Strange foods people eat: From larvae to fetuses

Before we begin talking about weird food, it must be noted that the “exotic or strange” is a social construct, and one man’s mayonnaise is another’s Marmite. What is perceived as food differs from place to place because of unique local conditions that affect what is abundant and what is scarce. In remote areas of Alaska, moose or bear meat is fair game to hunters, because that’s nature’s bounty there. In places like Iceland, Greenland sharks that are poisonous when fresh are left to rot for months, before being cured and served as hákarl. It takes a tongue accustomed to such tastes, or a mind acclimatized to such cuisine, to find such foods “normal.”