China is recognized as a big gourmet country in the world, and there are some cultural differences in food between us and other countries.
everyone has a certain pursuit of food, but some foods that emphasize the taste still make us forget and stop.
do you want something new? Let's take a look at the wonderful dishes from all over the world.
puffer fish, Japan
Most people don't associate daily meals with death, but when it comes to Japanese puffer fish, it's another matter. This is a Japanese puffer fish, and its toxicity is enough to kill 31 people. The chef in charge of cooking this dish must undergo years of strict training. Whether it's puffer fish stew, grilled puffer fish, or making puffer fish into sashimi, any mistake in cooking can be fatal. Friends who want to taste puffer fish can visit Japan from October to March, which is the peak season for puffer fish supply. Fried spider, Cambodia
Fried spider, Cambodia
Although this snack has been popular all over Cambodia, the most authentic one is skuon, the city of spiders. These ferocious spiders are coated with garlic oil and fried to crisp rosin. Generally, tarantula (hairy poisonous spider) is selected as the fried spider. This way of eating can be traced back to the time when the Cambodian terrorist government khmer people was in power. At that time, people in the village had to choose to eat fried spiders because of famine. It is usually sold to people who pass by in a hurry and want to buy some snacks. Besides being rich in protein, there is a folk saying that the more you eat fried spiders, the more beautiful they are.
buffalo testicles, Canada
This delicious dish has nothing to do with oysters. It is made from bull testicles, so it has another name-Rocky Mountain Oyster. After seeing the cattle ranch, if you want to try the "Canadian version" of buffalo testicles, you can go to buzzards restaurant in Calgary, Alberta. This restaurant serves this dish every summer, and even holds the annual Buffalo Testicular Festival. After a series of processes such as stir-frying, frying and filling, it is mixed with herbs, various condiments and sauces, and it tastes delicious, which can be called a "grassland feast".
Hairy eggs, Philippine
Eggs are a common food all over the world, but in the Philippines, they cooked ducks that are breaking their shells raw, served with seasonal red peppers, and then poured curry and vinegar to form hairy eggs. This dish is edible even for duck wings and beaks, and it can be seen everywhere in the street. People also like to drink beer while enjoying it, which is simply delicious on earth!
haggis, Scotland
haggis is a traditional dish in Scotland. It is made by mixing the heart, liver and lungs of sheep with onions, oatmeal, meat and various seasonings, and then stewing them in the stomach of sheep. This dish can be traced back to the 5th century. Today, it is considered as a dinner for robert burns (a Scottish peasant poet) at the Burns Festival. It is often paired with mashed potatoes and radishes, or a glass of scotch whisky, which is perfect. Today, Haggis is easy to buy in shops, and this kind of food is considered to be rich in iron and fiber, which is very good for the body.
live octopus, Korea
this is a Korean dish, which can be eaten whole or cut open, depending on the size of the octopus. Chefs often only pour a layer of sesame oil on octopus when cooking for customers, and often its tentacles are still moving when serving! It is worth noting that when eating live octopus, the sucker of octopus is likely to suck people's throat and cause coughing or even choking! Interestingly, although the octopus doesn't smell so bad, the customers' faces are quite funny when they eat the octopus raw.
escamoles, Mexico
This dish in Mexico may look like a salad, but it is actually an ant's young egg. It also has a familiar name-insect caviar. Escamoles has been a delicacy in Mexico since the Aztecs (the original inhabitants of Mexico). These eggs come from the roots of agave plants, and their larvae can be found in tacos or omelets. Happily, these larvae will smell like nuts after deep frying with butter.
pickled sharks, Iceland
rotten sharks may be disgusting, but they are poisonous if eaten raw near Greenland. The shark's own enzymes slowly ferment and rot before they become edible, but only if the consumer can tolerate the ammonia gas and the fishy smell of fish. Many people who eat sharks for the first time are reluctant to shove them into their mouths. Residents in Iceland can eat pickled sharks all the year round, and these sharks are vacuum-packed into dry goods, which can be bought in ordinary supermarkets.
fried brain sandwiches, American hamburgers, French fries, and fried brain sandwiches? In some parts of the United States, especially near the Ohio Valley, this special sandwich can still be found on the menu. It is made of fried tripe or pig brain. At the beginning, this dish was brought by immigrants from Germany and the Netherlands. Because they put an end to any form of waste, they invented this dish. This sandwich is very high in calories, so it is often eaten with mustard and pickled onions. Most of the flavor in the sandwich comes from the pasty bread, and sometimes the faint sweetness of pig brain can be eaten.