Seven 'Fear Factor'-Worthy Dishes (and the Restaurants That Serve Them)

domingo, 17 de outubro de 2010

Seven 'Fear Factor'-Worthy Dishes (and the Restaurants That Serve Them)

By: vivian on 19:18

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Looking to get adventurous with your food choices or just gross out your date? We've compiled a list of some of the freakiest foods available, along with the restaurants (and festivals) that serve them. Warning: Don't read this before dinner.
1. Fried Goat Head
Available at Shangri-La Kabab and BBQ Palace in New York City, this dish looks surprisingly innocent. Aside from goat brains, Shangri-La serves up more enticing dishes like gundruk sandeko (Nepalese-style dried spinach) and and c-momo (fried goat dumplings with chilis).

2. Roasted Bone Marrow
Bone marrow: it produces fresh blood cells and tastes good, too. Served up by Landmarc in New York City, the roasted marrow bones appetizer comes with onion marmalade and grilled country bread. If you're hankering for more meat, Landmarc also offers roasted rabbit, grilled pork chop, and six different kinds of steak.

3. Grasshopper Tacos
Think just because you live in San Francisco you've tried every type of taco filling imaginable? Wrong. Philadelphia restaurant Tequilas offers tacos stuffed with red chile powder-covered grasshoppers, along with guacamole, cilantro, and sweet onions. Grasshopper tacos, popular fare in Mexico City food carts, are surprisingly healthy. The little critters contain twice as much protein as beef.
4. Lamb Eyeballs
A Fan Ti in Queens, NYC, is known for its exotic dishes. Besides the ultra-appetizing lamb eyeballs in brown sauce, the Chinese restaurant serves up lamb brains, spicy shredded lamb stomach, lamb testicle with hot pepper sauce, and grilled lamb kidneys
5. Turkey Testicles
Yes, that's right: turkey testicles. The nether regions of the turkey are celebrated at the annual Turkey Testicle Festival in Huntley, Illinois. It's a joyous celebration at the Parkside Pub, filled with live music, beer, and lots of testicle munching. Check it out on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving.
6. Kangaroo Meat
At first glance, the Imperial Peking restaurant in Sydney, Australia, seems unassuming enough. That is, until you take a look at the menu and notice the various kangaroo meat options, including sizzling kangaroo meat Shanghai style, satay kangaroo meat, and kangaroo meat with chili sauce. Kangaroos: cute in the Outback, satisfying in your stomach.

7. Goose Intestines
Every so often, San Francisco chef Chris Cosentino throws head-to-tail dinners at Incanto, a high-end Noe Valley restaurant. Goose intestines served with fava beans and artichokes is just one of the gourmet meat dishes you might encounter at the dinner. Other carnivorous plates have included venison heart tartare (shown in the recent San Francisco episode of Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations) and suet pudding served with chocolate-blood gelato.