Daredevil Digestion
Live octopus, fried insects, human placenta, rattlesnake…these are fair game as foodstuffs in other cultures, but for Americans, eating what we once perceived as scary or gross is becoming more mainstream. Many may scoff at what Andrew Zimmern ingests on
Bizarre Foods,but intrepid organizations like the
波士顿的美食家, the
San Francisco Food Adventure Club, and the Organ Meat Society of New York City have been pushing the edgy eating envelope for some time. And as restaurants embrace a nose-to-tail approach, American diners are savoring things they'd once have scorned, including lamb's tongue, chicken feet, and pig's ears.