Of monkey and snakes.
In some parts of sub-urban Indonesia, it is common to find monkeys living in the villages and with that come the inherent knowledge of eating them. Known to have medicinal values, most people who eat monkey meat (toes, meat and organs) usually suffer from severe asthma and for impotency. Monkeys are mostly sought after by these people for these unknown cure. The effect that monkey meat has on the body is usually described as "heaty". For this purpose, asthma patients (thought to be suffering from "cold") consume monkey meat weekly, sometimes daily. For leisure, monkey meat or toes are occasionally eaten by the locals. Monkey toes are mostly like "snacks" due to its crispy and bite-sized nature.
Be warned that eating parts of the monkey is not necessarily without risks
"Consuming the nerve tissue of animals is not without risks. Besides the high fat content of brains,[7] brain consumption can also result in contracting fatal transmissible spongiform encephalopathies such as Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and other prion diseases in humans and mad cow disease in cattle" (wikipedia)
That said, you wouldnt want to be monkeying around.
In Vietnam however, the "weird food" is snakes. Snakes are picked out from a cage and then have its head cut off with a scissors (!!!) Its blood is then wringed out into a cup, which the customer will drink from. The snakes are then sliced open and have their organs removed and placed in a shot glass (yes, imagine that). The meat itself is then cooked as you would any meat and served. Parts of the snakes are eaten at different intervals, first the blood (through the cup, remember?) then the little organs in the shot glass and finally the meat itself. (Think appetizers .... nevermind.)
Credits to a friend of mine, from Germany who flew to Vietnam two weeks ago for a weekend, According to him, the meat tastes like chicken. (so does a lot of other weird food don't you think?) He gave two thumbs up for it but I am not taking my chances. Bon appetit!
Source : http://web.archive.org/web/20050313024343/http://www.undp.org.vn/mlist/wildtrade/032003/post4.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey_brain_(cuisine)
Be warned that eating parts of the monkey is not necessarily without risks
"Consuming the nerve tissue of animals is not without risks. Besides the high fat content of brains,[7] brain consumption can also result in contracting fatal transmissible spongiform encephalopathies such as Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and other prion diseases in humans and mad cow disease in cattle" (wikipedia)
That said, you wouldnt want to be monkeying around.
In Vietnam however, the "weird food" is snakes. Snakes are picked out from a cage and then have its head cut off with a scissors (!!!) Its blood is then wringed out into a cup, which the customer will drink from. The snakes are then sliced open and have their organs removed and placed in a shot glass (yes, imagine that). The meat itself is then cooked as you would any meat and served. Parts of the snakes are eaten at different intervals, first the blood (through the cup, remember?) then the little organs in the shot glass and finally the meat itself. (Think appetizers .... nevermind.)
Credits to a friend of mine, from Germany who flew to Vietnam two weeks ago for a weekend, According to him, the meat tastes like chicken. (so does a lot of other weird food don't you think?) He gave two thumbs up for it but I am not taking my chances. Bon appetit!
Source : http://web.archive.org/web/20050313024343/http://www.undp.org.vn/mlist/wildtrade/032003/post4.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey_brain_(cuisine)