previously unmentionables: chicken feet

now i don’t have a problem with eating chicken feet. in fact, i’ve actually had chicken feet (processed beyond recognition) before – so i’m not altogether unfamiliar with their taste and texture. and it’s not that i’m squeamish or anything… but actually holding one of these little morsels in your hand is a lot different than picking at translucent squares of cooked skin in a fusion restaurant.

so how do you eat one of these?

same way you eat an elephant, i suppose: bit by bit.

start by picking out the toenails – them be nasty little pointy bits of hardness you really don’t need crunching around your molars.

now, just open wide and bite!

if you remember that toes are nothing more than small bones neatly lined up for function – you should be fine. the rest is all skin and tendons – which is actually quite tasty, to be honest. the little red flecks of chillies help to give it some… erm… kick?

and for all the doubters out there – here’s what remained of my first serving:

i’ll be having seconds with Peter when he gets back from work.