Taboo: Delicacies

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Our tastes reveal who we are-and who we aren't. This program injects a perspective-changing awareness into conventional views of food, searching the globe for culinary traditions that disgust some and delight others. From rotten shark meat in Iceland to a goat fetus in India, from cooked rat in Togo to a stew made from bull genitals in Taiwan, the video showcases numerous unusual delicacies. It also reminds us that while mainstream, Anglo-American culture takes a dim view of dietary customs beyond its horizons, that kind of squeamishness can be a two-way street
Worldwide Delicacies: Iceland (4:24)
Food: Connection to the Past (1:46)
Icelandic Delicacy: Rotten Shark (2:34)
Proud Nation: Viking Feast Re-Lived (3:07)
Indian Delicacy: Goat Fetus (2:16)
Delicacies of Hybrid Cultures (2:57)
Exclusivity of Indian Delicacy (2:56)
Animal Fetuses: Taboo Delicacy (3:16)
Togo Delicacy: Rat (2:27)
Rat Hunting Party (2:04)
Difficult Delicacies (2:33)
Importance of Rat Hunting (3:00)
Taiwan's Rare Delicacy: Bull Genitals (3:35)
Food for Sexual Enhancement (2:24)
Food for Joy and for Healing (2:44)
Food Taboos: Mind Over Matter (3:42)

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