Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Louis Cole is known as a person who eats odd foods and travel adventures on his popular youtube channels, FoodForLouis.
In April 2012 he posted a video himself eating a live goldfish. This caused the RSPCA to prepare a case against him under the Animal Welfare Act 2006.
Since he had previously only eaten invertebrates, the fish was the first incident in which he may have broken the law. He has received death threats from some animal lovers.
Cole has eaten locusts, a raw heart, maggots, a
frog corpse, rag worms, and scorpions.
Cole claims that his videos are not cruel and
that he kills the animals quickly to avoid suffering. He said that viewers'
disgust is based on ignorance of or bias against other culinary cultures. He
denied that his goldfish-eating stunt caused suffering, and claims that the
RSPCA is "wasting its time" in pursuing him.
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1. Fried tarantulas in Cambodia
In Skoun district in Cambodia, tarantula spiders are fried whole and eaten with relish. The dish was invented during the regime of the Khmer Rough, people were forced to starve to death. The dish invented under circumstances, but today it becomes a tourist attrraction. People visiting Skuon from far and wide to taste this frightening delicacy.
2. Live octopus in Korea
In Korea, it's called "sannakji" a live octopus that has prepared a served with its arms still moving. the sensation of the still active suction cups on the octopus's arms as they stick to the mouth and try to climb back up in your throat.
3. Snake and Scorpion wine in Vietnam
A village in Vietnam, is making snake and scorpion wine. Snake and scorpion wines are known as a natural medicine used to treat health problems such as back pain, rheumatism, lumbago and other health conditions.
4. Monkey brain in China
In China, eating monkey brains can cure impotence and has, in part, led to over-hunting of monkey in. It's rumored that the monkey's brains are eaten while its alive, which is the reason why many people see this as inhumane and controversial.
5. Balut in Philippines
In Philippines, balut is most notorious street food. It's a duck egg that's intentionally unpasteurized to create a fertilized embryo inside it. You can taste a near fully formed chick if you are lucky.
6. Baby mice in Korea
In Korea, baby mice wine is a traditional Korean "health tonic" taste like raw gasoline. Little mice, eyes still closed, are plucked from the embrace of their loving mothers and stuffed (while still alive) into a bottle of rice wine.
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What would you eat when you were lost in a jungle?
Besides water, the other thing you'll need to survive in the jungle when you get lost is food. Your dining choices largely revolve around edible plants, insects, reptiles, and poultry on top of the trees.
So let’s see what other people would eat when they get lost in the jungle.
Insects, reptile, and plants are the most popular answers that we receive from. Most of people prefer to eat plants because it’s easy to find and plants contains vitamin and fiber which is good for your health good for digestive.
The second popular answer people prefer to eat is an insect. Insects can be found in the jungle and it contains a lot of protein, giving you energy as well as the reptile. The reptiles are more difficult to hunt in the jungle so the reptile is least answer that people choose.
For poultry, only 1 people prefers to eat because it is difficult to climb up on the tree hunt hunt them.
The number of people who did survey is 30 people
Besides water, the other thing you'll need to survive in the jungle when you get lost is food. Your dining choices largely revolve around edible plants, insects, reptiles, and poultry on top of the trees.
So let’s see what other people would eat when they get lost in the jungle.
Insects, reptile, and plants are the most popular answers that we receive from. Most of people prefer to eat plants because it’s easy to find and plants contains vitamin and fiber which is good for your health good for digestive.
The second popular answer people prefer to eat is an insect. Insects can be found in the jungle and it contains a lot of protein, giving you energy as well as the reptile. The reptiles are more difficult to hunt in the jungle so the reptile is least answer that people choose.
For poultry, only 1 people prefers to eat because it is difficult to climb up on the tree hunt hunt them.
The number of people who did survey is 30 people
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Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Eating monkey's brain is the belief of Chinese people. China in the past, eunuch believes that baby's brain will makes his sexual organ grow again. Since baby's brain is hard to find, they use monkey's brain as a replacement. Also, they believe that the monkey's brain will maintain and keep up the good condition of human brain.
Does monkey's brain make you clever?
- There is no proof of that yet. It is actually the belief of groups of people. Also, monkey's brain has very high cholesterol which is not very good for your health!
