Comments on: Top 10 Strangest Dishes In Asia http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2010/03/14/top-10-strangest-dishes-in-asia/ The Expeditioner is a travel magazine for the avid traveler featuring travel articles and video from around the world. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Asia’s Strangest Food « Transcending Culture Shock http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2010/03/14/top-10-strangest-dishes-in-asia/comment-page-1/#comment-4232 Asia’s Strangest Food « Transcending Culture Shock Fri, 26 Aug 2011 04:19:55 +0000 http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=6049#comment-4232 [...] You’ve been warned. The following are the photos that were omitted. To read the entire article click here. [...] [...] You’ve been warned. The following are the photos that were omitted. To read the entire article click here. [...]

]]> By: Stephen http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2010/03/14/top-10-strangest-dishes-in-asia/comment-page-1/#comment-1941 Stephen Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:39:13 +0000 http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=6049#comment-1941 Nice post, Justin. I've seen a few of these, but never your top 2. Cooked octopus is one of my favorite dishes in Spain, but I've never eaten the live thing. And you make a good point about the dog. I had dog soup (made by a Korean friend while I was living in Uzbekistan) and it was quite nice, but still kind of taboo even to the Uzbeks. While I was in China I saw starfish on a stick...still the strangest thing I've seen while traveling. Nice post, Justin. I've seen a few of these, but never your top 2. Cooked octopus is one of my favorite dishes in Spain, but I've never eaten the live thing. And you make a good point about the dog. I had dog soup (made by a Korean friend while I was living in Uzbekistan) and it was quite nice, but still kind of taboo even to the Uzbeks.

While I was in China I saw starfish on a stick…still the strangest thing I've seen while traveling.

]]> By: Heidi http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2010/03/14/top-10-strangest-dishes-in-asia/comment-page-1/#comment-1938 Heidi Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:57:58 +0000 http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=6049#comment-1938 inspiring... funny... and I didn't even need photos to supplement the more-real-than-real life descriptions (bursting krispy kremes, anyone?) i think i'm gonna go have a peanut butter & jelly sandwich. inspiring… funny… and I didn't even need photos to supplement the more-real-than-real life descriptions (bursting krispy kremes, anyone?)

i think i'm gonna go have a peanut butter & jelly sandwich.

]]> By: justincalderon http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2010/03/14/top-10-strangest-dishes-in-asia/comment-page-1/#comment-1937 justincalderon Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:57:59 +0000 http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=6049#comment-1937 I was pondering over some old posts from when I lived in Korea trying to figure out what that was called! Boendaeggi! Yes. Indeed, the visual images conjured up by these dishes are far more vile than actually consuming them. Though choking down balut or "delicate parts of male animals" doesn't leave much pleasure for the palate, there is something horribly disturbing about eating nakji -- especially if it's a big fella' struggling for his life. I was pondering over some old posts from when I lived in Korea trying to figure out what that was called! Boendaeggi! Yes.

Indeed, the visual images conjured up by these dishes are far more vile than actually consuming them. Though choking down balut or "delicate parts of male animals" doesn't leave much pleasure for the palate, there is something horribly disturbing about eating nakji — especially if it's a big fella' struggling for his life.

]]> By: jonwick http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2010/03/14/top-10-strangest-dishes-in-asia/comment-page-1/#comment-1936 jonwick Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:40:40 +0000 http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=6049#comment-1936 Balut will always make me throw up a little in my mouth. Justin- another fantastic piece. Asia's eats just never get old, do they? Living in Korea for awhile, I ate my fair share of Nakji. I would say, as with nearly all of these others, the idea of eating them is worse than the actually eating of them. I'm pretty sure I'll never forget the smell of my dog stew I tried... and failed at. How about Boendaeggi? Roasted silkworm larvae. Yikes. Balut will always make me throw up a little in my mouth. Justin- another fantastic piece. Asia's eats just never get old, do they? Living in Korea for awhile, I ate my fair share of Nakji. I would say, as with nearly all of these others, the idea of eating them is worse than the actually eating of them. I'm pretty sure I'll never forget the smell of my dog stew I tried… and failed at.

How about Boendaeggi? Roasted silkworm larvae. Yikes.

]]> By: Jeremy http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2010/03/14/top-10-strangest-dishes-in-asia/comment-page-1/#comment-1933 Jeremy Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:35:00 +0000 http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=6049#comment-1933 I'd never seen bull penis in all my time in Japan, and I won't be trying it anytime soon! I'd never seen bull penis in all my time in Japan, and I won't be trying it anytime soon!

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