Weird foods, and other words

• balut, noun. A Filipino dish of a duck embryo, boiled and eaten in the shell.
• bockety, adjective. Of a person: unable to walk without difficulty; infirm, lame.
• durian (or durian fruit), noun. A prickly Singapore fruit of trees belonging to the genus Durio (whose flesh smell is often described as “rotten”).
• festoon, noun. A string or chain of flowers, foliage, ribbon, etc., suspended in a curve between two points; a decorative representation of this, as in architectural work or on pottery.
• lutefisk (also called lyefish), noun. A traditional Nordic Christmas dish made from dried whitefish which has been dried, then rehydrated in baths of lye and cold water.
• Nordic, adjective. Relating to a Germanic people of northern European origin, especially Scandinavia, Finland, Iceland, and the Faroe Islands.
• oinomancy (also œnomancy), noun. A form of divination conducted by examining patterns (such as colors and other features) in wine.
• parisa, noun. A traditional dish of cured meat (normally with lemon juice) mixed with cheese, peppers, onions and spices.
• prevaricate, verb. To speak falsely or misleadingly; to deliberately misstate or create an incorrect impression; lie.
• soysage, noun. A type of vegetarian or vegan sausage made with soy protein instead of meat (a portmanteau of soy + sausage; this is a proprietary name in the United Kingdom). 
• tartare, adjective. (especially of fish) finely chopped and served raw.
• tong zi dan, noun. A  Chinese delicacy of chicken eggs boiled in the urine of “prepubescent virgin boys.”
• visceral, adjective. Characterized by or proceeding from instinct rather than intellect; characterized by coarse or base emotions; earthy.
• wasp cracker, noun. A Japanese cracker made of rice and dried digger wasps.