a frightening cross between lobster and jumbo shrimp, 13 yuan, about $2 USD
a mutilated crustacean
You know, it’s funny. I’ve eaten brains and balls and everything in between, but even I was really intimidated by these puppies. I kind of stared at the tray and asked the waiter for help on how to approach them. Do I eat the head? Rip the shell off, eat the tail, and get a little bit of the head, he instructed me. They gave me a bowl of vinegar and plastic gloves to handle these, which were cooked with super-hot whole chilis and left a scum of fiery orange oil all over my gloves.
I preferred the mutton kebabs they also served. Those were just plain delicious – crackling and fatty, sprinkled with cumin and chili lakes.
The waiters were all from Henan province. One waiter’s family was still there.
Why are you in Shanghai? I asked.
Why did your parents go to America? he asked, laughing. To make money.
Fair enough.
What are your hours? I asked him. He said they worked from 6am until 2am, staying open to make more money. He had a dinner of noodles. They were all fascinated that I came from America, and asked me how much my plane ticket was (an unimaginable sum of money). I gave them all the extra change in my backpack as an introduction to the American practice of tipping.
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Posted by free anime incest | June 16, 2009, 8:19 amCrawfish… Yuck.
Posted by DKwan | June 16, 2009, 7:24 pmhmm
interesting… I have never tasted crawfish!
Posted by hellothere | June 17, 2009, 1:42 amHey, great post, very well written. You should blog more about this.
Posted by How I Make $300 a Day Online | June 17, 2009, 11:00 pmThis is amazing. I want to move to China.
Posted by Lena | June 21, 2009, 10:59 pmnice! i’m gonna make my own journal
Posted by little incest drawn | June 30, 2009, 9:43 pm