Have you ever tried any of the delicacies mentioned here? Look out for these when next on your travels...

1. Delightful delicacies
from around the world

2. And you thought finding horse meat
in your lasagne was bad!
Take a look at our pick of weird and wonderful
culinary curiosities from around the world…
BEWARE: not for the faint-hearted

3. Food: Deep fried tarantula
Found in: Cambodia
The tarantulas are sourced
from nearby jungles and
are fried whole - they are
a tasty and popular street
food.

4. Food: Live octopus
Found in: Korea
Eat it quickly - if these latch
onto the sides of the
throat they can choke you
to death!

5. Food: Civet coffee
Found in: Indonesia
Coffee beans that are eaten
by cat-like creatures and
excreted whole before
being ground. A very
expensive commodity.

6. Food: ‘Casa Marzu’ cheese
Found in: Sardinia
This decomposed cheese
has maggots burrowing
through it to make the
cheese soft.

7. Food: Puffer fish sashimi
Found in: Japan
The chefs who serve this
require a license as when
prepared incorrectly this
can cause severe
asphyxiation and
sometimes death.

8. Food: Raw blood soup
Found in: Vietnam
An appetising mixture of
chicken gizzards and duck
blood topped with herbs
and peanuts.

9. Food: Cow brain burger
Found in: USA
Deep fried and served in a bun.
Still served in the States but
understandably fell from
favour during the mad cow
disease epidemic…

10. Food: Yak penis
Found in: China
As it sounds. This is
apparently very good for
the health…

11. Food: ‘Balut’
Found in: Philippines
This is a fertilised duck
embryo, left to ferment,
which is then boiled and
eaten in the shell.

12. Food: Eskimo ice-cream
Found in: Alaska
Made with reindeer fat and
can be savoury or sweet.
Flavours range from wild
berries to salmon.

13. Food: Haggis
Found in: Scotland
Sheep's heart, liver and lung
mixed with onion,
oatmeal and spices and
then boiled in the sheep's
stomach. Closer to home
but no less strange!

14. BON APPETIT!