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  • Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans



    The Jelly Belly Candy Company, USA came up with these magical Harry Potter inspired flavors. Each Bertie Bott's 4.25 oz box holds 10 weird flavors such as vomit, earwax, earthworms, boogers and dirt, among others. The names certainly sound gross and according to people who have tasted it, each candy tastes like what it's supposed to be.

  • Ammonium Chloride Candy



    Ammonium chloride is naturally produced in volcanoes and it is normally used in making dry batteries. However, in Finland ammonium chloride is the main ingredient in "salamiakki", a Finnish candy. Sometimes, the Finnish also dissolve this candy into their vodka drinks.

  • Mutton Caramel Candy



    A Japanese food manufacturer in Hokkaido came up with the idea of producing the Genghis Khan Caramel, made of mutton extract. It is said that this candy tastes like normal caramel at first and then has a strange taste of BBQ mutton with garlic thereafter.

  • Vosges Exotic Candy Bars



    Vosges is an American chocolatier that has ventured into specialty chocolate with a twist of exotic spices. Vosges original exotic lineup includes "Naga", which is milk chocolate with Indian curry, coconut and "Red Fire", which is a mixture of dark chocolate with Mexican chipotle chili peppers and Ceylonese cinnamon.

  • Tasty Tuna Tidbit



    The Jane-Jane Tasty Tuna Tidbit is a Japanese fish candy made of tuna fish, soy sauce and sugar. It tastes and smells fishy.

  • Uncle Oinker's Savory Bacon Mints



    This mint is definitely not your ordinary breath refresher. Each mint tastes like salty, crispy bacon with a hint of mint. Each regular tin contains 100 pieces of mint.

  • Sunny Foods Mallow Pizza



    Sunny Products Development Ltd, USA came up with this marshmallow pizza complete with the all-time favourite marshmallow pizza toppings.What else?

  • Bacon Chocolate Bar



    A Chicago based chocolatier, Coco Rougue, created this bacon chocolate bar. It is actually made up of dark chocolate with pieces of crispy salty bacon evenly distributed inside the chocolate bar. The contrast tastes between the bittersweet chocolate and the salty bacon definitely makes this chocolate bar a unique product.

  • Mitarashi Dango Gummy



    A Japanese company was inspired by the famous Japanese festive snacks called the Mitarashi Dango, and he created these gummies. Mitarashi Dango is a glutonious rice snack, shaped into a ball, covered with a generous amount of sweet soy sauce. Whereas, the gummies are also shaped into small balls with a soft texture and salty soy sauce in the mid section.

  • Wasabi Chocolate



    This Japanese wasabi chocolate is made of white chocolate with horseradish. It tastes rather strange with the sweetness of the chocolate followed by the spicy horseradish aftertaste.
    • ]]>     Sun, 28 Oct 2007 16:27:23 PST     World's Most Bizarre Pancakes http://www.trifter.com/Practical-Travel/Worlds-Most-Bizarre-Pancakes.41614 Throughout my entire life, I have eaten traditional pancakes/hotcakes together with butter and honey. I never thought or even considered that pancakes could be modified, flavored or mixed up with some of the weirdest combinations in the world. In my opinion, a few of the world's most bizarre pancake flavors and mixes are:

    Ethiopia

    They call pancakes Injeera. Pancakes served with meat and vegetables! Wow!

    India (Southern)

    They call it dosai, thosai, or dhosa. It is a South Indian crepe. Many ingredients are added such as black gram, potatoes or even pickles!

    China

    They call this a Green Onion Pancake made with green onions and served with mooshu dishes

    Thailand

    They call it Roti Kaeng Karee. A crispy pancake Muslim style with coconut-milk based curry. Plus, spices!

    Japan

    They call it as Dorayaki. It is a sweet pancake filled with bean paste.

    Vietnam

    They call it Banh Xeo. Had enough lettuce, fishwort and coriander, yet?

    Korea

    They call this one Pajeon and Bindaetteok and it is made with seafood, chili paste, and lots of veggies.

    Middle East

    They call it Pita. The most common stuffing is fried chickpea balls (falafel), but it is also often filled with the meat of chicken or lamb called Shwarma.

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