Post#3: Chicken Feet

Lunch Time 16th May Location: Dim Sum joint call Maxim

Welcome Back Dear Readers,

When I came to Hong Kong I said to the team that I will eat anything except animal Ears, Hoofs, Noses, Tongues, Claws, etc. The promise is about to be broken....Read on....

We had a team lunch today. Actually all of STP (straight through processing) in Hong Kong attended which equals about three big round tables. Speaking of big round tables, they are so far one of my favourite things. When you go out to dinner in the States, the table setup is usually some sort of rectangle (if you don't know what a rectangle is :) :) :) here is a definition for ya: "A four-sided plane figure with four right angles"). With a rectangle you only get to see a few people in your area.

Now....

With a circle the whole table is available and thus you have access to everyone to do what whatever you want eg laugh, scream or take advantage of the special spacious space under the table (that scenario is for another Blog and will not be discussed here. Sorry).

Round table means lots of food spinning round and round like the old carousel in Old Orchard Beach, Maine. Today was Dim Sum. Lot's of it. They keep bringing it out until there was not a shred of room in our systems (Dietary not Computer).

Half way through the meal a dish came that was obviously a bit different than the rest. A bowl of chicken feet appeared. Little finger claws were popping over the top of the bowl. I didn't hesitate. I grabbed a foot with my hand and picked off the meat (what little there was). It did not taste like foot. It was more like a really thin drum stick with almost no meat. Kinda tasty in a hesitant sort of way.....Washed down and away with a slug of Coke Light (as it's called out here).

Next week: Cow ears or was it Horse Hoofs....You'll have to wait.

See Ya....