Unusual foods eaten and loved by people around the world

Different people from various regions of the world have their respective cuisine depending on the food availability of that region. Items that are unusual for us might not be weird for those who are actually consuming it. So, without cringing about these unusual foods let us see, what people eat at different locations across the globe.

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Fugu

This delicacy is made of pufferfish in Japan. Only skilled chefs are allowed to handle the fish as people can die eating this dish when prepared incorrectly.

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Chicken’s Feet

Widely consumed in South Korea, China, Japan, Taiwan, the Caribbean, South America, and South Africa, the Chicken's feet are weirdly loved by many consumers. It is mostly made up of skin, the taste is a bit gelatinous in texture and is considered quite flavourful by many.

Tripe

The stomach lining of various animals is used to prepare this dish. It has a sponge-like texture and is rubbery in taste. It is served up mixed with some sauces for flavour. 

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Blood Sausage

This is also known as black pudding and is consumed in Africa, America, Asia, Europe. There are some people who find this dish absurd but still, some of them consume this happily. Its congealed blood cooked up with flavours, bread, thickening agent and stuffed into a sausage skin.

Century-old egg

Basically it’s a rotten egg (not 100 year old but rather 100 days old), preserved by using clay, ash, quicklime for few months. The yolk turns into a slimy dark green, while the white turns into dark brown jelly type thing. It smells strongly of ammonia but surprisingly tastes like a normal boiled egg.

Balut 

It is a Philippino street food item where the developing duck egg is boiled in its shell and served with beer. As weird and harsh as it sounds, the pictures of this dish aren't even appetising.

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