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While many local delicacies like balut eggs, civet coffee, or dog meat find themselves on the list of the worst culinary offerings worldwide.
The list of the worst cuisines worldwide, as published by Askmen, includes several renowned specialties:
1. Hákarl
Hákarl is a famous dish in Iceland, made from Greenland sharks. Although this meat is toxic, it can be consumed after being boiled several times, dried, or fermented for a few months.
This dish is traditionally prepared by burying the shark in the ground and letting the meat undergo two processes of freezing and thawing. It is considered a delicacy in Iceland. However, Hákarl is not highly regarded due to its genuinely unpalatable taste compared to what tourists might imagine.
2. Koumiss Yogurt
Koumiss is a traditional fermented yogurt (or milk wine) of the Mongolian people, made by fermenting mare's or goat's milk. This dish can be known by various names such as kumiss, kumiz, koumiss, kymys...
When the product is complete, it will have a sour taste, a wine-like aroma, rich in vitamins, minerals, not as thin as fresh milk but not as thick and creamy as regular yogurt.
3. Durian
Durian is a popular fruit in southern Vietnam and some Southeast Asian countries. The fruit has a sweet, creamy taste when eaten but has an unpleasant odor. Not only foreign tourists, but many locals also refuse to eat this fruit because of its smell.
4. Dried Rat Meat
This is a product commonly used in southern China. Foreign tourists trying this dish often express feeling more scared and horrified than pleased.
5. Dog Meat
According to Askmen, dog meat doesn't taste as bad, but many Western tourists always imagine the image of a live dog being slaughtered and placed on the table. With that thought, they never find this dish appetizing and often refuse to touch it.
6. Shirako
Shirako is the male fish reproductive organ, processed along with the fish's sperm sacs. Japanese people often use Shirako from cod or snowfish. According to many, this is not an easy dish to eat because it has quite a strong flavor.
7. Grilled Camel
This dish is beloved by Moroccans for its deliciousness, tenderness, richness in protein, and health benefits. However, according to foreign tourists, camel meat is very tough and chewy.
8. Balut Eggs
Balut Eggs, a familiar dish in Vietnam and the Philippines, are a source of horror for many foreign tourists. Many express discomfort, even nausea when they see the image of a partially developed duck embryo inside the boiled egg.
9. Civet Coffee
Despite being one of the most expensive and rarest coffees globally, many people still don't enjoy it. Many tourists are still haunted by the fact that this type of coffee is made from the feces of a civet.
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Source: Travel Guide Mytour – According to VnExpress
MytourMay 21, 2014
