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[Harrytheheid]

Nothing to do with toy soldiers, but still a pretty funny link while we're all waiting for despatches.
BTW, the Dragonhead poster from Dalian who comments in the link isn't me. Sounds like a real Space Cadet.

http://news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1391532007

I've seen "Chicken Diabolical" in Chinese menu's. Guess that meant Devilled Chicken. I've also seen "Chicken Gizzards", but guessed that did actually mean - Chicken Gizzards.....
I've also seen the adverts on the TV discouraging people from spitting and trying to persuade them to be nice in preparation for visitors to the Beijing Olympics next year. Holding doors open for ladies, letting people get out of elevators before attempting to get inside, orderly queuing with no barging your way to the front, etc.
It'll never last.

 

[Rob]

Thats funny H.But for me you can't beat a bit of sweet n sour chicken,egg fried rice and chicken chow mein,its what friday nights are for!!!

Rob

 

[jazzeum]

Has anyone ever had drunk shrimp. Apparently, you put shrimp in beer batter or maybe just beer and while they're woozy, you bite off the head and eat it. Never had it but my wife told me about it.

 

[Harrytheheid]

Has anyone ever had drunk shrimp. Apparently, you put shrimp in beer batter or maybe just beer and while they're woozy, you bite off the head and eat it. Never had it but my wife told me about it.

Yup,
Tried it in Shanghai a few years ago. Its called Drunken Shrimp. Its not beer, but some kind of Chinese wine - which believe me, is as far from French, Italian or Spanish wine as its possible to get. You throw the live shrimp into the liquore and wait until they get, well, until they get.....drunk..!! Then, as they wriggle around trying to walk that straight line, you strip off the shell and wolf them down whole.
Its not very good.

 

[jazzeum]

I wouldn't think it's too healthy either but that's just a Western perspective. When I was in China about 11 years ago on some family matters I had many delicious things. I only learned to try them after I didn't ask what they were.

 

[Harrytheheid]

I wouldn't think it's too healthy either but that's just a Western perspective. When I was in China about 11 years ago on some family matters I had many delicious things. I only learned to try them after I didn't ask what they were.

Not healthy? Probably not - but I'm still around collecting toy soldiers.....

 

[jazzeum]

Not healthy? Probably not - but I'm still around collecting toy soldiers.....

Proves the point

 

[ucla1967]

My wife and I visited China for a week in 1986 when they were still wearing monochromatic Mao suits and were either walking or riding bicycles. The food was pretty awful to western tastes; we were use to the "Americanized" version of Chinese food. No chiken feet, tendons, snakes, puppies, etc. for us. When we got back to Hong Kong, we took the ride up to the restaurant on Victoria Peak and had a wonderful "Americanized" lemon chicken dinner. In retrospect, I am sure that it wasn't all that good, but by comparision to what had just endured it seemed wonderful.

 

[Rob]

Mike,you had to mention Lemon Chicken didn't you,i read it i want it you know!

Rob

 

[The Military Workshop]

Having lived in Hong Kong for 20 years had a few interesting experiences food wise. These included the meals made up of various dishes made out of snake. These are popular in winter and claimed to be good for you and also for "staying power" so to speak. Not too bad.
However most interesting occasion was when a Chinese friend took my wife and I out to dinner. One of the dishes I had had before and had not thought about it that much as quite liked it. My wife was quite happily eating it and commenting it tasted like chicken. She then made the mistake of asking what it was. I replied "Eel".
Well the effect was quite dramatic. She jumped up from the table with her hand to her mouth and ran to the toilet to throw up. Our host was quite surprised. Then the wife blamed me for not telling her what it was.
My first experience with some of the more exotic dishes was whilst at the Police Training School. It was just before our first exams and some of the Chinese guys asked if I wanted to go out to get something to eat. They forgot to mention this was a particular type of meal. Basically they were ordering brain dishes (cow and pig) as they believed it would help with the exams ! I just had a fried rice.
Regards
Brett

 

[Harrytheheid]

Having lived in Hong Kong for 20 years had a few interesting experiences food wise. These included the meals made up of various dishes made out of snake. These are popular in winter and claimed to be good for you and also for "staying power" so to speak. Not too bad.
However most interesting occasion was when a Chinese friend took my wife and I out to dinner. One of the dishes I had had before and had not thought about it that much as quite liked it. My wife was quite happily eating it and commenting it tasted like chicken. She then made the mistake of asking what it was. I replied "Eel".
Well the effect was quite dramatic. She jumped up from the table with her hand to her mouth and ran to the toilet to throw up. Our host was quite surprised. Then the wife blamed me for not telling her what it was.
My first experience with some of the more exotic dishes was whilst at the Police Training School. It was just before our first exams and some of the Chinese guys asked if I wanted to go out to get something to eat. They forgot to mention this was a particular type of meal. Basically they were ordering brain dishes (cow and pig) as they believed it would help with the exams ! I just had a fried rice.
Regards
Brett

To be honest, I quite like snake as long as they skin it before cooking. Eel is okay as well, but the bones can be a pest.
Have to admit, I draw the line at monkee brains and such like though.
Lot of people don't like Hong Kong - "Too crowded, too busy, people are rude, blah, blah, blah". Personally, I love it and would live there by choice, but Little Boss reckons its too expensive (true).

 

[ucla1967]

On our 1986 trip to China, we ate a lot of rice and peanuts. No mystery meat for us! I still remember the family-style boiling pot of mutton with the foamy grease on top. Yummm. Luckily, we also brought a jar of peanut butter from Hong Kong which helped a lot. In fact, that was our Thansgiving Dinner.

 

[Harrytheheid]

On our 1986 trip to China, we ate a lot of rice and peanuts. No mystery meat for us! I still remember the family-style boiling pot of mutton with the foamy grease on top. Yummm. Luckily, we also brought a jar of peanut butter from Hong Kong which helped a lot. In fact, that was our Thansgiving Dinner.

Where's your sense of adventure?
Actually I also am suspicious of mystery meat, but most pork, lamb, duck, pigeon and seafood is pretty good.
Its when you travel west away from the cities on the seaboard that things can get somewhat dodgy...