So we recently, had a night off all the studying, and since there was nothing better to do we went out on the town. Where in town you ask? Why, none other than the DongHuaMen Night Market, which is complete with trinkets, clothing, pastries, kabobs, and of course fried scorpions.
Our selection of food for the night was centered around these fine specimens. We have Starfish, Seahorses, an Scorpions (both small, yellow ones and the large, black ones) They deep fry everything so there really isn't any danger of getting sick... well at least in my case there wasn't.
You can't really tell, but before they cook them, these things are still alive and kicking. Kinda adds to the atmosphere.
They actually tasted pretty good. It had a nice crunch and not too strange of a flavor. If you were to press me, I would liken it to a flaky beef-jerky with legs.
Charlie (the roommate) went for the larger black ones. They definitely had more of a crunch to them. But, about the same taste though.
We dropped by the market pretty early on a Friday night so, although it wasn't full, it was still packed. A lot of tourist both from inside and outside of China think this is the place to be. At first you wouldn't think it, but Beijing attracts a lot of people from within china as a tourist destination. It is kinda like New York for America. Everyone would like to go there at least once. For me, I prefer Beijing.
Crazy masks and scrolls. I would never buy something here as I would have to barter for it, which is my LEAST favorite activity.
Would you like, chopsticks, buddhas, wedding rings, sculptures... they have it all.
In addition to the more exotic food choices there were also some friendly favorites for me. Below is a common and delicious Japanese street food [takoyaki]. Also, there were plenty of dumplings, fruits, kabobs, and candies. Way more than I knew what to do with.
The entire trip was really quite interesting because this little network of streets was nestled in a very upscale and affluent part of the city. I think it is just one of those interesting juxtapositions between old and new Beijing. Cheers.
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