It is believed that Asians (Chinese, Japanese, etc.) prefer “vile” food, but representatives of European cuisine have something to surprise us with. Noble dishes of high French or Italian cuisine are famous all over the world, however, even in the most developed countries from this point of view there are national dishes, which not every tourist will decide to eat. Today we show you some disgusting dishes that Europeans eat.
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Akutak Ice Cream
This dish can be found in Canada and Alaska, as well as in several European countries. In the ice cream recipe you will not see the usual eggs, milk or sugar, but you will be surprised at the presence of fat! Fish, badger, seal or bear (because there you can legally hunt bears).
The fat is heated several times, chopped, then mixed with slices of berries or fruits, poured with sweet syrups and frozen. By the way, tourists can taste such a delicacy only in expensive restaurants, although not everyone can stand its appearance, smell and taste.
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Oysters of the Mountain West
In fact, the fried bull testicles are hidden under this name! How it happened that the dish was compared with shellfish producing pearls, no one knows. Initially, the eggs were boiled or fried in a batter to cowboys, but now they are popular among the entire population of mountain states. In some cities there is even a festival for eating bovine testicles for speed.
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Clot soup
The national soup Krauzhina (Juka), which consists of chicken (or goose) broth with pieces of meat and blood clots, is very popular in Lithuania. Serve it warm with aromatic herbs and brown bread. Oddly enough, the blood of various animals is a frequent ingredient in European dishes. Soups are cooked from it, blood sausages are made, added to marinades and sauces. And in the Scandinavian countries they even make pancakes (pancakes) with blood.
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Fish offal (Garum)
In the 1st century AD, fish offal was a popular dish in the Roman Empire. It was believed that they give strength and courage to soldiers on the battlefields. Noble people were served this food with red wine and oil, and the poor - with water and bread crust.
Over time, they came up with many recipes where rotten fish entrails would be used. For example, garum is a fish sauce with a very untidy and even nauseating smell. With the fall of the Roman Empire, the dish also went down in history. Now only a few restaurants in Western Europe prepare garum according to old recipes and only by reservation.
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Rotten Sharks / Haukarl
Speaking of the traditional Icelandic dish, many people confuse the concepts of “rotten” and “Greenland” sharks. The fact is that the meat of this fish is rich in ammonia compounds, which gives it a characteristic "rotten" smell. Those who have tasted dishes from the flesh of their Greenland sharks say this is the ugliest food on Earth.
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Mice
Malicious rodents of various sizes have been and are still a food product for someone. In ancient Rome they were served as a special delicacy, accessible only to the richest people. The Romans caught the mice, put them in a jar or box and fed them to enormous sizes. When the animal became well-fed, it was butchered, fried, decorated with nuts and honey on top. Now in some areas of Slovenia and Croatia, fried rats and mice are used as a snack for foam drinks. By the way, on most-beauty.ru you can see photos of the most beautiful types of mice.
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Cheese with Larvae
Casu Marzu is a traditional Sardinian cheese made from sheep’s milk. But the living larvae inside make him really vile! The larvae of the cheese fly Piophila casei are added to the ripening heads to reduce their fat content. Many people remove larvae from cheese before eating, but there are those who do not. Gourmets are advised to close their eyes, because it’s not very nice to see someone crawl out of your sandwich.
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Raw Bird Dead End
Puffins - little black and white birds that look like penguins, look very funny and cute. Video blogger Gordon Magnus, an ardent lover of controversy and betting, recently suffered a flurry of criticism of his address after he killed, gutted and a little chick, and then ate his raw heart. Animal rights organizations immediately accused the man of cruelty. Although in many restaurants in Western Europe, the hearts of dead ends are stewed with vegetables and herbs and sold for a lot of money.
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Oatmeal birds
Small charming oatmeal birds are also used in "vile" cooking. In France, until 1999, they were eaten poorly boiled, that is, meat and blood remained in fact raw. They ate them starting from the legs, then the body and head. The brain of the bird was considered the most nasty taste. In 1999, the government banned the capture and sale of oatmeal, but they are still being sold through loopholes and legal exceptions for very wealthy people. The cost of one bird now on the black market is about 180 dollars.
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Chemicals ... Everywhere
Consider what is now on display on the shelves of modern supermarkets. Chemicals are found everywhere - from food to cleaning products. A rare product without colorants, flavor enhancers, emulsifiers, preservatives and other substances with frightening names. They extend the shelf life, improve taste and smell, make the product more attractive externally, cause food dependence, which is formed in the human brain in the same way as narcotic. On the packages they are indicated either with a name (a hard-to-pronounce word) or encrypted with a alphanumeric designation (for example, the taste enhancer “sodium glutamate” is encoded as E-621).
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