30 Stomach-Churning Foods That Are A Thing In America And Non-Americans Online Don’t Know Why

Now, having a heritage or experience that dictates taste, preference, what you have is all fine and dandy. What is not cool, however, is gatekeeping and judging. No doubt, whenever the topic of disgusting foods arises, you’re likely to find folks who go at it in the comments, saying “how can you eat this?” and “you’re disgusting.”

Sure, having the right mindset in terms of food—especially if it’s washing and cooking it properly, avoiding cross-contamination and whatnot, but bashing someone for honoring their culture (and maybe genuinely liking rotten salted fish) leaves a bad taste.

Now, much to your delight—or disgust—there’s a Disgusting Food Museum in Malmö, Sweden. It exhibits 80 dishes that are by many considered some of the most disgusting in the world. This includes cuy, roasted guinea pigs from Peru, casu marzu, maggot-infested cheese from Sardinia, hákarl, well-aged shark from Iceland, among all of the other iconic classics.

The museum takes visitors on a bit of an experience, allowing folks to sample some of the “finer” foods out there—and hopefully providing a vomit bucket because a journalist took an adventure there and had to upchuck multiple times.

Currently, there’s also a temporary dangerous food exhibit that includes meals made from naturally toxic organs, containing chemicals like cyanide and which are naturally dangerous to eat unless you let it cook properly. Nobody wants an octopus to come alive whilst ingesting it.

So, what are your thoughts on any of this? What are some of your disgusting food takes? Share your opinions and stories in the comment section below!

And if you feel like grossing yourself out even more, then bon appétit!