10 Nightmarishly Disgusting Foods You'd Definitely Be Way Too Chicken To Try

7. 1000 Year-Old Egg

If you're looking for something a little (or a lot) less fresh, you could try a century egg, also known as a Hundred-Year Egg, a Thousand-Year Egg and a Millennium Egg. Despite the name, a century egg isn't really a hundred years old; it's an egg from a chicken, duck or quail that has been preserved in a mixture of clay, ash, salt, quicklime and rice hulls for up to several months. The mixture preserves the egg and alters the PH levels to break down the fats and proteins inside, which means that although its months old, it is perfectly safe to eat. As you can imagine, the century egg has quite a strong, pungent smell and they don't look much like a regular egg when they're ready. The yolk of the egg becomes creamy, while the whites take on a jelly-like texture and a dark grey/green colour. Like many of these unusual delicacies, the century egg is said to be good for the health, and especially good for curing impotence. There isn't any real evidence to show whether or not a century egg will make you a lean, mean, lovin' machine, but it is supposed to taste quite nice; like a normal boiled egg, only creamer.