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Sea cucumbers are also well known to foreign visitors, perhaps more
for the distaste they arouse than the delight they bring to the palate.
However, to the Chinese these small sea creatures represent one of
the finest gastronomic experiences possible. They are often served
with abalone of fish maw, so if you do not like the thought of swallowing
the sea slugs themselves,
concentrate on
the other portion of the dish.
Snake is a highly fancied dish in the south of China but is rarely
eaten in the north; it is usually in
the form of stews of soups and has a flavor
somewhat like chicken. Bears’ paws are another famous dish but are
becoming extremely rare; some gastronome consider them the rarest
delicacy of all.
Fruit is almost
always served at a Chinese banquet, usually at the end but not always
so; and aside from the fruits well known to the western visitors
there are also strawberries, grapes, chestnuts, and figs to be ordered,
as well as tropical fruit such as pineapples, mangoes,
and papaya. You should also try the delicately flavored lichees, well
known in China and abroad. And the persimmon is also highly favored
by the inhabitant and is picked in the late autumn. |
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