Weird
Weirder
SO weird
Oh no
United States Stuff
100
In Bolivia this soup is cooked with stone that is red hot form volcanoes
Kala Phurka
100
traditional beverage from Southeast Asia and China, made by infusing a whole snake (often venomous) in rice wine or grain alcohol for months, believed to have medicinal properties
snake wine
100
What is one of the most dangerous foods to eat
- Fugu (Pufferfish): Contains tetrodotoxin, 1,200 times deadlier than cyanide, requiring specialized chefs.
100
In cambodia they eat these versions of spiders that are huge, hairy, and scary
Tarantulas
100
Potassium Bromate is considered a carcinogen in Europe, canda and China We use it in the US in
BREAD- to strengthen the dough
200
They can chirp you a song or you can eat them and they are crunchy fried
Crickets
200
Tuza tacos are made from this rodent from the jungle in the Yucatan
Jungle rat
200
Hákarl is something like JAWS but it tastes like ammonia
rotten shark
200
Don't ever cut your sushi into EVEN numbers...why
Because it is unlucky and could translate as a death sign
200
What is used in candy and processed food in the US but is banned in other countries because it is linked to cancerq
Red Dye 3
300
a popular food in many cuisines, valued for their gelatinous texture and rich collagen, and are prepared in various ways like braising, frying, or stewing, often in flavorful sauces
chicken feet
300
a type of food primarily made from pig's blood, fat (suet), and a filler—usually oatmeal, barley, or breadcrumbs—seasoned with herbs and spices like onions, pepper, and thyme
blood sausage
300
Burping at the table is seen as appreciation in
China (not the lunchroom)
300
Often found on skewers in Asian street markets, beware their sting
Scorpions
300
What is banned in Europe because it caretes more bacteria on chicken and is appropriate in the US
They wash Chicken in CHLORINE
400
These guys eat through wood and can be eaten as well in Africa
termites
400
Minnasota sushi has what in it
pickles and creame cheese wrapped in ham
400
A delicacy made from the solidified saliva of swiftlets, harvested for consumption in East Asia, particularly in China, where it's used in soups and desserts for its perceived nutritional and medicinal properties, such as boosting immunity and improving skin health,
bird's nest soup
400
Why just use you right hand in the middle east when eating and passing food
Because the left hand is considered unsanitary
400
The US Food and Drug Administration allows what in our peanut butter?
30 insect fragments per 100 grams of it
500
These animals who are super strong even though they are tiny are often pleasant tasting and have a little citrus taste
black ants
500
In Rome they would feed these little guys until they were fat enough to roast
Dormice (Door mice)
500
How do you tell someone in Kazahkstan you don't want any more coffee
You shake your cup three times
To not do this is rude and impractical
500
Apple seeds contain what poison
Cyanide- not enough to hurt you in one apple but there are trace amounts
500
A drug called ractopamine is banned in over 160 nations but it is ok in our country. What does it do?
It is fed to cattle and pigs to increase leanness in the meat