You’ve probably heard of Jamaica’s national dish, ackee and saltfish, which features pieces of the fruit cooked with salted codfish.
With a name as ominous as blood clams, you might expect there to be danger involved. However, the molluscs’ red colour, caused by high levels of haemoglobin, is not what makes them risky
If you love to snack on cashew nuts, you may be surprised to see them on this list. But in their raw, unprocessed state, cashews contain urushiol which is a chemical also found in poison ivy.
Every year health warnings are issued against eating fesikh, a fermented and salted fish dish traditionally eaten during the Egyptian spring festival Sham el-Nessim.
Just one species of frog that’s eaten around the world, the African bullfrog is a delicacy in parts of Namibia and Zambia.
Used to make tapioca, fries, cake and bread, the root crop cassava is a great source of carbohydrate.
Chewing on a cherry, apricot or peach stone or the pips from an apple should be avoided, because they contain a compound that turns into cyanide in the body.
Jellyfish might be famous for their nasty sting, but they're also eaten around the world. However, it must be a species that's edible for humans and it must be prepared correctly.
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