Beijing Street Food was really beyond my imagination, even more, bizarre than I had expected. Right outside our Beijing apartment, on Wangfujing Street, we can get the most interesting Street Food. Simply select your favourite and they will boil, BBQ, fry or steam it right on the spot . . .
Beijing Street Food
There were also seahorses on sticks, centipedes, silkworms, congealed duck blood, lambs leg, squid, and fried ice cream. Plus so much more in Beijing.
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Are you hungry now? Which of these Beijing street food items will you try?
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Jenny
April 24, 2012 at 3:59 pmEEEEUW!! Can’t believe it.
What did you try??
Enjoying the blog immensely, thank you.
Jenny
Rhonda
April 24, 2012 at 4:06 pmLOL – I didn’t try any of it. 🙂 I am not that brave.
Anna
April 19, 2012 at 6:46 amOh my gosh that’s really terrible! How can the eat things like that? I just can’t picture myself that a human could eat things like that…
Robin
April 19, 2012 at 6:24 amOh yes, this brings back memories! I also seriously struggled with the street food in Beijing. And the food in the fast food joints was just as bad because I didn’t recognise any of it.
Rhonda
April 19, 2012 at 6:28 amLOL – didn’t you order by picture?
Stacey
April 19, 2012 at 6:19 amOh my. Judging from this post, I’d be pretty darn hungry! Can’t imagine even trying any of these things… 🙁
Rhonda
April 19, 2012 at 6:27 amLOL- there is plenty of other wonderful “Chinese” food to have. Plus Western food. You won’t go hungry.
Tony Payne
April 19, 2012 at 3:36 amI have eaten Cow Udder and Bulls Eggs (testicles) before, and a few unusual animals and vegetables, but bugs are a no-no with me. I have enough trouble looking at spiders, even on tv, let alone attempting to eat one.
I do love street markets though, and food places like this, they are wonderful to visit.
Rhonda
April 19, 2012 at 6:23 amI guess I should fix my gender error. LOL – you are brave than we are.
Nancy
April 19, 2012 at 1:56 amPlease tell me there’s a McDonalds somewhere you can go to!
Rhonda
April 19, 2012 at 6:23 amYes, there are far too many McDonalds, but we haven’t tried one in China. Surprisingly we liked the KFC (which we normally don’t eat)
Marko
April 19, 2012 at 1:24 amThis really is something! I’d try to taste some of those creatures but I am not sure I’d really be able to…
Rhonda
April 19, 2012 at 6:22 amYes, I agree. Chocolate beats beetles any day of the week.
Jackie
April 18, 2012 at 11:18 pmIve been to Beijing and the night market!!
Rhonda
April 19, 2012 at 6:21 amAre you talking about this night market – did you try any of the food? Or the big night market, which we finally found our last day in Beijing (blog is a bit behind)
Lynne
April 18, 2012 at 7:21 pmAnd in one of the restaurants we visited you could choose silkworm crysalises, turtles, some kind of under water multi-legged thing that looked like a huge centipede and lots of different kinds of sea cucumbers, snails, urchins and more. I think of the selections you have offered us, if I had to choose, maybe the snake!
So come on – which did you try?
Rhonda
April 19, 2012 at 6:20 amI’m the photographer, I didn’t need to try any of them. 🙂
Tina
April 18, 2012 at 7:20 pmdon´t miss to visit the old hutongs, if they are still there 🙂 have a great holiday!
Rhonda
April 19, 2012 at 6:19 amActually my blog is a bit behind, we have had our hutong tour . . . so now you have a preview of photos coming soon. Loved it.
Art of RetroCollage
April 18, 2012 at 6:33 pmLooks like “Zimmern’s Magical Mystery Food Tour”…..yummy….
Rhonda
April 19, 2012 at 6:18 amDid Zimmern visit Beijing 🙂
stevebethere
April 18, 2012 at 5:51 pmI will stick to beans on toast LOL
Rhonda
April 19, 2012 at 6:17 amHave you tried the beans on toast with a fried egg on top. That’s how we like ti.
Alessandro
April 18, 2012 at 4:45 pmThose look like great treats. However, I don’t think it will sit well with my tummy.
Rhonda
April 19, 2012 at 6:17 amNot much sits well in my tummy these days. We have been pretty brave (or foolish) about our eating.
Meghan @JaMonkey
April 18, 2012 at 4:08 pmOMG ewwww!
Rhonda
April 19, 2012 at 6:16 amYep, that pretty much says it all.
Tania
April 18, 2012 at 3:53 pmLove squid…could pass on most of the rest though! Those spiders look huge!!!
Rhonda
April 19, 2012 at 6:16 amThose spiders were 10 times bigger than any I have seen in New Zealand. They were pretty huge.
jessica @peekababy
April 18, 2012 at 3:40 pmLuckily, I’m a vegetarian!
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Rhonda
April 19, 2012 at 6:15 amLOL – being a vegetarian could be quite helpful 🙂 They did also have fried ice cream.
Rochelle
April 18, 2012 at 3:11 pmAll the food her looks interesting..But I dont like to try it..I had a feeling about spider and snake..
Rhonda
April 19, 2012 at 6:14 amWould that be a “creepy” feeling?
Robyn Orchard
April 18, 2012 at 2:47 pmWhile all the dishes looked interesting.. I am not sure I could actually eat many of them. Perhaps the snake which looks almost like an eel!! 🙂
Rhonda
April 19, 2012 at 6:14 amI guess if I thought of it as eel, it would be more palatable.
Kris @ Beyond the Whiskers
April 18, 2012 at 2:37 pmHehe, for once it’s good to be a vegetarian. Please pass the tofu. 🙂
Rhonda
April 19, 2012 at 6:13 amLOL – that’s what my vegetarian daughter said 🙂
alissa apel
April 18, 2012 at 2:06 pmOh boy! That sounds interesting! I’d be grossed out only because it’s something I’m not used to. I’d pick to try the snake.
Rhonda
April 19, 2012 at 6:13 amMy gross out came from watching others eat these things 🙂
momto8blog
April 18, 2012 at 1:58 pmoh my goodness! I definitely learn something new today!!! i would try all of it!
Rhonda
April 19, 2012 at 6:12 amYou are very brave!
Joyce
April 18, 2012 at 1:33 pmBeijing could be good for my diet because I wouldn’t eat a darn thing!
Rhonda
April 19, 2012 at 6:12 amEven eating here is good for my diet – it doesn’t process the same way – don’t ask. 🙂
Susanna
April 18, 2012 at 11:54 amGo on – be adventurous! Try the lot – particularly the spiders
Rhonda
April 19, 2012 at 6:11 amThe whole lot! I would never be that adventurous 🙂
Comedy Plus
April 18, 2012 at 11:26 amI’ll pass. China isn’t some place I’d ever want to visit. Just saying.
Have a terrific day. 😉
Rhonda
April 19, 2012 at 6:29 amIf you don’t want to ever visit, I could send you some snacks so you don’t miss out. (Just kidding).
Alex J. Cavanaugh
April 18, 2012 at 11:21 amNone of the above!
Rhonda
April 19, 2012 at 6:10 amLOL Alex, I am with you on that one 🙂
Sarah
July 31, 2012 at 4:13 amHow about the baby shark? XP (thats meant to be a grossed-out face)