Top 14 most "difficult to swallow" dishes in the world, do you dare to try?

Extremely unique dishes that not everyone dares to try

1. Sannakji

2. Yak Penis (Yak Penis)

3. Tuna Eyeball

4. Balut

5. Fried Brain Sandwich

6. Rocky Mountain Oysters

7. Puffer fish (Fugu)

8. Haggis

9. Crispy fried black spider

10. Live Stomach Rat (San Zhi Er)

11. Natto

12. Herbal eggs

13. Mouse soaked wine

14. Sheep's head

1. Sannakji

You see a bowl of delicious fish sauce and pieces of meat presented on a plate decorated with chopped green chili slices. However, don't be too happy because this dish will scare you.

This is Sannakji, also known as live octopus, often served by Korean restaurants to those in need. Once the customer orders, the chef begins preparing the dish. First, the still wriggling tentacles will be chopped and seasoned, then brought to the dining table immediately. However, because the tentacles' suction cups remain after being chopped, diners will have to make an effort to chew them before they stick to the roof of their mouth, otherwise, the tentacles will stick to their mouth and throat, causing them to get sick. suffocated to death.

2. Yak Penis (Yak Penis)

This is a very popular dish in China and is made from cow's penis (cow's genitals). The Chinese believe that they can eat anything with four legs (except tables) and everything that can fly (except airplanes). Therefore, it is not too difficult to understand that they eat "delicious" beef pint. People who eat this dish even affirm that beef pint is very good for health and increases the ability to "get in bed"!

3. Tuna Eyeball

Tuna eyes are a very popular dish in China and Japan. They only need to be boiled a little to enjoy, often served with garlic and sauce. Tuna eyes are most delicious when the eyes are separated from the fish's body while still preserving the eyeball and surrounding layer of fat.

This is a dish with high nutritional value, rich in omega 3, DHA, very good for the eyes and brain. However, not everyone can eat tuna eyes because their eyes look like they are still alive.

4. Balut

Balut is one of the popular snacks in Vietnam and is considered a nutritious dish. Besides Vietnam, this dish is also popular in some other Asian countries such as China, Philippines and Cambodia. However, this is a terrible dish for many people around the world as they cannot understand why it is possible to eat an egg when the embryo has developed into shape?

5. Fried Brain Sandwich

Fried beef brain sandwich is a popular dish in India, Central and South America. First, beef brains (can be replaced with veal or pig brains) will be fried, then sandwiched in a sandwich with tomatoes, onions and sauce to enjoy.

6. Rocky Mountain Oysters

The dish called Rocky Mountain Oysters is not fried oysters but is actually cow testicles, peeled, flattened and fried.

7. Puffer fish (Fugu)

Puffer fish is a fish that contains the extremely toxic substance Tetrodotoxin, capable of killing humans at a dose of only 2-3 mg. It is usually found in fish internal organs but is also found in meat, so it is only available to experienced chefs. Only allowed to prepare this dish. When exposed to Tetrodotoxin, the victim will experience numbness in the mouth and fingers, followed by impaired speech, difficulty breathing and finally the entire body will be paralyzed, unconscious and die. Even though it has been processed, it is difficult to confirm that Tetrodotoxin is no longer in the dish.

8. Haggis

Haggis is an ancient Scottish dish. The dish is a combination of sheep's "heart" (heart, liver and lungs), minced with onions, oatmeal, sheep kidney fat, spices, salt, chopped, mixed together and stuffed in the stomach. of lamb and boil for about three hours. Although Haggis is considered the "national dish" of Scotland, few people know that this dish originated from poor people who could not afford to buy meat, so they had to take advantage of the discarded ingredients of sheep to cook.

9. Crispy fried black spider

Big, deep-fried black spiders have long been a favorite dish of Cambodia's indigenous people, but it is really a challenge for foreign tourists. Spiders are mixed well in MSG, sugar, salt, pepper, garlic and then fried in oil until golden brown or can be breaded before dropping into a pan of hot oil. Spider meat does not smell bad or scary at all like people think, but has a unique flavor, quite fleshy and crispy, almost like crab meat. However, not everyone is brave enough to put them in their mouth.

10. Live Stomach Rat (San Zhi Er)

The Chinese dish San Zhi Er is also known as "3 screams". This is a dish that is considered the most horrifying and brutal among the strange dishes around the world. The main ingredient of San Zhi Er dish is newborn baby mice. These young mice were first fed honey to make their meat sweet, then left to wiggle alive on a plate.

In addition to mice, this dish also has other spices such as herbs, but the deciding factor in the deliciousness of San Zhi Er is still the specially prepared sauce to dip the mice before enjoying.

The name San Zhi Er "Three Screams" originates from the Chinese belief that when using chopsticks to touch mice to pick them up, they will be frightened and "scream" first. When they are dipped into a bowl of sauce, they will "scream" a second time. The last "scream" expressing the extreme panic of the newly born baby mouse is when they are placed in the eater's mouth. After this scream, the mouse will completely "die" and diners can feel the sweetness of the dish.

The Chinese also believe that dishes made from animal fetuses or newly born animals have great effects in enhancing vitality for both men and women. Several hundred years ago, the kings of Chinese dynasties such as Empress Dowager Cixi or Qianlong... all preferred to use dishes from fetuses or newborn animals to increase their ability to "be in bed". "!

11. Natto

Natto is popular throughout Japan, consumed daily as a typical breakfast dish or on lunch menus. Made from fermented soybeans, natto has a slimy texture and a distinctive strong smell. Many Japanese people, when enjoying natto, often add karashi mustard or soy sauce on top to reduce the unpleasant taste.

12. Herbal eggs

A popular specialty in China and some Southeast Asian countries, this dish is called by many names such as "century egg", "hundred year egg", "northern grass egg"... The way to make it is to preserve it. Store chicken, quail or duck eggs in a mixture of ash, clay, salt, rice husk and quicklime for a long time, from several weeks to several months. After that, the egg white turns into a dark brown jelly with a salty taste, the yolk turns into a dark gray or dark green color with a strong taste due to the production of ammonia and hydrogen sulfide.

13. Mouse soaked wine

A strange drink made by soaking rice wine with rats and fermenting it for about a year. In China and Korea, where this specialty drink is produced, rat soaked wine is believed to be a health tonic. Many people believe it is a cure for asthma and some liver diseases, although no studies have confirmed these claims.

14. Sheep's head

Sheep's head has long been a favorite dish around the world, especially in Northern Europe and the Mediterranean. Common recipes can vary, including grilled, smoked sheep's head or sheep's head soup and the similarity is that the dish is served with the head intact.