The Ten Grossest Foods Ever Trivia Quiz

Answer: Pig blood

Black pudding is a type of blood sausage with its origins in the UK and Ireland. Traditionally black pudding was made from sheep or cow blood but in modern times pig blood has become the main ingredient. Along with pig blood black pudding also contains added animal fat and a form of cereal crop, commonly oats or barley, it can also be flavoured with herbs. Black pudding is most commonly eaten in the UK as an accompaniment to the cooked breakfast dish commonly called a 'full English'.

Answer: True

It's true, blue cheese gets its famous blue coloured veins due to mold. Blue cheese is made by adding spores from a mold of the penicillium genus during manufacture, this is the same genus of mold from which the antibiotic penicillin was developed. There are many types of blue cheese made throughout the world but some of the most famous are Gorgonzola from Italy, Stilton from England and Roquefort from France.

Answer: China

Century eggs are made by preserving duck, chicken or quail eggs in clay with added wood ash, calcium oxide and salt for a number of weeks or months. During this period the pH of the egg increases which results in the colour changes seen and means that while the egg looks off it is actually safe to eat.

The exact origins of the century egg are unknown, but it is believed to have first been made in the Hunan province of China during the Ming Dynasty.

Answer: Deep fried bull testicles

Rocky Mountain oysters are made from bull testicles which are coated in flour and then deep-fried. The dish is found in parts of North and South America where cattle farming is common and are often served as an appetizer. The dish is also known as Prairie oysters in Canada and as calf fries in some US states.

Answer: Christmas Day

Part of the traditional Christmas fare in South Africa, caterpillars from the emperor moth are deep-fried and served up on the Christmas table. The caterpillars are high in protein and are said to taste like tea.

Answer: Tuna eyeballs

Maguro no Medama is a type of hot snack popular in Japan and commonly available in pubs and seafood restaurants. The eyes are boiled and served with soy sauce. The dish has its origins in the Edo period of Japanese history where they formed part of a traditional fish meal.

Answer: Italy

Casu martzu is a type of cheese originating from the Italian island of Sardinia. The cheese uses a pecorino cheese which is left to be infected by maggots which eat the cheese and break it down to make it soft through the acid in their digestive system.

The cheese is banned in many countries because there is a danger that the live maggots can survive in the digestive system if eaten causing parasitic disease. A similar type of cheese called casgiu merzu is made on the neighbouring French island of Corsica.

Answer: Herring

Surstromming dates back to at least the 16th century and is commonly enjoyed in Sweden from late August to September. The reason for the product being eaten during this time period stems from a law in the 1940s aimed at stopping incompletely fermented fish from being sold and thus retailers could not sell surstromming until the third Thursday in August. The law is no longer in place, but it is still traditional for Swedes to wait until the third Thursday in August to enjoy surstromming.

Surstromming is usually eaten outdoors due to its strong odour and is often opened away from the eating area. It is common to open the can while it is underwater so as to limit the smell and stop brine from spraying out of the can.

Answer: Asian palm civet

Kopi luwak is a type of coffee made from partially digested coffee beans which have been collected from the droppings of the Asian palm civet. During the digestive process the beans are partially fermented which influences the taste of the coffee. The beans used to be collected in the wild but more recently have been obtained from farmed civets which has led to animal welfare concerns over the conditions the animals are kept in and that they are being force fed to produce more coffee.

Answer: Durian

The durian is a large tropical fruit typically weighing between 1 and 3kg. The fruit is contained in a rind which is covered with thorns and has a very strong unpleasant smell, because of this smell passengers are banned from carrying durians on the Singapore subway. In spite of this strong smell the fruit is used to flavour various sweet foods in Asian cuisines.