Posted on 06/20/2006 4:45:54 PM PDT by wesley_windam-price
PETA Propaganda.
Is that pronounced "Long"?
This is rong on so many levels.
And not just because reading it made me hungry.
In China the only things with four legs they don't eat are tables and chairs.
He had some funny stories to tell, but he didn't keep the job very long---just couldn't stomach it!
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McDonald's sounds pretty good at this point.
Mmmmmmmmm ..... cold plate ..... gotta have it ... ;)
You're cleaning house on all the mandarins selling them sawdust and floor scraping, along comes one of the nobles making a big deal out of wanting Indian Star Tortoise, then give him the friggin Star Tortoise, and make a big deal of it.
The mandarins will immediately hear from the noble of his magnificent Star Tortoise feast, and will clamor for just a half-cup of broth at 1 zillion yuan or whatever these suckers were paying.
I always like to see karma zap the everlasting shit out of pure greed-mongers.
I was standing in line at the license bureau one day many years ago, and a couple of inner-city types were discussing the large influx of Vietnamese refugees into their neighborhoods. One guy said there used to be lots of cats, dogs, and birds where he lived but they were all gone now because "the gooks done et up everthin' that walks, crawls, or flies where I live". Hard to keep a straight face.
Rong would probably get rich in America.
My last experience in a mainland China restaurant was my last experience in a mainland Chinese restaurant. The specialty of the day was (I kid you not) "Boiled Frog with Duck Innards". Barbecued suckling pig was actually a boiled piglet, served completely intact, without garnish on your plate. I ordered barbecued pork and still don't have any idea what I ended up eating. But I'm pretty sure it wasn't pork. On the bright side...it was mostly cooked. But I paid the price. Eating out in most countries in Asia is an outstanding diet plan. You eat as much as you want, and then spend the next several days losing 4 or 5 times the weight of whatever you ate.
Of course, not all of Asia has the same problem. Japan is very clean, and Japanese food in America stays true to its Japanese roots (with the exception of the Beni Hana knife twirling chefs). And food in the Middle East is great. I've eaten in restaurants I've been afraid to sit down in, and have never gotten sick.
But China...I have to pass. And this article just helps explain why.
I even like the fancy drinks with the umbrellas in them like scorpion bowls, fog cutters and suffering bastards. But I make sure that I take the umbrellas and swizzle sticks with the pinapple chucks and cherries right out of the glass lest other diners think I am light in the loafers. Normally I'm a steak and beer kind of guy but those chinese rum drinks will knock you on your butt - umbrellas or not.
I have a feeling that if I ever went to China that I would be very disappointed by their cuisine because I don't think anybody makes chinese food better than America.
The goat roasting over the open pit fire was quite a sight in our neigbhorhood
My Chinese friend joked to me that in China, they'll eat anything with four legs except for a table, and anything that flies except for an airplane!
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