Weird canned foods (but some are too good to be true)

After several days of traditional Christmas food, how about thinking outside the box for your next meal?

These cans, photos of which have been posted on social media, boast contents ranging from pork brains to silk worm pupae and corn fungi.

Some contain foreign delicacies, others are simply made up for laughs, and more than a few defy sense. 

While there may be a reason for a camper to put a cheeseburger in a can, it can surely be debated whether bread needs to go in one.

Grab a bite: This tin of canned fish appears to contain the whole fish – head and teeth and all 

Crunchy snack: This can is full of crunchy insects, the perfect amuse bouche for some...

Crunchy snack: This can is full of crunchy insects, the perfect amuse bouche for some…

Making you gag: These joke cans (which do not contain any actual food) are advertising canned roadkill

Use it all: If you have grown tired of Christmas ham and pigs in blankets, why not branch out to another part of the animal with a can of pork brains

Use it all: If you have grown tired of Christmas ham and pigs in blankets, why not branch out to another part of the animal with a can of pork brains

What's bugging you: These silk work pupae are BBQ flavoured and are advertised as a nutritious bug snack

What’s bugging you: These silk work pupae are BBQ flavoured and are advertised as a nutritious bug snack

Take a hike: A canned cheeseburger can be the perfect solution for the fast-food loving city dweller who is going camping but not quite ready to start foraging for dinner

Take a hike: A canned cheeseburger can be the perfect solution for the fast-food loving city dweller who is going camping but not quite ready to start foraging for dinner

Smoking: In some parts of south-east Asia, including Thailand, roasted scorpions can be found sold on the streets - so why not put them in a can

Smoking: In some parts of south-east Asia, including Thailand, roasted scorpions can be found sold on the streets – so why not put them in a can

Bread in a can: The Candwich contains a preserved bread roll and pouches of condiments

Bread in a can: The Candwich contains a preserved bread roll and pouches of condiments

'Home style goodness: It takes quite the can to fit an entire chicken, but at least it's ready to eat

‘Home style goodness: It takes quite the can to fit an entire chicken, but at least it’s ready to eat

Just crack it open: Yet another American company solving a problem few people must have, by putting bread in a tin can

Just crack it open: Yet another American company solving a problem few people must have, by putting bread in a tin can

How corny: Cuitlacoche is a fungus found growing on sweet corn and it is considered a delicacy in Mexico

How corny: Cuitlacoche is a fungus found growing on sweet corn and it is considered a delicacy in Mexico

When cow's not enough: Golden Horde proclaims to be 100 per cent horse milk

When cow’s not enough: Golden Horde proclaims to be 100 per cent horse milk

Bin the Coke:  Two Asian cans of pop, one purporting to be made from edible bird’s nest

Bye Rudolph: Reindeer is not at all unusual in the Scandinavian nations

Bye Rudolph: Reindeer is not at all unusual in the Scandinavian nations



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