Weird Foods You WON'T Believe Exist Around the World!
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[{'start': '3.040', 'end': '6.480', 'text': 'listen up you lot did you know that in\xa0\nsome parts of the world people actually'}, {'start': '6.480', 'end': '12.160', 'text': "eat cheese crawling with live maggots it sounds\xa0\nabsolutely mental doesn't it but it's true it's"}, {'start': '12.160', 'end': '17.280', 'text': "called casu martzu and it's considered a\xa0\ndelicacy in Sardinia Italy now I've seen a"}, {'start': '17.280', 'end': '22.880', 'text': "lot of things in my kitchens but that's a whole\xa0\nother level of bonkers makes you wonder what"}, {'start': '22.880', 'end': '26.880', 'text': 'other culinary abominations are out there you\xa0\nknow the kind of stuff that makes your stomach'}, {'start': '26.880', 'end': '32.160', 'text': 'churn just thinking about it have you ever\xa0\ncome across a dish so strange so outlandish'}, {'start': '32.160', 'end': '37.040', 'text': 'that you questioned the very sanity of\xa0\nthe chef who created it well buckle up'}, {'start': '37.040', 'end': '41.840', 'text': "because today we're diving head first into the\xa0\nbizarre world of weird foods you won't believe"}, {'start': '41.840', 'end': '52.080', 'text': "exist first up we're heading to Sardinia Italy\xa0\nthe land of sun sea and cheese crawling with"}, {'start': '52.080', 'end': '57.200', 'text': 'maggots you heard that right casu martzu\xa0\nmy friends is not for the faint of heart'}, {'start': '57.200', 'end': '62.960', 'text': 'this cheese is deliberately infested with live\xa0\ninsect larva, cheese flies to be precise the'}, {'start': '62.960', 'end': '68.960', 'text': "little blighters break down the cheese's fats\xa0\nmaking it unbelievably soft and creamy apparently"}, {'start': '68.960', 'end': '74.800', 'text': 'the locals love it they say the maggots add a\xa0\ncertain depth of flavor some even claim the cheese'}, {'start': '74.800', 'end': '79.440', 'text': "is only good when the maggots are still alive and\xa0\nwriggling personally I'd rather have my cheese"}, {'start': '79.440', 'end': '85.520', 'text': 'without the extra protein thank you very much but\xa0\nhey different strokes for different folks right'}, {'start': '87.520', 'end': '91.440', 'text': "next we're off to parts of Africa where\xa0\ncrunchy critters are on the menu forget"}, {'start': '91.440', 'end': '95.920', 'text': "your crisps and peanuts these folks snack on\xa0\ninsects we're talking crickets grasshoppers"}, {'start': '95.920', 'end': '101.360', 'text': "meal worms you name it they fry it now I'm all\xa0\nfor trying new things but this one pushes the"}, {'start': '101.360', 'end': '106.640', 'text': "boundaries even for me apparently insects are a\xa0\nsustainable source of protein and they're said"}, {'start': '106.640', 'end': '111.760', 'text': 'to be quite tasty some say crickets taste like\xa0\nnutty shrimp while others compare meal worms'}, {'start': '111.760', 'end': '116.320', 'text': 'to roasted nuts still not convinced maybe a\xa0\nplate of fried tarantulas will change your'}, {'start': '119.840', 'end': '125.200', 'text': 'next is Balut the embryonic delicacy hold on to\xa0\nyour hats folks because things are about to get'}, {'start': '125.200', 'end': '129.040', 'text': "really weird we're heading to the Philippines\xa0\nwhere they've taken the humble egg to a whole"}, {'start': '129.040', 'end': '134.800', 'text': 'new level of WTF. Balut my friends is not your\xa0\naverage breakfast staple imagine cracking open'}, {'start': '134.800', 'end': '140.160', 'text': 'an egg and finding a partially developed duck\xa0\nembryo staring back at you appetizing right'}, {'start': '140.160', 'end': '145.120', 'text': "this delicacy is made by boiling a fertilized\xa0\nduck egg just before it's ready to hatch the"}, {'start': '145.120', 'end': '150.640', 'text': "result a partially formed duckling complete with\xa0\nfeathers bones and even a beak they say it's best"}, {'start': '150.640', 'end': '155.280', 'text': "enjoyed with a pinch of salt and a shot of\xa0\nvinegar me I think I'll stick to scrambled"}, {'start': '155.280', 'end': '165.040', 'text': 'eggs another one is Hákarl the Viking vomit\xa0\ninducing dish now for the grand finale the dish'}, {'start': '165.040', 'end': '170.560', 'text': 'that takes the cake for the most shocking the most\xa0\nunusual the most likely to make you gag Hákarl'}, {'start': '170.560', 'end': '177.200', 'text': "picture this you're in Iceland land of glaciers\xa0\nvolcanoes and fermented shark meat yes you heard"}, {'start': '177.200', 'end': '181.920', 'text': "that right Hákarl is essentially Greenland shark\xa0\nthat's been buried underground for months allowed"}, {'start': '181.920', 'end': '187.600', 'text': 'to ferment and rot then dug up and hung to dry\xa0\nthe fermentation process gives it a pungent aroma'}, {'start': '187.600', 'end': '192.880', 'text': "that's been described as a cross between ammonia\xa0\nand a public restroom and the taste let's just say"}, {'start': '192.880', 'end': '199.120', 'text': "it's an acquired taste the texture is equally\xa0\nchallenging chewy rubbery and with a distinct"}, {'start': '199.120', 'end': '207.440', 'text': "aftertaste that lingers long after the last\xa0\nbite it's definitely not for the faint of heart"}, {'start': '207.440', 'end': '212.960', 'text': 'would you dare so there you have it folks a\xa0\nglimpse into the strange and wonderful world'}, {'start': '212.960', 'end': '218.400', 'text': "of weird foods from maggot infested cheese\xa0\nto fermented shark meat we've covered it"}, {'start': '218.400', 'end': '223.600', 'text': "all now I know what you're thinking you've\xa0\ngone completely mad who in their right mind"}, {'start': '223.600', 'end': '228.480', 'text': "would eat this stuff and you know what you're\xa0\nprobably right but here's the thing food is"}, {'start': '228.480', 'end': '233.680', 'text': "more than just sustenance it's about culture\xa0\ntradition and pushing the boundaries of what"}, {'start': '233.680', 'end': '238.640', 'text': "we consider edible so the next time you're\xa0\nfeeling adventurous why not step outside"}, {'start': '238.640', 'end': '243.520', 'text': 'your comfort zone and try something new you\xa0\nmight just surprise yourself tell me in the'}, {'start': '243.520', 'end': '248.800', 'text': "comments below what's the weirdest food you've\xa0\never tried or the one you'd absolutely refuse"}, {'start': '248.800', 'end': '256.240', 'text': "to eat and don't forget to subscribe for\xa0\nmore culinary adventures until next time"}]