Top TEN Strangest FOOD Around the world by moolf.com

10. Fried - brain sandwiches

Long before the era of Mad-Cow Disease, a sandwich made from fried calves' brain, thinly sliced on white bread was a common item on the menus in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. The sandwich is still available in the Ohio River Valley, where the brains are now heavily battered and served on hamburger buns. In El Salvador and Mexico beef brains, lovingly called sesos in Spanish, are used in tacos and burritos. The brains have a mushy texture and very little flavor on their own so the addition of copious amounts of hot sauce definitely helps.

9. Haggis

A traditional Scottish dish, haggis is made with the minced heart, liver and lung of a sheep mixed with onion, spices, oatmeal, salt and stock, and boiled in the sheep's stomach for a few hours. Larousse Gastronomique, a popular encyclopedia of gastronomic delights, claims that haggis has "an excellent nutty texture and delicious savory flavor." Haggis is available year-round in Scottish supermarkets and made with an artificial casing rather than a sheep’s stomach. In fact some are sold in cans to be heated in a microwave before eating. Similar dishes can be found in other European countries with goat, pork or beef used instead of sheep.

8. Bugs

The practice of eating insects for food is called entomophagy and is fairly common in many parts of the world, with the exceptions of Europe and North America (though bugs are apparently a favorite with the television show "Fear Factor"). It is not uncommon to find vendors selling fried grasshoppers, crickets, scorpions, spiders and worms on the streets of Bangkok, Thailand. Insects are high in protein and apparently consist of important fatty acids and vitamins. In fact flour from drying and grinding up mealworm can be and is often used to make chocolate chip cookies. So next time you think there is a fly in your soup, it may actually just be part of the presentation.

7. Rocky Mountain Oysters

What is so strange about oysters? Probably the fact that they're not the kind you find at the bottom of the ocean, but rather a fancy name given to deep-fried testicles of a buffalo, bull or boar. Rocky Mountain oysters (also called Prairie Oysters) are well-known and regularly enjoyed, in certain parts of the United States and Canada, generally where cattle ranching is prevalent. The testicles are peeled, boiled, rolled in a flour mixture, and fried, then generally served with a nice cocktail sauce.

6. Stuffed Camel

The recipe for a whole stuffed camel kind of reads like a bad joke, with ingredients that include one whole camel, one whole lamb and 20 whole chickens. The Guinness Book of World Records lists the recipe as the largest item on any menu in the world, conveniently leaving out any concrete examples of this dish actually being eaten. Legend has it that that a whole stuffed camel is a traditional Bedouin dish seemingly prepared like a Russian Stacking Doll, where a camel is stuffed with a whole lamb, the lamb stuffed with the chickens and the chickens stuffed with eggs and rice. The entire concoction is then barbecued until cooked and served. Fact or fiction, the shear amount of food created by this dish makes it deserving of a place on the list.

5. Hakarl

Anthony Bourdain, known for eating some of the strangest foods in the world, claims that hakarl is the most disgusting thing he has ever eaten. Made by gutting a Greenland or Basking shark and then fermenting it for two to four months, hakarl is an Icelandic food that reeks with the smell of ammonia. It is available all year round in Icelandic stores and often served in cubes on toothpicks.

4. Fugu

Fugu is the Japanese word for the poisonous puffer fish, filled with enough of the poison tetrodotoxin to be lethal. Only specially-trained chefs, who undergo two to three years of training and have passed an official test, can prepare the fish. Some chefs will choose to leave a minute amount of poison in the fish to cause a tingling sensation on the tongue and lips as fugu can be quite bland. Perhaps the fuss of fugu is more in surviving the experience than the actual taste of the deadly fish.

3. Casu Marzu

Found in the city of Sardinia in Italy, casu marzu is a cheese that is home to live insect larvae. These larvae are deliberately added to the cheese to promote a level of fermentation that is close to decomposition, at which point the cheese’s fats are broken down. The tiny, translucent worms can jump up to half a foot if disturbed, which explains why some people prefer to brush off the insects before enjoying a spoonful of the pungent cheese.

2. Sannakji

With sashimi and sushi readily available the world over, eating raw seafood is no longer considered a dining adventure. The Korean delicacy sannakji however, is something quite different, as the seafood isn't quite dead. Live baby octopus are sliced up and seasoned with sesame oil. The tentacles are still squirming when this dish is served and, if not chewed carefully, the tiny suction cups can stick to the mouth and throat. This is not a dish for the fainthearted.

1. Balut

Balut seems to be on every "strange food" list, usually at the top, and for good reason. Though no longer wriggling on the plate like the live octopus in Korea, the fertilized duck or chicken egg with a nearly-developed embryo that is boiled and eaten in the shell is easily one of the strangest foods in the world. Balut is very common in the Philippines, Cambodia and Vietnam and usually sold by street vendors. It is said balut tastes like egg and duck (or chicken), which is essentially what it is. It is surprising to many that a food that appears so bizarre—often the with the bird's features clearly developed--can taste so banal. In the end, apparently everything does indeed, just taste like chicken.

