Video: American reporters visiting Beijing sample local, er, “delicacy”
posted at 2:14 pm on August 8, 2008 by Allahpundit
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The first half drags, but stick with it. Their account of the psychological payoff makes it all worthwhile. A little salty, a little chewy, but packed with protein: Behold, my friends, the ultimate mid-day “palate cleanser.” Abandon all hope, ye who enter here, then click the image to watch.
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Dude.
JimRich on August 8, 2008 at 2:17 PM
Wait, Chinese authorities removed dog and cat from Beijing menus to be friendlier to foreigners but didnt think to remove various forms of penii? They must watch more western reality tv than initially thought.
Blacksoda on August 8, 2008 at 2:20 PM
Since they’re American reporters, I wonder if they can tell the difference between these and Obama’s.
NoDonkey on August 8, 2008 at 2:20 PM
LOL :)
Conservative_SAHM on August 8, 2008 at 2:23 PM
My Filipina wife says that rooster “balls” are delicious. I’ll take her word for it.
jgapinoy on August 8, 2008 at 2:23 PM
If they have vagina’s, maybe. Penises, nahh.
Geronimo on August 8, 2008 at 2:24 PM
FATALITY!
Hoodlumman on August 8, 2008 at 2:25 PM
This food has a certain wang to it.
Kini on August 8, 2008 at 2:26 PM
For all those that think this is weird . . .when’s the last time you’ve eaten a hotdog or a chicken nugget.
Just sayin.
- The Cat
MirCat on August 8, 2008 at 2:27 PM
Dude.
CP on August 8, 2008 at 2:28 PM
Ok, now that was funny!
CP on August 8, 2008 at 2:28 PM
Actually, on the Travel Channel, Andrew Zimmerman did a special on Asian Bizarre foods.
Kini on August 8, 2008 at 2:29 PM
Andrew Zimmer of Discovery Channel’s “Bizarre Foods” has had to have eaten at this place. I can’t see how he could have passed this one up!
pilamaye on August 8, 2008 at 2:30 PM
*Snort!!!*
Rhinoboy on August 8, 2008 at 2:32 PM
NoDonkey on August 8, 2008 at 2:20 PM
The absolute WINNER!
Torch on August 8, 2008 at 2:32 PM
It’s okay. I’m sure that they blessed the food before-hand with “the sign of the O.”
My collie says:
More proof that it’s what comes OUT of the reporters’ mouths that make them unclean, donchathink’?
CyberCipher on August 8, 2008 at 2:35 PM
I sense a “hall of fame” thread.
whitetop on August 8, 2008 at 2:38 PM
I was waiting for Mr. T to start shooting Snickers Bars at them.
mattshu on August 8, 2008 at 2:38 PM
LOL!
I’ve learned through years of international travel that it’s best to not ask what it is, just eat it.
The only thing I’ve ever refused was sheep eyeballs in Kyrgyzstan. I just couldn’t do it.
BacaDog on August 8, 2008 at 2:41 PM
I would eat a Chinaman before I ate a dog. I can’t believe they are still serving dog there; that is one of the most barbaric things I can imagine.
Some dogs are more loyal than any human could ever be.
Riposte on August 8, 2008 at 2:44 PM
Fixed
And, yes, Andrew Zimmern has eaten at a penis only restaurant on Bizarre Foods.
eeyore on August 8, 2008 at 2:45 PM
“I’ve learned through years of international travel that it’s best to not ask what it is, just eat it.”
Yeah, I’ve eaten my share of shwarmas at Middle Easter sooks, they cost about a $.25 each.
Because they use such high grade meat.
But they are really good.
NoDonkey on August 8, 2008 at 2:46 PM
They drew the line at dog?
