While fish and chips, avocado and eggs, and chicken and salad, are all completely normal foods and combinations, the world is filled with a lot of interesting (and different cuisines). And not only that, it’s also filled with some very strange foods: From fruits that smell like stinky socks, to crunchy bugs and worms, these are just some of the weird things that people eat.

Durian Fruit

For some, the durian fruit tastes like creamy custard (others despise it), but that’s if you can get past the absolutely horrendous smell, which has been described as everything from smelly feet, onions, and turpentine to even vomit. Strange, yet delicious? You decide because the taste and the odor varies.

Escamoles

Have you ever thought of eating ant larvae? How about venomous ant larvae? Well, if you ever find yourself in Mexico you may want to try it, because this ant larva, from the Liometopum ant, is reportedly harvested from the roots of Agave tequilana or Agave americana plants. And, like most insects, the larvae are rich in protein—and apparently great in tacos.

100-Year-Old Egg

Most of us consume eggs on a daily basis, they are a fantastic source of protein, and really, rather delicious. However, there is something called the 100-year-old egg (it's not actually a century old), which is eaten in China and is essentially a rotten egg, reportedly preserved in clay, ash, and quicklime. It’s a fascinating dark-green black color, and reportedly has a strong smell of sulfur (imagine boiling an egg and then times that by ten).

Tuna Eyeballs

This delicacy comes from Japan, and it is just as the title suggests. They are apparently eaten boiled or steamed and often with spices and soya sauce. It's a cheap food, and one way to ensure that no part of the tuna goes uneaten.

Shirako

You’ve heard of caviar, which is fish eggs and savored by many across the world, but Shirako, another food that is eaten in Japan, is a little different because it is the seminal fluid found in fish (often cod or anglerfish).

Snake Wine

Not so much a food, but rather a man-made beverage located in southeast Asia. It is made by either putting a whole snake in rice wine or using the blood of the snake and mixing it with alcohol. Sounds delicious, right?

Airag

This drink is from Mongolia and is made using fermented mare horse’s milk—yes, you read that correctly. There is also a similar product from Turkey called Kumis, which is an alcoholic drink made from mare’s milk (it’s apparently higher in sugar content that goats or cows milk).

Haggis

This is one of the strangest dishes in the world and can be found in Scotland. But what is Haggis? It’s a combination of sheep's heart, various spices, and oatmeal, as well as stock. It’s essentially made into a pudding.

Black Pudding

Since we were just speaking about sheep’s heart being turned into a sort of savory pudding, the next food on this list then has to be black pudding, Which is pig's blood that has been made into a sort of sausage and is often deserved at breakfast in places in Britain and Ireland.

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