"Just ate chicken feet for lunch. " These were the words I wrote on my blog yesterday. By the next day there were hundreds of comments from my friends. They ranged from "OH MY GOD! That is so disgusting! " to "What were they like?" to "Why can't you eat sandwiches like everyone else?" To Chinese people, chicken feet are a normal snack. To my friends in Britain, the thought of eating a chicken's foot is----well, weird . As weird, in fact, as eating a bullfrog, scorpion , snake, or turtle. But if there are two things I love more than anything else in life, they are: trying new things and food. I arrived in Beijing five months ago. Since then, I've searched for the "weirdest" foods so I can try them, then treat my friends to some "virtual eating" on my blog. One weekend, I went to Wangfujing, Beijing's "snack street". The trip gave me tons of blog material. "I chose a stick with three live, wriggling scorpions on it," I wrote. "And it was pretty good. The scorpion was warm and crispy. The legs did have a tendency to get stuck between one's teeth, however. What's more, I am sure scorpion number two stung me with its tail in revenge ." Next came snake: "A bit like a cross between fish and chicken, with a slightly rubbery texture and meaty taste." Some people were actually angry when I ate turtle soup----especially when I posted pictures showing the poor little guy's head staring sadly up at us from the bowl. "I am never speaking to you again," wrote one (former) friend. Still, I will continue my culinary quest. Next on my list is starfish, though I feel I should have some vegetables too----algae, maybe. So what am I eating, tonight, you may ask. Pizza. Well, a girl's gotta have a break sometimes.
" Just ate chicken feet for lunch . " These were the words I wrote on my blog yesterday . By the next day there were hundreds of comments from my friends . They ranged from " OH MY GOD ! That is so disgusting ! " to " What were they like ? " to " Why ca n't you eat sandwiches like everyone else ? " To Chinese people , chicken feet are a normal snack . To my friends in Britain , the thought of eating a chicken 's foot is----well , weird . As weird , in fact , as eating a bullfrog , scorpion , snake , or turtle . But if there are two things I love more than anything else in life , they are : trying new things and food . I arrived in Beijing five months ago . Since then , I 've searched for the " weirdest " foods so I can try them , then treat my friends to some " virtual eating " on my blog . One weekend , I went to Wangfujing , Beijing 's " snack street " . The trip gave me tons of blog material . " I chose a stick with three live , wriggling scorpions on it , " I wrote . " And it was pretty good . The scorpion was warm and crispy . The legs did have a tendency to get stuck between one 's teeth , however . What 's more , I am sure scorpion number two stung me with its tail in revenge . " Next came snake : " A bit like a cross between fish and chicken , with a slightly rubbery texture and meaty taste . " Some people were actually angry when I ate turtle soup----especially when I posted pictures showing the poor little guy 's head staring sadly up at us from the bowl . " I am never speaking to you again , " wrote one ( former ) friend . Still , I will continue my culinary quest . Next on my list is starfish , though I feel I should have some vegetables too----algae , maybe . So what am I eating , tonight , you may ask . Pizza . Well , a girl 's got ta have a break sometimes .
What does the writer like most in life?
What does the writer like most in life ?
Trying new things and food.
Trying new things and food.