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Strangest Foods From Japan

1. Shirako

  

When viewed from a glance looks like a cow's intestine, but it turns out this is Shirako, which is
male genitalia and a sac containing sperm. Shirako become popular dish
in the pubs in Japan (Izakaya) and sushi bar.

 


 
2. Inago no Tsukudani

 "Inago no Tsukudani" is a traditional Japanese cuisine is popular in rural areas
Yamagata, Nagano and Gunma. Maybe the packaging is slightly different with fried insects
in this Indonesia.Hari i-dus theme of "10 Most Weird Japanese Food". Inago which
means grasshopper in boiled with "tsukudani", ie soy sauce and special spices added
Japanese style.

3. Basashi


 
"sakuraniku" is a name for raw horse meat. "Sakura" which means cherry blossoms
blooms combined with the "niku"which means flesh. However, if served with thin slices
sashimi would be "basashi". This food is famous in the area of Kumamoto, Oita and Nagano and
become common foods are also in the Tohoku region.


4. Natto

Ahh .. this food is probably already familiar for us. Natto is a food results
fermented soybeans that smelled pretty stinging and very sticky like spider webs are usually
served as a breakfast menu in Japanese.

 

5. Fugu

 "Fugu" is the Japanese word for bloated fish. The kanji characters used to
Fugu write literally meaning river pig. Meat can be eaten fugu, but the skin, liver and
ovaries contain a number of deadly poison tetrododoxin. If one element is consumed
then the poison will paralyze the muscles, while the victim remains fully conscious and finally

 
could die of asphyxiation. Restaurants in Japan could present Fugu meat if done by
Fugu chefs are eligible. So, do not ever try to eat these fish if we have no
special expertise.





6. Hachinoko

When a local bar in Japan ran out of nuts for snacks and we need adequate protein intake to re-activity, then the larvae of bees "Hachinoko" that this could be a substitute crispy. hehehe .. Larvae of bees "hachinoko" also became a popular food This bee larvae turned out to be the late Emperor Hirohito's favorite dish mixed with rice flavored soy sauce and sugar.
 
 

7. Zazamushi

 Other foods that are widely available in Japan either canned or bottled in restaurants, is zazamushi (insects that live in water). Zazamushi actually not insects, but a name that is applied to the insect larvae that live in the riverbed. Insects "Mushi" at the scene, where the river makes the sound "zaazaa" when it flows.

 

8. Kujira & Iruca

 
Clear evidence that in Japan, whales "kujira" still consumed as food in a dish of sashimi. Mmmmm,,, I do not recommend this one, because whales including protected animals and already threatened populations. 
 
 

9. Shirouo no Odorigui


Shirouo is a name for the small fish are transparent. Called Shirouo Odogui no, because these fish were eaten alive and then it will feel like dancing our mouth "odorigui".  



10. Shiokara



Shiokara is Japanese fermented seafoods with a fishy and salty taste.
 


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Extreme Food and Strangest In the world

Proverb says, something that is considered waste is an invaluable treasure for others, it could be true. Foods that are considered very tasty in a place could be a nightmare which is considered disgusting in other parts of the world.

Cow tongue and pig snout to chicken legs, fried worms and frog legs to fry snail is a small portion of food 'magic' that can eliminate your appetite. However, in some countries could be a special food for its population.


1. Fried brain sandwiches



Before the spread of mad cow disease era, one of the menu that is loved in St. Louis Missouri United States is the bread with thinly sliced fried cow brain. Now, sandwiches with stuffing the brain is still available on the Ohio River Valley, but are often replaced with a hamburger bread.

In Mexico and El Salvador, known as cow brains and used as an ingredient sesos tacos and burritos. The brain has a soft texture and aroma are very small. The addition of spicy seasoning helps create a sense.



2. Pig brain

For Muslims 100 percent sure this one is haram menu alias should not be eaten. See it really is also a bit disgusted because mushy-mushy yes how so.


3. Haggis


Scottish traditional dish, called Haggis comes from meat liver, heart and lungs of sheep mixed with onion, spices, oatmeal, salt and broth. All materials are boiled in a sheep stomach for several hours.

Larousse Gastronomique, claiming the popular gastronomic encyclopedia Haggis has a soft texture with a tasty peanut flavor and delicious. Food is available throughout the year in Scotland with the supermarket cans. Even with practical reasons, many who lived heated before eating. Similar menus can be found in several other European countries by making use of beef, goat, sheep or pigs as a replacement.

 4. Rocky Mountain Oysters



Oysters that one did not come from the sea, but the name given to the testicles fried buffalo, cow or pig. Rocky Mountain oysters or 'Prairie Oysters' are famous menu in certain areas the U.S. and Canada. Usually, food is obtained from the farm. Testicle peeled, boiled, and rolled with flour and then fried. Usually the menu served with cocktail sauce.

