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Sometimes the reason for banning a product may be the religious beliefs of a particular country, and sometimes a real threat to human life and health. These products are unlikely to be found on the shelves of the supermarket in your city, but traveling the world, knowledge about the dangers of eating these dishes can be useful to you.
Captive-bred salmon
It would seem a very healthy fish, a source of vitamins and protein. That is, when the salmon on your plate is caught from a clean lake, for example. If it was grown on a specialized farm, fed with antibiotics and stuffed with dyes for a perfect picture, then most likely nothing good awaits you. Delicious – yes, but also deadly. In Australia and New Zealand, you can safely order red salmon in taverns, where it is prohibited by law from farms.
Raw milk
If you grew up on fresh milk from a village grandmother, then in order to get this “delicacy” in the USA or Canada, you will have to break the law. In these countries, scientific minds still cannot agree on whether raw milk is harmful because of the multiple bacteria it contains, or is it still acceptable in the diet of citizens. So far, just in case, it has been banned, which cannot be said about Europe, Asia and Africa – there you can enjoy even raw cheese made from unpasteurized milk to your heart’s content.
Foie gras
This delicacy is considered one of the most expensive in the world, however, not everyone shares the way in which fatty and nutritious liver is grown, literally forcibly stuffing geese and ducks with food. Foie gras is banned in many EU countries, Turkey. France – the birthplace of the delicacy – boldly offers the dish as part of the national cuisine, but in the USA you can also find liver among restaurant dishes.
Shark fins
An essential ingredient in exotic Asian soups, it can also be tasted in the United States and Mexico for a hefty price tag. Despite the fact that such a soup can be poisonous, there are those who want to taste it. And demand generates supply – and hundreds of poachers hunt sharks, endangering some of its species. Some act especially barbarously, only cutting off the fin from the shark and releasing it back into the waters, where, alas, it dies.
Puffer fish
Japanese and Korean delicacies are poisonous if not cooked properly. One mistake can be fatal and by ordering a fugue in a restaurant, you are obviously playing with fate. The chefs who work with this delicacy have been training fugu for at least three years. Fish is prohibited in the EU, USA.
Absinthe
This drink is on the verge of a drug – this is exactly what it is considered in the USA, New Zealand and Australia. It is believed that it can lead to the development of various mental disorders, causing hallucinations when used and setting up for aggression. Nevertheless, connoisseurs of this drink are in no hurry to refuse drinking it, looking for undiluted real absinthe in illegal markets or in countries where it is still allowed.
horsemeat
There are many versions of the ban on the use of this delicacy. And the geography of the taboo is diverse. For religious reasons, horse meat is not eaten in the USA, Ireland, Australia, Canada. Jews, Brazilians, Gypsies and Hindus do not eat horses, as I consider them my friends. The British do not interfere with cooking and sports, using horses only for racing. You can still try horse meat in France and Germany, Hungary and Japan, Kazakhstan or Texas.
Kasu March
If raw cheese only threatens a gourmet with an intestinal infection, then gourmet casu marzu is deadly. This “rotten” cheese in the literal sense is made by depositing larvae of flies in it, which primarily digest it. Kassa matzo is eaten directly with worms, which threatens the stomach and intestines, since not all larvae die under the influence of gastric juice. This cheese is banned in America and the European Union.
Ortolan
This bird could become a hero of fairy tales, but became the subject of strife and a forbidden delicacy. Despite the fact that garden bunting (the second name of Orlotan) is on the verge of extinction, poachers persistently hunt for this bird, because, being fattened in captivity, it becomes a subject of great bargaining among lovers of rare meat. Alas, while there are buyers, orlotans will be exterminated, bypassing the prohibitions.
Beluga caviar
The pride of the rich and nobility, served to the table black beluga caviar can add hundreds of points to the status of the owner. It costs prohibitively expensive – 2 thousand dollars for 250 grams. No, it is not poisonous, it is not an “icon” of worship among religious fanatics, just a wild beluga is a rarity for fishermen. A farm-grown or even worse fake – it certainly loses its value.