I do not eat it: Shocking dishes from around the world

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Snake, Crocodile, alpaca, grasshoppers and other dishes that many people are afraid to try. And for good reason. All the bon appetition smile I do not eat it: Shocking dishes from around the world

1. Alpaca

Some have not even heard about this animal. This hoofed mainly valued their hair, soft as cashmere. But you can not just buy an expensive sweater or warm socks made of wool that representative camelids. You can also and eat it! The best that can be made from alpaca - steaks level roasting medium rare. They are gentle, as the best Wagyu beef. It is recommended to combine with a red Bordeaux.

 2. Crocodile

Only certain types of white meat have no taste "like a chicken." Crocodile one of them. The best part - the tail. We crocodile meat a unique texture and flavor. If you can bring some analogy, it will probably be meat monkfish, only a little tougher. Serve with a sauce of butter and capers and white Torrontes.

 3. Keith

A very rare thing that can ruffle any ekoaktivista and animal rights activists. Keith taste a bit like tuna. There it must be in the form of sashimi and fed appropriately - with wasabi, pickled ginger and soy sauce. However, your nearest restaurant is located in Iceland, so that the visit should be combined with a visit to the Blue Lagoon.

4. Casu marzu

I enjoy Bleu d'Auvergne and other French or Swiss cheeses and a strong smell? It's not a matter of pride to the squeamish friends. But the love of Casu marzu really able to surprise people. It is soft sharp goat cheese, the infected larvae alive. How are they plant? The fact that the cheese is stored in the open, to attract flies. Flies lay eggs, hatch them - and voilà! The larvae eat the cheese, and it begins to rot. That is mature. Texture Kafu matzo reminds pecorino, and the taste - like gorgonzola. Oh yeah. This prohibition cheese. No, we're not talking about sanctions. He banned in the European Union. But we know where to buy it - in Sardinia on the black market.

 5. The larvae huhu

These larvae - a popular dish among the Maori, the indigenous New Zealanders. Huhu externally very similar to the white caterpillars. They are eaten alive or cooked. Latest in texture and taste like peanut butter. If, as in New Zealand, you are not on a dare, take the freshest oysters - there are many of them - and make them a glass of sauvignon blanc.

 6. Svitbred

Despite its name ("sweet bread") mistakenly believe that we are talking about some ordinary baking. This British dish must contain glands, esophagus and eggs sheep. In Britain, these balls, like the ever-memorable mitboly can be ordered in the village pubs. But if London does not want to leave, you know that from time to time a dish is in an institution St. John.

7. Grasshoppers

These wonderful insects are rich in protein, enjoy in many parts of the world, but they enjoy great popularity on the street supermarkets in Southeast Asia and Mexico. Crispy fried grasshoppers, and are usually seasoned with lime and garlic - the perfect snack. Hearing about protein gyms fans certainly all ears. So, in spite of the high protein content, grasshoppers still unlikely to replace a full protein diet. Unless you are shaking your culinary musclesicon smile I do not eat it: Shocking dishes from around the world

 8. Rattlesnake

Snakes are used in many cuisines - from Vietnamese snake wine and ending with the Hong Kong snake soup. Rattlesnake taste like chicken, only very rough. It must be separated from the skin and well-fry in a pan or on the grill. Season with salt and pepper.

 9. Porpoise

It turns out that it is possible even that may live in your apartment. Guinea pigs love in the South American Andes, mainly in Peru (as well as Colombia and Bolivia). Prepare guinea pigs mainly on an open fire, as game. The taste resembles a guinea pig black hen. Only if the carcass of a rare Indonesian chicken breed will have to pay $ 2,500, guinea pig Peruvian restaurant much cheaper.

10. Zebra

On zebras do not hunt, they are grown on special farms in the East African Serengeti ecosystem, which extends in Kenya and Tanzania. These differ from wild zebras, in fact it is "striped horse", as with ordinary horse in a zebra more in common than with their wild cousins. Zebra meat very lean and a little tight, so that instead of the steak is better to eat a burger from the zebra. In Kenya necessarily go - Zebra burger served in a London restaurant Archipelago. To order a burger Cabernet Sauvignon from South Africa.