number 25 the fried brain sandwich 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's over 30 months old that Slaughter is no longer legal in the United States number 24 escole ant larvae harvested from the roots of the agave plant these are considered to be a delicacy in Mexico in fact they're sometimes even referred to as insect caviar it's said that they taste like butter but slightly nutty number 23 hakari 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 single worst most disgusting and terrible tasting thing he'd ever eaten number 22 birds nest soup for hundreds of years the Chinese have used saliva nests in their cooking primarily in the soup while there are many varieties bir Bess soup as a whole is one of the most expensive Foods on the planet with the redness variety costing up to $10,000 per Bowl number 21 drunken shrimp a
popular dish in parts of China where the shrimp are eaten alive but stunned in a strong Liquor Prior to consumption this recipe is also popular in parts of the United States But it includes an intermediary step known as quote unquote cooking number 20 cuming a northern Swedish dish that consists of fermented Baltic Herring it's usually sold in cans like the one you SE in the picture while they're being shipped the can sometimes bulge due to the ongoing fermentation recently a study in Japan found that c stroming releases the most putrid odor of any food in
the world somehow it makes sense that it's usually eaten Outdoors number 19 sonaki like many Eastern Foods this one is served raw very raw just watch as the chef dismembers a small octopus before your eyes and Seasons the pieces with sesame oil if he can hit them that is because many times they're still moving on the plate as you reach for your child Chopsticks number 18 Rocky Mountain Oysters while they might be from the Rocky Mountains they're certainly not oysters they're actually bull CAF testicles peeled fended and deep fried number 17 copi luak one of
the world's most expensive varieties of coffee it can reach up to $150 per pound it's made from coffee Berry beans that have been defecated by civets small mammals native to Southeast Asia number 16 stink bugs in Indonesia they love those little stink supposedly though they taste like bitter sunflower seeds without the salt chew quickly number 15 the loot Fisk usually eaten in Scandinavia this delicacy is made from aged stockfish and lie yes lie the corrosive alkaline substance also known as costic soda is used to soak the fish for several days after being removed from the
LIE the fish is so corrosive that it requires almost a weeklong bath of cold water just to become edible again number 14 kasu marzu coming com to us from Sardinia this dish is best described as a sheet milk cheese containing live insect larae the scariest part although the larae are only about 8 mm long they can launch themselves up to 15 cm when Disturbed bonapati number 13 mopane generally found on mopane trees hence the name this caterpillar is an important source of protein for millions of people in Africa typically they're dried out and eaten as
a crispy snack number 12 tuna eyeball fairly cheap these can be found in most Japanese grocery stores for about $1 us it tastes something like squid and should be boiled prior to consumption once again don't forget to season number 11 dried lizards in some Asian cultures they're used for soup and sometimes they're infused with alcohol to extract medicinal properties the process however supposedly takes years number 10 cash the farcy name of this dish literally translates to head and hoof and for good reason as there are Central ingredients used to prepare it while the main ingred
ingredient is cow feet the head and stomach also contribute number nine nak G very much like sun G this time the octopus is eating a hold like some of the other food on this list though it doesn't come without its dangers the suckers on the octopus are known to stick to the tongue and mouth presenting a choking hazard there are several deaths reported every year as a result number eight aping considered a delicacy in Cambodia it's said that fried tarantula first became popular during the food shortages under the brutal CH Rouge regime after whole pot
was ousted though the fried tarantula stuck around and cambodians today eat them like candy number seven hoggies to make the Scottish meal all you need is a sheep first take out the heart liver and lungs then boil them in the stomach for about 3 hours don't forget the salt number six Fugu Fugu is Japanese for puffer fish and in case you didn't know yes they are poisonous Japanese law strictly controls their preparation in restaurants and only highly trained chefs are allowed to handle them they're so dangerous in fact that domes MC preparation has been known
to cause accidental death number five the yinyang fish also known as dead and alive fish it originated in Taiwan where it's now illegal to prepare it has recently become popular in China after CHF figured out how to keep the fish alive as it's deep fried why would anyone want to do this supposedly to prove how fresh the fish is number four aizuri 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 to
eat from a tank the chef will then fet it before their eyes without killing it it's then served on a plate with its sliced Flesh on top for decoration and its heart still beating alternatively you can have the already fed fish return to the aquarium where it will swim around until you are ready for seconds number three Yak penis someone once quoted as saying the Chinese eat anything with four legs except tables and everything that flies except airplanes apparently so also known as dragon in the flame of Desire this dish is famously served in the
Guang restaurant of Beijing although it may seem strange to Western Minds many Chinese believe that it's good for your health kind of like spinach number two ballot nothing more than a fertilized duck embryo it's boil alive and voila the rest is up to you eaten in Southeast Asia the filipino word ballot means wrapped and number one puffing heart the Puffin is a species of O that inhabits the Northern Hemisphere and its heart is considered a delicacy in Iceland we spared you the picture but next time you see a cute little Puffin on the side of
the road just try to imagine yourself snapping its neck and ripping out its innards heartless if you like the video you just saw then feel free to subscribe to our YouTube channel by using the orange button in the top right and don't forget to go check out our website at list25.com for more awesome lists
