New Protein Sources
Centipede "lipan" Satay
Taste: like shrimp barbequeUse: antitoxin, good for skin disease (that's what the Chinese said)
Price: 10 yuan/stick
Thai Scorpion
Taste: a little bit like a fried "tongkol" fish!Imported from Thailand
Price: 8 yuan/stick
Chinese Scorpion
Taste: better than the Thai onesPrice: 4 yuan/stick (3 scorpions)
Cicada Satay
Taste: unique to this insectPrice: 5 yuan/stick
This insects were collected around Dalian area. There are heaps of Cicada around this month. Chinese people call it zhīliǎo (知了). If you take a walk in the park where there are lots of trees, then you can hear the specific noisy sound produced by this kind of insect. That's why Dalian people also call them as mīmīgǎ (咪咪嘎), which its translation means cackling sound.
Location: Tianjin Street. Dalian
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