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cdn_in_bj -

I have not had the courage to try the scorpians or silkworms yet, but one of my favourite Beijing
small eats is the rice starch fried in oil, and served in garlic "water". Though I have noticed on
a few occassions that they do not cook it well on the small eats street - it's better to try this
in a 老北京 restaurant.



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roddy -

The silkworms (actually silkworm . . . larva? silkworm babies, anyway ) aren't as yucky as you
might think. All you've got is a shell and then the inside is basically just a paste. Something
with internal structure can be kind of off-putting (ugh, something just burst in my mouth) but
these are just a pale, uniform kind of . . . stuff. If you showed a squeamish alien a plate of
silkworms and a plate of shrimp he'd choose the silkworms - no heads, no legs, no tails. Hell, you
could probably convince him they were a kind of nut.

Now scorpions I haven't tried and aren't likely to - far too much hassle what with heads and legs
and tails to take care of and more importantly you rarely (ever?) see them outside of places like
Wangfujing which makes a point of bizarre food. It's not food, it's showing off.










cdn_in_bj -

Actually I think they are pupa. If I remember correctly from grade school science, larva have legs
and crawl around whereas pupa just hang from a tree/plant and metamorph... (yeah!) into flying
critters. You are right - a lot of seafood is actually just as gross as bugs, but bugs just really
freak me out.

In Hangzhou I saw a place that kept the scorpians live and you got to choose your meal and they
would fry/roast/whatever them on the spot. It seemed like a circus show.










gougou -



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far too much hassle

Actually you're not supposed to peel them...... I hope!










deezy -

adrianlondon - Wow, AWESOME map! Too bad I can't print it out for some reason - maybe it's too big?

So, Sogou is like the Chinese Google maps, heh...

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To find the famous small-eats street, just walk up Wangfujing until you get to the intersection
where cars are allowed. Then turn left (east) and you will see the line of food vendors. The
street is called Donganmen, and becomes Donghuamen as you approach the Forbidden City.

Oh, when you're out and about, watch out for the english and art "students".

Cool. But what do you mean about watching out for those "students?"

And the silkworm pupae sound good, btw. As far as the scorpions - hey, they can't be that much
worse than shrimp, right? They are actually even both in the same phylum, just different classes:

Quote:

Class Insecta, within the Phylum Arthropoda. Also in this phylum are the crustaceans, in the Class
Malacostraca. This class includes crabs, shrimp, and lobsters (three of my favorite sea foods),
barnacles, and a number of other less familiar forms. One other arthropod class is the Arachnida,
including spiders, scorpions, and ticks.












imron -

Google also has google maps for china at http://ditu.google.com, however I don't find them to be
as detailed.










gougou -

For maps, you might want to refer to this thread (and ideally also continue discussion in there).










johnd -



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Cool. But what do you mean about watching out for those "students?"

See this thread about The Beijing Tea Scam










deezy -

FEAR FACTOR FOOD REVIEW:

Silkworm pupae were not that great. Kind of mealy inside, like a big bug's belly might taste.
Weren't that horrible, but I'd say verging on bad...

Scorpions had little taste, just real crispy. Maybe like an extra crispy hashbrown or something.
Not bad at all - although there's just not much there. You're paying more for the experience than
an actual meal.

Dog tasted greasy like duck. Not much meat in the dish, either - but mostly bones and fat.

Anyhow, the exotic stuff is more just for novelty. More typical and better-tasting xiao chi
include chicken/beef/lamb-ke-bobs, Beijing pancakes and drinking coconuts with straws. Although
the (chicken?) hearts on a stick were also surprisingly good.










Ari 桑 -

Wangfujing's 蝎子串 are amazing.












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