Foods you avoid BUT SHOULDN’T Part 13: CALF LIVER
Why we avoid it: Offal (organ meat) is not appealing to many people. The texture and metallic taste probably turned you off as a kid, and you’ve probably hated it ever since. A popular objection to eating liver is the belief that it stores toxins. It’s true that the liver neutralises toxins, but these are usually eliminated or…
Foods you avoid BUT SHOULDN’T Part 9: DURIAN
Why we avoid it: It stinks. You can’t be blamed for checking under your shoes when you pass this large spike-covered green fruit in Asian markets. It smells like a combination of rotten meat, sour milk, old gym shoes, with a hint of dog feces and raw sewage. It smells so awful that some hotels and public transportation in…