Random Horrifying Restaurant Foods You Can Actually Order In USA (15 items)

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  (#12) Breast Milk Cheese

  Human breast milk is nutritious and healthy for babies, but if you saw an adult drinking it, you might be a little confused. That didn't stop one restaurant in New York from making and selling breast milk cheese. Amid protests, the cheese was served to much fanfare and many people claimed they enjoyed it. The chef said he used his wife's own breastmilk for the cheese, and posted the recipe online for patrons to re-create at home. 
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  (#4) Jellied Moose Nose

  Go ahead, read that title a few more times - it says exactly what you think it does. Jellied moose nose is actually a classic and culturally traditional recipe for hunters, specifically in Alaska, though it is served in restaurants in several other states as well. The two main ingredients are vinegar and time (well, and a moose nose,) and it's definitely an acquired taste. To make this dish, you take a moose's nose and you cook it into a jelly, then wait until it's a cool, jiggly Jello-like dish. 
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  (#3) Ikizukuri

  Ikizukuri is definitely not an example of ethical eating. This dish consists of fish or lobster; it is fileted and consumed while it is still alive. In some cases, chefs even return the animal to the tank to recover a little before it is finally consumed. Very few places in the U.S. serve this dish, and there is a movement afoot to ban it entirely because of the ethical factors associated with the dish. But if you're in New York, the Jewel Bako does serve ikizukuri occassionally. 
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  (#2) Brain Sandwiches

  Brain sandwiches are something of a delicacy in parts of Indiana. The sandwiches were traditionally made with cow brains, but locals have switched to pig brains to avoid mad cow disease. The brains are battered, deep fried, and served on a bun.

  Food personality Alton Brown described the sandwich as "smooth and creamy on the inside... like a giant brain fritter with a bun on it." He ultimately concluded that it "wasn't very good."
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  (#14) Toilet Cafes

  Despite the name, toilet restaurants actually offer some pretty good food. It's the presentation that leaves people scratching their heads. The idea of these themed-restaurants is to serve everything is the style of a bathroom. Ice cream is served in mini toilets, foods are shaped to look like excrement, and curry is designed to look like vomit in a bathtub or tiny urinal. While these cafes are more popular in other countries, a few have popped up here in the United States, though they have generally been short-lived. 
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  (#1) Balut

  Many people eat eggs, but few people eat eggs that actually have a baby animal inside. Might sound stomach-churning, but not to those who enjoy balut. This dish usually takes fertilized duck eggs and leaves them to incubate for 18 days until it's well-developed. Then, the egg is cooked and served, and you just eat the whole thing, bones and all. The flavor is supposed to be a strong one, the texture is less than palatable, and the food is very rich. You can buy the eggs to prepare yourself in some international markets, but a few restaurants in New York and California still have it on the menu. 

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