Fugu
Prohibited in: United States and Europe
Reason: Can lead to death
There are not many foods in the world that can kill the person who eats them if they are not perfectly prepared. But there is at least one thing: fugu. Fugu is a pufferfish dish that was made famous worldwide in 1991 by an episode of “The Simpsons”. There are still specially trained “fugu chefs” and customers crazy enough to play a little Russian roulette with seafood – just not in Europe or most of the United States. The toxins in fugu are more than 1,000 times more deadly than cyanide.
Fugu
Haggis
Prohibited in: United States
Reason: Made from the lungs of livestock
Alongside the Loch Ness Monster and Sean Connery’s accent, haggis is probably the most famous Scottish product. Traditionally, the delicacy is made by stuffing the heart, liver and lungs of a sheep with chopped onions and oatmeal into the sheep’s stomach and then boiling it in a broth. in 1971, the US Department of Agriculture banned the consumption of livestock lamb. The ban on haggis, the Scottish national dish, still applies today, 50 years after the law came into force. All Scots who want a piece of home in the United States need a good Scotch.
Haggis
