What exotic dishes have you tried? It should be noted that 90% of travelers prefer to eat unfamiliar food in other countries of the world. According to them, this is what allows you to remember rest for life.
The most exotic dishes of the world
Fried grasshoppers, cockroaches, ant larvae, spiders in batter, smoked rats, soup with live squid - all this will not surprise anyone for a long time, especially those who like to regularly visit eastern countries (Japan, Vietnam, China, Thailand, India, etc. .). However, in order to attract tourists, these states began to fry and cook not only various insects, but also prepare other, more exotic dishes. Which ones, you will learn from the materials in this article.
Fruit durian
This is perhaps the simplest but most exotic dish in Thailand. This fruit has such a pungent odor that not every European dares to eat at least one bite.
Travelers who have tried this product say that they have never eaten anything nasty in their life. It should be noted that the fruit acquires such a smell after direct cutting due to the oxidation of the juice. That is why many tourists prefer to eat it immediately after opening. After all, only in this way is the specific smell of fruit not felt.
By the way, durian is not only distinguished by its unpleasant odor, but also by other, no less unpleasant properties. For example, if it is used together with alcoholic beverages, the consequences can be dire. As practice shows, from such a combination a person can fall into a short-term semi-unconscious state due to heart failure.
Worms in oil
Exotic dishes of the peoples of the world have always attracted and will attract tourists. Trying something dangerous and extremely unpleasant, and then telling all your friends about such an important event is super bliss for most people who love to travel.
If you have never seen or used exotic dishes, then we recommend visiting Asian countries. It is there that you can taste such a delicacy as worms in bamboo oil. According to tourists, such a dish very much resembles popcorn or chips, because a treat is almost the same on the teeth. It should be noted that the worms do not have any special taste. But to try them, you have to overcome your barrier of disgust.
Puffer fish
About what exotic dishes you can try in Thailand, we talked a little higher. But if you decide to visit Japan, then you should go to a restaurant serving puffer fish. It should be warned that certain parts of this marine animal contain the strongest poison, from which there is still no antidote. And if the cook incorrectly cuts such a fish, then your journey may end there.
Hatinoko
Surprisingly, the most exotic dishes of the world are prepared as easily and simply as the usual soups, cereals, cakes, etc. For example, to create a hatinoko, you need to take the following ingredients:
- bee larvae - 200 g;
- water - 1 l;
- cane sugar - 3 large spoons;
- bamboo oil - 5 large spoons.
Cooking method
Bee larvae need to be soaked in water and left for 10 minutes. Then they should be washed and dried. Pour a little bamboo oil into the pan, heat it well, and then add sugar and larvae. It is recommended to fry the components to a caramelized state.
By the way, while eating such a dish, tourists do not always notice insect eggs, because hatinoko is served with rice.
Fancy cocktail
Exotic dishes are not only goodies from edible insects, fish, animals, fruits or vegetables, but also all kinds of cocktails. So, in Indonesia, you can order an unusual cocktail, which is made from snake blood. To do this, the animal is torn off its head, and then hold the body over a glass. A small amount of snake bile is added there. That's the whole recipe!
It should be noted that such a drink is considered quite useful, since it contains a lot of different vitamins, biologically active substances that can prevent the spread of all kinds of tropical diseases.
Cheese Kasu Marzu
The most exotic dishes of the world are prepared not only in Asian countries, but also in some European countries. In order to see this you need to visit Italy. It is there that the famous cheese Kasu Marz is prepared. What are the features of such a dairy product? The fact is that such cheese is made from sheep’s milk and a large number of larvae of flies. Thanks to the latter, the structure of this product becomes so soft that liquid begins to stand out from it. Moreover, if you damage the crust of cheese, then flies can jump out of there.
Fried guinea pig
We all love to eat pork shish kebabs. But it is difficult to believe that there are such exotic dishes ( only Guinean cooks know their recipes ), which are prepared from ordinary domesticated guinea pigs. These fluffy and cute creatures are butchered and then breaded in breadcrumbs and fried in boiling oil. Those tourists who have at least once tasted such an exotic dish claim that it tastes very much like rabbit meat. Although in our country, hardly anyone began to keep guinea pigs in the house in order to eat them in the future.
As you can see, there are quite a few exotic dishes that you can enjoy in any country on our planet. By the way, many of them are so expensive that only a very rich tourist can afford them.