Definition: Eunuch - A castrated man, esp. one who guards the women's living areas at an oriental court.
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Interesting things about insects Yummy!
When we think about an insect as a food, most of people
would find the idea of eating insect disgusting but in Thailand it
seems these insects are pretty normal and usual for them.
The behavior of eating insects often sees in Thailand a lot,
especially in the North and Northeast of Thailand. It is very easy to find
these insects in the markets or street foods. The popular menus are deep-fried
grasshoppers, crickets, silkworms, and bamboo worms due to the seasonal. Most
of the insects taste bland when deep-fried, some say like popcorn and prawn. It
is some kind of the snack for Thai people and they usually eat when they go
with a drink.
Useful links:
“UN urges people to eat
insects to fight world hunger”
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Tuesday, September 10, 2013
15 cool restaurants you must go in Thailand
Dining in the dark is a rare restaurant where customer
uses their senses to discover the foods without seeing them. Inside the
restaurant is all dark you could not see anything else. This restaurant is very
popular and worldwide. Today there are more than 20 restaurants all around the
world.
Price: 700-1,000 Baht per person
Location: The
Ascott Sathorn Bangkok, 2nd Floor, Sathorn Rd. Bangkok
Contact: 02-676-6676
2. Jok kitchen /
Jok-Toh-Deaw
Jok kitchen is one of the famous restaurants in China Town
(Yao-Wa-Rat Rd)
The strange thing about this restaurant is they only serve
for 1 table per day. A lot of people wonder how could they survive if they sere
1 table per day. It is a ten courses recommended by the chef and the price is
10,000 per table. Believe it or not, this restaurant requires one month
reservation.
Price: 10,000 Baht per table
Location: 23, Trok Issaraphrab Phubplachai, Bangkok
Contact: 02-623-3921
3. Hajime Robot
Hajime robot is a
buffet shabu and grilled Japanese restaurant. This restaurant is a unique and
modern restaurant in shopping mall. First, customer will order menu from the
computer that has been installed in every tables. Then the robot will serve you
the foods. After serving, the robot will perform a dance routine called Gamnung-Style.
Price: 399-499 Baht
Location: 59/27, Monopoly Park,
Industrial Ring Road, Chong nonsi, Yannawa, Bangkok
Contact: 02-294-2009
4. Flying Vegetable (Pak-Boong-Loy-Fah)
Pak-Boong-Loy-Fah
is a Thai local restaurant
in downtown Pattya. The chef will cook morning-glory vine fried in
garlic, chili and bean sauce. What makes it so special is the chef will throw
it across the street, and a waiter will catches it on a plate and serves it to
you. This restaurant is one of the tourist attractions in Pattaya.
Price: 100-500 Baht
Location: Pattaya 2nd Rd, Nong Prue, Bang Lamung, Chon Buri
5. Purr Cat Cafe Club
The Purr Cat
Café is a café for cat lovers. The café divided into many rooms, the first room
is for cats to play. In Another room is for the owner of the cat who wants to relax
on a comfy couch, sip aroma coffee and enjoy delicious cake. The café also provides
hotel rooms for cat to stay over night when its owner is away. The café has a big
playground and garden for cat to walk and play. The concept came from Japan, where most people who do not have
enough space to have pets.
Price: 100-300 Baht
Location: Soi Sukhumvit 53 Sukhumvit Road,
Bangkok
Contact: 02-108-3604
6. Maggie Choo
The new bar and restaurant with a Hong-Kong gangster
interior concept designed by Ashley Sutton. Inside Maggie Choo you will see a
pattern of old Shanghai’s style, old Chinese painting and old huge iguana cage
in the middle of the restaurant. The ceiling is decorated with Chinese’s paper
umbrella. Maggie Choo will give you a sense of mystery feeling that cover up
with a magical charm that is hard to forget.
Price: 500-1,000Baht
Location: Novotel Hotel, Silom Rd, Bang Rak, Bangkok 10500
Contact: 02 206 9100
7. Somtum Yok Kok
Somtum or papaya salad is a simple dish in Thailand normally
somtum will serve in a normal dish, but this restaurant is more special than
any somtum in Thailand because they serve you a somtum with a kok known as a
kitchenware to do the papaya salad
Price: 100-300 Baht
Location: near Central Bangna, soi Bangna 23
Contact: -
8. Khaokang Jek Pui
This restaurant doesn’t have a table! The customers have to
queue to order the “Khao Raad Kang” then queue for the chair to sit and eat.
