I can’t believe I forgot to tell you guys about the Night Market. Rio took us to the super touristy/shopping part of town, where across the street from the enormous Gucci store is a row of carts selling some of the nastiest food items I’ve ever seen. Fried scorpions was a favorite, but there were also snakes, squid, silk worms, sheep testicles, sea horses, and everyone’s good friend: stinky tofu. I know we always say that anything fried is good, but seriously, even the State Fair would be appalled.
Anthony Bourdain's No Reservation show visits Asia and specifically China. Pretty awesome commentary. Check it out below. I think they even go to a similar night market. I know at some point they talk about stinky tofu.
ReplyDeleteFor the China sections click below and go to 4:55
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNwD0O2yIAY&feature=related
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bFqirj22nI&feature=channel_page
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlcuhoGMXGU&feature=related
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=St1_SH2L2Ig
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84mvVcAQ_i0&feature=related
Hey, you failed to mention whether you ate any of that goodness? I'm guessing you had the crickets in dark chocolate. But that's just a guess. Jenny said she's voting for the sheep balls. Go figure.
ReplyDeleteDid you get anywhere near Tiamennen (dude I know I spelled that wrong but I just got off a 9 hr flight so give me a break I'm not googling) Square? I hear they were blocking journalists cameras with umbrellas. What a fabulously low-tech way to stick it to the people.
Pitts and I are sitting on your sister's couch eating her chips. She said she had no snacks for you so she made sure to have some for us. I'm just sayin'
Not only are we eating her chips but we're stealing her blog identity.
ReplyDeleteI did not eat any of it. But I considered the sheep balls (two points for Pitts). You guys are already there? Rock on. You better save some of those chips for me, jerks. I didn't make it to Tiananmen (I think I spelled it wrong too) because it didn't seem like much was going on. They had already rounded up all the dissenters and arrested them I guess. I laughed out loud at the umbrella comment. You're like a professional blog commenter. Well played.
ReplyDeletewhen are you gonna get on trying some chicken feet? i don't think you really eat them, more like chew on them A LOT.
ReplyDeleteMore food. And pictures of food. If I'm hungry here, can you do something about that while you're there?
ReplyDeleteI demand you return to the nearest sheep ball vendor and partake immediately. Your friends need you.
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