When traveling abroad, besides enjoying the beautiful scenery, of course, it is indispensable to taste the local food. However, as the saying goes, one side is nurtured by water and soil, and different cultural differences are also fully manifested in the dietary differences. In China, which is vast in territory and abundant in resources, there are jaw-dropping "dark dishes" everywhere. The locals eat them with relish, but it is difficult for foreigners to swallow them. How "black" are they? Let's find out together!

1. Guizhou beef flat chafing dish

The beef flat chafing dish in Guizhou is called "cow dung chafing dish" by netizens, which is a kind of food made of beef flat and beef bile by Miao and Dong people in Guizhou Province, and is called "Baicaotang chafing dish" by locals. But this kind of hot pot is a special food for entertaining VIPs in Guizhou. It is a hot pot made by taking out the food that has not been fully digested in the stomach of cattle, squeezing out the liquid and adding various spices. The beef flat hot pot can be said to have an extraordinary origin and a strange taste, and it is the most unique hot pot in China.

2. Henan Hairy Eggs

Hairy eggs, also known as hairy eggs and live beads, are immature chickens that died in the eggshell due to various factors during the incubation process. Generally, the incubation time is between 14 days and 21 days. It is rich in protein, trace elements, vitamins and other nutrients. It is delicious when cooked or fried. However, some hairy eggs can still see the chicken's head and feathers, which makes people feel creepy and shivering, and there is no other taste of hairy eggs.

3. Fried farting bug in Guizhou

Farting bug, which is also called smelly elder sister, is scientifically called "Toona sinensis". In case of danger, it will give off a very smelly smell and take the opportunity to escape, and its smell is unique. Although the fart bug smells bad, it has high nutritional value and is rich in protein and multivitamins. Fried farting bugs are one of the common ways to eat them. They are scalded in boiling water, fried in an oil pan, sprinkled with pepper and edible salt and served delicious.

4. Boiled eggs with urine in Dongyang, Zhejiang Province

Boiled eggs with urine in Dongyang, Zhejiang Province is an intangible cultural heritage. It needs to put unbroken eggs in the urine of boys under 5 years old and cook them for two days and one night. Although it is a bit sultry, it is said that some locals especially like it, and it has the effects of nourishing yin, reducing fire, stopping bleeding and treating stasis. I don't know if you can eat this traditional snack with "taste" and salty flavor.

5. "Stir-fried granulation" in Hai 'an, Jiangsu

The so-called "granulation" is not real meat, it is the larva of a fly, the wriggling chubby little bug! This jaw-dropping dark dish is euphemistically called "surging spring tide" by Haian people. In fact, Li Shizhen called maggots "Luo Fairy" in Compendium of Materia Medica, and Cao Xueqin also called them "meat bamboo shoots" in Dream of Red Mansions, which shows that maggots are also edible, but people just can't cross this psychological barrier. The maggots used for cooking in Hai 'an are fed with bran, brown sugar and milk powder in a closed maggot house, which is not only clean and hygienic, but also delicious and safe to eat.

Dear foodies, do you have the courage to try these dark dishes? In addition, what are the wonderful foods in your hometown that make it difficult to eat? Let's share it with you in the comments section!