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While most people probably do not consider the contents of their cookbooks to be too strange, to a foreigner your lunch could be the equivalent of a nightmare.

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Largely a dish of the past, these used to be popular in the Central United States until mad cow disease became a concern. Although people still eat them, serving brain from a cow that is over 30 ...

Domain: Food (other); Category: International dishes

Fugu is Japanese for "pufferfish", and they are poisonous. Japanese law strictly controls their preparation in restaurants and only highly trained chefs are allowed to handle them. They are so ...

Domain: Food (other); Category: International dishes

To make this Scottish meal all you need is a sheep. First, take out the heart, liver, and lungs. Then boil them in the stomach for about three hours. Don't forget the salt.

Domain: Food (other); Category: International dishes

Typically eaten in Iceland, they say that this fermented basking shark is an acquired taste. We believe the hype considering that Chef Anthony Bourdain of the Travel Channel described it as "the ...

Domain: Food (other); Category: International dishes

As far as brutality is concerned, this dish is hard to beat. Having been banned in several countries including Australia and Germany it consists of the customer picking out the animal they would like ...

Domain: Food (other); Category: International dishes

The Farsi name of this dish literally translates to "head and hoof" and for good reason, as these are the central ingredients used to prepare it. While the main ingredient is cow feet, the head and ...

Domain: Food (other); Category: International dishes

One of the worlds most expensive varieties of coffee it can reach up to 150 USD per pound. It is made from coffee berry beans that have been defecated by Civets, small mammals native to Southeast ...

Domain: Food (other); Category: International dishes

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