Thursday, April 26, 2012

Shit Chinese People Eat: Chicken Feet

The only things we can't eat from the air, land, and sea
are planes, cars, and boats.
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Chicken feet consist of bones, soft bones, and skin. Oh, and cartilage.

When cooked right, they're delicious and considered to be a delicacy. At dim sum, you can get up to six or seven of them in a basket and the direct translation for the dish is called "phoenix claws." Sometimes you can get it with steamed pork spare ribs on rice and you'll get the best of both worlds.

Unlike the monkey's paw, nothing will happen if you make a wish on each digit as you eat them. Promise.

Most of the time though, they're used to make soup or stock and restaurants will serve the ingredients like so:


I wouldn't feed that to the dogs.

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