Fast Food in Beijing

Added on October 2nd, 2008 by the_duck | Report Post
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Photo 1 – Fried Sea Horses
Photo 2 – Turkey Vulture Schnitzels, Sea Snakes and Silk Worms
Photo 3 – Black Scorpions, Silk Worms, Dung Beetles and Cicadas

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ghillie (#4161)

15 years ago

Ummmm yummy! Calling all Vegans, its dinner time.

GorillaMunch (#3699)

15 years ago

wow, asians will eat anything, including my penis. YELLOW FEVER !

RSIxidor (#950)

15 years ago

Only if they can put a stick through it.

Lakiamia (#3454)

15 years ago

NO!! Seahorses are friends, not food!

Caio (#104)

15 years ago

I would eat a scorpion. Hell, next time see one I’m googling up a recipe.

JazzyJazzyJazzHands (#1638)

15 years ago

Andrew Zimmermen ate seahorses on Bizarre Foods, he said they tasted really bad and were extremely brittle (no meat, just a shell).

gor (#2620)

15 years ago

What are you Laki, the Little Mermaid?

outofocus (#3862)

15 years ago

I didn’t see any scorpions when I was there. Bummer. The starfish on a stick were amusing.

These shots were taken at the Beijing Night Market.

Karatesaurus Rex (#3761)

15 years ago

You had me at dung beetles.

jasonp (#281)

15 years ago

You shouldnt eat seahorses…

I would eat pretty much anything there though. Scorpions arent bad, but I am not sure I would trust some random street vendor to have properly detoxified them.

the3g_ipwn (#4568)

15 years ago

Caio: Canada has scorpions? Huh. I guess the interwebz can be educational.

deuce (#933)

15 years ago

OM NOM NOM

I’m surprised it hadn’t been said yet.

Brevity Truta (#948)

15 years ago

The seahorses are sad 🙁

The rest … well, I bet it tastes great, because the chinese know texture and flavour the way you guys know internet porn, but with more appetizing results.

Caio (#104)

15 years ago

@the3g_ipwn: Yeah, like in the badlands in the very SW corner of Alberta. I’ve seen them at Crowsnest and Drumheller. I doubt you’ll see them many other places though.

Little things though, not like the fellers in the pics up there.

Brevity Truta (#948)

15 years ago

You could always use toothpicks instead of satay sticks when you cook them up 😉

Aimoe (#5160)

15 years ago

Okay Duckie….. you got some errors on your smorgasboard.

1. The first picture is dried seahorses and pipefish. Traditional fortifying stuff… not meant to be tasty….. the sauce makes it go down easy.
2. The second picture has no turkey vultures or seasnakes…. You’d be hard pressed to find one in China. Its crayfish, jellyfish cake ( I think ) , sea snail meat and silkworms.
3. The third photo…. you missed the crickets… no not dung beatles… cockroaches… ya bafoon.