Four Foods for the Fearless

1 Freshly killed live cobras are eaten in snake restaurants in northern Vietnam. To avoid possible gastric distress, pass on trying the still-beating heart, fresh blood, and bile that comes with the meal. Cooked snake is served in courses in dishes such as soup, spring rolls, and baked filets.

2 Stir-fried pig fallopian tubes are popular in Singapore. They taste rather crunchy and springy, as you might expect.

3 In Vietnam, fried chicken heads are prepared with a sweet soy glaze. They have tender neck meat and are popped into your mouth, beak and all.

4 Bugs are typically eaten throughout Southeast Asia and are quite popular in Thailand. Look for deep-fried insects, like roaches, crickets, and worms, at street markets.