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Category Archives: food tube
Roujiamou
Long before McDonald’s opened their doors here, Chinese people were already eating hamburgers. Of a sort. On my way back from the subway station I sometimes stop at a stand selling roujiaomou. First pork (‘rou’) is stewed in a sauce … Continue reading
Speeches and donkey burgers
It’s hard to teach a TEFL course in China when no Chinese know or care what a TEFL course is, and anyone with white skin and a native-ish accent is considered qualified enough to be a university teacher, so our … Continue reading
The Return Of Food Tube; Kimchi Chocolate
It’s been a while since I’ve written a weird food blog, but since people occasionally ask after them I’ve decided to bring it back. In 2008 I ate a few odd things, took photos (and in one case a video), … Continue reading
Foodtube Christmas dinner (sort of) – Bamboo Rat
Colourful Chinese name: Bamboo rat What it really is: Stir-fried dried rat bits with vegetables Location: Yangshuo, Guangxi, China
Menu
I’m in the uk right now, so this blog has been on hold for a while. Back in September. In the meantime here are some photos of a restaurant menu in Beijing. I don’t think any comments are really needed.
Snake Soup
What it is: Snake Soup Location: Backstreet restaurant, Gongbei
Living fungus milk
Product name – Living Fungus Milk Real contents – Unknown Found at – Supermarket
Tasty Crispy Silkworm
Appealing Chinese name – “tasty crispy silkworm” What it really is – deep fried silkworm pupae Location – posh Beijing restaurant.
Good dog.
If you feel sentimental and protective about dogs you probably shouldn’t read my unusual food blog this week.
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