Most Unusual Foods that Only Exist in China

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if you've ever wanted to book a flight
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to china to check out its megalithic
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cities or natural beauty then you better
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prepare yourself for a wide array of
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wild foods you'd never expect to come
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across
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if you think chinese cuisine is going to
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be anything like your favorite takeout
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spot down the street with options like
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general sews and sesame chicken then you
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are in for a startling surprise
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authentic chinese fare is both weird and
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wonderful different regions of the
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country offer their own unique take on
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things but
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none of it's going to be very familiar
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to your western taste buds picture
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dishes with names like
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stinky tofu and fried bee larvae you
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might be skeptical but people swear by
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these unorthodox culinary creations in
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order to truly enjoy the diversity of
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delicacy that asia's largest country has
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to offer
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you're gonna have to take a step outside
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your comfort zone
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and be willing to be a little
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adventurous don't worry egg fried rice
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and lo mein will still be waiting for
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you when you get back home
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facts first presents most unusual foods
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that only exist in china
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before we dig into all these unusual
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dishes make sure you hit the like button
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our fact-filled videos beggar's chicken
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if you ever find yourself in hong zhu
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then you're not going to want to miss
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this
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tasty treat deliciously tender and
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savory chicken is served on a lotus leaf
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with a side of rice and veggies while
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this dish might not be too over the top
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in fact it's pretty tame compared to
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some of our other list items to come
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its origins come with an interesting
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story it's said that a beggar from
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hangzhou
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once had a chicken but had no gear to
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cook it with all he had was a knife and
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the means to make a fire
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using what he had he slaughtered the
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chicken gutted it then wrapped it in a
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layer of yellow mud he then proceeded to
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roast it
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feathers and all an onlooker stated that
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his meal resembled a giant potato
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when the chicken was finished cooking he
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peeled the scorched mud away
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and with it went all the chicken's
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feathers he then enjoyed the meat which
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had gotten delectably tender while
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maintaining its moisture the modern
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means of preparing beggar's chicken
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might not enlist the use of regular mud
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but it still mimics the process
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described in the story by using a food
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grade substitute bamboo rice
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you can find bamboo rice all across
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china but it's especially popular in
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regions with high populations of dai
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and yao ethnic people the bamboo is
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cooked until it's seared and tender and
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is typically served with a side of pork
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and rice
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if you're looking to get your mitts on
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this fragrantly wonderful goodie then we
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recommend visiting the yuanan or guizhou
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province gulen and taiwan are also
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hotbeds for this sort of cookery
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again this is a pretty safe bet if your
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tastes are less adventurous but the next
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item we're going to discuss
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might not be for everyone century egg
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this dish doesn't actually take a full
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century to prepare but it's a type of
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fermented egg that sure looks
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and smells like it might have been
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sitting around for a hundred years
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or at least to someone who isn't used to
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preserved foods like this one many years
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ago a rural chinese farmer is said to
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have discovered some naturally preserved
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duck eggs in some mud
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when he gave the eggs a taste he found
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it to be absolutely delicious to his
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palate
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he then set out on a quest to figure out
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how to replicate the process
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intentionally
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when he figured out the basics of the
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preservation process his new creations
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created waves in his community
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and soon became a nationally renowned
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delicacy that was centuries ago but his
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creation has survived through the ages
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and has been refined to perfection today
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duck chicken and quail eggs are most
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typically used they're soaked in a
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mixture of black tea
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lime salt and wood ash the eggs can soak
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between seven weeks and six months
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and develop a very pungent flavor and
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aroma in the process
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something that might make your stomach
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turn a bit stinky tofu speaking of
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fermentation this item might have an
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off-putting name but it's a very popular
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snack food item all across hong kong
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china and taiwan and it also definitely
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has a distinct aroma to say the least to
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westerners and others
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unfamiliar with this dish its scent can
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be overwhelming but those who enjoy it
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swear by it stinky tofu is made by
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mixing tofu with a blend of fermented
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milk
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meat or fish brine and vegetables this
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combination is then allowed to ferment
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for weeks or even months on end
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it's a staple food of street vendors who
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often serve it in cubes that are
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skewered together in hong kong
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shanghai and chinatowns across the globe
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it's normally deep fried in peanut oil
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and served with a side of chili sauce
