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6 Scary-Delicious Dishes for a Halloween Date

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It's the season for spookiness, tricks and treats. Instead of candy apples or caramel corn, why not take on something a little more challenging (and a lot more delicious)? Here we list six local restaurants where some of the tastiest plates contain "scary" things.
— Steve Hacker


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Spaghettini Nero features Goth-black squid ink, which adds a briny, complex flavor along with its dark color. [Image: Eater Louisville]

Mayan Café

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The “cuitlacoche” in the cream sauce accompanying your salmon is a fancy word for “corn fungus.” It’s an ugly name for a tasty ‘shroom. [Image: Eater Louisville]

Jasmine Chinese Cuisine

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“Hot & Spicy Intestines” are indeed hot and spicy. They’re also crispy, garlicky and not at all chitlin-y. [Image: Facebook]

Proof on Main

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“Roasted Bones” arrive at your table ready to have their tasty, fatty marrow scooped out and spread on toast. Ghoulishly delicious! [Image: Facebook]

Jeff Ruby's

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A tarted-up steak palace is the perfect place to dig into bloody, delicious beef raw beef tartare. [Image: Facebook]

Tom+Chee

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That cheese in your simple sandwich? It comes to you courtesy of rennet, which is an enzyme found in lamb stomachs and/or microbes. If that’s not scary enough, your sandwich is melting—MELTING! [Image: Facebook]

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Spaghettini Nero features Goth-black squid ink, which adds a briny, complex flavor along with its dark color. [Image: Eater Louisville]

Mayan Café

The “cuitlacoche” in the cream sauce accompanying your salmon is a fancy word for “corn fungus.” It’s an ugly name for a tasty ‘shroom. [Image: Eater Louisville]

Jasmine Chinese Cuisine

“Hot & Spicy Intestines” are indeed hot and spicy. They’re also crispy, garlicky and not at all chitlin-y. [Image: Facebook]

Proof on Main

“Roasted Bones” arrive at your table ready to have their tasty, fatty marrow scooped out and spread on toast. Ghoulishly delicious! [Image: Facebook]

Jeff Ruby's

A tarted-up steak palace is the perfect place to dig into bloody, delicious beef raw beef tartare. [Image: Facebook]

Tom+Chee

That cheese in your simple sandwich? It comes to you courtesy of rennet, which is an enzyme found in lamb stomachs and/or microbes. If that’s not scary enough, your sandwich is melting—MELTING! [Image: Facebook]