Guess what these are:
As you may know, I did eat crickets earlier in my stay so I was slightly keen to find something a little exotic on which to have a nibble...
What better to try than an arm of steamed starfish? 
Did anyone guess assorted animal testicles?
Until I asked, I didn't realise either.
And before you ask, no I did not attempt to eat one.
Wangfujing street market is the place to be if you are keen to indulge in the weird and wonderful side of Chinese cuisine.
As you may know, I did eat crickets earlier in my stay so I was slightly keen to find something a little exotic on which to have a nibble...
What better to try than an arm of steamed starfish? It was weird but not particularly offensive.
To eat it, you need to crack the shell open from the underside and eat the inside.
It tastes fishy with a spongey consistency.
The starfish vendor was desperate to flog his centipede skewers to us but we had to politely decline.
And it was strangely difficult to explain to the enthusiastic "chef's'' that we weren't up for these either:
Seahorse Skewers...
Scorpion Snacks...
Baby Snake Twists...
Best thing we ate all night?
Toffee-dipped fresh fruit skewers.
This little boy totally agreed with us:
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2 comments:
How extraordinary and GROSS, poor seahorses!
I am impressed by the excellent grammar in:
"As you may know, I did eat crickets earlier in my stay so I was slightly keen to find something a little exotic on which to have a nibble..."
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