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Fowl

August 7th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized

With over 3000 locations in China, KFC is the market leader among fast-food restaurants.  And fortunately for the Colonel, chickens are easy to find around town.  But most locals don’t look in the “chilled food” section of the grocery:

If you don’t like today’s selection of hens, you can “bag” a rooster:

Some folks have them prepared in the market, while others just bring them home in a basket on the bus:

Bringing home a live chicken has its advantages – you can just tie it up for later instead of refrigerating it:

Chickens are not the only food fowl around.  The entire life-cycle of quail can be found in our local market:

The foreign affairs department of our school treated us to dinner at a nice restaurant last week — one that served pheasant:

Recently, while eating with a student and his father, we had some delicious roasted duck.  A nearby restaurant also serves duck and gave us a free duck dish one time as an appetizer:

Yes, there’s nothing like a plate of heaping duck tongues to energize your appetite!

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  • Charlie & Stephanie

    We’ve been thinking about yall a lot lately! Cannot say I’m jealous about your Chinese cuisine. Love y’all!

  • laurie

    blech. are there any chickfilas there yet?

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