Flying Jacob, poisonous stew, and pizza in batter: 10 unusual dishes from around the world (11 photos)

Some of the dishes on this list look quite tasty.





1. Brazilian Poison Leaf Stew



Manisoba is a dish prepared in northern Brazil. It's essentially a stew made from cassava leaves, but since the leaves are poisonous, they must be boiled continuously for a week until the poison is destroyed. Smoked pork is added to the leaves. The dish is typically prepared during the three-day procession of Our Lady of Nazareth in Belém.

2. Scottish Pizza in Batter





3. English Stargazy Pie



This is a pie made with sardines, potatoes, and eggs. Its main feature is that the sardines remain whole, with their heads sticking out of the pie crust. The fish appear to be gazing at the stars (hence the name: star, gaze). Any white fish can be used instead of sardines.

4. Rocky Mountain Oysters



Actually, these aren't oysters at all, but battered bull testicles. This dish is also called cowboy caviar.

5. Pig Snout Salad



In China, the mushroom Bulgaria smutsii (pig snout) is called "pig snout." These round, flat mushrooms, which grow on fallen tree trunks, do indeed resemble pig snouts, but the Chinese called them that for a different reason. These mushrooms are considered poisonous, but in China they are eaten. They are soaked for a long time, then boiled and fried, but some of the poison remains, so the morning after eating the salad, your face swells slightly and looks like a pig snout.

6. Mämmi - a traditional Finnish Easter dish



This dish, made from rye flour, malt, salt, and sugar, is baked in a low-temperature oven for hours. Rich in protein, fiber, and iron, it is low in calories (115 kcal/100 g). Traditionally served cold, with cream, sugar, or vanilla custard.

7. German Mett



Raw ground pork with salt, pepper, and onion, spread on bread.

8. Any food at American fairs



They deep-fry everything there is, and they also combine the incompatible. Like this hot dog, for example, with cotton candy instead of a bun and crumbs instead of ketchup.

9. Pemmican - a Canadian Native American snack



Pemmican, a traditional Native American dish, consisted of dried bison meat, lard, and berries. Its high nutritional value, light weight, and volume made it ideal for transportation. In the late 19th century, pemmican became popular among Arctic and Antarctic explorers, and by the early 20th century, it was the main meat product of polar explorers.

10. Swedish Flying Jacob's Casserole



"Flying Jacob" is a Swedish casserole made with chicken, cream, chili sauce, bananas, peanuts, and bacon. The original recipe includes Italian seasonings. The dish is baked and served with rice and salad. Invented by Ove Jacobsson, who worked in airlines (hence the name "flying Jacob"), the recipe was first published in 1976.