Yes, I'm on the road again. That means more little snippets rather than full blown posts -- like this one from a Chinese restaurant in Mongolia. One whole page of the menu was devoted to the "sea cucumber". I had no idea what the sea cucumber was, and estimated that the non-English speaking staff would not be able to help me out. So, I passed. Yeah, sue me for being a foodie failure, if you wish. Does being feeble of mind on my first day here count as a defense?
As it turned out, wikipedia has made me both regretful and thankful that I missed this opportunity. On the one hand it tells us: "There are a number of dishes made with sea cucumber as this ingredient is expected to have a strong cultural emphasis on health." But in the next sentence: "In most dishes, the sea cucumber has a slippery texture.".
And here is their picture to prove it:
Anybody out there with knowledge of the sea cucumber? Worth braving?
For the full wikipedia entry, click here
As it turned out, wikipedia has made me both regretful and thankful that I missed this opportunity. On the one hand it tells us: "There are a number of dishes made with sea cucumber as this ingredient is expected to have a strong cultural emphasis on health." But in the next sentence: "In most dishes, the sea cucumber has a slippery texture.".
And here is their picture to prove it:
Anybody out there with knowledge of the sea cucumber? Worth braving?
For the full wikipedia entry, click here
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