<![CDATA[Comments on: Food Oddities and Eye Exercises]]> Dear Amber, we explore some of the more wildly intriguing aspects of Chinese food... from heads to feet and everything in between. Plus, a form of exercise we haven't really gotten into in the west yet... eye exercises. What are they, and what are they for? JP gives us the lowdown--complete with a video demonstration!]]> 2009-01-02 18:00:00 <![CDATA[By: matt_c]]> Funny enough I discovered eye exercises when I was 19, that's 5 years before I came to China - it just felt really good (Marco says I'm an epicurean in the true sense of the word). Was anyone else into this before they came across it here in China?

醉虾 (zuìxiā) is also known as 呛虾 (qiàngxiā) - this means CHOKED SHRIMP - as the shrimp choke on the Baijiu (Chinese grain spirit) and sauce. Not bad, but the whole raw shellfish thing deters me (that and the choked shrimp death)

Regarding chicken breast, unlike leg and wing, the breast meat is nice and relatively boneless from a western perspective. However back in 2005, entering my 3rd year in China, I realised how dry and tasteless it was. These days I much prefer the wing, leg and the occaisional phoenix claw (chicken feet - 凤抓－fèngzhuǎ). 山椒凤抓 (shānjiāofèngzhuǎ) has got to be my favourite version when done properly well (Mountain Chilli Phoenix Claw).

 

Oh it's brekkie time, will post more later. Happy Saturday!!!

]]> Funny enough I discovered eye exercises when I was 19, that's 5 years before I came to China - it just felt really good (Marco says I'm an epicurean in the true sense of the word). Was anyone else into this before they came across it here in China?

醉虾 (zuìxiā) is also known as 呛虾 (qiàngxiā) - this means CHOKED SHRIMP - as the shrimp choke on the Baijiu (Chinese grain spirit) and sauce. Not bad, but the whole raw shellfish thing deters me (that and the choked shrimp death)

Regarding chicken breast, unlike leg and wing, the breast meat is nice and relatively boneless from a western perspective. However back in 2005, entering my 3rd year in China, I realised how dry and tasteless it was. These days I much prefer the wing, leg and the occaisional phoenix claw (chicken feet - 凤抓－fèngzhuǎ). 山椒凤抓 (shānjiāofèngzhuǎ) has got to be my favourite version when done properly well (Mountain Chilli Phoenix Claw).

 

Oh it's brekkie time, will post more later. Happy Saturday!!!

]]> <![CDATA[By: zhong_bide]]> Here is the video:

]]> Here is the video:

]]> <![CDATA[By: wchan]]> 嗨 Matt_c！

我们也挺喜欢吃山椒凤抓

通常我们的外国朋友都不喜欢吃chicken feet的

您就是例外！顶瓜瓜！

博士

]]> 嗨 Matt_c！

我们也挺喜欢吃山椒凤抓

通常我们的外国朋友都不喜欢吃chicken feet的

您就是例外！顶瓜瓜！

博士

]]> <![CDATA[By: matt_c]]> @wchan (陈博士）嗯， 我只喜欢吃质量好一点的山脚凤抓，人家需要用新鲜的鸡抓和新鲜的绿色花椒和篇拉的小天椒。

再说如果吃凤抓的话，我比较喜欢鸡抓里面只剩软骨的那种(de-boned)。 你呢？

]]> @wchan (陈博士）嗯， 我只喜欢吃质量好一点的山脚凤抓，人家需要用新鲜的鸡抓和新鲜的绿色花椒和篇拉的小天椒。

再说如果吃凤抓的话，我比较喜欢鸡抓里面只剩软骨的那种(de-boned)。 你呢？

]]> <![CDATA[By: RJ]]> JP - Great, thanks, very instructional, but I think you enjoyed massaging your orbs way too much.

RJ

]]> JP - Great, thanks, very instructional, but I think you enjoyed massaging your orbs way too much.

RJ

]]> <![CDATA[By: chistudent]]> <![CDATA[By: matt_c]]> Weird, the Phoenix feet comes up as 凤抓 (zhuā) in IKMQIM auto type, but shouldn't it be 凤爪 (fèngzhuǎ)? Anyone?

]]> Weird, the Phoenix feet comes up as 凤抓 (zhuā) in IKMQIM auto type, but shouldn't it be 凤爪 (fèngzhuǎ)? Anyone?

]]> <![CDATA[By: sushan]]> I've gotten used to a lot of things like tripe, black and white fungus, and chicken feet. Haven't gotten into rabbit heads; don't like the brain of things like roasted duck but I do love the bill; it's crispy and has great flavour from the marinade or whatever it's basted in.

A group of older people in my complex sometimes do the eye massage together. Looks pretty strange if you don't know what it is. And many book stores have illustrated guides in the medical poster section (I love Chinese medical posters - the reflex maps of the hands, feet, and head; the eye charts that are all E.....)

 

 

]]> I've gotten used to a lot of things like tripe, black and white fungus, and chicken feet. Haven't gotten into rabbit heads; don't like the brain of things like roasted duck but I do love the bill; it's crispy and has great flavour from the marinade or whatever it's basted in.

A group of older people in my complex sometimes do the eye massage together. Looks pretty strange if you don't know what it is. And many book stores have illustrated guides in the medical poster section (I love Chinese medical posters - the reflex maps of the hands, feet, and head; the eye charts that are all E.....)

 

 

]]> <![CDATA[By: polarbear]]> Amber tell me you are not really Canadian!

I am sure you are a closet American.

]]> Amber tell me you are not really Canadian!

I am sure you are a closet American.

]]> <![CDATA[By: jackfrombelgium]]> Hi matt_c,

I found for

抓 zhua1 = scratch, clutch, seize, grab

爪 zhua3 = clow, nail, talon; animal feet

凤爪 is the right one.

Greetings

 

Jack

]]> Hi matt_c,

I found for

抓 zhua1 = scratch, clutch, seize, grab

爪 zhua3 = clow, nail, talon; animal feet

凤爪 is the right one.

Greetings

 

Jack

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