We don’t know if you are traditional or very open-minded when it comes to food.. If you’re one of those people who say “oooo” when they see the snail, you’ve lost half of Europe; If you don’t like raw fish, it’s forbidden to go around Scandinavia anyway.. Joking aside, when the food culture, which is formed as a result of the living conditions of each country, is subjected to comparison, sometimes we can turn it into reactions such as “Who loves God, throw doner on me”.. Although we know that our tastes like kokoreç or tripe are not considered normal when we look from the outside, when we saw the dishes on this list, we decided that ours was not that strange.. Here is the strangestr food that you can feel a little(!) reluctant to eat from European countries.. (Some of them you might like if you know them)
Steak Tartare-France
We intend not to intimidate you by entering the most normal dish on our list.. This French dish, which we can describe as “5 minutes before the egg with minced meat”, is basically prepared by mixing ground meat with various spices, sauces and flavors such as onions and capers from time to time, and then served raw without cooking.. This dish, which is often served with a raw egg on top of the dish, can be considered one of the favorite dishes of the French.. We don’t know if you will consider it your favorite dish, but we want you to know what will happen to you if you sit in a cute cafe in Saint Germain, ask the waiter for local food advice and eventually come across Steak Tartare.. And we shouldn’t be too prejudiced, they are our favorite on the list.
Casu Marzu- Italy
Just because we love Italian food doesn’t mean we’ll love everything we eat there.. The best example of this discourse is Casu Marzu, the food in question.. The formation process of Casu Marzu, which at first glance can only be described as a strange-looking cheese, begins with a hole in the Pecorino cheese, which is made from goat’s milk, after it is made.. Yes, everything is normal until here, until the cheese is left out, and the fly species Piophila Casei lays its larvae in this cheese.. You ask why? Because these larvae allow the cheese to ferment.. Moreover, it takes the lovers away with their maggots, regardless of their being alive (as if that’s the only problem).. May God forgive his loved ones, we will not buy this cheese, which cannot even be accommodated in our student houses.
Haggis- Scotland
Hello dear mumbar lovers, hello tripe praisers, hello! We see and increase you; Here is the Scottish dish, Haggis, where you can eat all the internal organs together.. What is this Haggis, let’s explain right away; We take our tripe, fill it with kidney, heart, liver, meat, whatever God has given.. As if everything is very normal, we add onions and various spices and boil it well.. Yes, our Haggis is ready. Gourmets recommend drinking quality Scotch alongside this delicious dish.. Our recommendation is that you don’t eat it.
Paardenrookvlees- The Netherlands
Paardenrookvlees (named after a delicatessen) Writing is also a different problem) to summarize in two words: Horse meat. If you want us to elaborate a little more, sandwich etc.. a smoked meat alternative used as a substitute for ham, salami, or bacon in foods. It should also be noted that it is preferred especially because it is low-oil and clean.. Moreover, horse meat is frequently used in many meat-based dishes.. If you can’t stand to eat any kind of meat and eat horses, be sure to question the ingredients before eating around the Netherlands.
Blodplättar-Sweden
A shot from the Game of Thrones Blodplattar, which is a dish, is actually a dish that can be identified not only with Sweden, but also with all Nordic countries.. We can say that this strange dish, which can also be called “Blood Pancakes”, is actually prepared by adding “pig blood” to the ingredients used in making pancakes.. Blodplattar, which is very useful in northern countries as it is a source of both protein and iron, is usually served with lingonberry, which is also served with Swedish meatballs.. Let’s hope they don’t start serving it at Ikea, because we don’t think we’re quite ready for it as a country.
Cuisses de Grenouille-France
Although it is consumed elsewhere in Europe as well. Cuisses de Grenouille, which is especially identified with France, is actually quite easy to understand if we translate it into Turkish, but it is quite difficult to dare to eat; Frog Leg. This dish, which is very rich in protein, vitamin A and potassium, is usually breaded with flour and garlic, then fried in olive oil and served.. According to those who have tried it, frog legs that taste like chicken are not suitable for us because they are the kind of food eaten by witches in cartoons.. We present it to its lovers.
Hakarl – Iceland
Hakarl, one of the traditional dishes of Iceland, where we burn in its nature and northern lights, is actually “rotten shark meat around the world”. is described as. Of course, since the word rotten is a bit of a harsh choice, to clarify the situation a little more, after the internal organs of the fish are cleaned due to the high amount of uric acid in the shark, the remaining meat is buried and kept in the place where it is buried for 2-3 months.. The shark, which is ready to be eaten after this fermentation process, is hung to dry for a while after it is removed from its burial place.. Another difficult aspect of Hakarl, which is ready to eat after these processes, is that it has an intense ammonia odor.. Do you dare?
Lutefisk- Norway
Another wonder of the northern countries, which gave us great fear after the above meals, Lutefisk is a candidate to be one of the strangest dishes on our list.. If you ask why, I guess it would be enough to say that it is prepared by marinating the fish with sodium hydroxide, which is a very dangerous substance for humans (we told it very scientifically), which has the feature of melting right and left, used in the production of sink-opening products.. Oddly enough, it is consumed more in the USA today than in Norway.. Those who decide to try, we hope you stumble upon a knowledgeable cook, otherwise your trip may turn into a horror movie.
*We first wrote this article for Yemek.com.