Comments on: Watch me eat lamb’s penis, centipedes and scorpions!

By: WanderingTrader

WanderingTrader — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:59:57 +0000

Classic with you asked the guy to pick one… great video… look forward to seeing more

By: WanderingTrader

WanderingTrader — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:59:02 +0000

Great video!! LOL!!!

By: WanderingTrader

WanderingTrader — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:59:57 +0000

Classic with you asked the guy to pick one… great video… look forward to seeing more

By: WanderingTrader

WanderingTrader — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:59:02 +0000

Great video!! LOL!!!

By: Cam

Cam — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 18:46:13 +0000

I love it! When you offered the local guy (making assumption here) he declined immediately! Knock off scorpion… too funny.

By: juliadimon

juliadimon — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:39:12 +0000

Thanks so much for your message! Glad you're enjoying Word Travels! I did not sample dog while in Beijing. They certainly don't have it in the Donghuamen night market…Thanks for the tip about the “lamb!”

By: Dick

Dick — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:47:48 +0000

Hi Julie,

I love watching your show. You and Esrock make a good team.

While in Beijing, were you able to sample any dog ? I know it's a staple of many Chinese, having seen vendors in Shanghaiand Beijing openly selling and displaying canine breeds.

During the Olympics, the Chinese Government took steps to temporarily suspend dog meat markets, but within days of the end of the Games, it was business as usual.

Here is another tip. Many Chinese will get Westerners to to try dog, say is it "lamb" often disguised within a cloyingly sweet soy based sauce.
It happened to me a few times until a Chinese colleague filled me in.

By: juliadimon

juliadimon — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:46:25 +0000

Ewww is right I surprisingly don't get sick from eating such strange things. I think my body has build up a 'gross foods' immunity or something….

By: Jess

Jess — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 17:05:13 +0000

Ahhhhhhh!
I don't think I could muster the courage to down such an eclectic array of foods.
Bravo!

By: Tina L. Zeng

Tina L. Zeng — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 12:41:09 +0000

Love your expressions while munching on the “scrumptious” snacks!
And here I thought that I would love all things fried…

Are you ever scared of getting sick after a night of street food eating on your travels?