Top 10 Most Disgusting Delicacies

A fertilized duck egg with a partially developed embryo inside, eaten warm from the shell and considered an aphrodisiac and protein-rich street snack.

Pecorino cheese deliberately infested with live insect larvae that jump up to six inches when disturbed, technically illegal under EU food safety laws.

Duck or quail eggs preserved for weeks in clay and ash until the yolk turns dark green and the white becomes translucent brown jelly.

Greenland shark fermented underground for months, producing an ammonia smell so intense that even Anthony Bourdain called it the worst thing he ever ate.

The king of fruits banned from hotels and public transit across Asia due to a smell described as rotting onions, turpentine, and raw sewage combined.

Ant larvae harvested from agave plant roots, sautéed in butter, and nicknamed "insect caviar" for their creamy, nutty flavor and cottage cheese texture.

Encosternum delegorguei are harvested, washed to remove defensive chemicals, then sun-dried and eaten as a crunchy, protein-rich snack across Zimbabwe and South Africa.

Up to 500 small seabirds stuffed inside a hollowed-out seal carcass and fermented underground for months, then eaten whole on special occasions.

Live octopus tentacles cut and served immediately while still writhing on the plate, creating a genuine choking hazard from the still-active suction cups.

A fertilized duck egg with a partially developed embryo inside, eaten warm from the shell and considered an aphrodisiac and protein-rich street snack.

Pecorino cheese deliberately infested with live insect larvae that jump up to six inches when disturbed, technically illegal under EU food safety laws.

Duck or quail eggs preserved for weeks in clay and ash until the yolk turns dark green and the white becomes translucent brown jelly.

Greenland shark fermented underground for months, producing an ammonia smell so intense that even Anthony Bourdain called it the worst thing he ever ate.

The king of fruits banned from hotels and public transit across Asia due to a smell described as rotting onions, turpentine, and raw sewage combined.

Ant larvae harvested from agave plant roots, sautéed in butter, and nicknamed "insect caviar" for their creamy, nutty flavor and cottage cheese texture.

Encosternum delegorguei are harvested, washed to remove defensive chemicals, then sun-dried and eaten as a crunchy, protein-rich snack across Zimbabwe and South Africa.

Up to 500 small seabirds stuffed inside a hollowed-out seal carcass and fermented underground for months, then eaten whole on special occasions.

Live octopus tentacles cut and served immediately while still writhing on the plate, creating a genuine choking hazard from the still-active suction cups.