12-05-2003, 10:39 PM
[cool][size 2]Hi, CoolLady. Glad YOU appreciate my sense of humor (better than no sense at all).[/size]
[size 2]Anyone who enjoys oriental food soon comes to know that they cook up a lot of "unusual" protein items in their various dishes. In mainland China, as well as the authentic Chinatowns of the US, there are many dishes incorporating not only cat, but dog, rat, bat, snake, various amphibians and any kind of fish or mollusk you can name. [/size]
[size 2]When you want to go "authentic", you had either better not ask what is in the dish...or not be squeamish. In a country where every morsel of food is needed, a picky eater might go hungry. Still, getting that kind of fortune cookie might cause some to "lose their cookies".[/size]
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[size 2]Anyone who enjoys oriental food soon comes to know that they cook up a lot of "unusual" protein items in their various dishes. In mainland China, as well as the authentic Chinatowns of the US, there are many dishes incorporating not only cat, but dog, rat, bat, snake, various amphibians and any kind of fish or mollusk you can name. [/size]
[size 2]When you want to go "authentic", you had either better not ask what is in the dish...or not be squeamish. In a country where every morsel of food is needed, a picky eater might go hungry. Still, getting that kind of fortune cookie might cause some to "lose their cookies".[/size]
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