OH MY GOD! I think I ate cat meat kabob/satay in Shanghai, China! (disguised as lamb)
Jan 7, 2006, 4:55 pm
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OH MY GOD! I think I ate cat meat kabob/satay in Shanghai, China! (disguised as lamb)
OH MY GOD! I think I ate cat meat kabob/satay in Shanghai, China! (disguised as lamb)
I was in Shanghai about two months ago. A few business associates took me on a walking tour around the city. We stopped by a street vendor selling kabob-like meats on sticks. They were sort of like the satay that Singapore Airlines serve. I had several of them. Beef and lamb, as I was told.
Today I saw the news on MSNBC about vendors in China using stray cat meat disguised as lamb...
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10737308/
One of the vendors look very similar to the one I ate from.
Oh my god, oh my god....
Should I go see my doctor on Monday and get myself examined? If so, what kind of diseases could I have gotten? The news mentioned something about parasites in cats... I have not felt any thing weird with my body in the last couple of month... but still... do I have reason to worry?
Again... OH MY GOD!!! I am about to barf out my dinner... Yes, I'm a cat lover and a cat owner...
I was in Shanghai about two months ago. A few business associates took me on a walking tour around the city. We stopped by a street vendor selling kabob-like meats on sticks. They were sort of like the satay that Singapore Airlines serve. I had several of them. Beef and lamb, as I was told.
Today I saw the news on MSNBC about vendors in China using stray cat meat disguised as lamb...
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10737308/
One of the vendors look very similar to the one I ate from.
Oh my god, oh my god....
Should I go see my doctor on Monday and get myself examined? If so, what kind of diseases could I have gotten? The news mentioned something about parasites in cats... I have not felt any thing weird with my body in the last couple of month... but still... do I have reason to worry?
Again... OH MY GOD!!! I am about to barf out my dinner... Yes, I'm a cat lover and a cat owner...
Last edited by barefootflying; Jan 7, 2006 at 4:59 pm
Jan 7, 2006, 5:14 pm
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If it's been two months I wouldn't worry about it too much... go get yourself checked out if you like but I would have thought whatever was going to happen would have happened by now anyway.
If you think the cat's no good, I wouldn't recommend the rat (sorry, couldn't resist).
If you think the cat's no good, I wouldn't recommend the rat (sorry, couldn't resist).
Jan 7, 2006, 5:23 pm
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I know it's off topic, however somewhat related, but did you know there is restraunt that specializes in rat dishes located in Guanzhou 
makes for good eating. or so I'm told 
makes for good eating. or so I'm told
Jan 7, 2006, 7:41 pm
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From Stephen Sondheim's musical, Sweeny Todd:
"Lately I've noticed something weird,
All the neighbors' cats have disappeared.
What a coarse enterprise,
Popping pussies into pie!"
"Lately I've noticed something weird,
All the neighbors' cats have disappeared.
What a coarse enterprise,
Popping pussies into pie!"
Jan 7, 2006, 7:49 pm
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Originally Posted by barefootflying
I was in Shanghai about two months ago. A few business associates took me on a walking tour around the city. We stopped by a street vendor selling kabob-like meats on sticks. They were sort of like the satay that Singapore Airlines serve. I had several of them. Beef and lamb, as I was told.
Today I saw the news on MSNBC about vendors in China using stray cat meat disguised as lamb...
One of the vendors look very similar to the one I ate from.
Oh my god, oh my god
Oh my god, oh my god
/sarcasm
Should I go see my doctor on Monday and get myself examined?
Jan 7, 2006, 8:09 pm
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Should I sound the alarm that I might have eaten dog disguised as pork in Vietnam? 
I'll just be willfully (and blissfully) ignorant....
Is it bad that I've had stewed rat, and recently? (It ain't bad... and it was WATER rat... not that it makes it better)
I'll just be willfully (and blissfully) ignorant....
Originally Posted by TrayflowInUK
If you think the cat's no good, I wouldn't recommend the rat (sorry, couldn't resist).
Jan 7, 2006, 8:21 pm
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Originally Posted by barefootflying
OH MY GOD! I think I ate cat meat kabob/satay in Shanghai, China! (disguised as lamb)
I was in Shanghai about two months ago. A few business associates took me on a walking tour around the city. We stopped by a street vendor selling kabob-like meats on sticks. They were sort of like the satay that Singapore Airlines serve. I had several of them. Beef and lamb, as I was told.
Today I saw the news on MSNBC about vendors in China using stray cat meat disguised as lamb...
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10737308/
One of the vendors look very similar to the one I ate from.
I don't mean the person looks familiar... it's the vending
stand that he pushes around...
Should I go see my doctor on Monday and get myself examined? If so, what kind of diseases could I have gotten? The news mentioned something about parasites in cats... I have not felt any thing weird with my body in the last couple of month... but still... do I have reason to worry?
Again... OH MY GOD!!! I am about to barf out my dinner... Yes, I'm a cat lover and a cat owner...
I was in Shanghai about two months ago. A few business associates took me on a walking tour around the city. We stopped by a street vendor selling kabob-like meats on sticks. They were sort of like the satay that Singapore Airlines serve. I had several of them. Beef and lamb, as I was told.
Today I saw the news on MSNBC about vendors in China using stray cat meat disguised as lamb...
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10737308/
One of the vendors look very similar to the one I ate from.
I don't mean the person looks familiar... it's the vending
stand that he pushes around...
Should I go see my doctor on Monday and get myself examined? If so, what kind of diseases could I have gotten? The news mentioned something about parasites in cats... I have not felt any thing weird with my body in the last couple of month... but still... do I have reason to worry?
Again... OH MY GOD!!! I am about to barf out my dinner... Yes, I'm a cat lover and a cat owner...
Jan 7, 2006, 8:35 pm
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Originally Posted by dannyr
Rule 1 when travelling overseas, follow the locals. Generally if whatever's being cooked is being eaten by the locals, it can't be too bad.
http://www2.ncid.cdc.gov/travel/yb/u...sNav=browseoyb
Jan 7, 2006, 8:44 pm
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Cat meat is fine, so is dog. Relax and get a hold of yourself.
Now that you're prepped, try monkey brain. I've had it Hannibal Lechter style, where the cranium has been carved, and you just pop off the cap. Good eats! Yum!
M8
Now that you're prepped, try monkey brain. I've had it Hannibal Lechter style, where the cranium has been carved, and you just pop off the cap. Good eats! Yum!
M8
Jan 7, 2006, 8:55 pm
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Originally Posted by barefootflying
OH MY GOD! I think I ate cat meat kabob/satay in Shanghai, China! (disguised as lamb)
Jan 7, 2006, 9:17 pm
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Originally Posted by dannyr
I had Rat when I was in KUL a few years back, and I'm not dead... yet
As a local this is the first time I have heard about RATs being eaten here(other than by cats
)Care to share where I could find grilled rats in KUL
Jan 7, 2006, 9:26 pm
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Originally Posted by PTravel
From Stephen Sondheim's musical, Sweeny Todd:
"Lately I've noticed something weird,
All the neighbors' cats have disappeared.
What a coarse enterprise,
Popping pussies into pie!"
"Lately I've noticed something weird,
All the neighbors' cats have disappeared.
What a coarse enterprise,
Popping pussies into pie!"