Even this street food don’t have any table, people still wait for half an hour
to order. The secret of this restaurant is warm rice mix with rich flavor
of spices stew that palatable.
Price: 30-100 Bath
Location: Soi Dragon(Mung-gorn) Charoenkrung road,
Bangkok
Contact: -
9. Ice-cream Mor Faai (Yod Sae)
Ice- cream that we know might be serve on a beautiful dish
or a cone, but here at YodSae, they serve and ice-cream in a special pot. Pot
is normally use to keep the soup warm or bold but at YodSae the pots are keep
the ice-cream cold!! That’s weird. Moreover, YodSae ice-cream has a speacial flavor such as, Redbull, Yakult, and Beer
Price: 100-300 Baht
Location: Soi YodSae, near Wat Thepsirin
10. Marshall Noodle (Jom-Phon)
At Marshall Noodle there is a special menu call “kode kon
kode sajai” which is a big dish noodle for 6-8 people to eat prices around 800
baht. This restaurant was opened for only six month and the idea was developed by
owner, which he put fresh ingredients and make a different size of noodles. There are small sizes of noodles for individual prices about 200 to 300
baht.
Price: 40-800 Baht
Location: Between soi Prachasongkroh 5-8
Contact: -
11. Crepe pa chuey
Crepe Pa Chuey or Crepe Chard Na is a slowest crepe making
by Pa Chuey. Pa Chuey means slow auntie and Crepe Chard Na means the next life
crepe. The reason that why the name is so weird because it’s a slowest making
that I’ve seen. Pa Chuey, the woman in the right picture, is a person who make
the crepe. She will start making the first crepe at 10.00pm but before that the
customers need to write down their name in front of Pa Chuey’s house in order
to make the queue. There are more than 10 customers each day and some customers
order more than 10 crepes. Pa Chuey usually use
10 minutes per 1 crepe. For people who don’t know where to wait, Pa
Chuey have a waiting zone for her customers because mostly of her customers
need to wait for hours for the crepe.
Location: Chok Chai 4 Soi 54
Price: 30-35 Baht
Contact: -
12. Kin I-tim Doo Kwai
Kin I-tim Doo Kwai means eating ice-cream while watching
buffalo. This ice-cream shop located in Chonburi. There are many flavors you
can choose such as melon, corn, ice-tea, and etc. After ordering ice-cream, you
can go sit inside the shop which is an open air shop. The view around the shop
is a green field with a lot of buffalos walking around. So, you can enjoy the
ice-cream while watching buffalos walking.
Price: 20-100 Baht
Location: Huay-kapi, Nhong-mon, Chonburi
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13. Ba-Mee Jom Palung
Ba-Mee Jom Palung is a super noodle that locates in
Yaowarat. There are 4 sizes of noodle you can order. Gun, the owner of this
noodle shop with an age of 23, has a creative idea of making unique noodle. He
upgraded the size of all the ingredients such as crab, fish, meat ball, fish
ball, and etc. Within a year this noodle shop has become the most popular
noodle shop..
Location: Yaowarat
Price: 50 – 700 Baht
Contact: 080-566-6672
14. Ice Bar
Ice Bar is located in Pattaya, It’s a drinking bar with -5
degree. Everything inside is made of ice such as table, chair, bar, glass,
wall, and etc. They have free coat for people to borrow for who don’t have
their own coat. It opens in a limit of time, 1 period of time is 20 minutes and
there are many round per 1 night.
Price: 450-700 Baht
Location: Pattaya, Walking street, Soi 15
Contact: 080-107-0704
Five is a unique restaurant located in K-Village, Sukumvit
Soi 26. It decorates the restaurant with wizard style. Table, chair, candle,
and other decoration stuff are all in the concept of “Black Magic Meeting
Room”. The word Five represents the number of the important elements which are
earth, wind, fire, water, and spirit. Also the food and drink are right on
track with the solid mystical concept.
Price: 200-800 Baht
Location: Sukumvit 26, K-Village
Contact: 088-524-5550
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