We lived in China three years when we noticed the fruit hanging over our heads while vacationing near Khao Lak, Thailand. I glanced up, oh, my god! Surely that would kill one of us if the wind blows too hard and it fell in our heads.
If you’re an adventurous eater (bugs on a stick is a separate article, I say. For visiting uni students and tourists, only, in alleyways off the walking street in Beijing — there is no reason on earth to eat barbecued scorpions or cicadas!) I believe you must stroll Hangzhou China in a summer’s evening , when a favorite food, Stinky Tofu, is on offer; it may be found frying in alleyways along your route to the Night Market.
Chou Dofu, its name says it all! When asked , but why? In the name of all that is holy, would a person eat what smells like an ass? The answer always comes quickly, Do Americans eat cheese? Yes. It’s like that! Please, give it a try. I tried a dish in a restaurant that featured the delicacy, but never in its unadulterated street form. A bite was enough to please my hosts, and sate my curiosity.
