July 09, 2006

Chinese Snacks

There are some amazing flavors of potato chips over here. Here's what I've tried so far (in no particular order):
  • Cucumber
  • Spicy eggplant
  • Garlic Chili
  • Ginger and Sugar
  • Korean Kim Chi
  • Korean Bul Go Gi
  • Grilled Lobster
  • BBQ Shrimp
  • Chinese Prickly Ash
Other snacks I've tried in China:
  • Meat on a stick (only from Muslims)
  • BBQ Corn
  • Boiled Corn with Chili and Salt
  • Fried potatoes on a stick
  • Fried tofu on a stick
  • Steamed vegetable dumplings
  • Fried vegetables dumplings
  • Rice noodle soup
  • Dried Yak Meat
  • Various fruits (plums, peaches, rambutan, lichees, strawberries, bananas, etc)
I refuse to try any of the following:
  • Chicken Feet (fried, boiled, or caramelized)
  • Three Sound Delicacy
  • Various mystery meats on a stick
  • Deep fried bat on a stick
  • Deep fried Insects
  • Congealed fried fish fat

4 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

The Korean bul-go-gi chips sound amazing!
-sinman in Brooklyn

9:41 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

For a starving backpacker you sure have an obsession with food.

- cheap bastard in nyc

11:51 AM  
Blogger Sunset Shazz said...

What, pray tell, is three sound delicacy?

2:20 AM  
Blogger Ace said...

More information on Three Sound Delicacy can be found in this post:

http/havetowelwilltravel.blogspot.com/2006/07/old-dali-three-sound-delicacies-and.html

Ace

4:02 AM  

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