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Ten Surprising Uses Of Sugar

Clean Greasy Hands

Sometimes soap and water just won't cut it, like when you're trying to clean grimy hands from grease. The solution: Add a mixture of olive oil and sugar (equal amounts of each will suffice) to the sink. Rub your hands together and watch the filth disappear. 

Clean Your Grinder

Are you grinding coffee beans? If so, sugar makes cleaning your grinder a cinch! The sweet ingredient can actually absorb those flavor and smell residues from coffee and other spices you put through the grinder. Just pour sugar into the grinder the way you would beans and grind for a couple of minutes. 

Get Rid of Grass Stains

Grass stains are so easy to get yet so hard to get out! If you're fearful of bleaching (like if the fabric is a mix of colors), then a paste of sugar and water can do the trick. Apply on the stain, let it sit for an hour, then wash as you normally do. Prepare to be amazed. 

Make Your Lipstick Last

Who knew? You can also use sugar to extend the wear of your favorite lipstick. Simply sprinkle sugar on your lips (after you apply lipstick, that is). Wait a moment, then lick it off.

Smooth Your Lips

To nourish dry lips, simply mix equal amounts of sugar and olive oil to form a paste. Apply the mixture on your lips and let it sit for 30 seconds. Wipe it off with a damp cloth, and voila! You're ready for some silky smooth smooches. 

Exfoliate Your Body

Simply mix sugar with oil (like almond oil or even olive oil). To make it smell nice, add the essential oil of your choice. Rub onto skin and rinse off in the shower. You'll remove all those dead skin cells and reveal soft, supple skin as smooth as a baby's bottom. 

Treat a Wound

The old wives' tale is true. You can use sugar to treat wounds and cure painful infections. Researchers at Selly Oak Hospital in Birmingham put the traditional African remedy to the test by pouring granulated sugar on bed sores, leg ulcers, and amputations before dressing and found that it can kill the bacteria that prevents healing and causes chronic pain. How it works: Bacteria need water to survive but sugar draws water from the wound into the dressing. 

Soothe Burns from Spices

Yes, dairy works too. But if you don't want to drink milk with lunch or dinner, you can use sugar to soothe a mouth burn from eating spicy foods. A dash of the sweet stuff should do the trick. You don't even have to swallow if you're really counting calories. 

Soothe a Burned Tongue

Just like sugar can help with a mouth ailing from spicy food, it can do the same for a tongue that's been scorched with a hot beverage. Sprinkle some sugar on the affected area, and the pain should subside instantly. 

Keep Flowers Fresh

Just add three teaspoons of sugar and two tablespoons of white vinegar to the water in your vase to keep those flowers uber-fresh. The sugar is good for the stems, while the vinegar can stop the growth of bacteria.

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November 2011 List of Metro Manila Mall Sales and Events

What: Topshop Mid Season Sale

When: until 13 November 2011
Where: Topshop stores nationwide

What: Dorothy Perkins Mid Season Sale up to 50% off on selected items

When: until 13 November 2011
Where: Dorothy Perkins stores nationwide

What: Trucco Mid Season Sale up to 50% off on selected items

When: until 13 November 2011
Where: Trucco store Powerplant Mall, Rockwell Center, Makati City

What: Parfois Mid Season Sale up to 40% off on watches and bags

When: until 15 November 2011
Where: Parfois stores in Glorietta 4, SM Megamall, SM Southmall, Abreeza Mall Davao, SM City Davao

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When: 24 October until 30 November 2011
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What: Toy Kingdom Warehouse SALE

When: 4-6 November 2011
Where: Megatrade Hall, SM Megamall

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When: until stocks last
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When: until end of November 2011
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What: Global Pinoy Bazaar

When: 5-6 November 2011 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Where: Rockwell Tent, Rockwell Center, Makati City

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When: 5-6 November 2011
Where: Cuenca Covered Court, Ayala Alabang, Muntinlupa

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When: 4-6 November 2011
Where: World Trade Center, Pasay City

What: Big Bang Bazaar
When: 4-6 November 2011
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What: Grand International Advanced Christmas Bazaar
When: 11-20 November 2011
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What:The North Face Sale at Travel Club TriNoma up to 60% off on selected items
When: 12 – 30 November 2011
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What: Glorietta Midnight Madness Sale
When: 15 – 20 November 2011
Where: Glorietta 3, 4, 5, The Link, 6750, and Park Square 1

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When: 14 – 20 November 2011
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When: 15 – 20 November 2011
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What: The Fashion REV: a Fashion and Lifestyle Bazaar
When: 19 – 20 November 2011 from 10 AM until 10 PM
Where: Megatent, Meralco Avenue, Ortigas Center, Pasig City

What: Grand International Advanced Christmas Bazaar

When: 11-20 November 2011, 11 AM to 10 PM
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20 November 2011, 10 AM to 9 PM
Where: World Trade Center, Pasay City

What: Fab Finds @ The Food Patio: A Series of BER-months Bazaar
When: until 16 December 2011 6:00am-6:00pm
Where: The Food Patio at PBCom Tower

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