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you can also find stinky tofu packaged
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and factory made at chinese grocery
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stores these variations are typically
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less pungent than the hand-crafted
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assortments if you can make it past its
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acrid smell stinky tofu is actually
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quite delectable so don't knock it until
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you try it
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fried bee pew pie if you're looking for
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a low-fat meal that's both packed full
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of nutrition and high in protein maybe
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this oddity is right up your alley it
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might sound bizarre to eat bees but the
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chinese are pretty comfortable eating a
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wide variety of insects if you ever
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peruse a night market in beijing you'll
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certainly come across vendors slinging
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spiders
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beetles scorpions grasshoppers and even
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centipedes for use as ingredients
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folks in the yunnan province quizao
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fenguang
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and zhang jiajie love their bee pew pie
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served up in all sorts of ways
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in addition to being stir fried you can
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also find steamed pupa
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pupa cakes cold fried pupa in sweet
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sauce and many other variants
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spinach noodles just as you might expect
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by its name these noodles aren't made
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out of wheat or grain but are made from
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popeye's favorite dark green spinach
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they're typically served up with meat
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eggs veggies or chili
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or really anything else you think might
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taste good with it these bright green
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noodles might not sound very strange but
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they definitely taste peculiar to
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someone visiting china for the first
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time the good news is they're insanely
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healthy especially compared to that take
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out chow mein you love back home
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fried moshi if you've ever had gnocchi
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mashi is a similar dumpling-like pasta
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that's popular in northeastern china
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they're also called cat's ear noodles
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because of their signature shape
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mashi is popularly served fried in a
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similar way to rice with a sprinkling of
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crunchy vegetables and meats they're
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typically cooked up with sweet and spicy
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flavorings and spices
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this dish finds its roots in the shaanxi
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province and is very filling peasant
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food they're incredibly cheap and fairly
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easy to make
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and sure to become one of your new
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favorites if you ever get the chance to
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give them a try
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roasted street bird who doesn't love
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food served on a stick
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it's a staple of street fenders across
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the planet but this particular offering
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is sure to raise a few eyebrows an
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entire pigeon
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yes you heard that correctly a pigeon is
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first marinated and then threaded onto a
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skewer the bird is then roasted for
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several hours and then served up for
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adventurous consumers to try for the
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equivalent of three or four american
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dollars bird's nest soup one of the more
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controversial items on this list is a
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soup that's made from an
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actual bird's nest the swiftlet's nest
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is made from the tiny bird's own saliva
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which is kind of gelatinous until it
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gets exposed to air and hardens the most
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common preparation for this bizarre soup
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is made by combining the gummy nest
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with chicken broth and boiled until it
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becomes jelly-like
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the nest itself has very little flavor
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but fans of the swiftlet nest soup
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believe it to have healing effects that
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will help its consumers
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stay young and strong turtle shell jelly
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this gooey dessert item is made from an
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actual tortoise shell
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it's traditionally made from the
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unfortunate turtle's bottom shell box
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turtles and other common varieties are
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used for most variants
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but super premium not to mention
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seriously expensive
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versions are made from the elusive
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golden coin turtle
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some commercial turtle jellies that can
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be found at the market don't actually
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include any turtle ingredients anymore
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but the real deal is still a
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sought-after delicacy to many yet again
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practitioners of traditional chinese
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medicine believe that turtle jelly can
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improve their circulation support
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muscles and joints and even correct
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kidney problems
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some turtle jelly fans ingest the bitter
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black gel on a daily basis touting its
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age-defying effect on their skin and
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complexions fried seahorse
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the tiny seahorse is one of the most
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adorable marine creatures in the deep
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blue sea but turns out it also makes a
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great snack their texture is likened to
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that of squid
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and is said to be fairly salty they're
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typically served on skewers or
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occasionally in soups if you're going to
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give these little guys a try however you
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have to be on the lookout for sharp
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pieces that can get caught in your teeth
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and gums
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so proceed with caution seahorse is also
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believed to be a cure for all sorts of
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things ranging from male sexual
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dysfunction
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to asthma unfortunately the seahorse
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population has been dwindling in recent
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years due to overfishing
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and high demand so what do you think are
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you eager to try out some fried bee pew
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pie or some of that tar-like tortoise
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jelly which one of these two sounds the
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most
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appetizing to you let us know what you
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