Frogs (Japan, China and Vietnam)

Remember that viral video showing a Japanese woman eating a live frog? She’s not alone. Another man from southeast China became famous back in 2007, after saying 40 years of swallowing tree frogs and rats live had helped him avoid intestinal complaints and made him “stronger.”

This “delicacy” is not that strange in Asian countries such as China, Vietnam and Japan. It usually involves special frogs raised for cooking, which are later sliced open on a plate and disemboweled while alive. It’s all done right in front of you, while you sit there waiting for your meal. You’re then supposed to eat the frog complete with beating heart and flailing limbs.