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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