C’mon, who doesn’t like a big bag of bugs?
Trying new foods is one of the biggest benefits of travelling, and on the streets of Asia you can buy just about any kind of food you can imagine. And many more you probably don’t want to! In this part of the globe almost everything is considered edible.
Here are our top picks of bizarre, unique and unusual food to be found in Asia. You’ll need a strong stomach for some of them!
Crawl up to some Deep Fried Tarantulas in Cambodia
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Go quackers for Balut – fertilised duck embryo – in Hanoi, Vietnam
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Slither up to a bowl of Snake Curry in Lae Mat near Hanoi, Vietnam
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Bite into some Grilled Squid Teeth in Vietnam
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Snack on crunchy creepy crawlies from the streetfood stalls in Thailand
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Sample some Stir-fried Red Ants in Cambodia
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Get tipsy on Rice Whisky with pickled snake (and almost anything else) in Laos
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Vampires – Sink your teeth into some Duck Blood Salad from Laos
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Get your protein from a Red-Ant & Egg Omelette in Northern Thailand
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For a healthy dessert try Salak Fruit, also called “Snake Fruit,” from Indonesia
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Waste not, want not! Everything goes into Pig Organ Hot Pot in Myanmar
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Eri Polu, is an exotic Indian delicacy prepared from Silk Worm pupas. You can make a silk necktie and then have a snack!
