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RE: What people eat... taste defined by culture
Haha - I live in HK, and for the most part I avoid these 'treats', but I've got to say I really like cuttlefish. The smell is rank but it tastes damn good..IMO for what it's worth :)
Looking atthe quantities being sold they must be treats for the locals or torture for the recipients, kinda like a nationwide practical joke...
We are going back on 31st till 2nd early
Yes, an enduring practical joke at that. Some of the more popular food here in HK and across the border in mainland China are recent 'creations' marketed as 'status-symbol delicacies. For instance, shark's fin soup was (apparently) unheard of until the 1970's when it suddenly became an essential wedding banquet dish, with the implication that you had to have it, or you were still of peasant stock. That's one of the sad realities of sudden wealth in this part of the world, with the natural world suffering as a result. Think shark's fin, rhino horn, tiger dick, bear bile etc..
Might be an interesting topoc to write about. And a post per weird foodstuff
Hmm..food for thought! Total pun intended ;)