We Humans are probably the only creatures in the world that has tried to eat everything, including ourselves. Most creatures, even omnivores, take a look, have a whiff and decide whether the food is edible or not. We, on the other hand, will look at something disgusting that smells rotten and go ahead and have a bite. Don't believe me? Check out some of the worst seafood that people eat.Most of you may be aware of this already, but for those of you who don't know, there're restaurants in China that caters to people's snake eating needs. Mostly it's fried skin and meat. There are debates as to whether it tastes like chicken or not. Personally, we do not know. But some of us are eager to find out. Also, drinking snake blood and bile is supposed to be an aphrodisiac. Probably helped Snake with EVA in MGS3.
Surströmming
Surströmming literally means sour herring in Swedish. It's basically fermented fish. Herring, or other such fatty fish, are caught and sealed in a barrel or a tin for nearly a year with just enough salt to keep it from rotting. Don't get me wrong, this isn't the shutki we eat, which is dry. This is rotting without the decomposition, or so it seems. The smell that emanates when a can of this stuff is opened is so horrendous, that people don't open it at home. Some airlines have banned tins of Surströmming from being carried on planes because they figured that the gas pressure produced from the fermentation could cause a security risk.
“Give it to me raw and wriggling!”
You thought the scene in The Return of the King was bad when Gollum chomps down on a fish he just caught. Think again. A popular Korean delicacy is sannakji, nakji meaning small octopus, i.e. baby octopus, not Paul. The octopus is cut up in pieces, with the pieces still wriggling about. If you don't chew your morsels well like your mother told you, the suction cups can stick to your throat while going down and you will choke to death.
Speaking of octopuses, did you know that the male octopuses have detachable “organs”? Some of them don't even approach the female during reproduction. The thing just floats right off and apparently goes where it's supposed to go by itself. Also, they regrow.
Shiokara
The nastiest thing on this list is probably Ika no Shiokara. It was introduced to the world by the Japanese [no prizes for guessing that one] and surprisingly enough, the flavour is so strong, it is considered an acquired taste even by their standards. What is it, you ask? Remember the Surströmming up above, the foul smelling fermented fish? Well, this is pieces of fish meat in a brownish paste of its salted and fermented [a.k.a. rotten smelling] intestines and other internal organs.
And you thought shutki is the worst thing in the world …
Reference: Internet
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