Exotic dishes that you'd better not eat being on vacation

8/8/2017

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Culture Story: Exotic dishes that you'd better not eat being on vacation

The world of food is wonderful! But not every dish is healthy and worth tasting. We will reveal the truth about some exotic food for you.

It's difficult to find a person who doesn't like traveling. Being in a foreign country we all want to see monuments, famous buildings, beautiful landscapes, visit museums and theaters and, of course, taste national cuisines. But some of the dishes that are served in this or that country can do harm and cause diseases. We doesn't want your holiday to be spoiled. That is why we prepared a list of exotic dishes that you should better not taste. Read and get only pleasant memories from your vacations.

#1 Fugu

If you are a daredevil then this fish is for you. It contains deadly amounts of tetrodotoxin which can prove to be lethal in many cases. If cooked properly this fish is not dangerous, but if not one who eats it may die.

#2 Scorpionfish

Scorpionfish is famous for its delicious taste, and fins that contain poison. Here again everything depends on a chef who should choose the right technology for cooking.

#3 Carambola

Carambola is quite a tasty fruit but you should better eat only a few pieces at a time. This star fruit contains lots of oxalic acid that can be very harmful to individuals suffering from kidney disease.

#4 Escamoles

This dish is made of eggs of the giant black Liometopum ants. It has a buttery nutty taste and a texture that resembles cottage cheese. Again it can be very dangerous for your health if it's not cooked properly.

#5 "Rotten cheese" Casu Marzu

This cheese is from Sardinia. It is made with the help of a special species of fly digest that accelerates the fermentation process. This cheese is not dangerous as it is, but the fly digests can cause gastrointestinal problems if accidentally eaten.

#6 Ackee

Ackee is a fruit from Jamaica. The flesh of it is edible and delicious only if the fruit was picked in a defined period of time. Unripe or overripe ackee fruit is poisonous.

#7 "Century eggs"

Those who have strong stomachs can taste century eggs without any fear. Chinese Chefs preserve chicken or duck eggs in a mixture of salt, lime, and ash for 100 days. Ready eggs have a jelly-like texture with a strong stench of ammonia.

#8 Stonefish

This is probably the most poisonous fish in the world. The thing is that this fish has extremely poisonous spikes in its fins. This venom causes severe pain, paralysis, and even death. But there still exist some daredevils who are ready to taste this fish.

#9 Rambutan

This exotic fruit can be rather dangerous too. It can cause allergies and even diarrhea. Besides, doctors advise eat only 4 - 5 fruits a day.

Have you ever tasted these dishes? Would you like to do it after reading this article? We are waiting for your response in the comments below.

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71 Comments

Steven Ernest Scott

Title needs to be redone ~ "...should better not taste." just sounds weird.

Rita

Doesn't look or sound appetizing..100 year old eggs that stink or ant eggs..I'm nauseous just thinking about it!

Bernice Sartori

It's extremely unlikely that any of these foods would be anywhere near my mouth. 🤮

Barb Beck

Everything on the list was gross and yucky.

Julie Domaille

Why would anyone want an ammonia flavoured egg? Love fish but not to the point of risking death

Steve Tingle

Don't forget apples and apricots the seeds of both contain cyanide (and apricot stones look very like almonds).

bonniecardona

Well I just think I'll pass on these foods thanks!!!

terry makkm

Totally wrong information. In season, I eat rambutan by the bunch. Sweet and succulent. and no such problems as described!

Ilias Tsiabardas

Scorpionfish it's making the best Fish Soup in the world ,and I have eaten several times

Ingrid Haeussler de Coronado

Rambutan and Carambola are not dangerous, not more that coconut flesh or mangos if your stomach is not used to eat them

Julie Allen

Love carambolas and rambutans but doubt I'll ever be in a position to try any of the others even if I wanted to (I don't)

mtrull

"Gross"

Deedee Cullum

Rambutan on this list? A delicious fruit and you would not normally eat more than one or two.

Carmelita Uy

I never thought Century Eggs and Rambutan would be dangerous if eaten too much... Now I know! Thanks for the wonderful information ..

Nancy Gardner

Thanks for sharing this information.

Douglas Oaten

Fugu is especially poisonoius when eaten raw - legend says that one out of four people die after eating raw fugu. But I have a carambola tree in my back yard and we stew them to make "preserved stars" similar to marmalade or eat them fresh in fruit salads. Our parrot is crazy about carambola