Unusual food from around the wold
By Porcospino
@Porcospino (31366)
Denmark
February 3, 2012 8:39am CST
Today I was reading an article about unusual food from around the world. I was surprised to see that a dish from my own country was mentioned in the article. It is a Danish dish called "oellebroed" and it consists of rye bread and beer. You divide the rye bread in small pieces, boil it in a pot and add beer and a few other things. When the dish is ready you eat it with cream.
In the article I read about many other kinds of unusual food from other parts of the world. One the things they mentioned was fried spiders in Cambodia. I like to eat the local food when I visit another country, but I don't think that I will be able to eat one those spiders when I visit Cambodia.
Which unusual dishes you do have in your country? Do you like that food? Have you eaten any unusual dishes when you have been abroad?
8 responses
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32747)
• Calgary, Alberta
4 Feb 12
I already mentioned before that I am Half Filipino, Half Peruvian so yeah I mentioned about the Guinea pig meat from Peru and the duck fetus egg before. But I will share things you may be able to eat from Philippines and Peru.
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Phillippines[/b]
Cheddar Cheese flavored icecream-This is a very popular in the Phillippines. I dont know why its popular though, Its like eating a salty and sweet icecream.
Alakon or Birch flower- Its a tropical vegetable, that looks like green worms, or it may also remind you of a green haired person who decided to have dreadlocks, cos it looks like dreadlocks. Its a delicious vegetable for stir fries.
picture of a birch flower: http://www.clovegarden.com/ingred/img/mb_alokon05f.jpg
Kwekkwek- hard boiled quail or chicken egg, coated into a batter (with anatto powder to make it orange in color) and deep fried. Its delicious actually and you can do this recipe in your place.
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Peruvian
Cebiche- Its like the peruvian's answer to sashimi- Raw fish marinated in Lime juice and chili's . if you have some spices, raw fish, corn and lemons in your country, you can do it on your own.
Anticuchos- Its barbecued Beef hearts.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
4 Feb 12
Yes, I remember that we talked about the guinea pig meat in another discussion 
Cheddar cheese flavored icecream that sounds very unusual. It could be interesting to taste that. I don't know if I would like it, but I would still like to taste it. I looked at that the picture of the birch flower. I does look like green dreadlocks 
I think that you have many vegetables in the Philippines that we can't find in my country. In some shops we are able to buy vegetables from Asia, but they are very expensive. It was also interesting to the food from Peru, I had never heard about those things before and it is always interesting to try something new.
Cheddar cheese flavored icecream that sounds very unusual. It could be interesting to taste that. I don't know if I would like it, but I would still like to taste it. I looked at that the picture of the birch flower. I does look like green dreadlocks
I think that you have many vegetables in the Philippines that we can't find in my country. In some shops we are able to buy vegetables from Asia, but they are very expensive. It was also interesting to the food from Peru, I had never heard about those things before and it is always interesting to try something new.1 person likes this
@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
5 Feb 12
I can't open the link, but I don't know if it is because of my computer or because there is something wrong with the link? It sounds like a delicious dish, but I can imagine that is it is hard to cook. I am not that good at cooking, so I think that it would be too hard for me. I am surpriced to hear about the alligator meat in Louisiana. I know that it is possible to meat alligator meat at other places for instanse in Vietman. I read about some tourists who visited Vietnam and they bought alligator meat in Hanoi.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
8 Feb 12
I found some pictures of relyeno. It looks delicious, but I am not an experienced cook, so I think it would be too difficult for me cook that kind of dish. I have never eaten crocodile or alligator. There is one restaurant in my country where we can buy meat that we don't usually find in my country like crocodile or snake, but I have never been there and I think that the food in that restaurant it very expensive. When I visit Asia I want to eat some of the food that isn't available in my own country, I think that could be very interesting.
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@girl_thinking (1959)
• Philippines
3 Feb 12
Hi Porcospino! oellebroed sounds really different. First off, I don't know what a rye bread is. But if given chance, I might want to try it
I am here in the Philippines and we have a food called "Balut". It is a duck egg with a baby duck already formed inside it. When you open the balut, you will see the actual baby duck. You would see its head, beak hands and feet. You would even taste its pee. The duck pee is the sauce of the egg. I know it sounds yucky and terrible but it is really delicious. Foreigners usually try balut when they are here in the country. But those who does not have a strong heart and stomach do not dare it. The trick is not to look at the duck while you eat it. 
