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The world's deadliest foods and drinks

Dangerous dinners
27. Green potatoes
27. Green potatoes
26. Nutmeg
26. Nutmeg
25. Grapefruit
25. Grapefruit
24. Mango skin
24. Mango skin
23. Star fruit
23. Star fruit
22. Tuna
22. Tuna
21. Hot dogs
21. Hot dogs
20. Red kidney beans
20. Red kidney beans
19. Jellyfish
19. Jellyfish
18. Cherry stones
18. Cherry stones
17. Bitter almonds
17. Bitter almonds
16. Casu marzu
16. Casu marzu
15. Butter beans
15. Butter beans
14. Rhubarb leaves
14. Rhubarb leaves
13. Elderberries
13. Elderberries
12. Raw cashews
12. Raw cashews
11. Fesikh
11. Fesikh
10. Pangium edule
10. Pangium edule
9. Blood clams
9. Blood clams
8. Larb
8. Larb
7. Hákarl
7. Hákarl
6. Dragon’s Breath
6. Dragon’s Breath
5. Raw cassava
5. Raw cassava
4. Unripe ackee
4. Unripe ackee
3. Sannakji
3. Sannakji
2. Wild mushrooms
2. Wild mushrooms
1. Fugu
1. Fugu
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Dangerous dinners

While ominously named ingredients like blood clams and Dragon's Breath allude to their risky nature, you’re probably not aware that everyday items like apple pips, potatoes and nutmeg also have the potential to cause you serious harm. From an edible Japanese delicacy that contains a deadly toxin to cheese crawling with maggots, here we reveal the most dangerous foods in the world.

Click or scroll through our gallery to discover the deadliest foods on the planet, counting down to the most dangerous of all.

While all the foods listed in our gallery can be dangerous in some form, we’ve based our ranking on research and data specific to each ingredient or dish.

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Lottie Woodrow

10 March 2025

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