World's strangest foods

[faceless]

here's one to start... Roast Guinea Pig in Peru...

[Griffo]

[Skylace]

Mmmmmm...rat. And I will admit my father ate this in Vietnam while he was there. He never had a craving for it upon his return.




And here's a lovely recipe I found on the net!
Recipe for ground rat meat and chili paste:

Ingredients:

* 1/4 cup fish oil
* 1/4 cup vegetable oil
* 1-1/2 cups of dried red chili peppers
* 4 long green peppers
* 8 large bay leaves
* 1/2 cup holy basil leaf
* 1 tablespoon salt
* 4 chopped garlic cloves
* 4 small rats

Initial Preparation:

* With a mortar and pestle place the 1-1/2 cups of dried red chili peppers, and begin to mash until a red paste is achieved. Add a tablespoon of water to make moist.
* Chop garlic cloves.
* Place bay leaves in a small bowl of water. Roll two bay leaves at a time and then thinly shred and place in dry dish. Do for all 8 leaves - two at a time.
* Place holy basil leaves in a small bowl of water.
* Dice long green peppers. Do small cross sections so look like wheels and place in dry dish.
* Skin 4 small rats. Clean and place heart and liver in separate bowl.

Cooking preparations:

* Place oil in a wok over an open flame and heat
* Place small rats in a grate, and lightly cook over an open flame on both sides until medium cooked. Do not cook well done.
* Mix red chili paste with hot oil and stir well.
* Finely chop rats on a wood chopping block over and over until makes a smooth ground meat texture. Be sure to chop all the bones well.
* Add chopped rat meat to the red chili paste and oil and stir well.
* Add diced green peppers and stir well. Let cook for 5 minutes.
* Add 1/2 tablespoon of salt.
* Add whole liver and heart and sir in.
* Add holy basil leaves to mixture and stir in well and let cook for another 5 minutes. Be sure not to burn the chili paste - add a little water if necessary to keep moist but not runny.
* Add chopped garlic cloves
* Add shredded bay leaves and stir in and cover and let simmer for 5 minutes or more to let all the flavors mix well.

Serving:

Serve ground rat meat on an oval dish with livers and heart on the top. Circle with garnish of basil leaves and halves of lime. Serve with white rice.

[Aja]

LOL whats a HOLY Basil Leaf.....

[Skylace]

[faceless]

I don't like the fact it asks for Small Rats. Surely a big one has more meat?

[Skylace]

[eefanincan]

[Skylace]

[girldorksrule]

ew ew ew