Germs, bacteria, viruses are everywhere around us. These tiny creatures find their cozy place in the air, on plants and flowers,  in airplanes and shopping malls, in our houses, on the carpets and cutting boards, on all kitchen surfaces and doornubs, in washers and dryers, and many other places. Most are harmless, but some can make you sick with colds and flu or provoke a life threatening infection, especially during cold winter months.  Maybe this truth sounds to you very boring, especially if you are working in fashion, finance or entertainment industry, but it’s better to prevent any problem than face it when it’s too late.

If you would like to know exactly where germs, bacteria and viruses find a place to exist comfortably while bringing us harm and diseases, and what you can do about it, go to http://www.ultrasound-technologist.org/the-25-surprisingly-germiest-places-you-encounter-everyday/  You’ll find there descriptive information about 25 Surprisingly Germiest Places You Encounter Every Day. Learn how to avoid them by using useful tips offered to you by Michelle Brown. She  just started her blog with the above mentioned article. She did a  good research on a topic, so give it a consideration.

Do you know that some foods are ‘illegal’ for health reasons? Other foods are intended to exist for the survival of certain species. There are products that raise a red flag against an animal cruelty, so many people will even not touch these kind of foods, no matter how tasteful and delicious they are.  

 It’s up to you to decide. Many cultures around the world have some exotic meals, like their established menus with gourmet and other delicious  foods. French, for example, will make an exotic meal with frog legs.  Japanese use to make dishes with anything still alive and squirming which sounds a ‘most disgusting.”

It is well known that raw seafood  is legendary in Asian cuisine. Don’t you enjoy Japanese suchi or Korean kimchi? Raw octopus as is, and still alive…  Believe or not, but it can be served straight-up on a plate or in a bowl. As it is mentioned on the site of http://www.culinaryschools.org,/cuisine/10-disgusting-delicacies/, “”Baby octopus (sannakji) may be served cut into bite sizes or used in still-wringling pieces, suction cups or slurped squirming, whole.”

Can you imagine octopus alive? It’s rubbery, chewy and tasteless. However, skillfully prepared octopus, as a salad with a piece of lemon squeezed on a top, can be yummy!Some  adventurers in exotic foods  say that the suction cups sticking on the way down. In spite of this, octopus dish has been regarded as a valued part of Korea’s cuisine for centuries. It is even considered as a healthy food, a vitality and energy enhancer.

There are so  many exotic foods made around the world. The U.S. Southern cuisine offers fried alligator tail that tastes like chicken or catffish. Crocodile sausage with recipes that can be found at http://www.recipezaar.com from the 2003 Texas Gatorfeast. Cookbook, The Flavor of New Orleans has recipes for alligator soup and grillades. The barbecued crocodile steaks with Asian flavors are invented  by chef Anthony Hendre in Port Douglas in Australia and became popular there.

Surprises and miracles…  Human creativity is really limitless! If you are a foodie adventurer, read the article 10 Healthy and Delicious Foods That Are Illegal in the U.S. written by Jeanne Peterson. Some fooods in this List are definitely not illegal. Just not very popular, you can say, but healthy and delicious, and are eaten for centuries. Look at http://www.physicaltherapyassistantschools.org/10-healthy-and-delicious-foods-that-are-illegal-in-the-us/ On this site you can also find information on 100 Useful Tools for Your Own Alternative Health Care, http://www.physicaltherapyassistantschools.org/100-useful-tools-for-your-own-alternative-health-care/

Sources: Photo Red Bugs by Petr Kratovchil; photo Seafood by Shari Weinsheimer; photo Octopus Salad with a Piece of Lemon by Petr Kratochvil; http://www.culinaryschools.org/10-disgusting-delicacies/

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