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The piquancy of the dishes can be given not only by sharp spices or a bright sauce with bitterness. Some foodies believe that the best seasoning is a feeling of fear. It is for these daredevils, as well as all those who are fed up with everyday food, a review of the most dangerous dishes in the world.
Duel with an octopus
Octopus for lunch today will surprise few people – this inhabitant of the depths of the sea has gained fans around the world. And they’re willing to bet that if you don’t like octopuses, then you just don’t know how to cook them. You can learn the subtleties of this skill in some Japanese and Korean restaurants, where the menu includes an octopus delicacy called San Nak Ji. You will not have to learn culinary tricks for a long time, because a live octopus of impressive size is served to the table. This is a real “hit”, which is popular among local regulars and visiting tourists.
The highlight of the dish is that the clam does not stop active body movements, even when it begins to be cut. Those who dare to taste the energetic octopus should know that in the beginning it should be decapitated and thereby immobilized. Otherwise, agile and strong tentacles will cause a lot of trouble. They can leave the plate and travel around the table, or, on the contrary, cling to it with violent force. Chewing the tentacles and flesh of the octopus is recommended carefully and rhythmically. Sad statistics show that every year 5-7 failed gourmets die. The cause is the moving parts of San Nak Ji that have entered the respiratory tract.
A frog with a temper
The giant bullfrog, which lives in the fresh waters of Namibia, inspires horror and disgust with its appearance alone. An adult, reaching a length of 20-25 cm, with a slight movement of its grasping jaws, is able to bite the spine of a rat or, without blinking an eye, swallow its own offspring.
Although some people, looking at this gigantic pimply beauty, feel a brutal appetite. Even the fact that the frog’s skin and entrails contain a deadly poison does not bother the brave gourmets. In a matter of hours, it can destroy even the healthiest liver, lead to kidney failure, or permanently damage muscle tissue. A fatal outcome is also not excluded. Local craftsmen claim that it is easy to neutralize dangerous toxins. To do this, before preparing the dish, you need to keep the frog in a vessel with boards made of special wood. And you can also try the bullfrog without risk to your health during the rainy season, when the effect of the poison is completely neutralized. However, this is the fate of the weak in spirit, – some violent heads are convinced. A frog with a taste of adrenaline is much tastier.
Deep-fried tarantulas
In Cambodia, dear guests are greeted not with bread and salt, but with a generous portion of fried tarantulas a-ping. They are sold here on every corner – in markets, in grocery stores and shopping stalls right on the street. The extraction and harvesting of giant spiders is a lucrative business, although not without risk to life. After all, everyone knows that tarantula fangs are deadly poisonous, which, however, only contributes to increasing the price of them. It is not surprising that the hunters for walking delicacies, as well as the owners of special spider farms, can boast of a solid state.
The recipe for cooking tarantulas will easily master even novice cooks. First, the deadly fangs are carefully removed from the spider’s body, and it is immersed in a hot frying pan with a large amount of oil. Then the spiders are thoroughly fried over low heat with the addition of salt and garlic. The sign of a perfectly cooked tarantula is the shell of an even red-brown color. From the first hand, who have tasted this exotic delicacy, it is known that the taste of a-ping meat has a soft, delicate taste and somewhat resembles pork.
Smelly shark
The people of Greenland are also not averse to cooking something deadly delicious. For example, its traditional dish according to the recipes of the ancient Vikings with the discordant name harkal. It is prepared from the meat of the Greenland shark, which differs from its other relatives in the absence of urination. As a result, liquid waste products are removed from the body through the skin. A side effect of this feature is the large amount of ammonia and harmful acids deposited in shark meat, and in addition to that – mind-blowing flavors.
In order to get rid of harmful substances, the shark is buried in the ground for a couple of months, then removed, dried and ventilated for another four months. At the very end, it remains to cut off the rotten layers, and cook harkal from the remaining yellow meat. However, no matter how long the shark carcass is ruffled by the north winds, it is unlikely to completely destroy the stench. So those who want to taste the ancient dish will face a severe test of aroma.
Fish with an insidious filling
The famous puffer puffer fish can make up the last meal in the life of an overly curious gourmet. The poison tetrodotoxin, which is abundant in the guts, skin and eyes of this sea reptile, can cause paralysis and painful death even in the smallest doses. A whole puffer fish is enough to poison all the visitors of a small restaurant, including the staff. This unique dish is prepared in Japan and some other Asian countries. But in Europe and America, you can go to prison for such culinary experiments.
Japanese chefs have been perfecting their fugu cooking techniques for years, honing every move. All the entrails, down to the last egg, must be removed in a skilful way, so that the poison does not inadvertently penetrate the tender flesh. The slightest mistake can cost a restaurant customer his life, and the chef himself – hara-kiri. And, nevertheless, the crowd eager to taste this dish multiplies every year. What is the reason for such unhealthy enthusiasm? In an indescribably delicious taste – – those who tried the puffer fish and survived with pride answer.
There are many other ways to tickle your nerves in the world, and yet food is not the most successful of them. Let it be better to bring pleasure and benefit, and the thrill will add itself.