prohibited foods

I found an interesting collection of forbidden foods in the world. I read with interest, well, what, almost all of our products are not available but without them you can live very well, but still traveling you need to know what to eat, and what is not.

7. Japanese fugu fish.

These creatures have the ability to swell to the size of which is several times greater than their own normal size. Do they swallow water or air, when they feel a threat. While the eyes and internal organs of fish are highly toxic, its meat is considered a delicacy in Japan and Korea. Nevertheless, nearly 60 percent of people who eat the fish are dying because of exposure to tetrodotoxin, the most powerful toxin that damages, and then destroys the nerve tissue. People need to use only a few milligrams of the toxin in order to go to the light.

Most poisonings are associated not only with the use of puffer fish as a food contaminated with the toxin secreted by it. Symptoms include rapid numbness, tingling in the lips and mouth, which, as a rule, when taking quick action, fast pass.

6. absinthe.

The exact origin of absinthe is not known, but it is a strong alcoholic liquor, probably first began to mass- produced in about 1797. His name because he was one of his constituents - wormwood (Artemisia absinthium).

Drink green tint was due to the presence of chlorophyll in it, and became very popular in France in the 1850s. ' Talking ' that promotes creativity, which causes hallucinations and acting as an aphrodisiac, it quickly became the companion of bohemian life, and became known as ' green fairy '. But in July 1912 U.S. Department of Agriculture banned absinthe due to its harmful effects on the nervous system, in 1915 the same thing happened in France. Although now absinthe is permitted in many countries, it is still banned in many places around the world.

5. Casu Marzu Maggot Cheese.

Casu Marzu, which means ' rotten cheese ' in the translation from the Sardinian language, is not only very old and has an unpleasant odor of the product, he is also banned for sale in many places. Casu Marzu - white cheese is a liquid which is obtained by mixing cheese Pecorino Sardo with larvae that feed on them. Each larva reaches a length of about half an inch.

By tradition, the cheese should be consumed during the ' active ' in it most of the larvae. Sardinians claim that these creatures make cream cheese to taste, and it's delicious. This cheese is commonly, but not openly drink in Sardinia, despite its official ban.

4. sassafras.

Time is now recognized by the Ministry of Agriculture of the United States carcinogen, sassafras - is the root bark of laurel, which grows in North America. Throughout the history of the American laurel is used for making tea as a flavoring for soap, analgesic, insect repellent, as well as a seasoning and thickener in many soups and stews.

But the most famous use of sassafras has been its use in the creation of beer with a distinctive flavor. However, in 1960, this ingredient has been banned as an additive, because during several experiments have shown that large doses it causes liver cancer in rats. Nevertheless, it is still used as an artificial flavoring beer.

3. Foie gras.

Foie gras, which literally means ' fatty liver ', this is exactly what the actor Roger Moore calls the ' delicacy of despair '. When he discovered how the geese tormented in order to create a starter, he was so impressed that he joined the organization on the Ethical Treatment of Animals PETA for what is to inform the public.

2. Black sea bass.

In 1980, Chef Paul Prudhomme of New Orleans (Paul Prudhomme) has given publicity to his recipe of black sea bass, which is very popular in our days. The recipe used in such demand in the 1980s that the population of sea bass were on the verge of extinction. However, in July 1986 in the United States imposed a ban on fishing.

In Florida, strict conservation measures used within two years, and to this day, the state requires that anglers caught only one bass per day, and they all caught fish smaller than 27 inches, they are released back.

a. ortolan.

This little bird was subjected to the same brutal torture, as well as birds, which were manufactured from foie gras. It was considered a gastronomic treat the French aristocracy.

Birds are usually caught, gouged out their eyes, and then placed in a small cage, where forcibly fattened to an enormous size, four times higher than the original. Later, the bird drowned in cognac, roasted and entirely upotre___li in food.

Now the bird is a protected species in France, but it is also very small and in several other European countries. However, hunters still kill about 50,000 birds a year, although their sale is illegal.