Comments on: Crazy food

By: andrewstrauss

andrewstrauss — Fri, 11 Nov 2005 00:57:35 +0000

Terry and Summer…..thanks. I thought about getting into costume but the sweaty drunk Chinese guys who did it in front of us kind of turned me off

By: Terry and Summer

Terry and Summer — Fri, 11 Nov 2005 00:35:35 +0000

ooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh my tummy. We love the pictures.
Summer says you should have gotten in costume with Ivy and Aaron. Even though Aaron seems a lot less thrilled then Ivy.
Love T and S

By: andrewstrauss

andrewstrauss — Thu, 10 Nov 2005 23:38:34 +0000

Shelly…..some of the food was rare. They had a special type of frog that is only found in the mountains of northern China for instance. I can’t comment on the taste, but Ivy seemed really keen on a few of those dishes. I have no idea about any medicinal benefits (either western or eastern)…..all I know is that I am not used to seeing food like this!!

Shijiazhuang in my American mind is pronounced like she-ja-jew-wong with jew-wong being one sound

By: Shelly

Shelly — Thu, 10 Nov 2005 23:22:11 +0000

I agree, the photos add a tremendous amount to your tales. Crazy food? Definitely!

Re the funky food, do you have a sense of that food being special because it is rare and therefore costly? (Was it more expensive?)

Or is it special because it is extra tasty, if only you would try it?

Or is it special because it offers some health or medicinal benefits that a person may be seeking?

So, how DO you pronounce the city where you are living?

By: John (el viejo)

John (el viejo) — Thu, 10 Nov 2005 00:40:55 +0000

Andres – Yo le mostre las fotos a un companero de trabajo (Raymond Kong) que es de la China y habla Cantonese. Y el me dijo lo mismo que acabas de decir, que esos eran slugs… John

By: andrewstrauss

andrewstrauss — Wed, 09 Nov 2005 23:27:26 +0000

Mom…Ivy really likes the duck heads but she didn’t get them while I was there. I think those might not have been penises but were some kind of slug….not sure (can’t read the Chinese yet). I didn’t try any of that stuff, but a few days later I ate cow tongue and chicken hearts.

Viejo…Puedo comer culebras…ya comi…pero gato no. Hasta pronto

Jerome…..The photos here were taken with my crappy point-and-shoot and thus suck…..but thanks anyway

By: Jerome Strauss

Jerome Strauss — Wed, 09 Nov 2005 17:45:40 +0000

Utopiia. You know how much I adore Cantonese cuisine. What a great variety. Sounds liike you really had a fantastic time. Looks like the photo equipment is operating at optimum. Looking at you submissions is like sharing the experience with you. When you get back and have a chance to digest it all, there may be a novel there.