Food Delicacies Around The World I Have Eaten

“What weird thing did you eat this time?” Fafa asked me as soon as I landed.

We have different palates, he and I, and I would like to think that I am a little more open to eating new things. And it’s because of having a father who eats anything. He has eaten bats and snakes, among others.

One of our father-daughter routines when I was much younger was to feast on frogs. Freshly caught from the field and fried with sweet soya sauce.

If you have never tried it before, I know it can seem EWWWW!! But don’t we all have “normal” food that other people find “weird”?

Food Delicacies

Eating weird food delicacies boils down to observing different cultures and open-minded. Until now, I can’t stomach eating bugs; they are black, ugly, and they crawl! When I saw them selling them on the street in South Korea, I quickly walked away. I was a little freaked out by it! Ugh… BUGS! But Fafa was right; I have been eating a few weird food delicacies on my trips.

Snake

Yes, snake. A papa’s girl, I have a tiny obsession to do whatever he had done in his heyday, including travelling and eating weird food delicacies. So when I reached Hong Kong and my friend suggested eating snake soup. I was like, “Okay!“

I landed, showered, and waited for her, and then we went to the restaurant called Ser Wong Fun. Two bowls of snake soup in front of us. “Here goes nothing“, I remember thinking and slurping the first spoonful. Snake meat was surprisingly good! It tasted like shredded chicken. Snake (ticked), now where can I find a deep-fried bat?

Chicken Feet

It feels like I am cheating by putting this on the list because I have been eating it since, well, forever. Amma used to make chicken feet soup when I was young. And it’s a normal dish in Chinese restaurants.

The best chicken feet dim sum I had was in Hong Kong. It was a treat from my best friend’s best friend, Dara.

Pigeon Head and Jellyfish

My friend took me to Bao Luo on my first night in Shanghai. It was a fancy-schmancy restaurant, and they covered the table with a white cloth and provided a white napkin to match. Feeling adventurous, I thought it would be nice to try the pigeon head. I pointed out the nice picture to the waiter, and minutes later, it came.

It was a bit jarring to see it for the first time. We were face to face, the duck and me. What the heck! I took a bite, and it was utterly delicious. The dark sauce (soya?) smeared on its skin added to the bite of perfection. We ordered another one and waited for it while munching on the jellyfish.

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