Life is cruel, no-one can deny that. The cruelty of nature is merely punctuated by the fact that we actually function in such a way that we put what used to be (or in some cases are) living material in our mouth to crush it, dissolve it in acid and then turn it into foul smelling excrement destined to be flushed down into a brown river mixed with used condoms and other horrors.

That being said, I have absolutely no shame of taking part in the circle of life. Here are but some examples of the weird uncommon (to us simple folks from the Western farmlands) foods I’ve eaten:

Pig feet, eat, neck, nose, brain intestines, blood

Pig feet

Cow stomach, tongue

Squid on a stick

Duck feet, neck, wing, intestines, tongue

Pig brain

Shark lip, fin

Assorted smoked and dried meats

Chicken feet, heart, anus (yep... barbequed on a stick, guzzard

Chicken foot

Starfish, river snail, barbequed lamb penis (yyyep... also on a stick)

Rabbit head

Black tofu (a foul stench, but the taste is not bad), Silkworm, Grasshopper big and small, Snake, Century egg (honestly this one just tastes like egg)

This list is to be updated whenever I add something new to my wonderful culinary repertoire.

Seen but not tried (yet?):

Living scorpions