What are some gross Japanese foods?

Question:

I'm doing an activity in my myths and legends class and decided to do a Japanese fear factor......any ideas for some either gross looking or plain out gross foods?

Answer:

Gross is a subjective term. There are lots of delicacies from around the world that are considered inedible by other cultures.

With that being said, there are certainly some "interesting" foods from Japan.

• Shiokara - Fermented fish guts, usually from squid.
• Nankotsu - Chicken bone cartilage. Often deep fried, or grilled over charcoal as yakitori.
• Uni - Raw sea urchin eggs.
• Ikizukuri - Sashimi where the live fish heart is still beating.
• Habushu - Awamori sake from okinawa with a viper snake in the bottle.
• Inago - Grasshoppers fried in a sweet soy sauce.
• Iruka - Dolphin sashimi.
• Kujira - Whale sashimi
• Shirako - A rich and creamy dish of fish sperm.
• Natto - Fermented soy beans that are stringy and sticky.

With the exception of dolphin and whale sashimi, which is too controversial, I definitely want to try a few of the foods from this list that I haven't had yet... maybe one day! :)

What do you think, sound tasty?