Weenies.
sulla on August 8, 2008 at 2:47 PM
What’s the problem? Lewinsky claims if you eat the right one you’ll be famous.
swami on August 8, 2008 at 2:49 PM
Hehe, reminds me of a line from the movie Hollywood Knights when someone spiked the punch with urine and a bungling cop drinking a cup says…”it does have a bit of a twang to it…”
Liberty or Death on August 8, 2008 at 2:50 PM
“Rocky Mountain Spotted Oysters”
You can order them at some of the top restaurants here in the DFW area. Never ordered them but even that (deep fried cow balls) sounds more palatable to me than aything “tongue”.
Marcus on August 8, 2008 at 2:51 PM
No, goddamn you. NO.
MadisonConservative on August 8, 2008 at 2:52 PM
I’ve seen the chubby dude on Bizarre Foods eat grubs and bugs and animal genitals…big whoop.
Must be a slow news day.
Christine on August 8, 2008 at 2:54 PM
MadisonConservative on August 8, 2008 at 2:52 PM
I didn’t watch it either but guessed at the content.
Some images you can’t scrub from your brain, even with time.
NoDonkey on August 8, 2008 at 2:54 PM
Brings new meaning to:
Where’s the Beef and Pulled Pork Snacks
Oh and Tender Testes. Rounding out a balanced diet.
Kini on August 8, 2008 at 2:55 PM
What’s wrong with eating dog?
You’ve just chowed down on varied johnsons, and you’re freaking out about the dog meat?
After munching wiener, the only supreme hurdle left is drinking poo juice – something I have only ever seen Bear Grylls do.
Then…..you can conquer the world.
LimeyGeek on August 8, 2008 at 2:56 PM
“My Filipina wife says that rooster “balls” are delicious.”
The first step in that recipe is to choke the chicken.
NoDonkey on August 8, 2008 at 2:57 PM
Since they’re American reporters, I wonder if they can tell the difference between these and Obama’s.
NoDonkey on August 8, 2008 at 2:20 PM
BEST LINE EVER IN ANY THREAD !!!!!!!!
Joey1974 on August 8, 2008 at 2:58 PM
GOLD
LimeyGeek on August 8, 2008 at 2:59 PM
At the risk of stereotyping Obama’s is probably a bit bigger, although if you order the Obama penis I hear it comes with no balls………. Michelle kept those.
Joey1974 on August 8, 2008 at 2:59 PM
Everybody wang chu tonight…
EyeSurgeon on August 8, 2008 at 3:05 PM
the reporters were jerks on a couple of levels.
First, getting all indignant about the dog meat.
Second, sniggering their way through the meal, relishing every opportunity to say and play on “penis.”
mockery combined with moral superiority. Definitely liberals.
sulla on August 8, 2008 at 3:08 PM
I’d like to say this was weird but growing up in Hawaii I heard and saw all kinds of things. I ate a lot of weird things too. I didn’t eat any dog, but made fun of my uncle all the time because he ate black dog. He didn’t make a habit of it by any means, but at some point in life he did it.
I never thought the foods I ate as a kid were all that weird until I moved to the mainland. I married a yankee and found out that I apparently eat some very weird things. But that scrapple stuff takes the cake, it is just down right nasty. I always understood that stuff was the leftovers; penis, lips, and all. I thought those Pennsylvania Dutch don’t waste anything. I know my husband is full of $hizz, and it’s not like I was ever in danger of eating it, but was he jerking my chain that much?
mauioriginal on August 8, 2008 at 3:11 PM
Do they wash it down with a good sucking of Barry’s butt?
benrand on August 8, 2008 at 3:18 PM
Dude! Butter him up, he’s on a roll!
Swinehound on August 8, 2008 at 3:19 PM
I love haggis, so I knew I’d love scrapple. There are plenty of gross myths about what goes into both to evoke screams and squirms in others. It’s all bull.
Both the scots and germans were frugal, hardy people. They didn’t waste anything. Once the pig had been fully butchered, leftover meat was stripped from the carcass, together with select parts of offal (OK, some people find offal unsavoury) like heart, liver, lung, kidney, all combined with some form of meal – oatmeal, cornmeal, barley etc. Grind it all up, press into a loaf shape (or stuff a sheep stomach with it – haggis) and bake.
