Saturday, April 12, 2008

Warm up your palate... for scorpions and sea horses







In Beijing there is a big street called Wanfujing Dalie, and a lot of people come there to shop, wander and experience the night life of the city. On a little side street we ran into several food stalls that featured interesting snacks such as skewered scorpions and sea horses, grilled duck liver and other organ meats. Wow. A gentleman running one stall picked up a live scorpion and showed it to my students. A chorus of screeches registered how they felt about coming face to face with the creepy-crawly insect!

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