BEIJING: Scorpion On A Stick

In the following days we focused on seeing one famous stop, because they are not close to each other and it takes time to see everything in one venue. The Temple of Heaven is for example beautiful and takes you a few hours to walk through. That’s why I was wearing trainers almost every single day.

Next we went to the very famous snack street in Wangfujing where you can find all kinds of insects on a stick to eat. 

It is basically like a colorful, loud food street, including sweet, meaty and sour snacks. 

It is so packed with Chinese and tourists and is definitely one of the must-sees. 

We decided to try one of the fried scorpions. After trying it, I’ve to say, that you could hardly taste the meat, it tasted like something sugary as it was dipped in a sugar syrup. Just the shape of the scorpion and its claws makes you scared. 

We did not have the courage to try one of the disgusting looking spiders or larva. When we tried that scorpion, even the Chinese youngsters looked at us surprisedand said “yark” which showed to us, that it is not a common dish, but a tourist attraction and something different and challenging to eat.

For dinner we had the delicious Beijing duck. The duck’s head came in a separate plate and the waiter said it is supposed to be a delicacy. I could not convince myself to eat the head but have to say that the duck's meat was unbeatably delicious and a must-eat.