I love either served with ‘neaps and tatties’ slathered in gravy.
A highly nutritious feast.
LimeyGeek on August 8, 2008 at 3:24 PM
Swinehound on August 8, 2008 at 3:19 PM
Thanks! I’ll be here all week.
Don’t forget to tip your bartenders and waitresses.
NoDonkey on August 8, 2008 at 3:24 PM
Too.Many.Jokes…..Must.Control.Homophobia…….
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on August 8, 2008 at 3:25 PM
WIN.
fossten on August 8, 2008 at 3:28 PM
Well, they are from Chicago……
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on August 8, 2008 at 3:39 PM
Does that make them gay?
flipflop on August 8, 2008 at 3:40 PM
I would think they are hard to eat.
But, I hear the chef has rigid standards.
TheSitRep on August 8, 2008 at 3:41 PM
Does it come with Frommage du pénis
TheSitRep on August 8, 2008 at 3:44 PM
The press has something legit to compare this to. They have been chewing Obama’s balls all year.
LtE126 on August 8, 2008 at 3:48 PM
didn’t think it was possible but I did a spite take and I wasn’t drinking anything..
DaveC on August 8, 2008 at 3:51 PM
You must be joking. You can’t seriously not see, at least the psychological, difference.
Esthier on August 8, 2008 at 3:54 PM
That pretty much summed up my impressions as well.
lorien1973 on August 8, 2008 at 4:02 PM
NoDonkey on August 8, 2008 at 2:20 PM
The absolute
WINNER! WEINERTorch on August 8, 2008 at 2:32 PM
/fixed it fer ya
bikermailman on August 8, 2008 at 4:15 PM
I’ll bet she likes baluts too. Some of my buds loved them but I just couldn’t eat one. Monkey on a stick, now that was a different story there!
Oldnuke on August 8, 2008 at 4:17 PM
Pretty popular in No-Dong.
Speakup on August 8, 2008 at 4:17 PM
I have had a few of those myself, served at the “Women Only” window of course, and outside as we were not allowed to be seated inside. They are good. But I only ate the chicken. In fact, most of what I ate in the KSA was chicken. I am not an adventurous eater.
Glynn on August 8, 2008 at 4:18 PM
I’ve always wanted to try haggis. In all my travels I never had the opportunity. I do love steak and kidney pie though. I make it at home every now and again.
Oldnuke on August 8, 2008 at 4:26 PM
Oh man. Steak and kidney pie. Don’t do this to me ;)
I’m gonna have to dig out a recipe and bake one this weekend.
LimeyGeek on August 8, 2008 at 4:33 PM
I don’t know where you are, but I have trouble finding it, and I’m damn sure I couldn’t buy the ingredients.
I’ll have to wait until some friends butcher a hog and go beggin’ for the innards, then make my own.
LimeyGeek on August 8, 2008 at 4:36 PM
from the link
Can’t imagine why…
Aggie85 on August 8, 2008 at 4:47 PM
I agree with what others have said. If this stuff wasn’t on the Travel Channel every. damn. night with Zimmern and Bourdain, I might be grossed-out. Maybe it’s kind of like being de-sensitized to violence from playing video games. Though it doesn’t mean I would rush out to get a bowl just because I was in Beijing. I’ve never been that drunk. I would also advise against eating it in front of any close friends if you don’t want to get razzed about it until the end of time.
And as someone else said, they’ve taken dog and cat off the menu as to not disgust the Westerners. However, there is a good chance some of you have eaten here in the US. A good friend ate a place near LA and ordered the pepper steak. He said it was gamey and grey-colored. The next day the place was closed for serving cat. I once ate at a hole-in-the-wall Vietnamese/Chinese place here in Texas. Their pepper steak steak was also gamey and grey. This was before the incident with the friend and I’ve never wanted to know what it was I ate but it damn sure wasn’t steak, pork, venison, or chicken.
