Beijing night market

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Tonight I visited the Beijing night market, where all of the things you hear about Chinese people eating and don't actually ever believe 100% are on sale. From scorpions, beetles and crickets to goats penises and dog meat, you can get it all here. The place is heaving with locals and the food on offer is said to be speciality food. Put it this way, its far removed from the Bath Christmas night market!!

I tried the scorpions and the silm worms, which come nicely presented stuck on kebab sticks. I was at the market with two Australian guys and we couldn't decide if I should pull the stingers off the scorpions before eating them, so I did off the first two and then the guy who sold them to me said I should eat it, so I didn't take it off the third. Now it may or may not be related, but the three of us then went to try Peking Duck (you have to in Beijing really don't you?!) and I felt like I was going down with the heaviest cold of my life. Within two hours I felt absolutely fine again... can't think what else could have caused it!

Anyway, some pictures here to whet your appetites :P

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Photos

Night market stall
Snake anyone? Penis? Cockroach?

Scorpions
Scorpions on sticks, yummy!

Behind the stall
In the cooking area with the scorpion man, you didn't want to see behind that stall!

Comments

[Cat]

Urgh!
Eek, you're brave! I'm not sure I'd have eaten a silk worm or a scorpion, and I'm not surprised you were dubious about the stinger! What did it taste like? Fancy a whole takeaway Chinese supper now, but probably a safe British one, not a scorpion in sight (I presume!)

[KatrinaJames]

Haha well I took a Chinese cooking lesson, I can try and make something for you and Ollie one evening when I get home... can't be worse than my British cooking :P