We realize our standards may be completely different from the rest of the world but we simply refuse to be open minded when it comes to traditional, domesticated animals as a source for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
Perhaps we are hypocritical because we eat most meats but not domesticated meats, that's okay, we can live with our hypocrisy.
Dog – Bosintang Soup (South Korea)
This very popular dish is served in many South Korean restaurants, even though there is a ban on dog meat in the country. Dog meat is boiled and mixed with green onions, leeks, ginger, garlic and Taro stalk. A particular mint herb known as perilla is also added to disguise the intense smell that dog meat has when cooked.
While not known for great flavor, this dish is famous for its medicinal benefits.
Horse – Basashi (Japan)
Raw horse meat is served with the sashimi and a little soy sauce on the side. This is like an appetizer or finger food you might find at a local bar in Japan,
Tarantula – Fried Tarantulas (Cambodia)
People love this in in Cambodia and has even gained something of a cult following among tourists.
A smaller sized species of tarantula calledpan fried by the hundreds.
It's claimed they have great natural flavor, with only a pinch of garlic or salt added.
Mouse – Baby Mice Wine (Korea)
This consists of rice wine combined with fermented baby mice. People believe this stuff can help cure all kinds of ailments from asthma to liver disease.
To make it, days old mice babies who don’t even have hair or open eyes are dropped into a bottle of rice wine and left to sit for about a year. It's been described as tasting like “roadkill mixed with gasoline”.
Cat-(Korea and China)
A very popular stew like like dish in Korea and China.
WARNING - Some may find the following disturbing:
