Top 10 Scariest American Foods
Jul 15th, 2008 by sunrisepink
1) Shrimp
The first time I saw a picture of a live, swimming shrimp, I almost puked. Do you really want to eat an organism that looks like a cross between a fish and a spider?
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2) Chicken Wings
No matter how careful I am, I always seem to end up with some kind of bone or ligament in my mouth. Eating chicken wings just feels slightly cannibalistic to me.
3) Cabbage
Cabbage is absolutely impossible to digest, making me fearful of what, exactly, it is made of. I’ve heard stories of people clearing the room with the “natural gases” released from their bodies while on cabbage soup diets, so this food is nothing to mess around with.
4) Beets
Don’t eat these unless you’re ready to be totally freaked out by the color of your poop for the next two days. Seriously.
5) Dairy Products
Okay, all dairy products are produced with fluids originally excreted by a cow. No thanks!
6) Squash
I’ve always been perplexed by squash. I could never figure out why it was squishy…and stringy…and also tasted like twigs.
7) Maple Syrup
Remember when you were little, and you were playing hide and seek behind Grandpa’s old maple tree? By the end of the day, you always had a ton of sticky goo all over your hands that wouldn’t come off. I’ve learned to just stay away.
8. Hot Dogs
I have never heard a conclusive answer to the question “What are hot dogs made of?” All I know is they are made of a bunch of ground up crap all squeezed into some sausage casing…creepy.
9) Jell-o
This gelatinous substance is apparently formed from sugar and water. But how does it stick together? And how come you can eat it and eat it and never get full?
10) Carrot Cake
Wait a second, a dessert made out of a…vegetable? Be afraid, be very afraid.
