#TrendyTuesday: Top 5 weirdest food dishes in the world
JOBURG – Top five weird foods to try in celebration of #WorldFoodDay.
Every year on 16 October, the world observes World Food Day in commemoration of the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations in 1945 – the day is celebrated widely by many other organisations concerned with food security.
The first-ever World Food Day was observed in 1981 with a different theme adopted each year in order to shed light on areas needed for action and provide a common focus.
This year’s theme is ‘Our actions are our future! A zero hunger world by 2030 is possible’.
In light of #WorldFoodDay, City Buzz decided to look for the weirdest food in the world you should try.
Top five weird foods to try in celebration of World Food Day:
- Balut, the Philippines
To the eye, Balut looks like a regular hard-boiled egg but there’s more – a partly developed embryo. The fertilised duck egg is loved for its great source of protein in the Philippines.
2. Mopane Worms, Southern Africa
Mopane worms are a source of nutrition for many people in Southern Africa, the dried-up delicacy packs a serious nutritional punch, consisting of 60 per cent protein and high levels of iron and calcium. A lot of people agree that they are highly nutritious, and some even regard them as truly delicious.
3. Huitlacoche, Mexico
Corn smut, fungus, Mexican truffle — these are just some of the assumed names of huitlacoche, a Mexican culinary speciality used in all sorts of dishes from soups to enchiladas to sauces.
4. Testicles as food, many parts of the world
The testicles of calves, lambs, roosters, turkeys, and other animals are eaten in many parts of the world, often under indirect culinary names. They are cooked in a variety of ways: sautéed and sauced, fricasseed, deep-fried with breading or batter.
5. Stargazy Pie, England
While some people are familiar with steak and kidney flavoured pies, the good people of England indulge in the Stargazy pie, a Cornish dish made of baked pilchards, along with eggs and potatoes, covered with a pastry crust.
