Would you like that canned sir? Quiz

Answer: Scorpions

Scorpions are considered a delicacy in most parts of Thailand. Virtually any species of the creature can be eaten, but care has to be taken to remove the venom. The canned variety is ready cooked with the venom already removed, so can be eaten straight from the tin without any extra preparation. Apparently it is best to eat them whole.

Answer: Mouths

Canned Russian herrings are actually just fish mouths, complete with all the teeth, and those teeth are sharp. They come in a brine sauce, and are as far removed from the canned fish we are used to as it is possible to get. Apparently you are supposed to eat the teeth as well as the fish mouths.

Answer: Silk Worm Pupae

Cooked silk worm pupae are sold in the streets of Korea as a popular fast food item. The canned version comes with a sauce of indeterminate ingredients. Best eaten heated rather than cold, the can states that they are a BBQ flavour and a "tasty and nutritious snack".

Answer: Possum

Canned possum is creamed, and comes complete with sweet potato and coon fat gravy. So a complete meal in a can if you like the idea of eating what is essentially a large rat. Any of the various varieties of possum are edible, and therefore eligible for the canning treatment.

Answer: Switzerland

Swiss company Katadyn thought that putting a cheeseburger in a can was the best idea since sliced bread. You get the burger, the cheese, the bun, lettuce, tomato and onion. Just heat and serve, in about the same time you could cook a fresh one at home.

Answer: Reindeer

Described as an "indulgent Christmas delicacy" canned reindeer pate even says "farm raised relative of Rudolph" on the outside of the tin. Now you wouldn't want the children to see that on Christmas Day. It is at least nutritious as reindeer meat has virtually no fat.

Answer: Armadillo

Yes, you can buy a can containing creamed armadillo on the half shell. The picture on the tin is reminiscent of the way it would look if it had been run over. There is even a strange looking bird pecking at it. It is actually described as being of "turnpike quality".

Answer: Mini scotch egg

OK, you wouldn't eat any of those for breakfast, but the breakfast in a can contains mini scotch egg. The rest of the ingredients are baked beans, sausages, mushroom and bacon, all in tomato sauce. Why you would want to open a can and heat it when you could cook all of this in moments, without the scotch egg, is not explained.

Answer: Birds' Nests

Birds' nest soup, made from the nests of cave swifts, has long been regarded as a delicacy by the Chinese. They now offer a canned birds' nest energy drink. This is made in the same way as the soup, by dissolving the nests, but the end product is then made into a canned fizzy drink. So essentially it is fizzy, cold, birds' nest soup.

Answer: Haggis

Those expatriate Scots who want to celebrate Burns Night no longer have to search high and low for their haggis, they can have it sent to them in a can. It comes ready cooked so only needs to be heated up to be ready to go for the big celebration. Haggis is something of an acquired taste in fresh form. The tinned one could well be even more so.