Adventurous Foods to Try from Around the World

By Annie Bergman
Last Updated: May 16, 2025

You’ve probably heard about Canada’s weird gravy-topped French fries (poutine) and the politely-named Rocky Mountain Oysters from the good ole USofA, but what about fried tarantulas or fertilized duck eggs?

Around the world, food delicacies are as varied as the people who eat them. If you think gravy on fries is strange, just wait until you see a few of these examples we gathered from our project countries.