By the time I got to Cambodia, after having visiting much of Southeast Asia, I found there really wasn’t many Fear Factor Foods I haven’t seen.
’Same Same’… but not too different.
Still, it excites me to explore cultural differences, even if it makes me squirm a bit.
Here’s a few interesting foods as well as, a couple of players I haven’t yet seen…
Fake plastic models of alternatively safe ‘Korean fast food‘ meals for purchase.
Warning: video links referred to in this post are not for sensitive viewers or animal lovers.
Last year, I wrote a post, Fear Factor Korea: Foods which may make you cringe. This is belated but is the extension that I accidentally forgot to post…
It’s all too easy for a foreigner like myself, to point a camera and say, Ewww to foreign foods I’m not culturally raised with nor understand. That’s why in this post, I’d like to applaud Korea for is its proud aspiration towards healthy and FRESH foods.
And …to say, Ewww.
Me with a spoonful of deep-fried grasshoppers!
As an American, I’ve lived most of my life in a shiny glass bubble…
Starvation? Self-induced (trying to lose 5-10 pounds here and there).
Rugged? Wouldn’t call myself the woodsy, outdoorsy, camping type.
Raw survival? Never had to test myself with it.
Adventurous eater? I can eat the same thing each day for two months straight.
So for me, traveling is my time to experience bold new adventures and broaden the glossy sheen of my bubble. One of the greatest thrills for me in visiting Asian/Southeast Asian countries, is encountering the unique culture shock or Fear Factor (read my Korea’s Fear Factor post here) of its different cuisines. (more…)
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Sometimes you’re better off not knowing what you’re eating; in this case, Korea is just a land of too much information. Why? Korean food is delicious, but pushing it past the gates of your eyes won’t be easy. You might just lose all desire to order anything more than a pizza!
Welcome to Fear Factor Korea!
I’ve had bamboo worms and crickets in Thailand, tiger penis and cobra whiskey in Myanmar, so Korea?… I’m thinking, Easy, right? But after I had the popular Korean silkworm larvae snack during my first week, and had to live with the (more…)
Not far from my hotel, where D Phan Si Road off-shoots onto a smaller street, D Tue Tinh, you’ll find Sapa market. It’s a local market of tobacco, produce and meat and a bit of a spectacle for unsuspecting tourists, as you’ll be able to get a glimpse of the local delicacies that tempt the village palate. For vegans and vegetarians, you may not want to enter the meat section– it can feel pretty hardcore (Warning: If you are uneasy with seeing images of (more…)
I’m not sure how weight-loss works with Koreans, but let me shed some light on how it works with foreigners. During my orientation, two girls I knew claimed to drop pants sizes within their first week of arriving. Not possible, right? Not without some major medical operation… but feeling my pants hang off of my body last week at work, the word “belt” comes to mind.
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