How about scorpion? Or seahorse? All that and more was on sale at this street market in Beijing when we visited the city recently. Stop reading now if you’re squeamish but the scorpions were still alive, impaled on the sticks you see below.
And no, I didn’t try any of them.
If Marie Antoinette invited Andy Warhol to the Moulin Rouge for a collaborative fruit designing session, I figure the result would look something like this:
A high-stepping, petticoat-swishing, pop art diva of a fruit, otherwise known as dragon fruit. Every time I slice into one, I feel I should applaud.
ps. Sadly it doesn’t taste as extravagant as it looks, more like a mediocre version of watermelon with about the same consistency.
The only cell phone accessory you will ever need…the prawn.
