# Culinary Culture Shocks Using the Internet to Share Unusual Regional Foods By Katie Cordrey | Published 2009-02-09 | Unique Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/foods-not-to-love-dietblog-5-most-disgusting-foods-ever-tripe-scorpion-poop References: [diet-blog](http://www.diet-blog.com/archives/2009/02/02/the_5_most_disgusting_foods_ever.php) Gerry Pugliese over at Diet Blog has come up with a list of what he deems really disgusting foods. These may not be on everyone’s ‘most disgusting’ list, but I’ll gladly put them on mine: 1. Street vendors in Beijing’s night market sell*[Scorpion Kebabs](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaeWrmYIuoM)* as healthy and delicious. I’ll bet they’re crunchy too! 2. *Durian Fruit* reportedly smells like a rotting corpse. One [YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQj-hFfmYkQ) video shows that the fruit is three times as smelly as a group of control substances comprised of stale vomit, rotten eggs and a sweaty dog poo shoe. Yum! 3. *Casu Marzu Cheese* is sheep’s milk cheese infested with insect larva. This stuff can be had in Sardinia, Italy. See the video above for the ‘live’ action! 4. *Tripe* is the entrails and organs of butchered animals. Again, the Italians love this one. It has been described as a dingy dish towel soaked in stale urine that can be [dissected](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzEjx9A8mbM)for cooking. Now who couldn’t love *that*? 5. The final item on this pentalist is is *Kopi Luwak Coffee*. Simply put, it’s the coffee made from coffee beans extracted from the[poop](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Q7IYpLYQ7Q) of the Asian Palm Civet. Since the beans are roasted and presumably sterilized by the process, this one, I *might* be able to deal with. I could add a couple of items to this list: *Pickled Pig’s Feet* would be first. My dad used to eat them like candy. I remained horrified well into adulthood. The second item would be Rocky Mountain Oysters, a euphemism for bull’s testicles. Apparently [Bud Light](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXBZA1vGKfs)sees folks who eat these as heroes. What would you add? ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.5/10 - Popularity: 38% | Activity: 89% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Unique](https://www.trendhunter.com/unique) > [Bizarre](https://www.trendhunter.com/bizarre) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Unusual Regional Foods:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Creating a platform for people to discover and share unique regional foods globally. - **Culinary Adventure Tourism:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Developing travel experiences that cater to adventurous individuals seeking to try unusual and exotic foods. - **Alternative Protein Sources:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Exploring and promoting alternative protein sources, such as insects, as a sustainable and unconventional food option. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Food and Beverage:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Experimenting with unconventional ingredients and flavors to appeal to adventurous consumers. - **Travel and Tourism:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Designing unique culinary travel experiences that showcase unusual regional foods and engage food enthusiasts. - **Sustainable Agriculture:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Developing technologies and processes for cultivating alternative protein sources and promoting their adoption in mainstream diets. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Savory Cookie Porridges](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/oreo-congee.md) - [Nose-To-Tail Italian Restaurants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/manteca.md) - [Unconventional Ice Creams](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-ice-cream-project.md) - [Chicken Feet-Topped Pizzas](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/da-ghost-pizza.md) - [Edible Insect Lollipops](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pest-infested-pops.md) - [Grotesque Halloween Pizzas](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/halloween-pizza-campaign.md) - [Caramelized Organ Chocolates](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/zotter-chocolates-brains-eggs.md) - [Future-Facing Food Menus](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/future-food-menu.md) - [Frog-Topped QSR Pizzas](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/goblin-pizza.md)