They may look menacing, but these scorpions are safe for eating.
Scorpions
These venomous arachnids come in both large and small sizes, but don’t worry, their poisonous body fluids are cooked out of them before they’re served. No doubt eating a scorpion ups your street cred, but that’s actually all they’re good for. The burned to a crisp texture flakes apart with one bite, and the taste is surprisingly bland.
These venomous arachnids come in both large and small sizes, but don’t worry, their poisonous body fluids are cooked out of them before they’re served. No doubt eating a scorpion ups your street cred, but that’s actually all they’re good for. The burned to a crisp texture flakes apart with one bite, and the taste is surprisingly bland.
Snakes
If the eager merchants imploring you to try them are to be believed, snakes will keep you beautiful and are “good for your skin”. Snake fare along Wangfujing tends to be of the skinny, garden-snake size variety, but they’ll satisfy if you’re just looking for a quick out-of-the-ordinary nosh.
If the eager merchants imploring you to try them are to be believed, snakes will keep you beautiful and are “good for your skin”. Snake fare along Wangfujing tends to be of the skinny, garden-snake size variety, but they’ll satisfy if you’re just looking for a quick out-of-the-ordinary nosh.
Lizards
Perhaps even more interesting than eating a scorpion is devouring a lizard, and you’ll have ample opportunity to do that along Wangfujing. If you can get past the empty eye sockets that seem to haunt you where you stand, drop a fewkuai on a lizard carcass and see what your taste buds think of scaled flesh.
Perhaps even more interesting than eating a scorpion is devouring a lizard, and you’ll have ample opportunity to do that along Wangfujing. If you can get past the empty eye sockets that seem to haunt you where you stand, drop a fewkuai on a lizard carcass and see what your taste buds think of scaled flesh.
Pigeons
Roasted and glazed baby pigeons are truly not for the faint of stomach, or heart. Vendors will assure you of their excellent taste, and may even offer you a free sample if you’re nice. If you can take it, good for you, but those tiny beaks and bodies may be too much for some animal-lovers to handle.
Roasted and glazed baby pigeons are truly not for the faint of stomach, or heart. Vendors will assure you of their excellent taste, and may even offer you a free sample if you’re nice. If you can take it, good for you, but those tiny beaks and bodies may be too much for some animal-lovers to handle.
The name may be off-putting, but intestines can be tasty.
Intestines
A heaping pile of intestines may seem less than appetizing, but the taste actually isn’t bad. The texture is quite chewy, but if you can get past that, and add a little flavoring, they can be rather tasty. Nab a bowl in Wangfujing, or visit a hot pot restaurant, where you can order up some intestines among your list of ingredients.
A heaping pile of intestines may seem less than appetizing, but the taste actually isn’t bad. The texture is quite chewy, but if you can get past that, and add a little flavoring, they can be rather tasty. Nab a bowl in Wangfujing, or visit a hot pot restaurant, where you can order up some intestines among your list of ingredients.
Starfish and Seahorses
These sweet sea creatures are probably the saddest sight you’ll see in the market — tied, perhaps, with the pigeons — though they’re available in abundance and vendors will passionately attest to their tasty flavor.
These sweet sea creatures are probably the saddest sight you’ll see in the market — tied, perhaps, with the pigeons — though they’re available in abundance and vendors will passionately attest to their tasty flavor.
Tip: Wangfujing draws a lot of tourists, and vendors will overcharge for food and goods. Don’t be afraid to haggle; in most cases, they’ll end up offering a much better price if you put up a fight.
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