Episode 53, The World’s Most Macabre Foods (And Beverages) - Part 1

Written By Sara Tiara

After last week, we needed to go quirky on this one. Today we are discussing the world’s most unusual foods. Some might call them disgusting, some might call them macabre, but I just call them interesting.

This is part 1 of a 3 part series- there were so many good ones!

Today we will cover:

Alien Dumplings

Shirako

Bog Butter

Ortolan Bunting

Beuchel

San-Nakji

Stinking Bishop Cheese

Rocky Mountain Oysters

Virgin Boy Eggs

Balut

Century Eggs

Pickled Eggs

Deviled Kidneys

Kalles Kaviar

Bull Penis

Pizza Crunch

And for a fun surprise, we will cover the ‘Dinner of the Century.’

#mistressofthemacabre #mistressofthemacabrepodcast #truecrime #truecrimepodcast #mysteries #hauntings #darkhistory #badmedicine #cryptids #podcastvisuals #bizzarefoods #macabrefood #disgustingfoods #exoticbeverages #worldcuisine #threeemporersdinner #grossamericanfoods #museumofdisgustingfoods

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