{"id":435,"date":"2015-02-04T10:40:12","date_gmt":"2015-02-04T10:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tinggly.com\/journal\/?p=435"},"modified":"2026-01-22T15:38:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T15:38:40","slug":"are-you-seriously-going-to-eat-that-10-weird-foods-from-around-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tinggly.com\/journal\/are-you-seriously-going-to-eat-that-10-weird-foods-from-around-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"10 weirdest foods from around the world"},"content":{"rendered":"

What\u2019s the weirdest food you\u2019ve ever eaten? For me it was a plate of deep-fried ants, served during the Songkran festival in Chiang-Mai, Thailand. It was a stinking hot day, we\u2019d been running around for hours in what felt like a city-wide water-fight, and after a while we headed to a restaurant for some much-needed fuel.\u00a0Read more about amazing experiences!<\/p>\n

The ants came as an appetizer, washed down with plenty of Chang: I didn\u2019t think about it too much at the time, I was so hungry I was just throwing down these golden, crispy little things by the handful, but thinking back, yeah, that was kind of strange. Still, they do say that before long insects could be a staple part of Western diets, so better get used to the idea.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s 10 more unusual foods, have you ever tried any of these?<\/p>\n

1. Balut<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Balut is a duck embryo, aged about two-to-three weeks. It\u2019s boiled and eaten in the shell, and you can taste the crunch of tiny beak and feet. No feathers yet though thankfully. The thought of this one actually makes me physically ill, but it\u2019s a delicacy in countries such as Laos and Cambodia, and in the Philippines where some street food vendors actually serve it raw.<\/p>\n

2. Rocky Mountain Oysters<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Oysters? In the mountains? Doesn\u2019t sound right does it. That\u2019s because Rocky Mountain Oysters aren\u2019t actually oysters. They\u2019re deep-fried bull testicles, a favourite among cowboys and often served at rodeo events in the USA. You\u2019re going to need a lot of beer to wash the taste of that out of your mouth.<\/p>\n

3. Durian<\/strong><\/h2>\n

This fruit is common throughout South East Asia – it\u2019s very divisive: some people, mostly the locals, find it delicious, but others think it smells like raw sewage. It\u2019s odour is in fact so powerful that in some places you\u2019re banned from taking it on public transport or into hotels. It\u2019s said to have amazing health benefits, but experts advise that eating it while drinking beer is a seriously bad idea, as it can lead to severe bloating and discomfort. You have been warned\u2026<\/p>\n

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