Worst Food On Earth

This is food!

Balut (Philippines) Let a fertilized duck or chicken egg develop until it is embryonic. Boil it and serve with chili vinegar, and you have balut, the street food of discerning Filipinos. There is a strict etiquette to eating balut. First, sip the liquid from the shell. Next, chew the remaining contents, making sure to crack the bones for good measure, and then toss the shell on the ground.

Cod sperm (Japan) Shirako is a Cod sperm sac or semen sushi.

Braised dog (China) For the record, the meat tastes like gamy pork. Cooks like to beat the dog while it is still alive, believing that the added adrenaline in the meat will give virility to those who eat it.

Cane rat (China) I totally understand that people have to use what resources are available to them to survive. However, the sight of a dried cane rat at a food stall in Yangshuo, in southern China, was not a particularly welcome one.

Hákarl (Iceland) At some point in distant history, a hungry Icelander thought that if he buried a basking shark in a pit of gravel and snow for up to 12 weeks and then left it to dry for a few months more, it would make for a lovely little snack. It doesn’t, and the long curing process of hákarl actually produces arguably the single most unpleasant thing to eat on the whole planet.

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Fried Insects (Thailand) Yummy and nutritious, fried insects are widely available at various spots around Bangkok. This delicacy is very popular with people from North Eastern region. Known in academic circles as “microlivestock”, insects are high in protein and could be an inexpensive substitute for meat, although probably still not suitable for vegetarian diet.