10 strange meats people eat around the world

May 27, 2020 9:20 PM

10 strange meats people eat around the world Prepare to be shook as we round up some of the animals that people actually use as food around the world. 1.Spiders Eating spiders in places like Cambodia is considered a delicacy. They can be bought at road-side stalls. 2. Cobra Snake meat is popular in many places around the world including some parts of Nigeria. But in places like Vietnam, cobra heart is the delicacy and it's often consumed by men to improve sexual performance. The cobra is usually killed in front of the diners and eaten with a “shot” of rice mixed with the snake's blood and its heart dropped inside. 3. Cats You can find cats on different menu and cuisines across Vietnam, Korea and China. 4. Alligator Alligator meat has been eaten both historically and in contemporary times in Southern parts of the United states. Alligator meat and eggs are considered as a healthy meat source for humans due to its high protein and low fat composition. It has been described as being mild flavored and firm in texture. 5. Squid Dancing squid is a delicacy in Japan, which is characterised by the squishy twitching of the squid's muscles. However, calamari is made out of squid, spiced and fried, made into a crunchy, more conventional dish. 6. Fruit bat In Guam, fruit bats are actually eaten with the fur. The entire process for preparing fruit bat soup is as follows: rinse off the bat, boil it, chop some vegetables (sometimes), douse everything in coconut milk, serve. 7. Horse In Japan, horsemeat is a popular cuisine mostly eaten in Kumamoto.It's locally known as Basashi Also, in France, there are special butchers who sell nothing but horse meat. A horse meat butcher is called a boucherie chevaline. 8. Dog While many consider the consumption of dog a taboo, it is eaten in many parts of Asia and Nigeria as part of their traditional, ritualistic, or day-to-day cuisine. 9. Bee larva Hachinoko is a dish of deep fried bee larvae which is considered a Japanese bar snack. The larvae are fried with soy sauce and sugar, and served with cold beer. 10 Rats In places like Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam, rat meat is considered a delicacy. Thais eat wild rats. Vietnamese only eat two common types of rats: The rice field rat and the bandicoot rat CTA: Have you eaten any of these animals before?

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