Creepy Food

Yes, even creepy crawlers can be eaten. If you’ve ever watched Andrew Zimmern on Bizarre Food (Travel Channel), you know what I’m talking about. He eats everything.

I try to be open-minded and delve into culinary adventures but even I have to draw the line somewhere. The last nontraditional meal I had was the sweetbreads and bone marrow I mentioned a few blogs ago. Maybe a creepy crawler will make it onto my plate soon too.

For now, I am sharing pictures of weird food or going-to-be-food my husband snapped during his trip to China and one we took in Chinatown, NY. Yes, there’s a picture of live snakes. Just like there are restaurants in the US where you can pick your fresh lobster out of the tank, there are restaurants in China and Taiwan (and I’m sure many other places), where you can pick your fresh snake for lunch. I’m not kidding. Mark decided to skip the snake that day.

On that same trip, he took the chicken picture which is the trippiest menu picture I’ve ever seen. He had dinner at a restaurant in Hong Kong and said the menu was very long (like the Cheesecake Factory one) but consisted only of pictures. Guess this makes sense since many tourists go there. Once again, he skipped that bizarre food. I know I couldn’t order that chicken and eat it for the same reason I can’t eat lechon, a whole roasted pig – the freakin’ face is still attached! Sorry, it can be the best meat ever but the face is looking at me. ‘nough said…

I’ve had chicken feet and pigs ears before, not extraordinarily creepy food but still not everyday fare for most people. Both were tasty and I’d eat them again. You know why? Cause there was no face attached to them!

The picture of the frogs was taken in Chinatown and I was heartbroken to take it. Yes they aren’t the most attractive animals to look at, but it was depressing to know that they were all crammed in there waiting for someone to buy them as lunch. Ugh.

Alright, guess I freaked myself out with the creepy food today. I just might have a cinnamon roll now.