1001 Horrible Facts

An international contest to find the best recipe for cooking earthworms included entries of stews, salads, and soups but was won by a recipe for applesauce surprise cake. Guess what the surprise was …

McDonald’s in Hong Kong sells a sweet corn pie in a sweet pie crust, the same as apple pies in the West.

The street markets of Indonesia sell whole, smoked bats.

In Canada, deep-fried cod tongues are a popular dish.

Cibreo is an Italian dish that consists of the cooked combs from roosters

Oellebroed is a Danish soup made from stale rye bread soaked in water, then boiled with beer and sugar and served with cream. It’s possible to buy instant oellebroed powder—just add water.

As early as the 9th century, the Basques of Spain hunted whales, and whale tongue was considered a great delicacy.

Slimy green stuff that looks like mucus is supposedly the best part of a lobster or crayfish. It’s found in the head. Some Americans eat the main part of the lobster meat and then suck the head to get the gunk out.

In China, people eat jellied ducks’ blood.

Iguanas are a popular and free food in Central America—they can often be caught in backyards.