Some foods are considered delicacies but many people do not even dare to look at them and feel disgusted.
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Coconut worms are probably the dish that brings the most emotions to both the eater and the witness. Coconut worms are insects that live in coconut tree trunks, looking like giant maggots, their whole bodies always wriggling. In Saigon, coconut worms are considered a specialty because they are not available whenever you want to eat them, each worm costs up to tens of thousands of dong. The common way to eat them is to pour a bowl of salty fish sauce, add chili, and let the live worms swim in the bowl of fish sauce. The eater uses his hands to pick up the head of the worm and then puts the whole worm in his mouth. The worm has a fatty taste. It is a favorite dish of drinkers. |
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Field mice, a specialty of the Dong Thap Muoi region, are a favorite dish of many people but also scare many others. Mice are prepared in many ways, mostly grilled, fried, or braised with coconut water. Mice are left whole, sometimes with the head and tail still on. Some people clean the mice by dipping them in a pot of boiling rice and then scooping them out to dip in fish sauce. For those who know how to eat, mouse meat has a distinctive smell, is tastier than chicken, and can be eaten with the bones. |
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Fried butter spiders were originally only available in Beijing (China) or Cambodia, but now this dish has also begun to appear in Vietnam, especially in food festivals. |
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Crispy fried mountain scorpions are also one of the specialties that stimulate the nerves of people who are afraid of insects. |
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Fried grasshoppers are crispy, juicy and fragrant, but not everyone dares to eat them. |
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Tropical scorpions, the venomous kind, are also fried. A dish that makes many people frown when they see it. |
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Crispy fried cicada dish "summer love song" challenges the courage of timid diners. |
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Centipedes, starfish and fried seahorses also become strange dishes, stimulating the curiosity of diners. |
According to Ngoisao.net