Gastronomy

Yulin Dog Meat Festival
While some locals claim it's part of their culture, millions protest against the cruel festival worldwide and some people even adopt rescued dogs

Huhu Grub
When Huhu beetle larvae are eaten with closed eyes, they may be easily confused with buttery chicken

Hollandse Nieuwe Herring
Not every herring can be called Hollandse Nieuwe. Check the reason why this one gets the special name!

Try a Guinea Pig or Cuy
An offer of a guinea pig plate is the highest privilege in Bolivia, and refusal is unacceptable!

Zompopos de Mayo
Mmm, yummy ant butts taste and crunch like peanuts and the season is too short to linger!

Frog Legs (Cuisses de Grenouille)
To eat or not to eat, that is the question ?

Hokitika Wildfoods Festival
Beetle larvae, baby fish with their guts intact, and lamb testicles promise an unforgettable culinary adventure for daring food enthusiasts

Fat-Butted Ants or Hormigas Culonas
This famous Colombian delicacy roughly translates into English as "big-butt ants"

Akutaq
Berries mixed with dried fish, walrus tallow, and reindeer fat—sounds strange? Alaskans don’t think so

Casu Marzu, Sardinian Maggot Cheese
This Sardinian delicacy has live maggots inside! Sounds disgusting? Just try it! The taste reminds of strong Parmesan

White Truffle Season & Fairs
Enjoy the smell of fresh truffles in the air while visiting the best Italian white truffles markets

Khao Lam Rice in Bamboo
Lao rice dishes can be spicy, salty, or sweet. Do not miss the chance to try the latter in one of its many variations

Kiviak
Hundreds of raw auks are wrapped into a sealskin, then sewn up and fermented under a heap of stone—that's the recipe of Greenland's typical winter delicacy

Snails or Babbaluci
Sicilian festina is not complete without snacking on baby snails cooked with garlic and herbs

Harvest of Edible Swiftlet Nests
Have you tried a soup made with birds? With eggs? What about soup from the whole bird nest?

Zucchini Blossom
Fried zucchini blossoms, stuffed with cheese, is a masterpiece of the Italian cuisine.

Fiori di Zucca
Have you ever tried zucchini flowers? Romans first stuff them with cheese and anchovies and then fry them!

Salep Drink
A hot drink made from milk and wild orchids' roots powder is hard to find outside of Turkey

Surströmming or Sour Herring
Every country has its own weird food and Sweden is no exception

Chapulines or Grasshoppers
Insect invasion doesn't pose a threat to Mexico, as long as crispy grasshoppers are actually a local favourite snack

Angulas (Baby Eels)
A traditional dish that resembles spaghetti at first glance

Roasted Termites
Close your eyes and you'll think you're eating pretzels or popcorn

Fiddleheads
Have you ever tried eating ferns? In Boston, this green delicacy is quite a popular ingredient

Kasaronja or Water Caltrop
Have you ever try a water caltrop? Did you even know that such a fruit exists? Come to Montenegro and try it!

Seal Flipper Pie
This unusual Newfoundland dish is typically consumed during Lent and Easter time

Chontaduro and Mojojoy
If you dare, try one of the best indigenous delicacies with worms inside!

Flying Ant Salsa
Mexicans know the most effective method for how to turn your enemies into friends—to kill and cook them

Eating Iguanas
What can be more bizarre than the ancient traditions? Only the ancient traditional cuisine choices

Pan de Indio or Indian Bread
Native Chileans used edible fungi as a substitute for bread, and nowadays it is applied in salads, jams, and souvenirs

Caracoles or Snails
Ready for something unusual? Try the ancient dish of the Roman cuisine

Volcano Grill on Lanzarote Island
Taste meat cooked over an active volcano in the middle of stunning Lanzarote surroundings

Inago
This insect dish is available in jars or freshly boiled and prepared over rice during winter

Smiley, a Sheep's Head
A plate of sheep's head with a grotesque grin is an element of traditional cuisine

Edible Insects
Why not broaden your palate with various insect species?

Mole Poblano
This spicy chocolate sauce made of over 20 ingredients is believed to have a divine origin

Haggis
Sheep's insides are sewn into its stomach, boiled, and served with "tatties and neeps" and a glass of Scotch Whisley for Burns Supper

Fugu (Puffer Fish or Blowfish)
Every year six people die from eating this fish. If you get thrills from life risks, you are welcome to challenge your fortune

Sea Cucumber
Though not too pleasing to the eye, these creatures are a true delicacy

Yongchak or Stink Bean Season
Also known as yongchak, the long twisted bean is smelly in a unique way due to its gas containment

Huitlacoche or Corn Smut
This fine name stands for dark-coloured fungus growing on corn, and added to many Mexican foods when in season

Rising of the Balolo
A great occasion to wake up in the middle of the night and catch a marine delicacy

Mattak
This might sound cruel and weird but whale is a common delicacy in Greenland

Italian Black Summer Truffles
Try typical fresh Italian black truffles while visiting Italy

Slátur
A specific and unusual Icelandic dish, but most certainly worth trying

Truffle Season
Hunt for the world's finest truffles in Tasmania's rainforests