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The world’s weirdest food

It’s hard to say what is normal and what is weird where food is concerned – it all depends on the taste of the individual and which part of the world you come from. One person’s nightmare is another person’s delicacy. Here are a few of the strangest (or most normal) types of food from around the world.

is concerned

1. is bezorgd
2. wat betreft
3. is geconcentreerd
4. is gekookt

Depends on

1. hangt af van
2. wordt bepaald door
3. wordt vergeleken met
4. is gelijk aan

Haggis (Scotland) 

A world-famous dish, haggis is made from the parts of a sheep many people would throw away. The heart. Lungs and liver are mixed together with onion, spices and oatmeal, then put inside a sheep’s stomach and boiled for three hours.

spices

1. spijs
2. spijkers
3. kruidnagelen
4. kruiden

sheep's stomach

1. schapen maag
2. scheepsbeschuit
3. scheepswand
4. belegen schapenkaas

Brain Sandwiches (USA) 

These are not as common as they were in the past, but in parts of Ohio you can still get fried brains served on hamburger buns. Brains don’t have much flavour, so you eat the sandwiches with plenty of sauce. 

Brain

1. braaksel
2. hersenen
3. niet rijpe broccoli
4. tarwe broodjes

as common as

1. zo kokend als
2. zo smakelijk als
3. zo gewoon als
4. zo combineerbaar als

Insects (Asia, Africa and South Africa) 

Many insects are high in protein and contain important fatty acids and vitamins. In Thailand it’s common to find fried grasshoppers, crickets, scorpions and worms on sale in the street. In Cambodia fried tarantula are a delicacy; people eat the legs two at a time.

Contain

1. veroorzaken
2. bewaren
3. besparen
4. bevatten

acids

1. zuren
2. azijnen
3. pillen
4. asperges

grasshoppers

1. sprinkhanen
2. langpoten
3. vlinders
4. krekels

Hakari (Iceland) 

This has been described as the most disgusting food ever. Made by fermenting a Greenland or Basking shark for two to four months, hakari smells of ammonia (like the bleach used for cleaning). It is available all year round in Icelandic stores and often served in cubes on toothpicks.

Described

1. gesneden
2. geproefd
3. beschreven
4. besmeerd

disgusting

1. smakeloos
2. smerig
3. te zout
4. smaakvol

fermenting

1. chemische verandering
2. rijpen
3. verontreinigen
4. ontvellen

available

1. verkrijgbaar
2. in staat om
3. weg gegaan
4. niet aanwezig

Sannakji (Korea) 

Now that Japanese sushi is popular all over the world, many people are used to eating raw fish. But this Korean delicacy is quite different, since the seaood isn’t dead. Sannakji consists of baby octopus which are sliced up while alive; the tentacles are still wriggling about when the dish is served. If you don’t chew the octopus carefully, there’s a real danger that the tiny suction cups can stick to your mouth and throat and choke you.

Consists of

1. contrasteert met
2. bestaat uit
3. gesneden uit
4. gekookt van

chew

1. zuigen
2. slikken
3. spugen
4. kauwen

choke

1. wurgen
2. inslikken
3. laten stikken
4. uitzuigen

Fugu (Japan)

Fugu is the famous Japanese puffer fish, filled with enough of the poison tetrodotoxin to be lethal. Chefs have to be trained for two to three years before they can prepare the fish. Fugu actually tastes quite bland; the excitement is in surviving the experience of eating it.

Lethal

1. legaal
2. dodelijk
3. slaapverwekkend
4. verlammend

Bland

1. flauw/ smakeloos
2. pittig
3. heet
4. scherp

Casu Marzu (Italy) 

More live food, this time from Sardinia in Italy. Casu marzu is a cheese made with fly larvae, or maggots, to promote a level of fermentation that is close to decomposition. It is traditionally served with live insect larvae still inside. The tiny translucent worms can jump 15 cm if disturbed, so many people prefer to brush them off before trying the smelly cheese.

maggots

1. kappertjes
2. mandarijntjes
3. augurken
4. maden

decomposition

1. 100 graden
2. ontbinding
3. borrelend
4. composteren

translucent

1. vloeibaar
2. luchtig
3. doorschijnend
4. doordringend

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• Which part of the world has a dish which is not that tasty, but offers the diner a thrill of danger?

• Which part of the world eats an animal which is cut up into pieces while still alive?

• Which part of the world gets valuable nutrition from eating small creatures?

• Which part of the world offers a dish that probably needs lots of ketchup?
  

• Which part of the world eats a fish that has undergone a period of chemical change ?

• Which part of the world eats a fish that has undergone a period of chemical change?

• Which part of the world likes a dairy product that houses some baby insects?

• Which part of the world doesn't waste much of the animal when they produce a well-known local dish?

• Which part of the world eats chunks of food on small wooden sticks?
  

Which part of the world has a dish which is not that tasty, but offers the diner a thrill of danger?

1. Iceland
2. Korea
3. Japan
4. Italy

Which part of the world eats an animal which is cut up into pieces while still alive?

1. Iceland
2. Scotland
3. Japan
4. Korea

Which part of the world gets valuable nutrition from eating small creatures?

1. Japan
2. Asia, Africa and South America
3. Korea
4. Iceland

Which part of the world offers a dish that probably needs lots of ketchup?

1. Japan
2. Asia, Africa and South America
3. USA
4. Iceland

Which part of the world eats a fish that has undergone a period of chemical change?

1. Korea
2. Japan
3. Iceland
4. Italy

Which part of the world likes a dairy product that houses some baby insects?

1. Italy
2. Scotland
3. USA
4. Iceland

Which part of the world doesn't waste much of the animal when they produce a well-known local dish?

1. Italy
2. Iceland
3. Scotland
4. USA

Which part of the world eats chunks of food on small wooden sticks?

1. Italy
2. Korea
3. Scotland
4. Iceland