Click image above to read more about the "Eating Weird" series. Live grubs in Peru. Photo by: Zoe Helene © 2010
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On occasion, I wind up facing some very weird foods. Customs are different in various cultures, and often foods are strange at best. From fried scorpions to brain ravioli and penis noodle soup, I try them all. It's part of the strange if occasionally unsettling path of medicine hunting. Bon appetite!
The frightful truth is, Dr Manny and I have boxed ourselves into a culinary corner. We started out with garbage-scented durian ice cream, and wound up down the road hunched over steaming bowls of penis soup. Our sophomoric food stunts demand that we eat even weirder foods. Frankly, this scares us both. How far can we go?
Is Cockroach Milk the New Superfood?
The idea is a bit disarming, but cockroach milk may be one of the most super of all superfoods. Don’t worry; you won’t be seeing cockroach milk in stores anytime soon, and if it is ever actually for sale, the word “cockroach” will be left out.
