Vietnam's durian is among the world's most bizarre foods.

Enjoying delicious food is always something that everyone loves. However, with the dishes that hold world records below, you may have to consider carefully before deciding to enjoy them or not.

1. The world's hottest chili pepper

This “infinite” chili pepper is grown by Nicky Woods and his wife, Zoe, in Lincolnshire (England). According to the Scoville scale, its spiciness reaches 1,067,286 while concentrated chili sauce only reaches 5,000. This heat can completely knock out a person if consumed continuously for a short time.

2. The smelliest cheese in the world

If you have ever tasted many types of cheese in the world, you will surely not forget the taste of this cheese. In 2004, researchers at the University of Bedfordshire developed an “electronic nose” to analyze the smell of cheeses. The results determined that Vieux Boulogne, a soft cheese from the South of France, is the smelliest cheese in the world. Vieux Boulogne is said to smell even worse than Epoisses de Bourgogne, a cheese banned from public transport in France due to its terrible smell.

3. The most dangerous food

Fugu (Japanese pufferfish) is a popular delicacy, however, it is a highly poisonous dish. If not prepared carefully, it can kill 30 people with just one bite. Many people think that Fugu sashimi tastes like chicken, with a delicate taste and a dense texture. However, if not prepared by a professional chef, it will be very dangerous for the eater. The average mortality rate when eating pufferfish will be 6.8% in those cases.

4. The most expensive ingredients

Truffle hunter Cristiano Savini in Tuscany, northern Italy, found a 1.5 kg cluster of mushrooms and sold it for $330,000. It may not look special, but this is the most expensive cooking ingredient in the world.

5. The most "horrifying" dish

Casu Marzu is known as a traditional cheese from Sardinia (Italy). Its name means “spoiled cheese”. Casu Marzu maggot cheese is made from sheep’s milk, and tastes quite similar to Gorgonzola cheese. But if you look closely, you will see wriggling maggots. These are the larvae of a type of fly that causes the cheese to ferment and give it a very unpleasant smell. This type has been banned by the European Union, but food lovers still claim that as long as the maggots are alive, the cheese is still edible.

6. The most controversial dish

Durian is a popular fruit in Vietnam, but not everyone can stand the smell. In Asia, some public transport, taxis, and rental cars have banned this fruit. But for those who are used to it, this is a very delicious and wonderful dish.

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