Have you ever seen a piece of food that made you gag a little bit? Well I just have, about 20 times over.
This is because Sweden has just launched its newest museum: the Disgusting Food Museum.
Located in Malmö on the south-western tip of Sweden, just across the bay from Copenhagen in Denmark, you’ll find the latest tourist attraction – a collection of over 80 gag-inducing foods.
Some of the delicacies showcased in the new museum, which opened today, include roasted guinea pigs from Peru, maggot-infested cheese from Sardinia and a raw bull’s penis.
The museum is open for just three months, until the end of January, and is the brainchild of Dr Samuel West. West is the man behind another popular Swedish museum, the Museum of Failure, which has now expanded to Toronto and Los Angeles.
Other items you’ll see in the museum include Vegemite (Australia’s version of Marmite), mouse wine, century eggs, liquorice and spicy rabbit heads.
The museum wants to challenge people's notions of what is and isn't disgusting. It changes from culture to culture. Hákarl (fermented shark) is a delicacy in Iceland. Casu marzu (maggot-infested cheese)? A real treat in Sardinia.
Entry to the museum costs 185kr (£16) and they also offer tastings of well-aged shark, fermented herring and Durian, an infamously stinky fruit from Thailand. You know, if you can stomach it.
For more information, visit disgustingfoodmuseum.com/
