Fear Factor Food: Shanghai and Hangzhou

[crysta]

We were just coming out of the fabric market when I spotted a cha ye dan (tea egg) vendor by the road. Happily paid my 50 cents for it and it tasted good! Snapped a couple of shots here.

Spot what's the matter here:

Comments

[sminya]

The lizard thing? *shudder*

[cottontimer]

All of it (except the ginseng) made me feel a little blech. Thanks for sharing the pics, though! I loved seeing them.

[hyperion1]

I'd be afraid to eat that stuff too........... :)

[genetonic]

Hmmmm...I ate duck heads in a restaurant in Shanghai. But they were deep-fried and therefore quite yummy. The ones in your pic don't look appetising leh.

[crysta]

Which is exactly why I took the picture ;)

btw, need to ask you stuff about Myanmar, are you on msn?

[tinymich]

Ooooh, balut? ;-)

[crysta]

Well done you! I didn't even know the term for it, though no clue whether those are duck or chicken embryos...

[tinymich]

I don't think the Filipinos cook balut in tea leaves, but it's an interesting take on the classic... ;-)