# 7 Asian Delicacies

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-asian-delicacies/480620>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 10, 2009, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-asian-delicacies/480620 "2009-01-10T01:47:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2009, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-asian-delicacies/480620/1 "2009-01-10T01:47:43Z")

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Details [here](http://blog.hotelclub.com/7-asian-delicacies-you-probably-couldnt-stomach/).

But in brief, the list is (in reverse order, like in the link):

1. Bee larvae
2. Fried spiders
3. Snake blood
4. Fried rats
5. Bird’s-nest soup
6. Kopi luwak
7. Monkey brains

Now, I can vouch for just about every item on the list except for monkey brains. Cecil has already reported that one is almost certainly an Urban Legend; see [here](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2293/in-asia-do-people-scoop-the-brains-out-of-a-monkeys-skull-and-eat-them). And I personally have never seen them served or heard of anyone eating them. So I think the list’s compiler was duped regarding that item.

But the rest are legit.

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**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2009, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-asian-delicacies/480620/2 "2009-01-10T02:18:29Z")

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Lots of weird stuff. I’d try all but the monkey’s brain though. Probably tasty.

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**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2009, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-asian-delicacies/480620/3 "2009-01-10T02:41:29Z")

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Bird’s-nest soup is a bit controversial. Chinese especially seem to revere this dish, and local entrepreneurs have been known to instigate mass bird slaughters to get to the nests.