Originally Posted by
trueblu
I've not had pickled loach (what is that?) and only sheep's brains, but the rest are pretty tasty if done well. And have eaten most outside of China -- so not a uniquely chinese thing imo. Most regional cuisines around the world used the whole animal, but in the latter half of twentieth century, westerners turned their nose up at 'awful offal'.
tb
Don't recall ordering sheep's brain in China.
But Beijing does have good sheep hot pot. Good enough
to franchise "Little Sheep" outside of China.
Pickled Loach:
http://www.yunnantour.net/yunnan-tou...%20Wenshan.jpg
Not particularly appetizing, but better than live loach for hot pot,
where the thing is moving around on the plate before you cook it.
All in all, the list is very good ....and palatable to a westerner.
