Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Everything I Love About China

It's shaped like a giant chicken with its feet cut off!







Because the feet are the tastiest part.

35 comments. For every comment received:

Kiersten said...

And what an appropriate shirt to be wearing while eating those!

So, good news! I know in your last post you said the blog is just for your family now. But I've been doing loads and loads of genealogy (along with keeping my apartment spotlessly clean and cooking gourmet meals) and just discovered we're actually cousins.

Not on your dad's side.

So I can totally keep reading your blog! Which is a good thing, because I missed you, and I'm so glad you're settling in and everyone is well ; )

Machen family said...

tasty!

Torina said...

Wait a second...shouldn't your shirt be in Chinese? Won't you get filtered or whatever if you go outside? I'm not totally buying that you are in China...waiting for more proof ;) Show us your bathroom.

Jami said...

Mm! Save me some. OK?

rychelle said...

i may never look at china (or you) the same again. ewwwww.......

SO said...

Yum!!

Long Family said...

Why on earth did you find a chicken foot. You don't really eat those do you???? I'm getting queasy. Chicken feet....Really???

Christa said...

Very few "food" items scare me. I'm willing to eat just about anything.

Those scare the crap out of me.

Jillybean said...

Chicken feet. Now there's something I haven't seen on the menu at KFC.

I bet they're kind of chewy.

myimaginaryblog said...

The Rooster Soft 11? That t-shirt is so last year.

The Eagen's said...

Ummmm... GROSS! How does that taste, just out of curiousity?

Sabrina said...

I have actually eaten chicken feet... but surprisingly that was not when I was in China, it was Trinidad... they like chicken feet there too.

Good to see you!

Jo said...

We ate at a chinese restaurant in San Franciso, where two menu items were, "chicken paws:hot, chicken paws:cold"
Were yours hot or cold?

Me said...

Ewww!

Jillene said...

I am gagging and just threw up a little in my mouth.

BUT--I still adore you!!

Megs said...

I have to admit, chicken feet was one of the few things I could not bring myself to eat when I was there. I did eat pig's feet though...

Linds said...

um, I still remember the bowl of delicious chicken feet soup that I couldn't bring myself to dispose of... so I just left it in my fridge. whatever happened to it I wonder?

love the shirt.

Abra said...

Hmmmm... so I was right about the push-up thing I see... On the flip side, gross.
Not even going to lie.
Gross. Did you really eat that?

Sher said...

Please tell me you're not really going to eat that. I think I just threw up a little in my mouth.
Yuck.

Steph @ Diapers and Divinity said...

One of my most memorable dishes in Argentina was chicken foot casserole. So happy you can create so many memories too. But not nearly as happy as I was when I saw you were back online yesterday. Welcome back, *mary*, you've been missed.

Sue Q said...

I don't know how I missed MOnday's post, but I'm really glad to see that you're still alive and clucking...sorry...kicking. China looks as much like a chicken as Italy looks like a boot -- now I want to play the "What shape is your geography?" game all night long!

Good luck with the chicken legs. Do you have any ketchup over there?

Sue said...

So happy to see you again Mary! Can't wait to hear all about the interesting and crazy antics you certainly will get into in china! Missed you.

Angela said...

Thanks for posting. You're still celver as ever. I'm sorry we didn't get to see you before you left. Evan's handsome as ever and Meici looks so cute with her little back-pack.

kits54 said...

All the years of looking at maps of China and I never saw the chicken.... You are right though.

Angie, what does celver mean?

turtle said...

yaaay, i'm excited for more posts!

The Kooky Queen--Rachel said...

I totally remember those!!!!!!!! This friend of ours bought some and tied them to a string and hung them from our front door. SIIIIIIIIIICK!!!! I never actually ate them though, but saw them everywhere!

tomo said...

Hi~! You're back on blogging! Yay! I can't wait to read about your life in China. I'm working hard so I can visit you guys someday for free!

Mikki said...

So good to see you back in action!!! So, that's all you love about CHina?

Kris said...

Google Reader said I would like you. Google is way smart, and right. I DO like you. I promise to comment on your blog each time you make me laugh.

Teresa said...

So glad you're back to blogging and are safe and sound behind the bamboo curtain.
Can't wait to hear about your new adventures.

Steven said...

I called China and asked for you. The operator only spoke Chinese...
After 20 minutes I gave up.
Magic 8 ball said "try again later".

charrette said...

So funny...
We went to a funeral of a dear friend of ours, and the Chinese banquet afterward. Great tradition! My very irreverent husband, however, found the chicken heads and feet on the platter to be trés amusing, and proceeded to perform a puppet show for everyone at the table...with chicken heads on chopsticks.

You might not want to invite us over...

kits54 said...

So, what else do you love about China?

Do you love how they block your blog?

Whitney R said...

you planned this with your rooster soft or saft or whatever it says t shirt. Maybe because it's shaped like a chicken with it's feet cut off china makes you cut off every chickens feet because then they are much more patriotic that way. Maybe?

kanishk said...

I missed you, and I'm so glad you're settling in and everyone is well

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