On: Things I’ve learned in China so far

[mattmaroon]

I imagine nothing could taste as bad as I expect chicken feet to.

[markessien → mattmaroon]

Matt, chicken feet are really one of the best meats out there. It's crunchy, spicy and has that smooth seafood like texture. Excellent stuff.

China is heaven for true meat appreciators.

[procrastitron → mattmaroon]

You can get chicken feet in the U.S. so there's no reason to guess, just go out and try it.

In my experience the taste is nothing special, but the texture is notable (the skin is fairly rubbery). More than anything, though, they are hard to eat; not much meat and not really worth the effort.

[kf → mattmaroon]

I had a pretty poignant moment eating food in China. It was a chicken dish with some bones in. Lots of vegetables, flavorful, exceptionally fresh and delicious, all that. Suddenly I realized that the bone I was biting into was beak. It tasted like chicken.

[joshwa → mattmaroon]

oh there are worse foods than chicken feet, without question.

two words: stinky tofu.

[potatolicious → joshwa]

It may smell bad, but it's so very good.

[blackguardx → mattmaroon]

They just taste like chicken with an interesting texture. There is not much meat, but they are usually dripping with savory sauce.

[mattmaroon → blackguardx]

Couldn't they just put that same sauce on the edible parts of the chicken?

[cglee → mattmaroon]

dim sum ... I find it pretty tasty, but that's mainly due to the seasoning and marinate, not really the feet itself.