Wangfujing is a popular shopping area in Beijing like Qianmen Street but the reason I went there was not just to shop for souvenirs but also to check out what many Beijing tourists are raving about. There is something else that Wangfujing is famous for especially among westerners. I'm talking about the long line of food stalls that come to life in the evening on the side street that offer unusual delicacies. You might think that they're the same as those you've tried in Thailand, but no, those fried crickets and bugs in Bangkok will sound like regular potato chips.In Wangfujing you'd encounter skewered animals that you never thought were edible like starfish, seahorse ,salamander (that ugly creature I saw in Hong Kong) and scorpions, GIANT ! scorpions.
Aside from the exotic food I also had fun reading the signs on some stalls
If you get to visit Beijing you should include this in your itinerary. I guarantee you this is an adventure you will never experience anywhere else. I did not dare to eat those stuff though but I enjoyed watching people's reactions and taking pictures. Aside from the exotic foods there's a bunch of affordable and yummy common Beijing food being sold like my favorite meat kebabs.
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| I never thought that scorpions could grow this big |
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| Snake and Snake Skin Anyone? |
Aside from the exotic food I also had fun reading the signs on some stalls
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| Assortend? |
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| ICE- CREN sounds like ICE- CREAM |
Oh my! I hope I have the guts to eat those exotic foods. It's something that I haven't tried yet.
ReplyDeletewasn't it expensive? i wonder whats the taste of the scorpion.. hmm.
ReplyDeletewhat were you eating? i hope it's the kebab! hehehe. good thing you still found your appetite after seeing all those exotic treats! were you able to capture a photo of people buying and eating those other delicacies? hehehe
ReplyDelete@xiaree,hindi expensive sa beijing at lalong dapat hindi expensive ang mga exotic foods kasi mas lalong walang magkalakas ng loob kumain hahaha..
ReplyDelete@doi,yes its kebab ata.
i wonder kung masarap yung 'assortend'? haha. lalo kong gustong pumunta ng beijing just by seeing your posts. kakainggit! btw, thanks for visiting my blog.
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i added you on GFC! Happy travels!
nabasa ko yung post mo sa "not handsome" mukhang masarap yung mga crickets...pero ito yung ultimate Exotic! Interesting kung ano yung taste ng scorpion...hehe nice post!
ReplyDeleteThe snake skin skewers are the freakiest! What did the skewered salamanders look like? :)
ReplyDeleteHmmmm....snakes and scorpions on a stick? I think I'll pass! Which ones did you try?
ReplyDeletei like this post.bookmarked! at least their allowing tourists to take pictures (no extra cost) unlike in bkk.
ReplyDeletei didn't experience that in BKK na siningil ako pag kumukuha ako ng pics but in siem reap there was a kid na nagalit kasi dapat magbayad daw ako when i took a picture of what he was selling.
ReplyDeletePretty awesome compilation of those exotic food! I hope I'll have courage to try some when I'm in China in October. Baka hanggang picture lang kaya ko. I'm bookmarking your China series too!
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