I am here in the Philippines and we have a food called "Balut". It is a duck egg with a baby duck already formed inside it. When you open the balut, you will see the actual baby duck. You would see its head, beak hands and feet. You would even taste its pee. The duck pee is the sauce of the egg. I know it sounds yucky and terrible but it is really delicious. Foreigners usually try balut when they are here in the country. But those who does not have a strong heart and stomach do not dare it. The trick is not to look at the duck while you eat it. 1 person likes this
@myfb2009 (8296)
• Malaysia
7 Feb 12
Hi Porco, there a few dishes which cooked using crocodile, turtle or deer meat, which for me considered as unusual food in my country. Because i am usually only consuming chicken, duck or fish meat. So, i never tried tasting these type of meats. Besides that, they are considered as very expensive meat, since they are very rare. I might want to give it a try to taste your unusual food, when i have the opportunity to visit your country in future. Will reply your email soon.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
8 Feb 12
I can introduce you to some of the local food when you visit my country Oellebroed is one of the dishes, but there are other dishes as well and some of them are very old. I have eaten deer meat before, it is not the most popular kind of meat in my country, but it is not that rare either. I have never eaten turtle or crocodile. There is a restaurant in my country where we can buy crocodile meat, but it is expensive and I have never been there, I have have only read their menu. I love to eat the local food when I visit another country, and I think it is interesting to eat food that isn't available in my own country.
Oellebroed is one of the dishes, but there are other dishes as well and some of them are very old. I have eaten deer meat before, it is not the most popular kind of meat in my country, but it is not that rare either. I have never eaten turtle or crocodile. There is a restaurant in my country where we can buy crocodile meat, but it is expensive and I have never been there, I have have only read their menu. I love to eat the local food when I visit another country, and I think it is interesting to eat food that isn't available in my own country.
@purplealabaster (22091)
• United States
3 Feb 12
I have never been abroad, but there are "unusual dishes" that I have found across the United States. It seems that depending upon where you go and what nationalities have settled in a certain area not to mention what is easily found in the area and the evolution of the culture the combination of factors can lead to some foods that are interesting and generally not found in other areas of the nation.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
4 Feb 12
It is interesting when you are able to buy food from different nationalities. Some of the foreigners who live in my country have started restaurants and in their restaurants we are able to buy food from their countries. I love to visit those restaurants, and I enjoy eating food that you don't usually find in my own country.
@Heixyin (175)
• Malaysia
3 Feb 12
Speaking of Danish dish, I'm eating Danish biscuits now xD hmm, unusual dishes ? Well, I just eat thou, try everything, and regret later, because they taste bad xD just now ,I had dinner with my moms colleagues and there was a Chinese dish called, yee sang. There are a lot of weird strips and colour food. I believe those are Veges ,or they look like one at least. That would be unusual for me. First time seeing such food. Well, I believe you guys never heard of it, as it's Chinese dish. Haha! Oh well. It's not as tasty as it seems though. Truthfully speaking xD so yea. That would be one of the usual food then.:D
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
3 Feb 12
I have never heard about yee sang. It is possible to buy some kinds of Chinese food in the Chinese restaurants in my country, but there are relatively few dishes to choose from and a lot of Chinese dishes are impossible to find here. One day when I visit Chinese I want to try some of the Chinese dishes that aren't available in my own country.
I am like you, I like to try new dishes and sometimes I don't like the dishes that I try, but I still like to try them just once. I once visited an international restaurant in my country. I ordered two dishes that I had never tried before (a starter and main course) and I didn't like any of them but at least I got a new experience.
but at least I got a new experience. @johnny_yuan (12)
• China
4 Feb 12
I am from China and Our country have many unusal food sorts. The follow i will introduce you a kind of todu (bean curd)called "Smelly tofu".Now tofu is a very healthy food and popular in the world. I am sure that you have got it . But ithnik Smelly tofu is only popular in China. Beause it was disgusting when you smelled it at first. Then if you get up the nerve to try it ,that would be a unforgettable tasty feeling in your life. I have to recognize that threre are many different ways to make it in China. All in all, it was so smelly, also very delicious.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
4 Feb 12
I know what tofu is, but I have never had the chance to eat it. Only a few shops in my country sell tofu, in most of the shops you can't find it. I have never heard about smelly tofu, I don't think that we have anything like that in my country. We have quite a few Chinese restaurants in my country, and I like to visit them, but they only offer a limited number of Chinese dishes so I would like to try other kinds of Chinese food when I visit China.
@cher913 (25782)
• Canada
3 Feb 12
I am from Canada and we have a dish called poutine. what it is, is a dish with french fries, gravy and cheese curds on it. it was originally developed in quebec but has spread all over the country. one of my daughters loves it! i have tried it, its alright but not my favourite.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
3 Feb 12
I hadn't heard about that dish before, but maybe I get the chance to try it one day, because my husband wants to visit Canada. I love to eat the local dishes when I visit another country. I don't like all of the dishes that I try, but it is still nice to try it just once and get a new experience.
@KOSTAS499 (1624)
• Greece
28 Feb 12
In Greece, we eat sheep brains and intestants. Amongst others. I think that would be a big No for some people. :)
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