Imagine walking through a dark alleyway which several crowded stalls and the only light is the fire from the grill. As you look in to see what everyone is eating, you are surprised by the several insects roasting by the fire.
The night market, one of Bejing's famous hang-out spots, is where I saw the most unusual foods and signs. First of all, there was no light whatsoever, so you couldn't really see what you were eating. Then the signs that were somewhat illuminated had rather gross names of the food. How about "boiled goat head", "goat soup of whole internal organs" and finally "meat-bunch items"- and I have no clue what those "items" are.
That was just the animals, but there were many crawly critters being fried up in the back. As I looked in one of the stalls, I was shocked out of my skin to see a hundred huge cockroaches staring back at me with their long stick-like legs dangling off their sides. Served fresh on a stick, I was appalled to see so many people munching and crunching on this snack. In another stall, I saw a few people picking up sticks of what looked like caterpillars. Nice and fresh they were, but those centipedes were perfectly stranded on the stick, ready to be sucked right off. Nice substitute for a lollipop right?
After our adventure through a variety of creatures, we decided that it was best to stick to some nice vegetarian green food. We stopped by a little restaurant and ordered a plate of veggie noodles and stir fried soy beans.
The night market, one of Bejing's famous hang-out spots, is where I saw the most unusual foods and signs. First of all, there was no light whatsoever, so you couldn't really see what you were eating. Then the signs that were somewhat illuminated had rather gross names of the food. How about "boiled goat head", "goat soup of whole internal organs" and finally "meat-bunch items"- and I have no clue what those "items" are.
That was just the animals, but there were many crawly critters being fried up in the back. As I looked in one of the stalls, I was shocked out of my skin to see a hundred huge cockroaches staring back at me with their long stick-like legs dangling off their sides. Served fresh on a stick, I was appalled to see so many people munching and crunching on this snack. In another stall, I saw a few people picking up sticks of what looked like caterpillars. Nice and fresh they were, but those centipedes were perfectly stranded on the stick, ready to be sucked right off. Nice substitute for a lollipop right?
After our adventure through a variety of creatures, we decided that it was best to stick to some nice vegetarian green food. We stopped by a little restaurant and ordered a plate of veggie noodles and stir fried soy beans.
Umm...interesting? :D
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