So, if you’ve ever eaten grey-colored meat, there’s a good chance it was something from outside of your regular diet.
slug on August 8, 2008 at 4:48 PM
In Virginia. I have a friend who has a dairy farm and makes cheese. Every spring she gets a new batch of lambs. She markets the lamb and also turns them into summer sausage. I’ve asked her to hold a few pounds of kidney for me. I’m sure I could get the stomach and any other pieces parts too. Of course I’ll have to wait till next year now. If I can remember I’ll talk to her about it. She loves my Steak and Kidney pie and I’m sure she’d try the haggis.
Oldnuke on August 8, 2008 at 4:58 PM
Long Dong Silver’s, anyone?
FishFearMe on August 8, 2008 at 5:09 PM
Awesome. Prepare yourself for the ultimate rib-stickin’ feast ;)
LimeyGeek on August 8, 2008 at 5:16 PM
bikermailman on August 8, 2008 at 4:15 PM
Thanks for the fix!
Torch on August 8, 2008 at 5:17 PM
What? Me joke?
- The Cat
MirCat on August 8, 2008 at 5:26 PM
Quiche Lorena
TheSitRep on August 8, 2008 at 5:27 PM
or Quiche Loraina
TheSitRep on August 8, 2008 at 5:28 PM
When they asked for a doggy bag, they were given a condom.
TheSitRep on August 8, 2008 at 5:33 PM
Waiter! There is a hair in my… oh.
TheSitRep on August 8, 2008 at 5:34 PM
They say the tips have a heady aroma and the closer to the base it’s more nutty.
TheSitRep on August 8, 2008 at 6:03 PM
This is the definitive blog comment. We mortals can just delete our accounts and become mere lurkers…
darkpixel on August 8, 2008 at 6:16 PM
…quite possibly the only thread we’ll ever see here where we can say “cock sucker” and get away with it.
SilverStar830 on August 8, 2008 at 7:07 PM
What? The British eat Spotted Dick!
/What do you mean? It’s not really dick? That’s different. Never mind.
//Emily Latella
///If you don’t get it, you’re too young.
john1schn on August 8, 2008 at 7:26 PM
Cock rings anyone?
TheSitRep on August 8, 2008 at 7:39 PM
Two phalli eating penises to bridge the cultural gap in the PC way…
Just not doggies’ penises…
Entelechy on August 8, 2008 at 8:10 PM
I’l have the special, Hold the mayo.
TheSitRep on August 9, 2008 at 12:34 AM
Life is interesting here in the Orient. I’m an Army wife and we’re stationed in South Korea for 2 years. Just got here last month.
My husband and I go out into the local economy where they speak virtually no English and we have our favorite restaurant here. Last week we couldn’t identify a particular meet. They have a “burner” in the middle of the table as we sit on the ground and we essentially cook our own meat. We ordered pork and beef, but there were 2 odd looking pieces that oozed white gunk upon cooking it. We suspect it was penis of something or other. We promised each other we’d try everything but I chickened out. I’ve eaten the squid and other squishy, rubbery stuff, but this in particular we are convinced was penis.
Once we went to a place that served burnt popcorn and bugs as an appetitzer. We only went there once.
In the Orient when times were tough, they would eat whatever they could. That’s where some of these dietary customs come from. Most of Korea food, anyway, if not Chinese, is delicious. Lots of spicy veggies and beef, pork…seafood.
Living south of North Korea we’re learning a lot of history. During “tough times” under the brilliant communist Kim Il regime, citizens were told about the great nutrional value of grass and dirt. So, I think we see where a lot of these customs in communist and historically struggling countries come from.
I was sad the other day to see that in Peru they eat guinea pigs. I have 5 guinea pigs. It made me cry.
Amy Proctor on August 9, 2008 at 9:56 AM
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