URGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!BREAKFASTS THAT ARE SOOOOOO URGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.

Cute as Cuy

Guinea pigs are a tasty way to start the day in Peru and Bolivia. We call our guinea pig Mr. Fluffers. They prefer the name "Cuy"(koo-ee), which translates into "Let's eat this thing".

Barbecue style guinea pigs have even become the national dish. It makes sense when you consider that they are easier to raise than chickens or other large animals. They also reproduce quickly. More guinea pig for everyone!

So, they're not regarded as the cuddly pets we consider them to be. So what? You can't beat a meal high in protein and low in saturated fat. We hear they taste great, too. Come here, Mr. Fluffers! Yes, yes, that's a good Mr. Fluffers.

Roe V. Whaa?

When you wake up with a hankering for some partially developed fetuses, think Balut. Fertilized duck eggs are mighty fine in the morning around the Philippines and Vietnam.

What exactly is this dish they call Balut? Maybe it's time we have a talk about the birds and the bees; or to be exact, the 17-21 day old duck fetuses encased in a shell like terribly aged cheese. This street food is enough to make chicken in a can seem appetizing.

Siri Paya from Bangladesh (Cow 'Parts')

Waste not, want not. So you have some left over cow's feet, you're not just going to throw those away, are you? Not in Bangladesh, that's for sure. Siri Paya is a red curry flavored stew that's famous for its use of the less desirable parts of goats and cows.

Do you have some old cow heads lying around the house? Sure, you could sell them at your next garage sale. But why do that when you can boil them for hours in a savory soup. That's the "Siri" in Siri Paya!

Raw Crocodile Eggs

In Australia, raw croc eggs are a staple of the Aborigine diet. They are found under soft pockets of sand near crocodile infested waters. If you're brave enough to steal mama Croc's offspring, you will be rewarded finely.

Alright, it's time. Let's crack those suckers open and slurp up that salty, fishy, egg goop. Mmm, tastes like salty, fishy, egg goop. Fantastic.

Turtles & 'Coons: Oh My!

America is not immune to unusual breakfasts. In Missouri they'll fry you up some turtle, right quick. In Louisiana, why it'd be a darn shame to waste that 'coon! Throw that raccoon on the grill!

Most of us in the U.S. prefer a Rooty Tooty Fresh and Fruity come Saturday morning. Still, it seems like a little deep fried turtle meat never hurt anybody. We hear it tastes like chicken!

As for the grilled Raccoon, you're on your own guys. Easting raw seal brains, well alright, we can be that guy. But anything that can be found dead on the side of the road, we can't go for that. We're still going to have fun saying 'coons for the next few days, though. 'Coons: It's what's for breakfast!

Raw Seal

So what's for breakfast in Greenland? The native Inuit people will be serving bloody, chewy, raw seal. Gather 'round the table and rip yourself off a piece of blood soaked brain, eyeball, anything and everything.

The Inuit are related to the Eskimo. So, like most native cultures, they've passed down traditional survival methods through the generations. And since protein can be hard to find in Greenland, survival included feasting on this hard earned meal; every bit of it.

Sicilian Spleen

Some warm bread, cheese and sliced spleen is all you need to start the day off right in Sicily. The cow spleen is boiled in a large vat of silky lard. It is said to taste like very fatty mud, with a strong mineral aftertaste. If you like liver, why not give spleen a try?

We rather enjoy our spongy textured organ meat, can't get enough of it. Hey, if it was good enough for the famous mobster, Lucky Luciano, it's good enough for us! Think of it as a greasy egg McMuffin.

 A spoonful of Lýsi

Oats for breakfast are basically a worldwide staple. And let's top it off with a shot of Lýsi, or as we say, cod liver oil. Kiddos across Iceland and Norway have been required to knock back this fishy supplement every morning.

It's understandable. The long periods of darkness in Iceland can lead to a deficiency in Vitamin-D and Omega-3 fatty acids. But jeez mom, do you really have to ship your tots off to school with fish breath? Well, mother knows best, we suppose. Tough break, kids.

Bat Paste

Look, we all love a little paste on our toast. Bat paste is particularly delightful. What could go wrong? There's Batman, Elmer's glue, so many wonderful childhood connotations.

Hold on. As it turns out, bat paste isn't as delectable as it sounds (sounds so delectable, right?). According to Thailand, it is a paste made from boiling a live bat in milk. A bat boiled in milk and then ground up into a paste, well yeah, we want that. A live bat? No way. Weird.

Haggis from Scotland

In America, oatmeal is a classic breakfast. The scottish take it one step further by adding in minced sheep heart, liver, and lungs. Who doesn't love chopped up lungs? You don't like chopped up lungs? What's wrong with you? Keep up!

When are they going to come out with a haggis breakfast bar? We want our liver and oats on the go! That would go great with a latte.

Chinese Bacon & Eggs

Ok, so they're not exactly eating bacon and eggs. In China it's rotten eggs and pork for breakfast. Sounds great! The base is rice that has been cooked similarly to risotto.

There are plenty of variations of the dish but the big attraction is the preserved "thousand year" egg sliced on top. The yolk turns into a deeper, grayish yellow. The egg whites are aged until they develop a delicious black color with a Jell-o type of texture. They smell pretty bad too. But, to each his own.

Mexican Menudo

What's the Mexican cure for a hangover? Menudo, of course! This crimson stew is a treasured comfort food. So what's the weird part? Oh, nothing. Come in. Eat! At first, the smell of chili paste, hominy, onion, and oregano waft through the air. We take our first spoonful thinking, what's so weird about this? It smells delicious. But as we slurp up that first long strip of slippery, chewy, cow stomach, it becomes all too clear.

Even native Mexicans will avoid this ingredient due to its rubbery and fleshy ridges. Still, the flavorful broth is pretty incredible. And we'll do just about anything to cure a nasty hangover.

Fried Giant Water Bugs in Thailand

Bugs for breakfast may sound gross, and it probably is (for most of us, anyway) but in Thailand they're all about this protein punch in the AM.

This dish of little fried critters is called Mang Dah (แมงดา). You don't have to be an environmentalist to appreciate the earth friendly impact of the long standing morning snack. It takes 10 times more energy to produce one kilogram of meat than one kilogram of insect nutrition.

As a sustainable source of nutrients and protein, it is renowned for it's environmental benefits. It's not bad for the wallet either. So it's no wonder that the growing practice of eating insects, or Entomophagy, is catching on. We're a little apprehensive, but hey, we'll try anything once!

Very Fishy

Care for some pickled carrots and eggplant with your coffee? How about some grilled fish? In Japan, this is not such an unusual breakfast.

Personally, we love sipping a cup of joe while chomping down on our friend Joe. That's what we named him. Look! You can still see the eyeballs! How could you not name that adorable morning fuel? Hats off to you, Japan!

Spiders in Cambodia

It seems like a lot of weird morning eats stem from desperation. If you're going to eat spiders for breakfast, well, you may as well deep fry them. How else would the people of Cambodia stomach these long legged balls of protein?

The creepy crawlers are bred in small holes, then gathered and fried until they've got 8 little crispy, fairly hard, legs just waiting to be munched on. It can't be that bad. As they say, necessity is the mother of invention!

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