Given that my head is numb at the best of times, i'll start at the beginning and work my way through the week. The train journey there was a struggle in itself. We were unable to buy tickets to cover the entire journey to Beijing. Instead, we had to book a ticket to the next stop, some 20 or so minutes away from Shijiazhuang, then we had to stand for the remaining 2 1/2 hours. This wasn't too bad, the train was far better than we had imagined, it even had tv's (beat that GNER).
One of the first things we did when we got there was go to the night market. A culinary delight if ever there was one. It is simply about 30 stalls or so, selling nearly everything you can imagine. Want deep fried sea horse on a stick? Starfish, squid, fish, lamb, beetle, lavae all on a stick? Me neither. I opted for the safe option, scorpion!
It tasted like a small bit of chicken skin from KFC, only a little bit crunchier. I would eat it again were it ever to crop up on the menu thats for sure.
It tasted like a small bit of chicken skin from KFC, only a little bit crunchier. I would eat it again were it ever to crop up on the menu thats for sure.
2 comments:
David, I can't believe you ate scorpion. Broccoli will be a sinch now then!
Mam
Easy now, there are still somethings I won't eat!
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