Shit Chinese People Eat: Chicken Head

The only things we can't eat from the air, land, and sea
are planes, cars, and boats.

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When I say chicken head, it is not in any relation to the derogatory term chicken head (something I've never heard of until I had to write this post and I thought I would share that with you) but chicken head like a-type-of-meat chicken head.

So without further ado, here's the head:

Chicken head in bad lighting

Yeah, it's black and no, I'm not racist. This breed of chicken is called silkie and it comes in black or white. Black silkies are mostly chopped up and boiled in water with Chinese herbs and roots to make a medicinal broth; and when done right both the broth and the chicken taste pretty good.

The head on the other hand . . . sigh. I don't know what to tell you other than the fact that most of it is inedible because it's all skin and bones with very little fat. I ate the combs and the wattle which is just skin but still very eww and you can bet your ass that I smothered that shit in soy sauce and sriracha sauce before I ate it.

Upward shot from the neck. The bad lighting was a good idea in this case.

I have to say, I was a little traumatized after I ate this because it was just so gross. The whole concept of eating a chicken head is fucking disgusting, but according to my mom I used to love it, particularly the skin and the brain (omfg, more on that in next week's edition of Shit Chinese People Eat).

Oh, the things I do for this blog. Fuck.