What is a delicacy in Asia?

What is a delicacy in Asia?

Apart from the famous sushi, kimchi, Peking duck, Laksa, cendol and so on, there are also some bizarre Asian delicacies that are well-known and acceptable among the locals, but probably not among tourists.

What is the weirdest delicacy?

Top 10 Weirdest Foods to Try While Traveling

  • Jellied Moose Nose, Canada.
  • Casu Marzu, Italy.
  • Fried Tarantulas, Cambodia.
  • Stargazey Pie, England.
  • Tuna Eyeballs, Japan.
  • Balut, Philippines.
  • Huitlacoche, Mexico.
  • Surströmming, Sweden. You might not be able to even try this one out once you catch a whiff of this Swedish delicacy.

What are two unique foods eaten in Asia?

The Top 30 Unusual Foods in Asia

  • Raw Horse Meat.
  • Toad.
  • Deep Fried Pigeon.
  • Skewered Scorpions and Grasshoppers.
  • Dog Soup.
  • Blood Soup.
  • Pufferfish (Blowfish, Bok, Fugu)
  • Tong zi dan (Virgin Boy Eggs)

What are some famous Asian foods?

Essential Eating: 50 Foods of Asia

  • CHILLI CRAB in Singapore. Stir-fried crab in a tomato based, sweet, savoury and slightly hot chilli sauce.
  • KHANTOKE DINNER in Thailand.
  • CURRY FEAST in Sri Lanka.
  • MOMOS in the Himalayas.
  • CANDIED HAWS in China.
  • KIMCHI in Korea.
  • SATAY (SATE) in Indonesia.
  • ROTI PRATA in Singapore.

What is the weirdest food in Asia?

Yum! 8 food ‘delicacies’ in Asia that everyone else finds weird

  • Eat balut in the Philippines.
  • Drink fruit bat soup in Indonesia.
  • Drink snake or scorpion wine in Vietnam.
  • Eat stinky tofu in China.
  • Eat tarantula in Cambodia.
  • Eat a tuna eyeball in Japan.
  • Eat weaver ants in Thailand.

What are some rare delicacies?

Ten of the World’s Rarest Foods, and Where to Find Them

  • Wild. Murnong—Southern Australia.
  • Cereal. Olotón Maize—Oaxaca State, Mexico.
  • Vegetable. Geechee Red Pea—Sapelo Island, Georgia, USA.
  • Meat. Skerpikjøt—Faroe Islands, Denmark.
  • From the Sea. Shio-Katsuo—Nishiizu, Japan.
  • Fruit. Kayinja Banana—Uganda.
  • Cheese.
  • Alcohol.

What are unusual foods?

Travel Picks: 10 of world’s most unusual foods

  • Pig’s Blood Cake; Taiwan. In Taiwan, pig’s blood cake is sold on a wooden stick and eaten like ice cream.
  • Live Octopus; South Korea.
  • Grasshopper; Uganda.
  • Pigeon; France.
  • Durian; Malaysia.
  • Lutefisk; Norway.
  • Grubs; Australia.
  • Snake Wine; Vietnam.

What is Asia famous for?

Asia is the birthplace of all the world’s major religions—Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism—and of many minor ones.

What unusual food is eaten in Japan?

Horsemeat Sashimi (Basashi) Horsemeat is referred to as basashi, or sometimes sakura niku in Japanese. Being a delicacy, I wouldn’t say it’s eaten very often, but most people have tried it. As with eggs above, westerners don’t commonly eat raw meat, especially horse.

What are the top 10 rarest foods?

The Rarest & Most Expensive Food In The World 16th April, 2018

  • Kobe Beef. While beef is hardly an exclusive or rare foodstuff, Kobe beef is far from ordinary.
  • Fugu.
  • Densuke Black Watermelon.
  • Early Season Matsutake Mushrooms.
  • The Fortress Stilt Fisherman Indulgence.