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Pufferfish sashimi - The funny-looking fish is also known as fugu, and is made into sashimi by sushi chefs in Japan and beyond.

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Boiled silkworm -

Eating silkworms is apparently good for the environment. Over in South Korea, you can eat the insect boiled and seasoned for a snack.

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Fruit bat soup -

Bat is a popular food ingredient in Micronesia, sometimes served in a salty broth.

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Sea turtle curry - The Cayman Islands are covered with green sea turtles, which are cooked into soups and curries too.

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Smoked horse - The UK had a horse burger scandal a few years ago, but in Kazakhstan, the animal is eaten in many ways. You can try horse burger or sausage.

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Capybara chiguire arepa - The cute animal is a popular dish across South American countries like America. It is made into dishes like chiguire arepa.

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Cobra wine - In countries like Vietnam, cobras are harvested for their edible goods. You can drink cobra wine, or even munch down on their beating hearts.

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Seasoned snails - You may have already tried snails in countries like France and Portugal, but they remain an alien choice for eaters around the world.

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Dormouse stew - Dormouse are eaten over in Slovenia, seen as a good source of protein in stews and soups. Would you eat this rodent?

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Deep-fried Alligator - Alligators are common in America's southern states. Deep-fried alligator is one of the many dishes you can make from this deadly animal.

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Roasted guinea pig - Guinea Pigs are a popular choice in Peru. You can try them roasted, for a meat that apparently tastes like duck.

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Smoked elephant - Elephants may be endangered, but they're still hunted for food around the world. Smoked elephant is one way to prepare the gray giants.

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Almost-developed duckling - A notoriously disgusting food for foreigners, balut is nearly a full-grown duckling in an egg. The street food is still highly sought after in countries like Cambodia.

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Kangaroo burger - One guess as to where kangaroos are eaten around the world. In Australia, the animals are fried for burgers, and eating them is apparently good for the environment.

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Deep-fried grasshopper - You may have heard of eating insects, but deep-fried grasshoppers are still a standout strange dish. You can find the delicacy around Thailand, spiced up with Thai pepper and soy sauce.

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Live octopus - If you're in South Korea, ask for Sannakji, a dish featuring raw live octopus. It's either served whole or slashed into smaller pieces. Add a splash of sesame oil for the extra touch.

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Kudu jerky - The beautiful animal is eaten in South Africa, where the meat is dried and cured, for a dish resembling beef jerky. You can also eat kudu in steaks and fillets.

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Puffin pastrami - The penguin look-alikes are a dish of choice in the Faroe Islands and Iceland, where the meat is smoked like pastrami.

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Stomach lining - Tripe is a pretty disgusting concept, the stomach lining of miscellaneous animals. Add some seasoning and sauces to make it pop.

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Reindeer burger - Santa's little helpers are a sought-after food in countries like Norway. You can even find reindeer burgers at Christmas markets around Europe.

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Gorilla meat - Gorillas are also endangered, but that doesn't stop them from being hunted and eaten. Gorilla meat is big business in some parts of the world.

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Rat meat - Plain and simple, rats are eaten around the world, including some Asian countries.

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River rat sausage - Nutria, also known as a river rat, is made into sausages in American states like Louisiana.

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Sauced chicken feet - Chicken feet are actually pretty popular, but that doesn't make the dish any less weird. They're well worth a try, if you can handle the bones that is.

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Sheep's insides -

A Scottish classic, Haggis is a dish made up of sheep's heart, liver, and lungs, which are minced and mixed with seasoning.

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Rotting shark - Get this, in countries like Greenland, basking shark is killed, buried in a stone-filled pit, left out to rot, and cut into strips to enjoy. The dynamic delicacy is not for the faint of heart.

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Rotten egg - An egg so rotten, it's like it's been left for 100 years. The egg is preserved in ash, clay, and quicklime for months on end. It apparently tastes like ordinary hardboiled egg.

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Fried rattlesnake -

A meal you can trust, fried rattlesnake is a delicacy in parts of the world like Phoenix, Arizona.

Also meet the animals under threat from extinction. 

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