Food For Thought

(What follows is a joint-blogging post from myself and RobEdwards99 from Got Time To Kill?, to be posted simultaneously, more or less, on both of our blogs.)

Strange and weird food around the world is a subject that has always fascinated me. So here for your enjoyment is a pile of links demonstrating some of the more strange practices from around the world.


Bug-eating Page by Zachary Huang

Bush Tucker Glossary

Gross Me Out. Make your next adventure a culinary one with these challenging delicacies.

Monja-yaki. Looks like a pile of sick. (via)

Rat Cooking. Disgusting pictures. NSFW ADS

Food Dogs from the Asian Animal Protection Network.

We see no difference between pig eating and dog eating. The degree of objection lies in the methods of rearing, transport and slaughter rather than in the choice of species.
The popularity of dog eating is currently increasing at a huge rate - it is evolving rapidly from its traditions as a cottage industry. Now it is no longer a case of a few peasant farmers breeding a bitch once a year and taking the grown puppies to the market for a little extra pocket money. Huge dog farms are being set up using modern scientific factory farming methods

Rude Foods.

How to Eat Cats. Some disturbing images here and also some very NSFW ADS

Kwakuitl Recipes. Genuine Kwakuitl Indian recipes from NW Coast circa 1914 includes, amongst other things, how to cook salmon guts.

Eat Babies. (via)

Dinner with Mr. Hu. (via)

Live Monkey Brains recipe.

Gross Food. Why have a boring old dinner party when you can have a GROSS dinner party? Challenge your guests to bring the most disgusting looking (but tasty) dish they possibly can. Give prizes for best presentation and best tasting. Here are some samples.


kookychow.com. Strange food and kooky drinks including Tuna Jerkies for your pets and you!

Stinky Tofu. Its smell has been described as "baby poo," "hellacious" and "sharply foul".

Urban Legends and Folklore: Food and Drink. Urban legends and Netlore about food and drink: The McPus Sandwich; Kentucky Fried Rat; The Neiman Marcus Cookie Recipe; Cockroach Egg Tacos; "Secret Sauce."

Weekly World News presents Disgusting Dishes Around The World.

Snakes Alive Jello Streudel. Thanks brykmantra.

Weird Foods from around the World. Great site with lots of categories.

Global Gang's Food For Thought. Deep-fried mars bars? Jellied eels? Global Gangers tell us about the best and worst food they’ve ever eaten.
Also from Global Gang People eat the weirdest things.

Think you know your strange foods now? Well the take the The Weird and Disgusting Food Test. I got %20. Oh dear.