Exotic Food Tour of South East Asia

Are you man enough?

Here at Wildman Adventures we are always cooking up new adrenaline ideas for our customers – this time quite literally!

Our team is currently in South East Asia researching a foodie tour with a difference. Our “Exotic Foodie Tour", or “Catch it, Kill it, Eat it” tour to give it a catchier name, explores the local delicacies from the region.

From bear paw to cobra heart and everything from animals including bugs, jellyfish, rats, dog and cat meat in-between we are gorging on a smorgasbord of food you won’t find in a western restaurant. Soon we will be able to guide you through the region on a food tour like no other!

To wet your appetite here’s a sample menu that we have put together!

BALUT

Ballet is a duck meat dish but not one that you’re thinking. This duck dish - served commonly in the Philippines, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand - is essentially a fertilized duck egg. That means, yes, they contain a grown duck embryo. They are usually eaten when the developing duck is 17 days old - at which point the chick inside is not enough to yet have a beak, feathers, claws or developed bones. But in Vietnam, the balut are often left to grow up to 19 to 21 days. Then the chick is old enough to look like a baby duck and its bones are firm, but become tender when cooked. They are often prepared with salt, garlic and vinegar.

LIVE COBRA HEART

As if eating a raw cobra heart wasn’t exotic enough. In northern Vietnam, many believed that eating the heart of a snake would give one the powers and strength of the large, venomous snake. The snake is first brought out - still alive and hissing - and its head is chopped off and the venom drained from it. The snake is then cut open and the heart carved out. One can supposedly still feel it beating in the back of the throat.

BEAR PAW

No, this isn’t that lumpy, brown raisin filled donut that you’ve passed on at cafés and supermarkets. This is the real deal. The food is common in the Far East, and in Cambodia, Bear Paw Soup is considered a delicacy.

DOG MEAT

The idea of eating the meat of a dog is something that might make some cringed, but this meat is actually a popular cuisine in South East. Traditional local custom dictates that consuming dog meat gives the eater strength. According to some locals, the taste is similar to other meat, such as pork. The meat is cooked in several different ways although most locals would prefer to roast the entire meat.

When our team is back from South East Asia we will publish the tour listing on the website. Watch this space!