Random Foods That Aren't What You Thought You Ordered (16 items)

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  (#1) Sweetbreads

  What It Sounds Like: A sweet loaf of bread.
  What It Really Is: The thymus or pancreas of a calf, lamb, cow or pig.
  Fun Fact: Some people think they're called "sweet" because this organ meat is more sweet than savory. Not that that makes them any less strange.
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  (#2) Eskimo Ice Cream

  What It Sounds Like: Ice cream that's extra cold and creamy.
  What It Really Is: A concoction of reindeer fat or seal oil, snow, berries, and sometimes ground fish.
  Fun Fact: This dish is traditionally made after the first catch of a polar bear or seal.
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  (#3) Black pudding

  What It Sounds Like: An extremely chocolatey chocolate pudding.
  What It Actually Is: Sausage made with coagulated blood.
  Fun Fact: Some claim it's a "superfood" because it's high in potassium, magnesium, calcium, and iron.
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  (#4) Rocky Mountain oysters

  What It Sounds Like: A delicious seafood.
  What It Really Is: Bull, pig, or sheep testicles.
  Fun Fact: The first ranchers to settle in the Rocky Mountain region started eating these because they didn't want to waste any part of an animal.
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  (#5) Head cheese

  What It Sounds Like: The best cheese ever!
  What It Really Is: Meat jelly made with calf or pig's head.
  Fun Fact: The meat holds together without adding any gelatin, because gelatin itself is made from boiling animal bones - a natural part of the head cheese making process.
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  (#6) Balut

  What It Sounds Like: A type of fish.
  What It Really Is: A developing bird embryo.
  Fun Fact: It's considered a delicacy in the Philippines, but a lot of Filipinos can't even stomach it.
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  (#7) Chitterlings

  What It Sounds Like: Crispy fried finger food.
  What It Really Is: Pig intestines.
  Fun Fact: Chitterlings were a common peasant food in Medieval England, because they were so cheap.
  
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  (#8) Lamb's Fry

  What It Sounds Like: Fried lamb.
  What It Really Is: Usually lamb liver, but sometimes lamb heart, pancreas, kidneys, testicles, or brain.
  Fun Fact: It's typically served with bacon and a gravy made from all the juices (which actually sounds kind of good...).
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  (#9) Andouillette

  What It Sounds Like: Mini sausages.
  What It Actually Is: Sausage made from pig intestines (chitterlings).
  Fun Fact: It smells just as bad as it looks. Even people who like eating it admit that it smells bad.
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  (#10) Lutefisk

  What It Sounds Like: Some type of expensive caviar.
  What It Actually Is: Fish jelly.
  Fun Fact: Madison, MN has dubbed itself "the lutefisk capital of the world."
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  (#11) Scrapple

  What It Sounds Like: A breakfast food made with apples.
  What It Actually Is: A loaf made of pork scraps and trimmings.
  Fun Fact: It is actually a breakfast dish, which is typically sliced, fried until brown, and served as side dish.
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  (#12) Lunenburg Pudding

  What It Sounds Like: A German dessert.
  What It Actually Is: Sausage made from pig and beef organs.
  Fun Fact: The original meaning of the word "pudding" in English was sausage, hence the confusing name.
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  (#13) Beondegi

  What It Sounds Like: An exotic candy.
  What It Actually Is: Boiled silkworm pupae.
  Fun Fact: It's a traditional Korean cuisine which is usually served by street vendors.
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  (#14) Stigghiola

  What It Sounds Like: A delicious Italian pasta.
  What It Really Is: Sheep or goat intestines grilled on a skewer.
  Fun Fact: Stigghiola is prepared by skewering the intestines or wrapping them around a leak and then grilling them. Tasty!
  
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  (#15) Mountain Chicken

  What It Sounds Like: Regular chicken, but perhaps more meaty.
  What It Really Is: A giant frog.
  Fun Fact: You won't see this on restaurant menus anymore, because these frogs are severely endangered after being considered a delicacy for so long.
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  (#16) Ceviche

  What It Sounds Like: A Latin/tropical cocktail.
  What It Really Is: Raw fish cured in citrus juice.
  Fun Fact: Some people think this dish goes all the way back to the ancient Incan civilization.
  

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