The most dangerous foods in the world

We humans love the risk of trying new things. Jumping with a parachute or climbing a roller coaster, for example, can provide that kind of adrenaline that attracts us so much. However, sometimes an action as simple as eating something new can also give us adrenaline, and our health can end depending on the qualifications of a good chef or the storage conditions of some food.

O awesome.club prepared a list of 10 dishes for those who enjoy strong emotions. Some of these dishes are literally “to die for”!

How about we play with the edge of a knife? This definitely has a lot to do with this fish. It’s just that this cute little thing is a tasty Japanese dish, which contains a deadly poisontetrodotoxin, present in the skin, ovaries, glands and liver of the animal.

You chefs you have to be especially skilled to prepare a dish like that, because you have to remove and handle the dangerous organs. Training usually takes 3 years or more, and fish preparation in restaurants is strictly controlled by Japanese law. For example, serving its liver was banned in 1984, as it is the most poisonous (and also tasty) part of the fish.

To this day, there is no antidote for this poison!

Perceived as a delicacy for some and cruelty for others, it is said that this delicacy is consumed by some tribes in Asia and Africa. However, there are no official confirmations about this. What is known is that the tradition is condemned in some places. In China, for example, serving monkey brains is a crime, with a sentence of up to 10 years.

From a health point of view, anyone who eats this dish is prone to contracting a disease called Creutzfeldt-Jakob, which can cause severe damage to the human brain and even lead to death.

That’s right, cashew! Everyone likes cashew, and even those who have never eaten it know it, even if only by the name of this typical Brazilian fruit. But be careful with it, especially when it’s raw. The risk (small, but it exists) is in urushiol, a substance harmful to health.

An Icelandic specialty, Hákarl is actually a dish made from the Greenland shark, which has no urinary tract or kidneys, so all the toxins in your body are absorbed directly into the skin🇧🇷 Usually, Hákarl is treated in a special fermentation process, and hung to dry for 5 to 6 months.

This dish is served with a rye bread and some people actually say that the taste is not very pleasant. But at least it is expected to be prepared correctly.

With such a simple appearance, this sweet and aromatic fruit is originally from Southeast Asia. In fact, it requires complicated preparation. This is necessary if you don’t want the poisonous hydrogen cyanide to get into your body.

So, the recipe is as follows: boil the seeds in pure form. Then bury them in banana leaves, ash and earth for 40 days.🇧🇷 Always be very careful with her. But if you want to try it, know that it is a source of vitamin C and iron.

This is a very popular dish in South Korea and Japan and is not recommended for those with heart problems. Are you ready to eat something that’s still moving🇧🇷

The danger is that the octopus’ tentacles still have the power to “grab” even if the animal is dead. This results in approximately 6 suffocation deaths per year. To avoid disaster, chew it very carefully and cut it into very small pieces.

Grown in Southeast Asia, the blood clam got its name from the red liquid hemoglobin which is found within your soft tissues.

The traditional Shanghai method of cooking blood clams involves only the rapid boilingwhich is why most of the pathogenic organisms survive and represent a high rate of infection with a number of diseases among consumers, which is a shame, because it is a deliciously crunchy dish and has a delicate taste.

This is one of the vegetables best known to us Brazilians, receiving different names, depending on the region. However, if you eat cassava raw, your health may suffer from the consequences of cyanide. Therefore, it is more suitable for you to boil, bake, puree, fry… but do not consume cassava raw.

Also, if you are allergic to latex, you may also be allergic to cassava.

Berries are delicious and grow all over the world, but they definitely have a dark side. Its leaves, seeds and leaves contain cyanide. Therefore, you must eliminate it before consumptioneating only when they are ripe and properly cooked.

Otherwise, you could experience severe diarrhea and/or seizures. However, in the case of careful and conscious consumption, the berries can fight viruses, including the flu, in addition to reducing some inflammations.

This mysterious (and strange-looking, let’s face it) fruit can cause Jamaica vomiting sickness, which is very serious and can be fatal. The irony is that the ackee is the Jamaica’s national fruit!

In order to enjoy this exotic dish, native to West Africa, remove the black seeds and eat the fully ripe fruit. That way, you avoid the hypoglycin A and hypoglycin B toxins that cause the disease.

We know that, depending on your personality, the list above will keep you away from these foods or the opposite: it will make you even more curious.

But we hope that, with the risks mentioned, the precautions will prompt you to take the greatest care in the world so that your health is not jeopardized.

Do you like to risk eating exotic dishes? What’s the most exotic food you’ve ever tried? Share with us!