The Most Bizarre Foods Throughout History

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Cockentrice

Part of becoming confident in the kitchen is experimenting and trying new flavor combinations and cooking methods. But did you ever experiment so hard you invented an entirely new life form?  Humans have been imagining hybrid creatures since forever (think the Sphynx, Chimera, Griffin and Pegasus) but chefs in the Tudor period went a step further by actually eating them. One popular hybrid animal was the 'Cockentrice', which was comprised of half a pig sewn to half of a capon (a kind of rooster), which was then stuffed, battered and roasted. Another popular variation was the 'Helmeted Cock', in which the capon was outfitted with a lance and helmet, and sat astride the pig, like a knight on his horse.