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In which city were these pictures taken??

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The photos were taken in Beijing. On the main shopping road (don't remember the name) Same street as the Peninsula.

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Incredible! I love this and have never seen anything like it. Um, yum?

A

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You must mean Wangfujing Street. :)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wangfujing

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No thanks!

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You can find most of these foods in any coastal Chinese city. I was in Dalian China for two years with my family. My eight year old daughter (who was between the ages of 5-7 at the time) grew especially fond of the squid on a stick. Unfortunately you can't smell the 'stinky tofu' over the Internet. Imagine a pile of dirty socks from NFL football players that have been in a pile for about a month... that's what it smells like. The strange thing is that after having eaten it, the smell actually made us hungry as we'd stroll down markets. It's all good - After my experience in China, I can no longer go into a pet store here without getting hungry:)

Mr. Lyons @ http://blog.myspace.com/Kingbtd

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i just recently came back from tokyo japan and alot of what was on here was there on the streets as well. i personaly think the grosses of them all that i saw was the baby squid on a stick!!! eww yuck!!! and it was even worse seeing someone eat it!!!! they eat it head first!!!!!!!! i did like the other guy and ate at McDonalds!!!!! and even that wasnt as good as it is here in the states. lol!!!

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These look nasty!!

If you want something good on a stick go to
www.cookiesonastick.com

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That is the nastiest thing i have ever seen!!!!: squid and bug shish kebabs!!!! UGGG!

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All McDonald's is going to use this instead of its transfats.. Say goodbye to Fat America.

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Those brownish, semented fat things are actually silk worms. I saw these a lot when I was there... they were usually still moving in the pan!

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You didn't show the baby sparrows on a stick...now that was pitiful. I also saw centipedes, silk worm cocoons, basically if it ever lived and it fits on a stick...someone in China will eat it.

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Looking at all these tasty dishes are making my mouth water.Mmmm I`m hungry > I think i`ll go outside and dig for worms. maybe I can find some crunchy bugs under some rocks . Oops no Kebab sticks. I wonder if a toothpick will work.or maybe this old radio antanna . I`ll let you know how it turned out. Mmmmm I`m hungry gota go my dad is yelling 4 me .Think he`s out of beer. Take care guys ......

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The street is off of WanFu Jing in Beijing. I am certainly not an expert on the matter as I am from the States, but I have been living in Asia for about a year and I am facinated by food. My understanding is that the Chinese like to eat for a symptom rather than a craving. They will eat anything has wings except a plane and anything with 4 legs except a table. In all seriousness I like the stick food, Squid on a stick is quite nice!

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I CERTAINLY CAN LOSE WEIGHT LIVING IN CHINA WITH "DELICACIES" LIKE THAT...OR, I CAN BE PUTTING WEIGHT ON VISITING MCDONALDS EVERYDAY...I GUESS I'LL BE FAT.

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Looking at all these tasty dishes are making my mouth water.Mmmm I`m hungry > I think i`ll go outside and dig for worms. maybe I can find some crunchy bugs under some rocks . Oops no Kebab sticks. I wonder if a toothpick will work.or maybe this old radio antanna . I`ll let you know how it turned out. Mmmmm I`m hungry gota go my dad is yelling 4 me .Think he`s out of beer. Take care guys ......

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I'm sorry if my comments offend anybody's sensibilities, but seriously... I'd rather starve to death than eat a scorpion shish-kebob. I have a list of about ten foods that I actually do like, so to get me to even be adventurous enough to try anything pictured here would definitely be at gunpoint. Who knows? I may opt for death! Eeeewwww...

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One word....DISGUSTING.....

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Presentation! Presentation! Presentation! They are lovely to look at - it's nice we can't smell them. I'd have to try at least a few things before I made judgement. I'd at least know what I was eating even if they told me in Chinese. So many of the ingredents they put in processed food today sounds like Chinese - just read a food label... and I bet it's not as healthy!!! One item on a stick keep it simple, and to you Marie - who said, you only like about 10 foods - what a wimp!!! If your choice was death over trying something new - shame on you for not being more adventuresome!!!

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Whoa! Just put it on a stick and get it the hell outta here.!

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