Yes, cicadas. The brand new teachers sure were plunged into the deep end of Chinese cuisine from the get go. Beside the cicadas is a container with dried ice, that’s purely decorative.
Tag: exotic
Sea Urchin
A couple of my more daring friends tried sea urchin for brunch.
Mercure Hotel, Jinan
Yep, I ate that
Next to the pumpkin is, gulp, a chicken’s foot. I went to lunch with my first year students and they ordered. It’s the first time I’ve tried this delicacy. Doubt I’d order them again, but if someone else does, I know I can partake and live to tell the tale.
Cicada
And it was good, quite savory. If you know me, you’ll be amazed because I’m not an adventurous eater by any stretch.