 

5. Bull penis

Wow this one is scary even just heard, and it certainly disgusted, maybe...
 

6. Goat testes

I think if this kind ever heard in our country, they say with "Menguntal" swallow seeds of this goat testicles can be strong, especially in sexual relations, probably mythical time yes ..

7. Placenta soup


May not be able to imagine it because in addition is also very strange sounds disgusting to eat.
 

8. balut

Balut tops seem strange foods from around the world. Although it is not stretched like octopus in Korea, dressing a duck egg or chicken egg that has been fertilized and has developed into a potential avian embryo.

Embryos then boiled and ready to eat. In the Philippines, Cambodia and Vietnam, dressing is a common food and vendors peddled. Foods that have shaped these birds often can be very confusing, but the most dominant flavor is usually chicken or duck.

9. Casu Marzu


Menu home city of Sardinia in Italy in the form of cheese which is home to live insect larvae. Larvae intentionally added to the fermentation process is approaching the point of decomposition, point-fat cheeses have been damaged.

Often while eating a casu Marzu, a small worm penetrates a layer of cheese or jump up to tens of centimeters above the table. Thus, many are choosing to get rid of the insects before enjoying a cheese with the spicy flavor.



10. Hakarl

Anthony Bourdain, the world's weirdest food travelers claim hakarl, food from Iceland one of the most disgusting menu on earth. Hakarl made from Baskin Greenland shark stomachs which is fermented for two to four months. Hakarl available in food stores in Iceland has a sharp smell of ammonia. During the presentation, hakarl cut into small pieces with a toothpick.
 

11. Sannakji


Raw seafood familiar around the world. However, compared with the sashimi and sushi, sannakji give a different dining adventure. Food is a live baby octopus is sliced and seasoned with oil and a sprinkling of sesame.

As presented, the tentacles are still squirming sannakji. If not chewed properly, sannakji may stick to the mouth and throat.
 

12. camel

Unique recipes Bedouins, Arabs are the largest prescription recorded in the museum world record. Dish consisting of a camel tail intact by incorporating the content of 20 chickens. Camel stomachs filled with eggs and rice, then baked until cooked.



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Cookies ice chocolate drink

Ingredients

150cc sweet milo chocolate milk.
3 piece oreo
3/4 ice cube from your glass of 200cc - 250cc
blender
whipped cream
toppings

How to make

blend 150cc milo with 3/4 ice cube and 3 piece oreo together, and put in a glass.

add whipped cream on top, and toppings on the very top.

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sugar cookies with glaze

sugar cookies with glaze
Ingredients for cookies

2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Ingredients for glaze

1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon light corn syrup
2 tablespoons water
10 drops food coloring

How to make cookies

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, and baking powder. Set aside.

In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in egg and vanilla. Gradually blend in the dry ingredients. Roll rounded teaspoonfuls of dough into balls, and place onto ungreased cookie sheets.

Bake 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden. Let stand on cookie sheet two minutes before removing to cool on wire racks.

How to add glaze

Stir confectioners' sugar, corn syrup, and water together. Stir in food coloring if desired. This glaze must be stirred each time you use it. If it is not stirred before each use it will dry with a mottled look instead of a solid color.

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Ice Cream Cake Recipe

ice cream cake
Ingredients

15             Chocolate creme-filled sandwich cookies
3 Tb          Butter or margarine
2               Favorite candy bars
2 quarts     Flavored ice cream (your choice)
12 oz         Frozen whipped topping, thawed


How to make

On a cutting board, finely chop cookies, 2-3 at a time. Place butter in small microwave-cooker. Microwave on HIGH 30 seconds or until melted. Mix in cookie crumbs. Press crumb mixture onto bottom of a springform pan. Freeze 15 minutes.

Cut candy bar into 4-5 pieces; wrap in plastic wrap and freeze 10 minutes. Chop into small pieces.

Cut ice cream container apart to expose block of ice cream. Cut half of ice cream into 1-inch-thick slices. Arrange ice cream slices over cookie crust, cutting pieces to fit. Spread into a smooth layer. Sprinkle with chopped candy bar. Top with remaining ice cream prepared the same way as first layer. Smooth top with spreader. Cover with aluminum foil. Freeze 3 hours or overnight.

Attach open star tip to a decorator. Fill tube with whipped topping and set aside. Run knife around edge of ice cream cake. Release collar from pan. Lightly frost top and side of ice cream cake with remaining whipped topping. Decorate with whipped topping using decorator. Top with sprinkles. Freeze 1 hour or overnight. Once whipped topping is frozen lightly cover cake with plastic wrap.

To serve, cut into wedges. (If cake was frozen overnight, place in refrigerator 10 minutes before slicing.)

Yield: 12 servings

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