, but for foreign friends, you will definitely regret it after trying it once.

10. Stinky mandarin fish

As a representative of Anhui cuisine, stinky mandarin fish is very famous. It gives off a slight odor, but the fish meat is as white and firm as garlic cloves. I personally think it is very delicious. However, there are also friends who are not used to the smell of smelly mandarin fish and are afraid to avoid it.