Eat Yer Snakes

May 8, 2004

“Well because my Auntie was a Mormon missionary and she was actually E A T E N   A L I V E by snakes. Ever since then I haven’t had much appetite for snakes. ”

“Nope, not even if they’re skewered.”

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The Tofu Section

May 7, 2004

A tofu stand at the open market in Nanjing.
The black tofu is ‘aged’ and has a smell that takes some getting used to, but once you get past the aroma it is very mild of taste. It might take awhile to get past the aroma. I didn’t succeed.

Click image to see a different tofu stand.

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Culinary Experimentation

May 5, 2004

This is the wierdest thing a chef dished up for the author during her stay in PRChina. A r�sti bound with sweetened mayonnaise surrounding a watermelon morsel and with a bit of modifictaion it could be delicious. Click the image, see the morsel.
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