You can google the pictures to know how they look like
Monkey brain eaten n Honk Kong, Africa, India, and Thailand can contain illness that can give you a version of “mad cow” disease, which is fatal
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Absinthe: Where: Europe, One of the dangerous foods is a famous alcoholic cocktail in Europe – Absinthe. Facts: As a matter of fact, this drink is a drug. It has addictive, hallucinogen and psychoactive consequences Known for social disorders, suicide, tuberculosis and epilepsy. Maybe you ought to opt for a beer next time you are in Europe?
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Elderberries; Where: Worldwide
How to eat: Fully ripe berries should be properly cooked without leaves, twigs and seeds. What NOT to eat: If elderberries are unripe or none cooked properly, they can make you very sick. Leaves, twings and seeds contain cyanide!
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Raw Cashews ; Where: Worldwide
How to eat: What?! Everyone eats cashews! How cashews can be on the list of world’s most dangerous foods?! What NOT to eat: Do not eat RAW cashews. Raw cashews contain urushiol. High level of this chemical is fatal.Facts: But don’t worry! The “raw” cashews in a grocery store are in fact steamed to remove deadly chemical. You should be safe.
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Bullfrog
Where: Namibia and some African nations.
How to eat: African nations eat the whole frog, not only the legs.
What NOT to eat: The frog has a variety of toxic substances. Young frogs are the most dangerous. Frogs who have not yet started to mate carry a toxin that can cause kidney failure. May be that is why this boy got the largest bullfrogs he could get
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Rhubarb Leaves;
Where: Worldwide
How to eat: Eat stalks and roots only. What NOT to eat: Rhubarb leaves contain dangerous toxins. They can cause trouble breathing, diarrhea, eye pain. Don’t eat the leaves.
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Star Fruit
Where: Worldwide ;How to eat: As any other fruit.
What NOT to eat: Although it is eaten all over the world, the juice of this fruit can be dangerous for those with kidney problems. 100ml of star fruit’s juice is poisonous because it contains neurotoxins that affect the brain and nerves.
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Cassava
South America, Africa and some south east Asian countries
How to eat: Boiled, fried, baked, steamed, mashed or grilled.
What NOT to eat: Cassava is not to be eaten raw. This root contains linamarin, that turns to deadly cyanide when consumed raw. Facts: 27 children from Philippines died in 2005 after eating cassava as a school snack.
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Hakarl
Where: Iceland
How to eat: Rotten smelling shark is an Icelandic delicacy. It cured for up to six months, then cut into pieces. Usually served with rye bread
What NOT to eat: As shark does not have a kidney or urinary tract, thus all toxic substances are filtered to the skin.
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Blood Clams
Where: China
How to eat: It is only quickly boiled.
What NOT to eat: This Chinese food contains many nasty viruses and bacteria: hepatitis A, E, typhoid, and dysentery.
Facts: In 1988 more that 300,000 people were infected and 31 died in Shanghai. May be they cook them better now.. But still around 15% of people who try Blood Clams get infected. it can give you hepatitis A .
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Sannakji
Where: Korea
How to eat: This seafood is very popular in Korea and is consumed raw.
What NOT to eat: Make sure you chew well! Suction cups, which still work after it’s freshly killed, can make you choke.
Facts: On average 6 people each year die because of choking when eating Sannakji.
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Ackee
Where: Jamaica
How to eat: Jamaicans eat it fully ripe, without its seeds.
What NOT to eat: Black seeds contain poison, hypoglycin, which can cause vomiting sickness.
Facts: Every year one in 1000 people in the Caribbean experiences ackee fruit poisoning.
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Fugu (Pufferfish)
IN Japan. How to eat: Pufferfish is actually a Japanese delicacy. Can be eaten fried, raw (sashimi), fugu sake, boiled fugu or with miso.
What NOT to eat: If not properly prepared, can damage your liver and internal organs, resulting in death. Liver and internal organs contain a deadly poison, tetrodotoxin.
Facts: Up to 44 fatal incidents have been reported between 1996-2006. In 2015 five men died, after specifically asking for the liver
Steve Ramsey