American kids disgusted, shocked at breakfasts from around the world

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Wednesday, February 11, 2015
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What happens when you ask a group of American kids to try anchovies, century eggs and other foreign staples for breakfast?

Hilarity ensues.

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In a funny experiment going viral, seven kids from the United States were asked to try dishes that are considered typical breakfasts in Korea, Brazil, Finland, Vietnam, Poland and the Netherlands. Their reactions were priceless, ranging from polite curiosity to startled disgust.

They were totally honest with their answers, saying some were yummy and slamming others.

The Vietnamese dish "has a portable toilet smell and also a rotten egg smell," one boy said.

Meanwhile, they were incredulous at what some kids get to eat in the mornings, like the chocolate-smothered bread from the Netherlands.

"I don't think my friends would eat this for breakfast because their moms would say it would be 'too unhealthy,'" another boy pointed out.

The kids all got to learn something from the experience, like the fact that some of these countries exist.

As one of them put it, "I don't really study geometry."

Here are some of their hilarious reactions and comments to each dish.

The funny experiment was put together by Cut Video, the same digital production team that brought you "100 Years of Beauty." They enlisted the help of Kitchenbowl.com to put together the recipes.

See more from Cut on its website, YouTube page and Facebook page.

See the full list of recipes at Kitchenbowl.com.

Photos used with permission.

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