Quick Snack in China

On my last visit to China, I was sitting in a hospital room. There was a bag of food near me, and I was told “don’t eat all of it; please save some for me.” I ran to the bag wondering what was in there thinking maybe some candy, perhaps some chips to munch on… boy was I wrong. It wasn’t bad… but not snacking food. At least not what I was expecting. Ah well, I delved in and had my share.

What was in the bag?

Duck

Yum right? Well, this wasn’t what you’re thinking. More like pieces – hunks of ducks. There were pieces of duck necks, duck gizzards, duck heads, etc. Well, I have to try it. I mean, it’s my M.O. Not bad. Not great – but not bad. It was cold. It’s preserved meat. The neck had too many bones. The gizzards were too much after eating a liver. The head had little meat. The brain tasted ok.

Next to the duck was a large ceramic bowl. In there was a liquid with more chili peppers and pepper corns than an Indian and Mexican restaurant combined. I lowered my chopsticks into this hell broth fully expecting for them to catch fire, and I fished out, well… fish. I placed several chunks and a head on my plate, and I dug in. I ate most of the body with no problem, but when I started on the head, my sweat started beading down my forehead. It was like creeper bud, and it was catching up to me. When it caught up, it numbed my lips and tongue. So I finished off the head, right down to the eyeball. Literally. After sucking on the eye, I was left with the center of it. It reminded me of the plastic BBs I played with in my gun when I was younger. Hmm, were they fish eyes all this time?

The duck was okay, but this fish was tasty.

Enjoy the pictures.